AstraZeneca buys Chinese Gracell Biotechnologies for $1.2bn
Pharmaceutical giant Astrazeneca with CEO Pascal Soriot wants to take over the Chinese company Gracell Biotechnologies in order to strengthen its...
Deregulation of new genomic techniques before decision
Although the required approval of 15 agriculture ministers was achieved in mid-December, the hotly debated proposal of the EU Commission to relax...
Spanish plant-based protein producer Heüra Foods closes Series B financing
Barcelona-based food tech start-up Heüra Foods Srl has cashed in €40m in a Series B financing round supported by Dutch Upfield Holdings BV, Unovis...
miRNA specialist Resalis Therapeutics Srl raises €10m in Series A financing
Existing investors including Claris Ventures and angel investors participated in the financing The proceeds will be used to initiate and complete the...
German companies to revolutionise lab plastics market
Plastic consumables used in pharmaceutical and biotechnological research must meet high quality standards. A German start-up has now launched the...
Boehringer Ingelheim enters €410m licence deal with Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.
Under the terms of a new licencing and co-development deal, Boehringer Ingelheim will receive the exclusive, worldwide rights from Kyowa Kirin to...
Alfasigma SpA signs €170m deal with Galapagos NV
With the transaction that is expected to close in Q1/2024, Alfasigma will strengthen its pipeline, add a new Phase III programme to...