
Galecto raise US$85m in Nasdaq IPO
The IPO money infusion for the Danish company came just two weeks after Galecto AB had closed a US$64m Series D round, with a share price of...

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...

UK approves Biontech/Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
Biontech SE in Mainz, Germany, and Pfizer Inc. announced that the Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of the United Kingdom...

Polyphor AG bags funding for murepavadin
Swiss Polyphor AG (Allschwil) is developing its lead Outer Membrane Protein Targeting Antibiotic (OMPTA) candidate inhaled murepavadin against...

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...

Pfizer/BioNTech sign vaccine contract with EC
The deal includes an option for the European Commission to request an additional 100 million doses of BNT-162-b2. That's the largest initial order of...

Roche licences antiviral nucleoside from Atea
Under the agreement, Roche will pay US$350m in cash for ex US-distribution of Atea Pharmaceuticals antiviral Phase II candidate. Atea has the option...