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Ichnos Sciences Inc. has licenced the gobal rights on its IL-1RAP antagonistic antibody ISB 880 to Almirall SA for the treatment of autoimmune disorders.

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Biologicals and vaccine specialist CSL Ltd is set to acquire Swiss Vifor Pharma Ltd for CHF10.9bn.

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German Apogenix AG has received a €26m in funding for a pivotal Phase III study of its CD95 ligand blocker asunercept for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.

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The 2021 spin out of London-based Francis Crick Institute is the very first UK company formation deal of life sciences investor ATP (Apple Tree Partners). 

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Italian pharma company Recordati is putting €750m on the table to acquire UK-based specialty pharmaceutical company EUSA Pharma.

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Sanofi is strengthening its vaccine business by acquiring an Austrian company. The French pharma group is taking over skin disease specialist Origrimm Biotechnology.

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US cell & gene therapy manufacturer Orgenesis Inc. announced that its joint venture with Theracell Advanced Biotechnology SA has received €32m in funding by Enterprise Greece.

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The start-up competition @AMR conference supported by INCATE has started. Early-stage ventures fighting drug resistant bacterial infections in the therapeutics or diagnostics area interested to be on stage are invited to apply now! 

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Quell Therapeutics has raised a whopping US$156m from a prestigious investor group in an oversubscribed Series B financing. With the funds, the British biotech wants to hasten its CAR-Treg cell therapy candidate on its way to the clinic.

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Vaccibody rebrands as Nykode Therapeutics and teams up with Regeneron in a vaccine deal potentially worth US$925m.