
First immunotolerant allogenic cell transplants revealed
Though induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) provide a cell source that propagates unlimited and can be differentiated in any tissue of the body,...

BioNtech swallows MAB Discovery antibody unit
Under the terms of the agreement, BioNTech will acquire all assets, employees and proprietary know-how for mAb generation from MAB Discovery....

IMI launches €80m call
The new call of the joint undertaking of the European Commission and the Big Pharma federation EFPIA puts new open access tools for drug development,...

Evotec and HZI join forces in antibiotics discovery
Under the collaboration, the partners will initially focus on optimisation of cystobactamids, a family of natural broad-spectrum myvobacterial...


BioFIT: innovation and investors
Around 1.500 people came to Lille to participate in the event. BioFIT is hitting a nerve, says Etienne Varvaecke. The general manager of Eurosanté,...

EC advisors call for update of GM legislation
The seven advisiors of the EU Commission (SAM) call on the European Commission (EC) to revise the existing GMO directive 2001/18/EC because the...

Policymakers take no action after ECJ mutagenesis ruling
Calls of the seven chief scientific advisors of the EU Commission and by the signatories of a position paper of EU researchers supporting a...