Biotechs request money for COVID therapeuticsGerman biotech companies and their industry association BIO Deutschland have called for appropriate investments into clinical COVID-19 therapies. more ➔
Polyneuron Pharmaceuticals AG extends Series A financing Swiss auto-immunity specialist Polyneuron Pharmaceuticals AG has received CHF14m from HBM Healthcare Investments. more ➔
Mabion to licence COVID-19 jab from Vaxine Pty LtdPolish Mabion SA and Australian Vaxine Pty Ltd to develop Covax-19 more ➔
4SC and Maruho end collaboration on Kv1.3 blockersJapanese dermatology specialist Maruho Co. Ltd and drug discovery firm 4SC AG have terminated their development agreement related to 4SC’s blockers of Kv1.3 ion channels, which are required for maintenance … more ➔
MiNA Therapeutic bags £23m financingRNA therapeutics specialist MiNA Therapeutics plc has secured £23m in a Series A financing to push development its first-in-class small activating RNA (saRNA) candidates. more ➔
Vaccine developers unite to stand with scienceNine CEOs of COVID-19 vaccines have assured that safety of vaccinated individuals remains their top priority in development of the first COVID-19 vaccines. more ➔
Scope Fluidics gets EIB loan for infection diagnosticsThe European Investment Bank has lend up to €10m to Polish microbial diagnostics specialist Scope Fluidics AS. more ➔
COVID-19: Roche AG launches antigen rapid testRoche has announced to launch a SARS-CoV-2 point-of-care antigen test this month co-developed with SD Biosensor Inc. (South Korea). more ➔
Unilever to replace fossil carbon in cleaning productsUnilever has announced to invest €1bn globally to eliminate fossil fuels as a source of carbon in its cleaning products by 2030. more ➔
Stakeholders push for further pull incentivesWith around 450 attendees, the five-day digital conference particularly focused on market conditions and financing. SMEs and global partners urged for more pull incentives. more ➔