
Roche acquires Telavant Holdings to win TLA1 race
The takeover of Telavant, a 75:25 jont-venture of Roivant Sciences and the US pharmaceutical group Pfizer, however, may cost Roche up to US-$7.25bn....

BioSpain breaking records
On its 20th anniversary in Catalonia’s vibrant capital Barcelona, BioSpain 2023 is set to break records in terms of attracting visitors,...

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...

AMR: Partnership set to improve in vivo antibiotics testing
The development of novel antibiotics is crucial in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) but has been neglected for decades due to a lack...

Novo Nordisk invests €2.1bn in production expansion
While Novo Nordisk’s main competitor Eli Lilly in the emerging market of effective drugs that fight obesity announced an investment of €11bn...

SpliceBio has made up a US $216m alliance with Spark Therapeutics
Under a globally exclusive licence option agreement with Roche AG, SpliceBio secures an upfront payment, opt-in and milestone payments up to $216m...

Repairing MS-caused damage with stem cells
Results of a investigator-initiated Phase I stem cell therapy trial have shown promise as a treatment for progressive multiple sclerosis. The...