Confo Therapeutics NVfinancingConfo Therapeutics closes €60m Series B...Belgian GPCR specialist Confo Therapeutics NV has raised €60m in an Series B financing round led by Ackermans & van Haaren to advance clinical development of two clinical programmes and preclinical … more ➔
AC Immune SAAlzheimer’s DiseaseAC Immune bags FDA fast track designationSwiss AC Immune and its partner Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc have been granted FDA Fast Track Designation for their active anti-pTau vaccine ACI-35.030/JNJ-2056 to treat Alzheimer’s disease. more ➔
Jan Kroenke, Charité BerlinMultiple myeloma New targets for incurable blood cancerA research consortium led by Charité in Berlin has found a protein pattern in 100 patients with the common blood cancer multiple myeloma and 38 healthy controls that independently identifies a poor … more ➔
Evotec SEgene therapySynaptixBio Ltd and Evotec SE expand colla...Evotec SE is widening its 2022 R&D collaboration SynaptixBio Ltdi to optimise and identify new antisense oligonucleotides to treat children with H-ABC leukodystrophy, a rare genetic myelin synthesis … more ➔
UE 2024 - PEEU Commission PresidencyVon der Leyen: no mention of biotechnologyIn view of her confirmation as EU Commission President, biotech associations have reminded Ursula von der Leyen of her promise to strategically promote the sector with an EU Biotech Act 2025. more ➔
EllegaardImmunologyScientists prevent transplant rejectionScientists at Hannover Medical School (MHH) have genetically engineered pig lungs in such a way that immunosuppressants could be reduced during transplants. more ➔
Biocytogen Co LtdADCSOTIO partners with Biocytogen to expand A...Czech Sotio Biotech has inked an R&D and licence option agreement with Chinese antibody maker Biocytogen. more ➔
Draupnir Bio ApSProtein degradersDraupnir Bio ApS raises further equityTargeted protein degradation Draupnir Bio Aps has raised further €12m in an equitiy investment to advance its preclinical pipeline. more ➔
InvestmentCordenPharma invests €900m in peptide pa...CordenPharma is making a record investment of about €900m over the next three years in expanding its peptide platform, both at its Colorado, US site and in Europe. more ➔
CatalymFinancing roundCatalym raises US$150mGerman cancer specialist Catalym GmbH has raised US$150m to finance proof-of-concept studies. more ➔