The 10th edition of the European Biotechnology Science & Industry Guide once more offers an interesting cross-section of the European biotech scene.

Researchers at the University of Luebeck have revealed the structure of the IMP dehydrogenase, a central target of T. brucei, which causes sleeping sickness.

Scientists at Imperial College London have created a worldwide atlas of dengue virus transmission with much higher spatial resolution than any previous regional- or global-scale estimates.

The ENABLE project has achieved its initial goals to identify three antibacterial leads, select two antibacterial development candidates and advance one compound into Phase I development.

Bionetix, ProQinase, and MercachemSyncom have announced that they will jointly develop a new AML drug, from target identification to clinical testing

Ipsen has named steven Hildemann as Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Head of Global Medical Affairs and Pharmacovigilance, effective March 2020.

Merck KGaA’s 2017 Swiss cancer spin-out iOnctura SA has raised €15m to bring its PI3K? inhibitor and autotaxin inhibitor to the clinic.

Ministers from 72 countries came together at the Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ conference to discuss and adopt a joint communiqué on global trade. In it, the ministers agreed to strengthen rule-based free trade.

HepaRegeniX has raised €11m in a Series B. The biotech company will use the proceeds to bring its compound targeting chronic liver disease to the clinic.

Swiss food giant Nestlé will invest up to €1.68bn to support sustainable packaging solutions and to create a market for plastic-free or recycled alternatives.