https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/2025_292Switzerland is a key hub for biomanufacturing, with immunological products like antibodies
and vaccines making up 18.5% of 2024 exports. Swiss companies drive biotech innovation and biocatalysis
across sectors globally, extending the traditional focus on pharmaceuticals to fine chemicals, fragrances
and food tech. The development is supported by national collaborations and international coalitions.
AseBioSpain has once again secured the top position in Europe for clinical trials. According to various Clinical Research Organisations at BioSpain 2025 (7–9 October, Barcelona), this is largely due to the speed with which the Spanish Medicines Agency (AEMPS) approves clinical studies.
AseBioBioSpain 2025 opened in Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, setting a new record for both visitors and exhibitors. During the inauguration, representatives from government and industry highlighted the leading role of biotechnology in building economic and environmental resilience in Spain and across the European Union.
Julius ClinicalContract Research Organization Julius Clinical (NL) appointed Bassem Saleh as its new Chief Executive Officer. His predecessor, Martijn Wallert, will become an advisor to the Executive Board.
Pixabay.comItalian NanoPhoria Bioscience raises surprisingly high €83.5 million to advance novel heart failure therapy with a very early non clinical asset.
Owlstone Medical Ltd.Owlstone Medical, a pioneer in breath-based diagnostics from Cambridge (UK), has been awarded up to US$49.1m by the U.S. health innovation agency ARPA-H under its POSEIDON programme. The funding backs development of a synthetic-sensor MCED test capable of detecting over 30 solid tumours at Stage I using breath and urine samples, intended for at-home, over-the-counter use. But will ARPA-H be committed to funding if the restructuring of NIH and HHS in the US is moving in a different direction?
Roche Diagnostics InternationalRoche Diagnostics and its partner KlinRisk Inc have received the EU CE mark for the very first AI-based risk stratification tool that reliably assesses progressive decline in kidney function.
PharmaMar SAThe U.S. FDA has approved atezolizumab and atezolizumab with hyaluronidase in combination with lurbinectedin as the first and only first-line maintenance therapy for adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) whose disease has not progressed after induction therapy with atezolizumab, carboplatin and etoposide.
Tesselate BioTessellate Bio (Naarden, Netherlands; Stevenage, UK) appointed Dr Katie Chapman as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at the end of September. She succeeds Dr Jürgen Moll, who will be available to the company in an advisory capacity.
U.S. Department of CommerceAfter the surprising announcement of a 100% tariff on all prescription drugs imported into the United States, the US government appears to be backtracking. Within a few days, its trade policy stance towards the pharmaceutical industry has shifted fundamentally.