US 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 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.

The 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.

In 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.

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.

Radiopharmaceuticals 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.

As 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.

Digital 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.

AATec Medical was founded in 2022 and is located in the Innovation and Start-up Centre IZB in Planegg-Martinsried.

Italian 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.