
French biotech investors launch spin-out alliance
Argobio SAS has been kicked off with €50m of committed capital from Kurma Partners, and the state bank Bpifrance. Co-investors include Angelini...

Italian Enthera Pharma raise €35m in Series A extension
Roche Venture Fund joined seed investor Sofinnova Partners and AbbVie Ventures and co-investors including the JDRF T1D Fund, an investor group...

Biomarker identifies high-risk COVID-19 patients
The findings of virologists headed by Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl from the Medical University Vienna may pave the way to early identification of...

MaxiVAX and Minaris Regenerative Medicine ink contract
Under the contract, Minaris will be responsible for the GMP manufacturing, freezing and shipping of MVX-ONCO-2, a cell-based immunotherapy for the...

Germany orders antibody therapies from USA
Although there is no centralised approval required for biologics from the European Medicines Agency, Germany's Health Minister Jens Spahn has...

B.1.1.7 variant associated with higher mortality
Previous reports from British autorities that suggested a 30 to 100% higher mortality of B.1.1.7 than of the previously dominant form in Europe are...

AZD1222 claims 79% effecacy in pivotal US study
For exactly one day, the belief that AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 may be better than its reputation lasted. But because the ailing vaccine...