
Global bioeconomy in the spotlight
Whereas first editions of the summit took place in Berlin in 2015 and 2018, the third edition was organized as a digital conference week from 16th to...

Protein Brewery raise €22m in Series A
The Series A investment round, which brings the total amount invested into the Dutch food and feed maker to €26m, was led by Novo Holdings. New...

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...

ADC company Araris Biotech raises CHF15.2m
Besides Pureos Bioventures, London-based 4BIO Capital, btov Partners, Redalpine, VI Partners and Schroder Adveq cofinanced the CHF12.7m addition to...

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...

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...

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...