In 2022, the Swiss biotech industry "continued to demonstrate its resilience, adapting well to geopolitical upheavals and remaining a key driver of innovation for global healthcare". Swiss biotech companies generated revenues of CHF 6.8bn. Capital inflows amounted to more than CHF 1.3bn, of which CHF 780m went to listed companies and CHF 550m to private companies. These are some of the findings of the annual industry report published by the Swiss Biotech Association in collaboration with EY and presented at Swiss Biotech Day in Basel.
Swiss Biotech Report: Sunrise, not sunset, is the feeling of the hour
Latest NewsIn 2022, the Swiss biotech industry "continued to demonstrate its resilience, adapting well to geopolitical upheavals and remaining a key driver of innovation for global healthcare". Swiss biotech companies generated revenues of CHF 6.8bn. Capital inflows amounted to more than CHF 1.3bn, of which CHF 780m went to listed companies and CHF 550m to private companies. These are some of the findings of the annual industry report published by the Swiss Biotech Association in collaboration with EY and presented at Swiss Biotech Day in Basel.
Novartis in US$465m deal with 3B Pharmaceuticals GmbH
Latest NewsTargeted radiopharmaceuticals maker 3B Pharmaceuticals snaps US$40m upfront in a global exclusive licensing agreement for its FAP-Targeting Peptide Technology.
Syngenta partners with Biotalys
Latest NewsSyngenta has announced to leverage Biotalys AGROBODY technology platform to expand its biocontrol pipeline.
Phialogics AG bags pre-seed financing
Latest NewsPhialogics AG has got a €600,000 pre-seed financing from German HTGF to validate its approach to rebalance the immune system of people with auto-immune diseases.
Transition to industrial-scale AAV manufacturing
BackgroundThe switch from lab-scale to industrial-scale AAV production requires deep hands-on expertise in various technological solutions, their limitations, and their suitability for GMP large-scale manufacturing. Direct application of lab-scale process leads to expensive AAV-based products and unnecessarily laborious industrial processes. The complexity and growing demands for controllable critical quality attributes (CQAs), create a challenging blend.
Forbion raises €1.35bn across two funds
Latest NewsEuropean life sciences venture capital company Forbion has raised two oversubscribed funds totalling €1.35 bn.
Ariceum Therapeutics extends Series A to €47.75m
Latest NewsGerman radiopharmaceuticals developer Ariceum Therapeutics has raised a further €22.75m extension of its €25m Series A financing announced in June 2022.
Genmab and argenx combine antibody know-how
Latest NewsGenmab and argenx have entered a multiyear collaboration bringing together capabilities to jointly discover, develop and commercialise antibody therapies.
Adaptyv Biosytems launches protein engineering foundry
Latest NewsSwiss Adaptyv Biosystems Sàrl has launched two fast-feedback tools that allow cheap, rapid and minaturised validation of AI-designed proteins.
High value biopharma process development
BackgroundBiomanufacturing?Implementing high-quality process development that considers GMP manufacturing from the start is critical to reducing costs and timeline disruptions associated with raw material supply chain insecurity, adhering to regulatory compliance, and avoiding process re-design at a later stage.