
Servier and MiNA Therapeutics sign €220m deal
Under the agreement, MiNA Therapeutics will use its small activating RNA platform (saRNA) to identify candicate saRNAs that can restore normal cell...

Swiss Noema Pharma raises CHF54m in Series A financing
It is one of the largest Series A rounds in Europe: Led by Sofinnova Partners and Polaris Partners, rare neurological diseases start-up Noema Pharma...

Polyphor AG bags funding for murepavadin
Swiss Polyphor AG (Allschwil) is developing its lead Outer Membrane Protein Targeting Antibiotic (OMPTA) candidate inhaled murepavadin against...

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...

COVID-19: Moderna reports promising interim results
On Monday, Moderna Inc. announced that two 100µg shots of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate mRNA-1273 showed an efficacy of 94,5%, according to an...

Valneva in talks with EU about 60 million vaccine doses
VLA2001 is currently the only inactivated vaccine candidate in clinical trials against COVID-19 in Europe. The vaccine candidate entered Phase I/II...

Moderna to file for EU approval of mRNA-1273 vaccine
Modernas primary analysis of the COVE Phase III data was based on 196 cases, of which 185 cases of COVID-19 were observed in the placebo group versus...