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To improve mRNA product analysis, the Lonza Group Ltd. and Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc. are working together to develop and market a test to assess multiple critical quality attributes of mRNA products

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Dr Rob Scott, former Chief Medical Officer and Head of Development at AbbVie, joined Abionyx Pharma in January as new CMO and Head of Research and Development.

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Enterprise Therapeutics Ltd. has raised £26m for the Phase IIa trial of ETD001, a novel cystic fibrosis treatment, with investment led by Panakes Partners and participation from existing investors.

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AVT03, a biosimilar candidate for osteoporosis treatment, showed promise in treating bone illnesses, according to results from a pharmacokinetic study by Alvotech SA.

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Danish Novozymes A/S and Chr. Hansen Holding A/S have completed their merger, creating a new company named Novonesis.

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Following the AGRI Committee of the European Parliament, the lead ENVI Committee has also agreed to relax the rules for the authorisation of NGTs.

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Uppsala-based ScandiNova Systems AB appoints Pernilla Enkler as the new Head of Sustainability, Quality and Communication – a newly established division.

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Forbion has spearheaded a €75m Series A financing in Norwegian biotech Calluna Pharma. The clinical-stage company resulted from the merger of Oxitope Pharma and Arxx Therapeutics.

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Genentech, Roche’s US subsidiary, is ending its decades-long collaboration with AC Immune SA after disappointing study results. It has handed the global rights to Crenezumab and Semorinemab back to the Lausanne-based biotech.

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After the EU Parliament’s Agriculture (AGRI) Committee called for a patent ban on NGT-1 breeds on 8 January, the ENVI Committee will give its input to the EU Commissions draft law on new genomic techniques.