CROEvotec SE cashes in €20m milestoneEvotec SE has reached a predefined milestone worth €20m in the CRO’s partnership with Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS). more ➔
FinancingTacalyx’ extends seed capital financingGlycan 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 cell plasticity in autoimmunityResearchers 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 Biotechnologies Inc 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 radiopharmaceutical ITM-11ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE has raised €188m ito boost radiopharma pipeline, contract manufacturing cpacity, and launch ITM-11. more ➔
CollaborationQuantro Therapeutics cashes in milestone payment from Boehringer IngelheimViennese biotech QUANTRO Therapeutics identifies small molecule targeting an onkogenic transcription factor in Boehringer Ingelheim collab. more ➔
cell cultureDefiniGEN and Atelerix prevent freezing damage in cell modelsDefiniGEN 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 manufacturing siteWith 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 drug spaceDrug 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 SLAS EuropeUK-based Semarion Ltd. was honoured as the most innovative company in the field of laboratory automation at SLAS Europe 2024 in Barcelona. more ➔
