
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...

Angelini Pharma to take over Arvelle Therapeutics
Under the terms of the agreement, Angelini Pharma will acquire Arvelle Therapeutics in an all-cash transaction for a total consideration of up to...

COVID-19 test gives results within minutes
The method is published on MedRxiv, where the researchers headed by Professor Tim Dafforn from the University of Birmingham also...

Siemens launches COVID-19 antigen lateral flow test
As testing capacities for the SARS-CoV-2 gold standard RT-PCR are going to be exhausted upon the looming second wave of infections with the novel...

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...

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...

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...