Danish AI health app developer DAMAN P/S has entered the €12m EU-funded Squeeze project, that aims to find stratification biomarkers for DMARDs in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

The technological and pharmacological advances lead to an increase in the ­number of molecules for R&D that are challenging and difficult to manufacture. To improve ­clinical success, pharma and biotech companies are seeking innovative ways to accelerate progress and ­reduce scientific, economic, and delivery risks.

Quinten Group’s French healthcare arm Quinten Health has closed a financing round to advance disease modeling platforms and virtual twins in real-world.

Bavarian Nordic A/S has expand its smallpox contract signed with the Canadian PHAC in June from $56m to $470m including $180m in contract options.

Leiden-based Mimetas, specialist in organ-on-chip-based disease models for drug discovery and development, has appointed Dhaval Patel (UCB, Belgium) as Chair of its Board of Directors.

Why are so many vaccine developers choosing Thermo Scientific Charged Aerosol Detection (CAD)? Hear the third very good reasons why CAD was used for analysis of lipid nanoparticles in approved mRNA vaccines.

Through the acquisition of Versantis for €40m upfront and further €65m in milestones, Genfit SA has added three clinical and preclinical candidates to its liver drug portfolio.

Foodtech startup Standing Ovation SA has closed an oversubscribed €12m Series A financing round led by Astanor Ventures. 

Oslo-based Lytix Biopharma has a new Chief Business Officer. Stephen Worsley has started at the Norwegian immune-oncology company at the beginning of September.

HeartBeat.bio and Molecular Devices announce collaboration to automate and scale cardiac organoids for high-throughput drug discovery screening