
German HTGF IV fund closes at €493m
Alongside the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) and KfW Capital, 45 private investors (companies) participated in HTGF IV...

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...

New EU stakeholder platform to speed up clinical trials
Following strong criticism ahead of the mandatory launch of the CTIS electronic clinical trial reporting portal by the European Medicines Agency...

New polymer can stop biofilm formation
The acrylate co-polymer reported by Jean-Frédéric Dubern and colleagues in Science Advances (doi: 10.1126/sciadv.add7474) have the potential to...

Minaris and LIfT BioSciences collaborate in cell therapy development
LIfT BioSciences wants to start its first-in-human clinical trials with an allogeneic neutrophil progenitor-based cell therapy in first Quartal...

Novo Holdings invests into standardisation of LC-MS-based proteomics
Novo Holdings, the investment arm of Nordisk A/S has invested €40m in the eight-years-old clinical proteomics specialist Ecosep Aps to benefit from...

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...