A restart from within: Molecular Health is becoming Lucera. After years of shifting corporate fortunes, a substantial part of Heidelberg-based Molecular Health is continuing in a new form. An investor consortium has acquired the company’s pharma technology business and relaunched it as Lucera GmbH. Dr Friedrich von Bohlen remains at the helm, while Dr Stephan Brock, the mind behind the Dataome data engine, also stays on board as CTO.
Roche bets on BTK degradation in $2.3bn Nurix deal
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ADC Therapeutics stock halves after Zynlonta Phase III records three times more deaths than control arm
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Biotechnology expert joins CDMO
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Lilly and Boehringer pause $2bn German investments over planned drug-spending curbs
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Ona Therapeutics bags $86.6m Series B for stealth ADC push
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Ingenix raises €13m to scale AI drug development engine
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3PBIOVIAN expands its mammalian capacity with an additional 2,000 L bioreactor
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IMU Biosciences secures US$53m to decode the immune system
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Abivax delivers Phase 3 ulcerative colitis win, but safety concerns trigger market sell-off
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A fresh start for Molecular Health: technology core becomes start-up Lucera
Latest NewsA restart from within: Molecular Health is becoming Lucera. After years of shifting corporate fortunes, a substantial part of Heidelberg-based Molecular Health is continuing in a new form. An investor consortium has acquired the company’s pharma technology business and relaunched it as Lucera GmbH. Dr Friedrich von Bohlen remains at the helm, while Dr Stephan Brock, the mind behind the Dataome data engine, also stays on board as CTO.