Swedish budenoside formulation specialist Calliditas Therapeutics  AB has successfully raised US$90m in an oversubscribed NASDAQ IPO.

Dr Savita Bernal joined the Lyon-based MaaT Pharma as new Chief Business Officer.

Belgian specialty pharmaceutical company Hyloris Pharmaceuticals SA is getting ready to launch an Initial Public Offering at Euronext Brussels.

NodThera, a Scotch spin-out of Polish Selvita developing oral blockers of the NLRP3 inflammasome blockers, has filled up its cashbox with a US$55m investement.

An analysis of 1.500 tumours demonstrates that different human tumour types each harbour their own unique bacterial communities.

Gene therapy, considered to be the most efficient and sometimes only treatment option for many severe and life-threatening diseases, is shifting to more common indications with higher numbers of patients including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. This is where the new ELEVECTA® AAV producer cell lines come into play. ELEVECTA® is a revolutionary technology that enables viral vector manufacturing in an industry-standard, scalable suspension format.

Based on genetic data, a new diagnostic algorithm can differentiate between five different rheumatic diseases.

Oxford-based Evox Therapeutics appoints Sonya Montgomery in the newly formed position of Chief Medical Officer.

Novo Holdings leads the current US$60m Series C round of ExScientia Ltd, the world-leading artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company.

Metabolic disease specialist Poxel SA has announced a private placement of 2,358,483 new ordinary shares at €0.02 per share reserved to specified investors.