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Dutch venture builder NLC has announced a €20m first close for its new Health Impact Fund, from which it will invest in 40 startups, both new investments and follow-on. It’s targeting a final close of €100m later this year.

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Carthera, a Sorbonne spin-off and developer of an innovative ultrasound-based medical device for the treatment of a wide range of brain disorders, today announced the successful completion of its €37.5m ($40m) Series B financing round.

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Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI), a heritage provider of innovative filtration products and solutions, announced the acquisition of Univercells Technologies (Belgium), a global provider of innovative biomanufacturing solutions for cell and gene therapy research, development and commercial manufacturing.

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French AI-powered radiography diagnostics specialist Gleamer SAS has raises €27m in Series B round to expand its portfolio and accelerate its expansion.

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Multi-omics diagnostics specialist Centogene NV has received €30m to form a joint venture with PIF-owned pharmaceutical company Lifera in Saudi-Arabia.

Astraveus CEO Jérémie Laurant. © Astraveus

French cell and gene therapy manufacturing specialist Astraveus SAS had raises €16.5m in seed money to advance its automated, microfluidic Cell and Gene Therapy manufacturing platform.

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Breaking news from biotechnology and the German stock market are in the focus of the new issue of BIOTECH Insight, the newsletter of Deutsche Börse AG.

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Carbios SAS has announced a capital increase of around €122m that may grow up  to €141m.

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This year’s Veeva R&D and Quality Summit in Madrid, accentuated the current trends and needs of the pharma and life sciences industries.

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Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding has exclusively granted the rights to commercialise its Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug vamorolone in North America to Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc.