French Innate Pharma SA announced the appointment of Jonathan Dickinson as the Company’s newChief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Executive Board. He succeeds Hervé Brailly, co-founder of the Company, who was interim CEO, during the search process.
Harbinger Health to speed up clinical cancer test validation
Latest NewsUS spin-out of German MPI for molecular genetics, Harbinger Health Inc, has started a collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre to turboboost recruiting for its Core-HH study. The study aims to validate a blood test that predicts tumour developement in cancer stage I.
Novo Nordisk signs deal for monthly GLP-1 agonist
Latest NewsNovo Nordisk is putting down up to US$362m to tap into Ascendis’ TransCon technology for treatments in metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. The pharma powerhouse has its sights set on developing a once-monthly GLP-1 receptor agonist.
Transgene and ProBioGen forge partnership
Latest NewsThe Strasbourg-based biotech company Transgene and the Berlin-based CDMO ProBioGen have entered into a licensing agreement to collaboratively advance the development of individualised cancer vaccines.
Novo’s obesity blockbuster semaglutide before label extension
Latest NewsIn both, liver fibrosis and resolution of MASH, Novo Nordisk’s GLP1 modulator semaglutide has shown convincing results in the Phase III ESSENCE study suggesting a label extension of the obesity blockbuster.
CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board
AppointmentsFrench Innate Pharma SA announced the appointment of Jonathan Dickinson as the Company’s newChief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Executive Board. He succeeds Hervé Brailly, co-founder of the Company, who was interim CEO, during the search process.
Blue Therapeutics gets financing to push radiotherapies
Latest NewsRadiopharmaceuticals specialist Blue Earth Therapeutics Ltd will use a U$76.5m Series A financing to finance Phase II development of its targeted prostate cancer radiopharmaceuticals Lutetium (177-Lu) rhPSMA-10.1 and Actinium (225-Ac) rhPSMA-10.1.
Enifer files for EFSA authorisation of mycoprotein
Latest NewsAs the first Nordic company seeking Novel Food approval for a mycoprotein ingredient, Finnish Enifer has filed a authorisation application for it brand PEKILO to the EU food watchdog EFSA.
AIgnostics raises US$34m in Series B financing
Latest NewsDigital pathology specialist AIgnostics GmbH has topped up its cash position to US$55m with a US$34m Series B financing. The money will be used to optimise the company’s RudolfV Foundation Model and to develop and offer new services for target and biomarker identification selection, particularly in the US pharma market.
IZB Start-up AATec Medical GmbH
Sponsored PublicationsAATec Medical was founded in 2022 and is located in the Innovation and Start-up Centre IZB in Planegg-Martinsried.
Resalis Therapeutics gets equity investment from Sanofi
Latest NewsItalian obesity gene therapy developer Resalis Therapeutics srl has gained an equity investment from French pharma major Sanofi SA sufficient to finance its miRNA-22 antisense blocker RES-010 through Phase II proof-of-concept.