Danish cancer antibody powerhouse Genmab plans to raise US$505m in its US IPO. The money will go towards its antibody therapeutics pipeline.

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Dutch biopharma company AM-Pharma B.V. has secured €116m to bring its acute kidney injury treatment into Phase III.

Belgian biotech Galapagos NV has entered into a R&D collaboration with Gilead Sciences. The US drug maker is paying up to US$5bn for Galapagos’ pipeline and drug discovery platform.

It’s no easy task to develop medications that are effective and safe to use. The pharmaceutical industry loses billions every year due to safety-related attrition during the drug discovery process. For both patients and companies, improving productivity in the area would bring significant benefits. Now novel biomarkers designed to better detect and manage drug-induced organ injury – both preclinically and clinically – could make the process faster, safer and cheaper. tg

German pharma major Boehringer Ingelheim has taken over Swiss cancer immunotherapy player AMAL Therapeutics.

French microalgae specialist Microphyt has raised €28.5m to develop its microalgae portfolio for nutrition and cosmetics.

Healx, a Cambridge, UK, technology company developing treatments for rare diseases, today announces the appointment of Dr Neil Thompson, PhD, as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO).

French biotech Osivax has raised €8m to fast-track development of its lead flu vaccine candidate – and branch out to Belgium.

Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical Company active in the discovery and development of T-cell redirecting cancer immunotherapies, today announced that Harpreet Singh has been appointed the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO).