Pacifico Biolabs raises US$3.3m in pre-seed round
Riding the wave of mushroom mycelium-based foods, which are advertised as a climate- and animal-friendly alternative to meat, Pacifico Biolabs GmbH...
SynaptixBio Ltd gets FDA ODD for leukodystrophy
Using antisense oligonucleotides (ASO) to silence the beta tubulin 4a gene, Oxford-based SynaptixBio Ltd received its first ODD in early 2023 for a...
AstraZeneca to take over Fusion Therapeutics Inc
Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc‘s acquisition for US$2bn upfront marks a major step forward in AstraZeneca delivering on its ambition to transform cancer...
Lonza and Oxford Nanopore collaborate to advance mRNA Therapeutics
The significance of mRNA technology has been highlighted in recent years, particularly with its role in rapidly developing and bringing COVID-19...
Protein flags Car-T cells for digestion by NK cells
The protein B7H6, which is highly expressed on activated human T cells, can flag the cells for clearance by natural killer (NK) cells, weakening the...
Swiss Biotech Report reporting record turnover
The Swiss Biotech Report 2024 commissioned by the Swiss Biotech Association and co-published with EY on the occasion of the Swiss Biotech Day...
Obesity: reseachers switch on brown fat cells
The new discovery could herald a revolution in obesity research. If the principle discovered in male mice also applies in humans, therapeutics...