
Henkel buys FDCA from Avantium NV
From next year, Henkel will buy FDCA to bring environmentally friendly high-performance polyurethane adhesives for electronic applications to market....

Evotec and Janssen team up in immunooncology
Hamburg-based Evotec SE has entered into a R&D and licencing agreement with Janssen Biotech, a J&J subsidiary to develop immune-based...

Hummingbird and Synaffix in $150m ADC deal
Under the deal, Synaffix can earn up to $150m, including upfront and milestone payments, plus royalties on net sales if the ADC resulting from the...

Numares AG cashes in €20m from EIB
The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced to invest up to €20m "quasi-equity" loan in German Numares Health AG. The Regensburg-based...

New polymer can stop biofilm formation
The acrylate co-polymer reported by Jean-Frédéric Dubern and colleagues in Science Advances (doi: 10.1126/sciadv.add7474) have the potential to...

Abivax SA raises €130m to advance obefazimod to Phase III
Existing investors Invus, Deep Track Capital, Sofinnova Partners, Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, as well as from new investors Great Point...

First hints for leukopenia diagnostic in MS
Disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS) may positively influence the composition of the intestinal flora. At least this is what a...