
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund growing
Nurition world market leader Nestlé as well as Neste Oyj, Volkswohl Bund Versicherungen, NRW.BANK and an undisclosed family office contributed to the...

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...

German researchers find reason for remdesivir's inefficiency
“We have come to a simple conclusion,” said Max Planck Director Patrick Cramer at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry. “Remdesivir does interfere with...

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

Vifor Pharma in US$100m licence deal with Cara Therapeutics
Under the licence deal with the US company Cara Therapeutics Inc., Swiss Vifor Pharma has acquired the US commercialisation rights for intravenous...

COVID-19 jab: EU signs contract with JNJ
Both parties didn't announce a price for the jab. However, according to JNJ’s deal with the US government, which ordered 100 million doses, the...

Avantium NV bags money for demo plant
The new grant is part of a €30m financing mix that Avantium and the Groningen consortium announced this January. FDCA is the key building block for...