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Swiss Memo Therapeutics AG will use CHF25m raised in a new Series C financing to complete a Phase II study with Anti-BKV for prevention of virus-induced graft damage.
 
   

Christina Lohmeyer und Sasa Ilic (SUNBEAM VISION OHG)

Researchers led by Wolfgang Enard from LMU Munich have identified a microRNA-based mechanism that drives atherosclerosis by weakening the integrity of blood vessel walls.

Christoph Schröder, CEO Sciomics GmbH and Arantxa Encinas-Lopéz, BioRN

Due to the global niche character of pharmaceutical biotechnology, research collaborations and market entries on an international level are essential. Agility and market ­knowledge are ­required to maintain an overview in a rapidly evolving environment and to initiate a ­sustainable internationalisation process.

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When businesses receive a proposal from a contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), it’s much like a first date: first impressions matter. The proposal process not only reveals a CDMO’s services but also hints at the potential relationship’s quality. This is gauged mainly through metrics like timing, quality, and price.

Cellectis' TALEN technology. © Cellectis SA

AstraZeneca plc has paid French cancer cell therapy developer Cellectis SA US$25m upfront and US$220m in equity in an US$2.2bn R&D deal for up to ten cell and gene therapies.

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Italian pharma company Alfasigma SpA has signed  a letter of intent to acquire the filgotinib business from Galapagos.

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Raising $356m through a new Clinical Co-Development Co-Investment Fund (CCD-CIF), Carlyle-subsidiary Abingworth has extended its capital base for late-stage clinical bio-pharma programmes. 

   

ESEQuant® Go

The Future of Diagnostic: Portable. Everywhere. Every time. The ESEQuant® Go offers new possibilities for home and self-testing. Take your healthcare into your own hands.

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By mapping out associations between human protein networks and herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), a Chinese-Bulgarian team can predict relief on various disease symptoms.

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Clinical trials have to be coordinated as a safe process where monitoring, analytics and handling of patient samples is streamlined – even cross oceans. German MLM Medical Labs is quickly establishing itself as an emerging central and specialty lab in the U.S.