
Benefits of booster campaigns questionable
While Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE financial outlooks in February prognosed more than $50bn in combined coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine sales in...

EpiEndo Pharmaceuticals pushes COPD candidate
The Icelandic inflammation specialist received regulatory approval for its Phase IIa trial of Barriolide™ (EP395) in patients with Chronic...

Numares AG cashes in €20m from EIB
The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced to invest up to €20m "quasi-equity" loan in German Numares Health AG. The Regensburg-based...

Evotec and Janssen team up in immunooncology
Hamburg-based Evotec SE has entered into a R&D and licencing agreement with Janssen Biotech, a J&J subsidiary to develop immune-based...

Fungal skin replaces plastics in electronics
In a proof-of-concept study, Doris Danninger and colleagues demonstrate that fungal mycelium skins can be grown and processed to serve as substrates...

Amgen wins race of top `22 deals with $26bn for Horizon thx
Horizon confirmed Amgen's interest in a press release. The American group is to offer around $116.5 for each share. The offer price is about 20...

BioNTech bags Instadeep for £562m
According to Biontech, the acquisition is part of its strategy to "build world-leading capabilities in AI-driven drug discovery and the...