FinancingTacalyx’ extends seed capital financ...Glycan target specialist Tacalyx GmbH expands its seed financing to €14m to advance its anti-TACA cancer therapies. more ➔
T CellsCRISPR screen highlights genes behind T ce...Researchers at University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf have laid the foundation to screen for molecules that shift Th17 cells from proinflammatory or immune-dampening mode. more ➔
acquisitionGSK closes US$50m acquisition with Elsie B... GSK takes over Elsie Biotechnologies in US$50m deal to boost its oligonucleotide-based drug platform and pipeline. more ➔
radiopharmaceuticalITM gets equity to launch Phase III lead r...ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE has raised €188m ito boost radiopharma pipeline, contract manufacturing cpacity, and launch ITM-11. more ➔
CollaborationQuantro Therapeutics cashes in milestone p...Viennese biotech QUANTRO Therapeutics identifies small molecule targeting an onkogenic transcription factor in Boehringer Ingelheim collab. more ➔
cell cultureDefiniGEN and Atelerix prevent freezing da...DefiniGEN Ltd., and Atelerix Ltd. have successfully shipped in vitro liver models from the UK to the US without freezing them thus preventing cell damage and loss-of function. more ➔
CDMOWacker Chemie AG opens €100m RNA manufac...With the opening of a production centRE for RNA vaccines and therapeutics, German CDMO Wacker Biotech is expanding its expertise in the field of RNA active ingredients. more ➔
CROConsortium led by Evotec enters obesity dr...Drug discovery CRO Evotec SE announced has entered into a partnership with Inserm, Lille University Hospital and Inserm Transfert to screen new biomarkers and targets in obesity and metabolic diseas … more ➔
Lab automationSemarion Ltd. wins Ignite SME award at SLA...UK-based Semarion Ltd. was honoured as the most innovative company in the field of laboratory automation at SLAS Europe 2024 in Barcelona. more ➔
acquisitionMSD grabs Eyebiotech Ltd for US$1.3bn upfr...US pharma giant Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) is decided to acquire London-based ophtalmology expert Eyebiotech Ltd for upt to US$3bn., US$1.7bn in future milestones. more ➔
