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 ➔
Lab automationSLAS Europe 2024 honours products with mo...Swiss Seed Biosciences SA and UK-based Cryologyx Ltd have won the SLAS Europe Product Award 2024 for product developments with transformational potential for the sector. more ➔
VirologyHornet Therapeutics reports first data of... Hornet Therapeutics Ltd will use a US$5m seed financing to launch clinical tests of its IDO1 blocker HTX-201within the next 12 to 18 months to target post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease. more ➔
AstraZeneca puts step into obesity marketSwiss obesity start up SixPeaks Bio AG has made a good start, announcing a US$30m Series A financing led by Versant Ventures and a US$80m biobucks partnership with AstraZeneca plc. more ➔
financingLabGenius raises £35m to expand its antib...London-based AI-driven antibody drug discovery specialist LabGenius Ltd has closed a £35m Series B financing round. more ➔
FinancingSeed financing for Cellugy A/SDanish industrial biotechnology startup Cellugy raises €4,9m with the ambition to replace petrochemicals in personal care products. more ➔
Roche, Herzog&De MeuronObesityObesity: Roche with first clinical data af...Obesity candidate CT-388, which Genentech added to Roche’s pipeline with the acquisition of Carmot Therapeutics, is at least not a disappointment, according to new trial data. more ➔
partnershipBritish PrecisionLife Ltd inks partnership...British PrecisionLife Ltd and the Metrodora Institute have announced to launch clinical trials to improve the diagnosis and therapy of long COVID-related ME/CFS. more ➔
Novel FoodFirst dog snack from microbial proteinGerman-Portuguese biotech start-up MicroHarvest GmbH and a Munich-based pet food manufacturer want to launch the first dog snack made by single cell protein. more ➔
Roche, Herzog&De Meuron
