German companies to revolutionise lab plastics market
Plastic consumables used in pharmaceutical and biotechnological research must meet high quality standards. A German start-up has now launched the...
Roche opens €90m gene therapy development centre
Roche sees the €90m investment as a harbinger of the German government's "National Strategy for Gene and Cell Therapies", which has been...
Alvotech Advances in Biosimilar Market with Successful AVT03 Study
Alvotech SA, a global biotech company from Luxembourg, specialising in biosimilars, reported positive results from a pharmacokinetic study of AVT03,...
AstraZeneca to acquire Amolyt Pharma for up to US$1.05bn
Under the agreement set to close in Q3/2024, AstraZeneca will acquire Amolyt Pharma for US$800m upfront and potential milestone payments of US$250m....
Spanish plant-based protein producer Heüra Foods closes Series B financing
Barcelona-based food tech start-up Heüra Foods Srl has cashed in €40m in a Series B financing round supported by Dutch Upfield Holdings BV, Unovis...
Spexis sells antibiotics programme to Basilea
Spexis AG (Alschwil) has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. Under the agreement Basilea will acquire a...
Novozymes and Chr. Hansen Complete Merger, Forming Novonesis
In a significant development in the biosolutions sector, Novozymes A/S and Chr. Hansen Holding A/S successfully completed their merger, forming a new...