
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...

German researchers find reason for remdesivir's inefficiency
“We have come to a simple conclusion,” said Max Planck Director Patrick Cramer at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry. “Remdesivir does interfere with...

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...

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...

Centogene and Anylam launch clinical programme
ATTRv is an autosomal dominant condition caused by a pathogenic variant in the TTR gene coding for transthyretin (prealbumin)....

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...

Topas raises €22m in Series B financining
Topas Therapeutics GmbH has closed a €22m (~$26mn) Series B financing round co-led by Vesalius BioCapital III and BioMedPartners with participation...