wikicommonsUnited KingdomUK Government invests millions into new health data serviceUK focuses on digital health research: £600m (US$764m) for new data platform according to the five recommendations of the Sudlow report. more ➔
TIRmed Pharma ABImmunmodulationSwedish TIRmed Pharma raises 4,3m€ against atopic dermatitisTIRmed Pharma secures 4,3m€ to advance immunomodulatory treatment options for atopic dermatitis into clinical development. Stockholm-based TIRmed Pharma has closed this funding round, led by Sciety … more ➔
Menarini GroupPartnershipMenarini and ERBC collaborateFrench ERBC and Menarini Biotech from Italy forge a new strategic alliance to accelerate biopharmaceutical development. more ➔
Freepik.comSwitzerlandSwitzerland needs more efforts in biomedicineIn February 2025, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) announced that the Masterplan in Biomedicine will be discontinued. This sends a troubling signal at a time of growing protectionism and potential … more ➔
BioSpringCDMOBioSpring announces €100+m investment in new synthetic nucleic acid facilityBioSpring GmbH has broken found for one of the world’s largest production facilities for pharmaceutical nucleic acid-based therapeutics. The new high-tech plant will significantly expand the company’s … more ➔
Johnson & JohnsonAntiinflammationMorphosys’ antibody still shining – for J&JThe case of the psoriasis antiinflammation antibody guselkumab is a story of deals and cooperation and selling and buying royalties to fuel other innovation paths. J&J is right in the middle of the game … more ➔
American Academy of Dermatology;doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2019.03.056FinancingMoonLake in US$500m debt deal with Hercules CapitalSwiss MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG has secured up to US$500m in non-dilutive financing from life sciences debt specialist Hercules Capital to finance the potential 2027 launch of sonelokimab in hidradenitis … more ➔
Audiovisual Librairy of the European CommissionEU CommissionEU bioeconomy strategy enters crucial phaseEurope’s decision on how to combine economic growth and decarbonisation in the future depends on the renewal of the EU bioeconomy strategy. The question is whether the EU will fall further behind globally … more ➔
market.usRegulatoryEMA set to simplify biosimilar approvalThe EMA has asked the industry to share their thoughts on its draft guidelines for developing and assessing biosimilars. The idea is to make it easier for patients in the EU to get access to biosimilars, … more ➔
Acoustofab LtdSLASSLAS selects 12 most innovative automation start-upsThe Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) has selected 12 start-ups to exhibit at Europe’s premier automation conference as part of its Innovation AveNew programme at SLAS Europe 2025, … more ➔