Fab’entech, a French biopharma company, has secured a loan worth €20m from the European Investment Bank (EIB) under the HERA Invest programme, aimed at bolstering Europe’s preparedness against biological threats.

Kurma Partners announced a first closing of its new Biofund IV at €140m targeted to raise €250m to finance 16-20 life science companies.

If you want to successfully guard against future pandemics, you’re going to need a good plan – and the right kind of vaccine producers. WACKER and CordenPharma have been commissioned by the German government to prepare their mRNA vaccine production lines for a new pandemic.

Messenger RNA (mRNA) has gained significant attention since being used in the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. mRNA holds potential for preventing and treating many difficult-to-treat or genetic diseases, including cancers. However, its production is complex and raises challenges for researchers developing new therapies: Discover Tebubio.

Genentech, the US subsidiary of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche AG, has strengthened the company’s breast cancer pipeline by pre-licensing the global commercialisation rights to Regor Therapeutics’ RGT-419B for US$850m.

SPIMA Therapeutics SA lauches with €1m investment by SATT AxLR, which has licenced the company’s lead programme, SP-001

The EU’s food watchdog EFSA has updated its guidelines for novel food applications including cell-based and fermented foods to streamline approval times and clarify that food safety is its highest priority when recommending novel food products for market authorisation.

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By Jeremy Levin, D.Phil, MB BChir