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

COVID-19 test gives results within minutes
The method is published on MedRxiv, where the researchers headed by Professor Tim Dafforn from the University of Birmingham also...

European Circular Bioeconomy Fund growing
Nurition world market leader Nestlé as well as Neste Oyj, Volkswohl Bund Versicherungen, NRW.BANK and an undisclosed family office contributed to the...

Germany orders antibody therapies from USA
Although there is no centralised approval required for biologics from the European Medicines Agency, Germany's Health Minister Jens Spahn has...

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...

ADC company Araris Biotech raises CHF15.2m
Besides Pureos Bioventures, London-based 4BIO Capital, btov Partners, Redalpine, VI Partners and Schroder Adveq cofinanced the CHF12.7m addition to...

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...