
New EU stakeholder platform to speed up clinical trials
Following strong criticism ahead of the mandatory launch of the CTIS electronic clinical trial reporting portal by the European Medicines Agency...

Abivax SA raises €130m to advance obefazimod to Phase III
Existing investors Invus, Deep Track Capital, Sofinnova Partners, Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, as well as from new investors Great Point...

Hummingbird and Synaffix in $150m ADC deal
Under the deal, Synaffix can earn up to $150m, including upfront and milestone payments, plus royalties on net sales if the ADC resulting from the...

European VCs join US$105m financing of US Mediar Thx
Fibrosis, triggered by inflammation or injury, results in an abnormal production of scar tissue that can lead to organ failure. Luckily, not all...

Evidence of deliberate climate damage
For decades, some members of the fossil fuel industry tried to convince the public that a causative link between fossil fuel use and climate warming...

Roche withdraws checkpoint blocker from the market
Switzerland’s Hoffmann La Roche AG no longer markets its cancer immunotherapy atezolizumab (Tecentriq) for the treatment of urothelial carcinoma in...

First allogeneic cancer immunotherapy hits market
On December 20th, the European Commission approved Tabelecleucel (EbvalloTM) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult and paediatric patients who...