
UK approves Biontech/Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
Biontech SE in Mainz, Germany, and Pfizer Inc. announced that the Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of the United Kingdom...

Cell and gene therapy specialist Minaris expanding
In Europe, the Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd. subsidiary will invest US$40.7 million to build a new state-of-the-art facility in proximity to an...

Bioinvent AB licences BI-1206 to CASI Pharmaceuticals
Cancer antibody specialist BioInvent International AB has granted the exclusive rights to market its anti-FcγRIIB antibody, BI-1206, in China,...

ADC company Araris Biotech raises CHF15.2m
Besides Pureos Bioventures, London-based 4BIO Capital, btov Partners, Redalpine, VI Partners and Schroder Adveq cofinanced the CHF12.7m addition to...

LSP reports first closing of dementia fund
The LSP Dementia Fund is the first fund globally dedicated to fight neurodegenerative diseases with help of drug and medtech solutions. The fund will...

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...

Immunocore bags US$75m in Series C round
The round included support from existing investors and funds and accounts managed by BlackRock. Immunocore said it will use the proceeds to ...