
Majority of EU agri-council supports NGT deregulation
On the occasion of an informal meeting of EU agriculture ministers on NGT plant varieties (3.–5. September), a majority of ministers said they would...

Sygnature Discovery Ltd acquires leading Canadian CRO
The purchase of NuChem Sciences for an undisclosed sum is the third in a series of acquisitions in sixteen months as part of Sygnature's global...

Oxford Biomedica acquires ABL Europe for €15m
Oxford Biomedica PLC, and Institut Mérieux have entered exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of ABL Europe Inc. This move is set to solidify...

BioInnovation Institute Boosts Six Life Science Companies
The Venture House initiative aims at propelling former Venture Lab participants into the next phase of their development. “These six companies have...

Astraveus SAS bags €16.5m in seed financing
The oversubscribed seed round of Astraveus SAS was led by AdBio partners, co-syndicated with M Ventures, Johnson & Johnson Innovation –...

Alnylam in US$2.8bn biobucks deal with Roche
The deal, which could fetch Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc up to US$2.8bn if all milestones are met and marketing approval is granted, clearly marks Big...

Researchers stop brain cell death in Alzheimer’s mice
The research team led by Prof. Bart De Strooper (VIB-KU Leuven/UK Dementia Research Institute), and Dr Sriram Balusu (VIB-KU Leuven) has finally...