NLS Pharmaceutics secures US$2m equity funding and signs US$25m equity facility to support merger with Kadimastem (Israel) to combine expertise in aiming to become a leader in regenerative medicine in neurodegenerative disorders.
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UK focuses on digital health research: £600m (US$764m) for new data platform according to the five recommendations of the Sudlow report.
TIRmed Pharma secures 4,3m€ to advance immunomodulatory treatment options for atopic dermatitis into clinical development. Stockholm-based TIRmed Pharma has closed this funding round, led by Sciety and its investment network, Sciety Venture Partners. The capital shall support the company’s progress toward clinical development of its novel treatment for atopic dermatitis.
French ERBC and Menarini Biotech from Italy forge a new strategic alliance to accelerate biopharmaceutical development.
In February 2025, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) announced that the Masterplan in Biomedicine will be discontinued. This sends a troubling signal at a time of growing protectionism and potential trade conflicts. While other nations are actively collaborating with industry to secure the future of their pharmaceutical sectors, Switzerland is abandoning the only federal initiative aimed at improving conditions for biomedical research. The organisation scienceindustries calls for a renewed effort by the government to develop a new master plan.
BioSpring GmbH has broken found for one of the world’s largest production facilities for pharmaceutical nucleic acid-based therapeutics. The new high-tech plant will significantly expand the company’s manufacturing capacity for RNA- and DNA-based active pharmaceutical ingredients, and will support Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)-compliant production for large-scale projects on behalf of BioSpring’s global partners.
The case of the psoriasis antiinflammation antibody guselkumab is a story of deals and cooperation and selling and buying royalties to fuel other innovation paths. J&J is right in the middle of the game and has now full ownership while expanding the indications further.
Swiss MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG has secured up to US$500m in non-dilutive financing from life sciences debt specialist Hercules Capital to finance the potential 2027 launch of sonelokimab in hidradenitis suppurativa and clinical trials of the IL-17 dimerisation blocker in palmoplantar pustulosis and other inflammatory indications.
Europe’s decision on how to combine economic growth and decarbonisation in the future depends on the renewal of the EU bioeconomy strategy. The question is whether the EU will fall further behind globally or whether bioeconomy will become the EU’s growth engine.
The EMA has asked the industry to share their thoughts on its draft guidelines for developing and assessing biosimilars. The idea is to make it easier for patients in the EU to get access to biosimilars, while also keeping Europe a good choice for developers.
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