New law to speed up clinical trials
The draft Medical Research Act (Medizinforschungsgesetz) presented by Health Minister Karl Lauterbach in Berlin before Easter is the centrepiece of...
Gene therapy supplier MIP Discovery closes £7M Series A financing
The £7m Series A financing of British gene therapy vector specialist MIP Discovery Ltd was led by lMercia Ventures.Existing investor Calculus Capital...
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....
Roche jumps ship on AC Immune
In recent trials, both Semorinemab, a monoclonal antibody (mAb) binding all forms of Tau, and Crenezumab, a mAb targeting multiple forms of misfolded...
Deregulation of new genomic techniques before decision
Although the required approval of 15 agriculture ministers was achieved in mid-December, the hotly debated proposal of the EU Commission to relax...
Naobios and Sumagen partner to develop HIV vaccine
Under the contract, Naobios SAS will provide bioprocess development and GMP production of clinical batches of a virus-based HIV vaccine candidate...
Forbion participates in US financing rounds
Forbion is throwing a few million into the ring in order to participate in oversubscribed financing rounds in the USA. Both Series B financings have...