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The latest issue of BIOTECH Insight newsletter of Deutsche Börse in collaboration with BIOCOM AG is out, covering hot topics of the German biotech sector.

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Edinburgh-based immuno-oncology expert Macomics Ltd has partnered with Ono Pharmaceutical to develop a macrophage-targeting antibody targetting cancer.

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Munich-based microbiome therapeutics specialist mbiomics GmbH has raised €13m in the first closing of Series A round led by MIG Capital.

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Biovian Oy’s second generation AAV platform will include Remedium Bio Inc.’s lead treatment candidate against Osteoarthritis.

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How to stop hard-to-diagnose, treatment-resistant microbial pathogens was discussed by experts from 13 countries at the 7th AMR Conference in Basel.

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With assets of €12m through a Series A financing, Dutch Vitestro NV aims to bring the world’s first autonomous blood drawing device to the market.

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Mediar Therapeutics (Cambridge, MA, USA), a company developing a portfolio of first-in-class therapies to treat fibrosis, announces a US$105m financing including a US$85m Series A co-led by Novartis Venture Fund and Sofinnova Partners (France). The round is further joined by Pfizer Ventures, Mission BioCapital, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Ono Venture Investment, Mass General Brigham Ventures but also from more European VCs like by Gimv together with Pureos.

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Danish Teitur Trophics ApS announced the completion of a €28m Series A funding to progress drugs against several neurodegenerative diseases.

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Pfizer strengthens its oncology portfolio by acquiring Seagen, the biotech specialist in antibody-drug conjugates technology.

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Paris-based AI-inspired drug discovery specialist Iktos SA has closed a €15.5m financing to expand its  platform and kick-start the new CRO Iktos Robotics.