Novozymes and Chr. Hansen Complete Merger, Forming Novonesis
In a significant development in the biosolutions sector, Novozymes A/S and Chr. Hansen Holding A/S successfully completed their merger, forming a new...
2:1 for new genomic techniques
At the end of December, genetic engineering sceptics celebrated that the Council of Agriculture Ministers narrowly failed to reach a qualified...
Roche opens €90m gene therapy development centre
Roche sees the €90m investment as a harbinger of the German government's "National Strategy for Gene and Cell Therapies", which has been...
Unitaid awards Medincell US$6m to fight malaria
The funding commitment for MedinCell Corp’es reformulation of the antipararsitic ivermectin comes after great progress in malaria vaccines: The...
Roche leads Freenome Inc US$257m financing
Roche led the financing that will be used by San Francisco-based Freenome Inc to finance testing its early cancer detection platform in the Vallania...
AstraZeneca to acquire Amolyt Pharma for up to US$1.05bn
Under the agreement set to close in Q3/2024, AstraZeneca will acquire Amolyt Pharma for US$800m upfront and potential milestone payments of US$250m....
Bioplastics production capacity to quadruple by 2028
Global production capacity for bioplastics will almost quadruple within the next five years, according to estimates of the Nova Institute on behalf...