
VectorY Therapeutics raises €129m in Series A round
EQT Life Sciences and Forbion co-led the €129m Series A financing that will support clinical development of VectorY Therapeutics BVs lead...

German company aims for the first EU approval for cell-cultured meat
The Cultivated B (Heidelberg, Germany) is the first company in the world to pre-register a partially cell-based meat product with the European Food...

Scotland boosts bio-based manufacturing with £75m fund
Scottish Enterprise and Innovate UK will deliver the Launchpad programme, designed to focus on Scotland’s strengths in the sector. The packages,...

ViaNautis Bio Ltd closes US$25m Series A financing
The US$25m round of cambridge-based ViaNautis Bio Ltd, founded in 2018 as SomaServe, was led 4BIO Capital, BGF (both UK), and UCB Ventures (UK, US,...

SOTIO Biotech licenses ADCs from Lonza subsidiary Synaffix BV
Lonza's centre of excellence, Synaffix B.V. (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) has entered a licensing agreement with immuno-oncology specialist SOTIO...

AI protein specialist Cradle raises US$24m in Series A financing
Kindred Capital. and angel investors including Recursion CEO Chris Gibson and Tom Glocer, Lead Director, Merck participated it the US24m Series A...

Researchers stop brain cell death in Alzheimer’s mice
The research team led by Prof. Bart De Strooper (VIB-KU Leuven/UK Dementia Research Institute), and Dr Sriram Balusu (VIB-KU Leuven) has finally...