
BioNTech reports high efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine
BioNTech/Pfizer are the first COVID-19 vaccine developers who provided the definitive proof-of-concept that it is possible to protect people from an...

Swiss Noema Pharma raises CHF54m in Series A financing
It is one of the largest Series A rounds in Europe: Led by Sofinnova Partners and Polaris Partners, rare neurological diseases start-up Noema Pharma...

Moderna to file for EU approval of mRNA-1273 vaccine
Modernas primary analysis of the COVE Phase III data was based on 196 cases, of which 185 cases of COVID-19 were observed in the placebo group versus...

Janssen presents one-shot COVID-19 vaccine data
Janssen Pharmaceuticals’ Phase III adenoviral vector vaccine JNJ-78436735 gave immune protection over two and a half months after a single vaccine...

EU approves second COVID-19 vaccine
The EU has secured a total of 160 million doses of mRNA-1273 from the US-American manufacturer Moderna, which has outsourced production sites on the...

Germany first EU country to launch COVID-19 therapy offensive?
"Besides protection by masks, social distancing etc, rapid diagnostic testing, and COVID-19 vaccines, we are now establishing a fourth pillar of...

Cell and gene therapy specialist Minaris expanding
In Europe, the Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd. subsidiary will invest US$40.7 million to build a new state-of-the-art facility in proximity to an...