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Swiss Neurimmune AG has signed an expanded drug discovery collaboration agreement with Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. covering antibody drug targeting neurodegenerative diseases

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German Evotec SE  has entered into a US$1bn drug discovery and development partnership with Eli Lilly and Company in the field of metabolic and renal diseases and diabetes.

ProtaGene's European headquarters at Dortmund, Germany. © Protagene

Following their last year announcement to merge, Protagen Protein Services GmbH, BioAnalytix, Inc., and GeneWerk GmbH launch a CRO named ProtaGene.

Paris-based Onxeo S.A. has started the new year with an interim CEO. Julien Miara has taken over the position.

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BioNTech and Crescendo Biologics have signed a US-$790m deal to develop multi-specific precision immunotherapies .

Binding of MP420 to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. Binding to human serum albumin (HSA) supports a longer half-life of the drug candidate. © Molecular Partners AG

After Molecular Partners AG reported an 78% reduction of hospitalisation by a single ensovibep dose in infected COVID-19 patients, Novartis AG is to pay a CHF150m milestone.

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Neurimmune has entered into a collaboration and license agreement with AstraZeneca subsidiary Alexion Pharmaceuticals to commercialise its antibody NI006.

Histopathological image of a cross-section from the calf muscle  of a patient who died of Duchenne muscular dystrophy . The image illustrates the extent to which the (red coloured) muscle fibres have been replaced by fat cells (optically empty = white). © CDC

Swiss Santhera Pharmaceuticals has entered into a $124m licence deal with Chinese Sperogenix Therapeuticis to market its DMD drug vamorolone.

Syntax prototype © DNA Script

Moderna’s US-French partner DNA Script has raised additional $35m as a second tranche of a Series C financing to advance its Enzymatic DNA Synthesis platform, Syntax.

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Novo Holdings, together with Saminvest, Vækstfonden, the European Investment Fund and its three co-founders have put €110m in the first fund of Sound Bioventures AB.