Engitix Ltd. lands US$500m deal with Takeda in fibrosisBritish fibrosis therapeutics start-up Engitix Ltd has entered a collaboration agreement with Takeda to develop anti-fibrotic therapies in liver diseases. more ➔
Moderna set to deliver COVID-19 jab to the EUUS experiemental mRNA vaccine maker Moderna Inc is in advanced talks with the European Commission to supply 80 million doses mRNA-1273, its candidate vs SARS-CoV-2 more ➔
Scientists map ulcerative colitisScientists from Leuven, Rotterdam and San Diego have published a sequencing-based map of ulcerative colitis paving the way to new treatments. more ➔
COVID-19: Roche and Regeneron join forcesRoche and Regeneron have signed an manufacturing and distribution agreement on Regeneron’s Phase II therapeutic antibody for the treatment of COVID-19. more ➔
Aicuris to launch AiCubator to fight AMRAntinfectives specialist AiCuris GmbH will launch the AiCubator, a new way to collaborate in anti-infectives and support novel approaches, at the 4th AMR Conference. more ➔
Cell-based vaccination vs mortality-reducing therapies Immunovative Therapies Ltd and its US subsidiary Mirror Biologics Inc. are testing a novel, T cell-based vaccination concept that might protect risk groups from new SARS-CoV-2 variants and any emerging … more ➔
AI predicts mutations underlying neurological diseases Using data from more than 20,000 patients with neurological diseases, researchers have established an algorithm that predicts whether mutations in ion channels will cause disease. more ➔
F2G bags €50.8m financing to advance olorofimUK-Austrian fungal infection specialist F2G Ltd has secured a €50.8m (US $60.8m) financing from new and existing investors. more ➔
Evotec receives $8.4m CARB-X fundingEvotec SE and its new partner Resolute Therapeutics, a specialist in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), have received a US$8.4m funding from CARB-X for co-development of a first-in-class antibiotic. more ➔
The new role of communications in times of coronaCOVID-19 has put life science research companies into the limelight. An Interview with Raimund Gabriel, founder and managing director MC Services AG, on the role of corporate communications in the corona … more ➔
