https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241411791Genentech, 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 TherapeuticsSPIMA Therapeutics SA lauches with €1m investment by SATT AxLR, which has licenced the company’s lead programme, SP-001
GourmeyThe 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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Asabys PartnersAsabys Partners have announced the closing of a new oversubscribed fund aimed at investing in 12-15 companies across all areas of pharma biotech.
SR-TigitItalian SR-Tiget spin out Genespire srl will use the proceeds of a €46.6m (US$52m) Series B financing to advance its paediatric in-vivo gene therapy for the rare metabolic disorder Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA) to Phase I/II testing.
Image by freepikAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a huge threat to the prevention and treatment of a growing number of infections caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi. A public-private partnership involving nine European projects and 98 organisations is now calling for long-term investment to maintain Europe’s ability to research and develop new antibiotics.
CDC/Phil_ImagesLondon-based Vicebio Ltd has announced a US$100m Series B financing that will support Phase I testing of its bivalent RSV vaccine candidate VXB-241 and pushing development of another pipeline programme.
Brenus Pharma SAFrench Brenus Pharma SA has raised €22.2m (US$25m) to accelerate clinical trials of two precision cancer vaccines derived from tumour cell banks representing more than 200 tumour antigens.
UE 2024 - PEEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has revealed her nominees for new commissioners to lead the bloc for the next term from 2024 to 2029.