
Global bioeconomy in the spotlight
Whereas first editions of the summit took place in Berlin in 2015 and 2018, the third edition was organized as a digital conference week from 16th to...

Avantium NV bags money for demo plant
The new grant is part of a €30m financing mix that Avantium and the Groningen consortium announced this January. FDCA is the key building block for...

EU COVID-19 antibody ready for clinical trials
CORAT Therapeutics reports the start of production of the first batch of the therapeutic human COVID-19 antibody COR-101 for Phase I testing....

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...

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...

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...

Angelini Pharma to take over Arvelle Therapeutics
Under the terms of the agreement, Angelini Pharma will acquire Arvelle Therapeutics in an all-cash transaction for a total consideration of up to...