Gut bacteria seed autoimmunity-inducers
A unique mechanism, reported by an Irish-French research team underscores an emerging theme in microbiome research: that disruptions to gut bacteria...
Spexis sells antibiotics programme to Basilea
Spexis AG (Alschwil) has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. Under the agreement Basilea will acquire a...
AstraZeneca to acquire Amolyt Pharma for up to US$1.05bn
Under the agreement set to close in Q3/2024, AstraZeneca will acquire Amolyt Pharma for US$800m upfront and potential milestone payments of US$250m....
Novozymes and Chr. Hansen Complete Merger, Forming Novonesis
In a significant development in the biosolutions sector, Novozymes A/S and Chr. Hansen Holding A/S successfully completed their merger, forming a new...
Cambridge university spin-out HutanBio Ltd bags £2.25m seed financing
HutanBio, a Malaysian spin-out from scientists at Cambridge University, UK, has bagged a first tranche of seed investment from London-based Clean...
AMPLY Discovery Ltd bags £1.4m funding to tackle complex diseases
The 2021 spin-out from the Queen’s University Belfast announced it will close a seed financing round this year.vAMPLY is speeding up the discovery of...
Roche opens €90m gene therapy development centre
Roche sees the €90m investment as a harbinger of the German government's "National Strategy for Gene and Cell Therapies", which has been...