New law to speed up clinical trials
The draft Medical Research Act (Medizinforschungsgesetz) presented by Health Minister Karl Lauterbach in Berlin before Easter is the centrepiece of...
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....
Bioplastics production capacity to quadruple by 2028
Global production capacity for bioplastics will almost quadruple within the next five years, according to estimates of the Nova Institute on behalf...
Senisca Ltd raises £3.7m seed money
The proceeds of Senisca’s latest funding round led by Lifespan Vision Venture will support the preclinical development of the company’s...
Jazz Pharmaceuticals licences KRAS blocker from Redx Pharma
Under the term of the agreement, Redx Pharma plc (Alderley Park, UK) is to receive US$10m upfront and up to US$870m in milestone payments. Redx is...
Innocent Meat bags €3m financing
The three-year-old startup announced it will use the new proceeds to optimise components of its automated plug-and-produce solution for mass...
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...