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A new monoclonal antibody approach could add an infection-directed option to the changing treatment landscape for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.

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SERB Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay Hansa Biopharma €110 million upfront for European rights to a conditionally approved kidney transplant drug.

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Harbour BioMed has published preclinical obesity data on a potential challenger to Eli Lilly’s bimagrumab discovered using its artificial intelligence-enabled platform.

Pioneer of real-time metabolic imaging: NVision at its headquarters in Ulm
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With $55m in fresh capital, Ulm-based NVision is expanding its quantum technology platform from MRI sensing into quantum computing for drug development. The diagnostics company Abbott is the round’s anchor investor.

German Boehringer Ingelheim is doubling down on next-generation autoimmune therapies with a deal worth up to €407.5m for a preclinical Immunitas (USA) antibody programme. The agreement highlights the growing race for selective immune-cell depletion approaches — and adds another strategic win for Novartis-, Merck-, Bayer- and Evotec-backed Immunitas.

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Isomorphic Labs has raised $2.1 billion (€1.8 billion) to further develop its artificial intelligence engine and advance drugs discovered using the platform.

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Infex Therapeutics has raised £4.3 million (€4.95 million) to advance an anti-infective pipeline led by a midphase drug candidate.

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EktaH has shared early clinical trial data on its first-in-class approach to treating obesity, encouraging the biotech to aim to advance the program into Phase 2 in the first half of next year.

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Cambridge-based Tolemy Bio has raised €1.4m in pre-seed financing to develop Orbit, an AI-native platform designed to help biopharma teams interpret, optimise and control cell-based therapeutic processes.

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Italy’s Angelini Pharma has struck a deal to buy Catalyst Pharmaceuticals for $4.1 billion (€3.5 billion) to enter the US market.