
Cell and gene therapy specialist Minaris expanding
In Europe, the Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd. subsidiary will invest US$40.7 million to build a new state-of-the-art facility in proximity to an...

EMA greenlights BioNtech's COVID-19 vaccine
It's the first time, that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended a mRNA vaccine. On Monday, the drug agency cleared the way for...

Centogene and Anylam launch clinical programme
ATTRv is an autosomal dominant condition caused by a pathogenic variant in the TTR gene coding for transthyretin (prealbumin)....

3,000+ experts discuss bioeconomy globally
First editions of the summit took place in Berlin in 2015 and 2018. This year, due to the pandemic, it is not taking place in Berlin as...

Transgene reports clinical results of TG4001 plus avelumab
Combination of TG4001 and Merck KGaA’s checkpoint inhibitor avelumab demonstrated anti-tumour activity in patients with previously treated recurrent...

Vifor Pharma in US$100m licence deal with Cara Therapeutics
Under the licence deal with the US company Cara Therapeutics Inc., Swiss Vifor Pharma has acquired the US commercialisation rights for intravenous...

Novo Holdings creates Hemab
Hemab ApS will combine antibody know-how from Genmab A/S and Novo Nordisk to fight medically underserved orphan bleeding disorders. The company...