
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...

French Ipsen falls after Epizyme take-over announcement
Even if Ipsen succeeds in halving the losses at Epizyme Inc, this would reduce the group's profit by nine percent by 2024, Credit Suisse analysts...

Hot of the press: BIOTECH Insight Newsletter
According to the results of the Biotechnology Company Survey 2022 conducted by BIOCOM AG (Berlin), the turnover of the German biotech sector grew...

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

Meat consumption must fall by at least 75 percent
The study from lead author Prof. Dr Matin Qaim reviews the current state of research on various aspects of meat consumption. In addition to the...

Andera Partners co-leads $118m Series B of Mineralys thx (USA)
Mineralys plans to use the proceeds to continue to advance MLS-101, a highly selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor. MLS-101 is currently being...