
Evotec signs contracts with Almirall and Sernova
Under the alliance Evotec is set to discover novel targets or therapeutics for skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis or basal cell carcinoma....

Engimmune Therapeutics raises CHF15.5m in seed financing
Pureos Bioventures and Novo Holdings co-led the financing of Engimmune Therapeutics, a spin-off from the research group of Prof. Sai Reddy at the...
Commission to establish EU health data space
The EU Commission is set to present a draft law on a "European health data area" this Tuesday, which could be a big thing for digital...

Bayer Leaps to invests €1.3bn externally
"We are on the threshold of a new era of innovation in the life sciences." commented Werner Baumann, Chairman of the Board at Bayer...

Transine Therapeutics Ltd closes £13.7m seed financing
Transine Therapeutics stressed it will use the proceeds to accelerate its preclinical pipeline of novel therapeutic RNAs (SINEUPs) capable of...

GSK acquires Sierra Oncology for 1.9bn
GSK is paying $1.9 bn in cash ($55 per share) for the deal. This is a 39 per cent premium to the Sierra share price on 12 April and a 63 per cent...

AXA launches €440 m private equity healthcare strategy
The Strategy focuses specifically on companies in four core areas: medical devices, biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, and diagnostics. The...