Adobe stock photos - nadiaPartnershipCSL backs VarmX in US$2.2bn dealCSL has signed an option and collaboration agreement with VarmX valued at up to US$2.2bn. The company will pay US$117m upfront and will fund a global Phase III trial of VMX-C001. more ➔
adobe stock photos - kemolSeries A financingEnhanced Genomics raises US$19mBritish Enhanced Genomics Ltd has extended its Series A funding to US$19m. Investors include BGF, Parkwalk, and Meltwind. more ➔
Rosa Therapeutics IncPartnershipsMonte Rosa Therapeutics and Novartis agree on second billion-dollar dealMonte Rosa Therapeutics Inc, founded in Basel in 2018, can look forward to an upfront payment of US$120m for its second collaboration and licensing deal with Novartis AG to develop protein degraders. … more ➔
FDADrug evaluationTrump dismantles FDA expert committeesThe FDA under President Trump is heading for a radical break with decades of practice: the external advisory committees that have long served as critical checks in approval decisions are to be largely … more ➔
adobe stock photo - TokoStatisticsUK pharma lobby warns of crisis in British life sciencesThe Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has warned that the UK could miss its target of becoming the number one in European life sciences by 2030. more ➔
Alchemab Therapeutics LtdFinancingAlchemab Therapeutics reports US$32m Series A extensionBritish antibody specialist Alchemab Therapeutics Ltd has secured a US$32m Series A extension after it completing preclinical development of ATLX-1282 and starting a Phase I clinical trial. more ➔
FRAXA Ewsearch OrganisationPartnership Servier acquires Kaerus Bioscience’s FXS candidate for US$450mIn a US$450m deal with UK-based Kaerus Bioscience Ltd, Servier SA has acquired the development and commercialisation rights to KER-0193, a Phase II-ready drug candidate for the treatment of rare Fragile … more ➔
adobe stock photos - deemerwhafinancingNRG Therapeutics Ltd bags £50m in Series B financingBritish mitochondrial dysfunction specialist NRG Therapeutics Ltd. (“NRG”) has closed an oversubscribed £50m Series B financing. Funds will be used to to achieve clinical proof of concept for NRG5051 … more ➔
Marcus Krauss - stock.adobe.com ADCsBioNTech‘s breast cancer ADC outperforms Roche’s KadcylaData on the primary endpoint of BioNTech’s/Duality Biologics’ pivotal Phase III study of its HER2 antibody-drug conjugate BNT323/DB-1303 are not yet public, However, BioNTech says that progression-free … more ➔
adobe stock photo - Blackmint StudioFood BiotechnologyAlt protein: EASAC sees immediate need for actionExperts from the six science academies united in EASAC have called for the immediate establishment of a transparent framework across the EU for the production of biotechnologically manufactured meat … more ➔