EMA recommends two orphan drugs for approval
The CHMP recommended granting a marketing authorisation for Ammtek’s orphan drug Amglidia (glibenclamide) for the treatment...
Government funds TxCell’s CAR-Treg therapy
One month after TxCell announced the completion of the development of its first-generation production process for its proprietary CAR-Treg...
Bacterium blocks dengue and Zika virus transmission
In Plos Pathogens the team of Steven Sinkins from University of Glasgow’s MRC Centre for Virus Research reports that Wolbachia...
Lundbeck acquiring Prexton in €905m deal
Under the deal, Merck-Serono spin-out company Prexton will receive an upfront payment of €100m and is eligible to bag up to €805 million in...
Bioeconomy: Germany to lose pole position
In a policy paper, the Council members call for investments of at least €3bn over the next six years, more public engagement and political backing...
Germany to boost the bioeconomy
One month before the Summit, the Bioeconomy Council warned that Germany could lose its leading role in the bioeconomy. According to a country study...
Bacterial duo triggers colorectal cancer
In Science, the researchers from John Hopkins University and Radboud University Medical Centre report that they found patches of biofilms enriched...