
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...

3,000+ experts discuss bioeconomy globally
First editions of the summit took place in Berlin in 2015 and 2018. This year, due to the pandemic, it is not taking place in Berlin as...

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...

Biotech companies launch Biotech Austria
According to Apeiron CEO and Biotech Austria founding president Peter LLewellyn-Davies, Austria's vibrant biotech sector needs a voice that can be...

Global bioeconomy in the spotlight
Whereas first editions of the summit took place in Berlin in 2015 and 2018, the third edition was organized as a digital conference week from 16th to...

Polyphor AG bags funding for murepavadin
Swiss Polyphor AG (Allschwil) is developing its lead Outer Membrane Protein Targeting Antibiotic (OMPTA) candidate inhaled murepavadin against...

Avantium NV bags money for demo plant
The new grant is part of a €30m financing mix that Avantium and the Groningen consortium announced this January. FDCA is the key building block for...