Spanish Ferrer SA pays €122.5m for ALS candidate
Ferrer inked a €112.5m deal with the US-headquartered AI drug discovery specialist Verge Genomics to commercialise the PIKfyve (1...
Gut bacteria seed autoimmunity-inducers
A unique mechanism, reported by an Irish-French research team underscores an emerging theme in microbiome research: that disruptions to gut bacteria...
NDM Pharma provides POC for NMD670
In Science Translational Medicine the team headed by Thomas Holm Pedersen from NDM Pharma A/S report that they have conducted animal studies and a...
Pacifico Biolabs raises US$3.3m in pre-seed round
Riding the wave of mushroom mycelium-based foods, which are advertised as a climate- and animal-friendly alternative to meat, Pacifico Biolabs GmbH...
Novo Nordisk to acquire Cardior Pharmaceuticals
The take-over agreement includes Cardior’s lead compound CDR132L, currently in Phase II clinical development for the treatment of heart failure....
Metrion Biosciences closes £3.7m equity financing
The company announced that the funding will be used to expand Metrion’s new (2021) laboratories in Cambridge, UK, invest in specialist...
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....