
SeaBeLife secures €1.2m in funding
SeaBeLife SAS has secured €1.2m in funding, aiming to develop unique drug candidates that block cell necrosis and target two regulated cell death...

Cellectis and AstraZeneca in US$2.2bn deal
Under the co-development agreement, that includes a US$80m equity investment and an option for a further equity investment of US$140m by AstraZeneca...

Majority of EU agri-council supports NGT deregulation
On the occasion of an informal meeting of EU agriculture ministers on NGT plant varieties (3.–5. September), a majority of ministers said they would...

Aboleris Pharma bags €27.3m in Series A Financing
AbolerIS Pharma SA’s financing was led by Caixa Capital Risc and co-led by Sound Bioventures and existing investor Newton Biocapital with...

Solar Foods raises €8m in Series B financing
Solar Foods Oy has raised €8m (US$8.8m) from retail investors in Finland. The Series B round was led by Finland’s Springvest Oy, existing...

Scotland boosts bio-based manufacturing with £75m fund
Scottish Enterprise and Innovate UK will deliver the Launchpad programme, designed to focus on Scotland’s strengths in the sector. The packages,...

Roche acquires Telavant Holdings to win TLA1 race
The takeover of Telavant, a 75:25 jont-venture of Roivant Sciences and the US pharmaceutical group Pfizer, however, may cost Roche up to US-$7.25bn....