
New EU stakeholder platform to speed up clinical trials
Following strong criticism ahead of the mandatory launch of the CTIS electronic clinical trial reporting portal by the European Medicines Agency...

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...

Novo Holdings invests into standardisation of LC-MS-based proteomics
Novo Holdings, the investment arm of Nordisk A/S has invested €40m in the eight-years-old clinical proteomics specialist Ecosep Aps to benefit from...

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....

Free sugar linked to higher cardiovascular disease
The findings of a group headed by Rebecca Kelly at University Oxford (doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02712-7) strengthen the evidence for the global...

Chong Kun Dang Pharm licences Synaffix ADC platform
Though the companies did not give any financial details, former licencing deals of Synaffix to global pharma companies such as Amgen or ranged...

Pfizer-Seagen: Acquisition in the works
As announced earlier this week, Pfizer Inc. plans to purchase Seagen for US$43bn. The Boards of Directors of both companies approved the transaction...