New law to speed up clinical trials
The draft Medical Research Act (Medizinforschungsgesetz) presented by Health Minister Karl Lauterbach in Berlin before Easter is the centrepiece of...
Spanish plant-based protein producer Heüra Foods closes Series B financing
Barcelona-based food tech start-up Heüra Foods Srl has cashed in €40m in a Series B financing round supported by Dutch Upfield Holdings BV, Unovis...
2:1 for new genomic techniques
At the end of December, genetic engineering sceptics celebrated that the Council of Agriculture Ministers narrowly failed to reach a qualified...
EU parliament backs deregulation of New Genome Techniques
With the MEPs' approval of the amendments to the European Commission's draft legislation, the way is now clear for a regulation that distinguishes...
Pacifico Biolabs raises US$3.3m in pre-seed round
Riding the wave of mushroom mycelium-based foods, which are advertised as a climate- and animal-friendly alternative to meat, Pacifico Biolabs GmbH...
Flindr Therapeutics BV secures €20m Series A financing
The Series A financing was led by V-Bio Ventures and an international syndicate that includes Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc., QBIC...
German companies to revolutionise lab plastics market
Plastic consumables used in pharmaceutical and biotechnological research must meet high quality standards. A German start-up has now launched the...