
Abivax SA raises €130m to advance obefazimod to Phase III
Existing investors Invus, Deep Track Capital, Sofinnova Partners, Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, as well as from new investors Great Point...

Evidence of deliberate climate damage
For decades, some members of the fossil fuel industry tried to convince the public that a causative link between fossil fuel use and climate warming...

Roche withdraws checkpoint blocker from the market
Switzerland’s Hoffmann La Roche AG no longer markets its cancer immunotherapy atezolizumab (Tecentriq) for the treatment of urothelial carcinoma in...

Evonetix extends Series B financing to US$54m
According to Evonetix Ltd, a benchtop gene synthesis specialist, the investment, which also includes existing investors such as Molten Ventures,...

First allogeneic cancer immunotherapy hits market
On December 20th, the European Commission approved Tabelecleucel (EbvalloTM) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult and paediatric patients who...

First hints for leukopenia diagnostic in MS
Disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS) may positively influence the composition of the intestinal flora. At least this is what a...

Pfizer-Seagen: Acquisition in the works
As announced earlier this week, Pfizer Inc. plans to purchase Seagen for US$43bn. The Boards of Directors of both companies approved the transaction...