From the beginning of July, Sarah Gordon Wild will be an Independent non-Executive Director at Redx Pharma in Alderley Park, UK.

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An international research consortium provides data demonstrating that SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests are only useful for population-based analyses.
 

Immunovative scientists working in clean rooms prepare the experimental drug AlloStim for use in human clinical trials. © Immunovative

Two companies have presented a novel vaccination concept that might protect risk groups from new SARS-CoV-2 variants.

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Chromatography methods and practical tips to simplify and reduce the costs of your processes

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French Abivax SA has received a €36m non-dilutive funding from Bpifrance for its ABX464 Covid-19 programme.

4Teen4's antibody procizumab might be a way not not only resueing patients with cardiogenic shock and burns from organ failure but also patients with other conditions caused by massive cell death such as COVID-19-triggered ARDS. © 4Teen4 Pharmaceuticals GmbH

4TEEN4 Pharmaceuticals GmbH published data suggesting that high plasma levels of dipeptidyl peptidase 3 were indicative for upcoming multiple organ failure in burn patients.

Aviv Regev will follow Michael Varney as Head of Genentech Research and Early Development (gRED) at Roche subsidiary Genentech. Varney will retire from the company at the end of July.

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The funding pot of the Innovation Medicines Initiative has been boosted to €117m. IMI has also selected eight projects to fund.

Austrian start-up Rebel Meat presented its hybrid meat balls during the EFIB 2019 conference in Brussels.
Source: EFIB 2019

Manufacturers are keen to get involved in the alternative meat market. Investors and incubators are pushing forward start-ups.

Mosa Meat aims at producing a cultured meat hamburger by 2022. Source: Mosa Meat

A first wave of cultured meat companies is pushing forward. European start-ups such as Mosa Meat and Peace of Meat are part of the game.