
EMA: AZD1222 causes serious rare ADEs
However, the EMA has no idea which component of the cheapest COVID-19 vaccine on the market is supposed to cause the splanchnic leg and sinus vein...

C4X Discovery and Sanofi ink €414m IL-17A blocker R&D contract
The company's subsidiary C4X Discovery Ltd got €7m upfront with potential to gain €414m in total for the global commercialisation rights for its...

Two companies aim for 2nd-gen COVID vaccines
As scientific papers provide hints that mutants of SARS-CoV-2 that carry the N501Y and E484K mutations are able to reproduce more rapidly as the...

Italian Enthera Pharma raise €35m in Series A extension
Roche Venture Fund joined seed investor Sofinnova Partners and AbbVie Ventures and co-investors including the JDRF T1D Fund, an investor group...

Novel COVID antibody enters clinical testing
In contrast to existing COVID-19 treatments, the safety design of COR-101 is optimised for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with...

B.1.1.7 variant associated with higher mortality
Previous reports from British autorities that suggested a 30 to 100% higher mortality of B.1.1.7 than of the previously dominant form in Europe are...

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...