
Roche withdraws checkpoint blocker from the market
Switzerland’s Hoffmann La Roche AG no longer markets its cancer immunotherapy atezolizumab (Tecentriq) for the treatment of urothelial carcinoma in...

First hints for leukopenia diagnostic in MS
Disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS) may positively influence the composition of the intestinal flora. At least this is what a...

Numares AG cashes in €20m from EIB
The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced to invest up to €20m "quasi-equity" loan in German Numares Health AG. The Regensburg-based...

Vésale Bioscience wins R&D grant
Under the grant provided by the EIC Accelerator Fund for the PhageDiag project, Belgian Vésale Bioscience BV (Namur) will develop a phage therapy...

Lonza collaborates with Asher Biotherapeutics Inc
Asher Biotherapeutics is a developer of targeted immunotherapies for cancer, chronic viral infections and autoimmune disorders. AB248, Asher Bio’s...

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...

New partnerships push InDevR for Series B financing
Investments into InDevR, Inc. came from New York-based Adjuvant Capital ($4m) and French bioMèrieux SA ($5m), which will enable the commercial...