German researchers for the first time have expanded the half life of oligonucleotide-based drugs using artificial building blocks that mimic the features of RNA/DNA but are not digestible by enzymes.
Rare disease specialist SynaptixBio Ltd has got its second FDA orphan drug designation for a subtype of TUBB4A leukodystrophy.
Pierre Fabre Médicament SAS has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) over pan-RAF programs developed by Kinnate Biopharma Inc.
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PulseSight Therapeutics SAS was launched on Wednesday, backed by seed financing from Pureos Bioventures and ND Capital. The company introduces a disruptive delivery platform in ophthalmology biotech, focusing on the development of non-viral gene therapies coupled with minimally-invasive delivery technology.
Swiss multivalent vaccine developer LimmaTech Biologics AG has been awarded US$2.2m rom the Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X).
Intracellular cancer target screening specialist Curve Therapeutics Ltd has closed a £40.5m financing led by Pfizer Ventures to advance its preclinical pipeline of small cyclic petides.
German foodtech start-up Pacifico Biolabs has raised US$3.3m to push the development of healthy animal-free, carbon-neutrally produced fish and seafood.
MIP Discovery Ltd has closed a £7M Series A financing to drive commercialisation of its synthetic affinity reagents in cell and gene therapy.