A new insulin formulation allows patients with diabetes to more quickly manage their blood sugar levels during mealtimes.
Data from the UK’s RECOVERY trial demonstrate there was no clinical benefit from use of lopinavir-ritonavir in hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
Under the Coronavirus Global Response Framework, the European Commission is allocating further €4.9bn to assure access to COVID-19 countermeasures for poor countries.
BioGeneration Ventures has closed its fourth VC fund for European start-ups (BGV IV) at €105m.
OneProjects Ltd, an Irish-German cardiac imaging specialist, has closed an €11m Series A financing led by Amsterdam-headquartered life sciences investor LSP.
Illumina has opened its first accelerator outside the US in Cambridge to fund genomics start-ups. Meanwhile, Epidarex Capital has raised £102m for UK biotechs.
Researchers from Italy, Denmark and the UK have devised a new vaccination strategy to tackle hepatitis C and boosting the required strong T cell response.
A clinical trial has identified the first immuno-modulatory drug to significantly reduce COVID-19 mortality in ventilated patients.
In the race aimed at securing access to COVID-19 vaccines, Germany has acquired a minority stake in the local mRNA vaccine producer Curevac AG.
AbbVie is partnering with Genmab A/S to commercialise up to seven new antibody formats.