
Switzerland shows sustained growth of biotech sector
Capital investments in Swiss biotech companies reached the second-best amount ever with CHF3.33bn in the second year of the pandemic, according to...

Cannabis players Canify AS and Bavaria Weed merge to form Canify AG
The merger combines Canify AS’s expertise in the production of pharna-grade medical cannabis with the market position of Bavaria Weed GmbH, as...

Vigeneron updates gene therapy collab with Daiichi Sankyo
Under the new agreement, Planegg-based AAV specialist ViGeneron GmbH will provide its novel engineered recombinant adeno-associated virus vectors...

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...

TWB partners with Processium and Syngulon
With the new partnerships, TWB optimizes the support of projects led by hosted startups and industry partners. Processium is specialised in...

Study shows advantages of cellular agriculture
Replacing animal-source foods (ASFs) with novel or future foods (NFFs) – such as cultured milk, insect meal or mycoprotein – or plant-based...

Replacing beef with cellular protein halves deforestation
As the negative environmental impacts of ruminant meat consumption become more evident — including those concerning greenhouse gas...