
Step Pharma SAS raises €35m in Series B
The financing round of the French drug development company was co-led by new investors Hadean Ventures and Sunstone Life Science Ventures with...

French biotech investors launch spin-out alliance
Argobio SAS has been kicked off with €50m of committed capital from Kurma Partners, and the state bank Bpifrance. Co-investors include Angelini...

Omnix Medical bags €10.8m from EIC Accerator Fund
The money for the trial comes from the EIC Accelerator, for which last year 38 companies with potential breakthrough innovations were selected to...

Valneva in talks with EU about 60 million vaccine doses
VLA2001 is currently the only inactivated vaccine candidate in clinical trials against COVID-19 in Europe. The vaccine candidate entered Phase I/II...

Next-gen COVID-19 vaccine good in preclinical tests
In contrast to injectable vaccines, the nasal jab seems capablet to induce mucosal immunity which is crucial to eliminate the virus instead only...

Abingworth raises US-$465m for new life sciences fund
UK-US venture capitalist Abingworth yesterday announced the final closing of its 13th life sciences venture fund, ABV 8, at US$465m exceeding...

EMA starts rolling review for Sputnik V vaccine
The EU applicant for Gam-COVID-Vac is R-Pharm Germany GmbH. The CHMP’s decision to start the rolling review is based on results from laboratory...