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Cell reprogramming specialist Mogrify Ltd has announced the second closing of its Series A financing of $17m, bringing the total raised to $33m in this round.

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Moderna Inc. has signed a COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement with vaccination alliance Gavi.

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Danish ADCendo ApS will use the funds from a Series A investment to advance Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) entering cancer cells through endocytic receptors.

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DNA Script will receive a $5m DARPA grant as part of the agency’s Nucleic Acids On-Demand World-Wide Program to prevent the next viral pandemic.

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Researchers at Novavax and from the University of Oxford reported an efficacy of 77% of their malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M from a Phase II trials in Burkina Faso.

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GSK’s and Vir Therapeutics’ COVID-19 antibody treatment VIR-7831 has entered Phase III testing within the UK’s COVID-19 drug testing platform, AGILE

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After a positive re-evaluation of J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), J&J has re-started to ship 55 million doses to the EU.

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Endeavour Vision has announced the closing of its Heathtech fund  Endeavour Medtech Growth II (EMG II) LP at US$375 million in capital commitments.

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The Swiss biotech industry experienced a record investment in the pandemic year 2020, according to the new Swiss Biotech Report.

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The European Union has exercised its option  to order 100 million additional doses of BNT162b2 bringing its orders to 600 million doses at €14.70 per shot.