Researchers report how body fat affects im...US scientists have found that the complex interactions between fat tissue and the immune system are mediated by interleukin 33 (IL-33). more ➔
European Lead Factory gets €36.5m suppor... The European Lead Factory (ELF) – a drug discovery hub for validation new targets from academia and biotech SMEs – has again received project funding from the Innovative Medicine’s Initiative. more ➔
AstraZeneca set to licence 5 programmes fr...Transgène SA and AstraZeneca plc have entered into a collaboration and exclusive license option agreement on Transgènes armed oncolytic immunotherapies. more ➔
Alentis Therapeutics debuts with CHF12.5m Liver specialist Alentis Therapeutics AG has raised CHF12.5m in a Series A round co-led by BioMedPartners and BB Pureos Bioventures. more ➔
EMA recommends nine drugs for market appro... In its first meeting in Amsterdam, the CHMP of the European Medicines Agency recommended six new drugs, two orphan meds, and one biosimilar for EU market authorisation. more ➔
A novel strategy against rheumatoid arthri... Researchers at AstraZeneca, Viela Bio, Gilead Sciences, Antidote Therapeutics Inc., and at SoseiHeptares report on a new small molecule compound to treat RA. more ➔
US patent office grants Charpentier CRISPR...The US Patent Office has granted the Charpentier/Doudna key CRISPR patent, which was previously involved in an interference proceeding. more ➔
European Parliament greenlights Horizon Eu...As a first result of the trilogue on the €100m+ Horizon Europe programme, MEPs backed the backbone of the EU’s future research and innovation programme. more ➔
Biotechpharma UAB expanding productionLituanian CDMO Biotechpharma UAB has invested €50m in order to expand its production capacity to 5000 litres. more ➔
Kiadis Pharma NV to acquire CytoSen Therap...Kiadis Pharma NV has entered a definitive agreement to acquire US-based CytoSen Therapeutics, Inc. in order to create a leader in cell-based cancer immunotherapy. more ➔
