
Two companies aim for 2nd-gen COVID vaccines
As scientific papers provide hints that mutants of SARS-CoV-2 that carry the N501Y and E484K mutations are able to reproduce more rapidly as the...

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...

German antibodies in demand in USA
Initially, Seattle-based Just - Evotec Biologics will receive US$28.6m from the Defense Health Agency ("DHA") under a partnership announced...

EMA greenlights BioNtech's COVID-19 vaccine
It's the first time, that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended a mRNA vaccine. On Monday, the drug agency cleared the way for...

European Circular Bioeconomy Fund growing
Nurition world market leader Nestlé as well as Neste Oyj, Volkswohl Bund Versicherungen, NRW.BANK and an undisclosed family office contributed to the...

Rentschler Biopharma to produce 100m doses of CureVac vaccine
Rentschler Biopharma SE is preparing large scale cGMP production and formulation of Curevac’s mRNA vaccine CVnCoV. Under a contract, signed in...

Omnix Medical bags €10.8m from EIC Accerator Fund
The money for the trial comes from the EIC Accelerator, for which last year 38 companies with potential breakthrough innovations were selected to...