
How microplastic particles get into the body
Microplastic particles exposed to freshwater or saltwater environments for several weeks are about ten times more likely than pristine particles to...

Novo Holdings creates Hemab
Hemab ApS will combine antibody know-how from Genmab A/S and Novo Nordisk to fight medically underserved orphan bleeding disorders. The company...

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...

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...

Biotech companies launch Biotech Austria
According to Apeiron CEO and Biotech Austria founding president Peter LLewellyn-Davies, Austria's vibrant biotech sector needs a voice that can be...

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...