
EU starts consultation on novel plant breeding methods
he EU Commission has launched its final consultation on the deregulation of new breeding techniques in agriculture. A study commissioned by the...

Unilever launches $120m venture with Genomatica
US biotechnology company Genomatica is a producer of sustainable materials derived from plant- or waste-based feedstocks instead of fossil fuels....

Enzymaster raises $45m in Series C round
The Series C financing round was led by Yuanbio Venture Capital with While Bayland Capital, Puhua Capital, C&D Emerging Capital, Hansoh...

Switzerland shows sustained growth of biotech sector
Capital investments in Swiss biotech companies reached the second-best amount ever with CHF3.33bn in the second year of the pandemic, according to...

CSL Behring files for MAA of haemophilia B gene therapy
Marburg-based CSL Behring has filed for accelerated EU marketing authorisation of Etranacogene dezaparvovec (EtranaDez), the first haemophilia B gene...

Sanofi and IGM Biosciences Inc. in $6.15bn deal
Under the agreement, IGM Biosciences Inc. (Mountain View) will discover IgM antibody agonists against three oncology targets and...

Transine Therapeutics Ltd closes £13.7m seed financing
Transine Therapeutics stressed it will use the proceeds to accelerate its preclinical pipeline of novel therapeutic RNAs (SINEUPs) capable of...