The Innovative Medicines Initiative is pushing clinical development of a novel compound against Gram-negative bugs that cause urinary tract and intra-abdominal infections. Backed by IMI, Aicuris is launching a clinical programme for an antibiotic.
The London-based immunotherapy specialist Tiziana Life Sciences bagged the license for the human anti-interleukin 6 receptor antagonist NI-1201 from Swiss Novimmune.
French Sanofi is set to become a global market leader in the non-prescription market by acquiring Boehringer Ingelheim’s consumer healthcare (CHC) business in exchange for Sanofi’s animal health arm Merial.
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Contaminated blood can transmit prion disease even if the donor does not yet show any symptoms. A new blood test could make the blood supply safer. Two reports show it can correctly diagnose Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease – with 100% certainty.
Electronic submission systems of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) will open for biotech companies and research groups on 4 January 2017 to apply for collaborative projects with pharma partners under the IMI scheme.
Indigo Diabetes NV has been spun-off from University of Ghent and international research institute imec with a series A financing of €7m. The company’s needle-free glucose sensor addresses a €12bn market.
The Europan Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended four biologics, among them three biosimilars, one monoclonal antibody as well as two targeted therapies for EU market authorisation.
Neurology specialist Celgene has nailed down access to Evotec’s induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) platform for screening of compounds against neurodegenerative diseases.
Spanish world market leader for nucleic acid-based virus screening in blood banks, Grifols, has confirmed the purchase price for US-based Hologic’s NAT donor screening unit.