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Liver specialist Alentis Therapeutics AG has raised CHF12.5m in a Series A round co-led by BioMedPartners and BB Pureos Bioventures.

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In its first meeting in Amsterdam, the CHMP of the European Medicines Agency recommended six new drugs, two orphan meds, and one biosimilar for EU market authorisation.

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Researchers at AstraZeneca, Viela Bio, Gilead Sciences, Antidote Therapeutics Inc., and at SoseiHeptares report on a new small molecule compound  to treat RA.

Prof. Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director at MPI of Infection Biology in Berlin. © MPG

The US Patent Office has granted the Charpentier/Doudna key CRISPR patent, which was previously involved in an interference proceeding.
 

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As a first result of the trilogue on the €100m+ Horizon Europe programme, MEPs backed the backbone of the EU’s future research and innovation programme.

Biotechpharma invested €50m in its microbial facility expansion. © Biotechpharma UAB

Lituanian CDMO Biotechpharma UAB has invested €50m in order to expand its production capacity to 5000 litres.

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Kiadis Pharma NV has entered a definitive agreement to acquire US-based CytoSen Therapeutics, Inc. in order to create a leader in cell-based cancer immunotherapy.

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Researchers at University of Glasgow report that modulation of a specific GPCR results in health benefits normally mediated by a healthy gut microbiome.

Chronic inflammatory disease company Immunic Therapeutics starts Nasdaq-trade following merger with Vital Therapies.
 

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Scientists from Belgium and the US have found a way to prevent the devasting consequences of herpes infections for newborn babies.