Pierre Fabre Laboratories SA has extended its global partnership with Atara Biotherapeutics, licencing tabelecleucel commercialisation rights for Northern America and beyond.

Biotech companies in Scotland’s thriving bio-based manufacturing have been invited to apply for up to £1m funding within the Launchpad programme.

Swiss Memo Therapeutics AG will use CHF25m raised in a new Series C financing to complete a Phase II study with Anti-BKV for prevention of virus-induced graft damage.
 
   

Researchers led by Wolfgang Enard from LMU Munich have identified a microRNA-based mechanism that drives atherosclerosis by weakening the integrity of blood vessel walls.

AstraZeneca plc has paid French cancer cell therapy developer Cellectis SA US$25m upfront and US$220m in equity in an US$2.2bn R&D deal for up to ten cell and gene therapies.

Italian pharma company Alfasigma SpA has signed  a letter of intent to acquire the filgotinib business from Galapagos.

Raising $356m through a new Clinical Co-Development Co-Investment Fund (CCD-CIF), Carlyle-subsidiary Abingworth has extended its capital base for late-stage clinical bio-pharma programmes. 

   

By mapping out associations between human protein networks and herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), a Chinese-Bulgarian team can predict relief on various disease symptoms.

BioNtech SE has reported preliminary Phase I/II results with BNT211-01 (NEO-PTC-01) and CarVAC at ESMO conference in Madrid

Analysts describe as sporting the €7.1bn for Roche AG’s acquisition of Roivant subsidiary Telavant Holdings.