Roche jumps ship on AC Immune
In recent trials, both Semorinemab, a monoclonal antibody (mAb) binding all forms of Tau, and Crenezumab, a mAb targeting multiple forms of misfolded...
German companies to revolutionise lab plastics market
Plastic consumables used in pharmaceutical and biotechnological research must meet high quality standards. A German start-up has now launched the...
Metrion Biosciences closes £3.7m equity financing
The company announced that the funding will be used to expand Metrion’s new (2021) laboratories in Cambridge, UK, invest in specialist...
AstraZeneca to take over Fusion Therapeutics Inc
Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc‘s acquisition for US$2bn upfront marks a major step forward in AstraZeneca delivering on its ambition to transform cancer...
Novozymes and Chr. Hansen Complete Merger, Forming Novonesis
In a significant development in the biosolutions sector, Novozymes A/S and Chr. Hansen Holding A/S successfully completed their merger, forming a new...
Cambridge university spin-out HutanBio Ltd bags £2.25m seed financing
HutanBio, a Malaysian spin-out from scientists at Cambridge University, UK, has bagged a first tranche of seed investment from London-based Clean...
Pierre Fabre SAS in US$31m licence deal with Kinnate Biopharma Inc
With the US$31m agreement Pierre Fabre licences the global rights to exarafenib and other pan-RAF program assets from Kinnate...