Entries by Thomas Gabrielczyk

Actithera: Radiopharma Funding Gathers Huge Momentum

The biotech company Actithera, with locations in Cambridge, USA, and Oslo, Norway, has successfully closed a major Series A round, raising US $75.5 million. Its isotope-agnostic platform — designed with a specific focus on the interaction between linker and target molecule — has attracted strong interest from a wide range of investors. However, the path to this achievement was not as straightforward as anticipated, CEO Andreas Goutopoulos told European Biotech News.

Solar Foods continues expansion in the US

After Finnish protein powder producer Solarfoods signed a strategic agreement with two US food manufacturers to supply 6,000 tonnes of Solein from 2030 onwards, the company has now announced a more concrete partnership with US flavour manufacturer Sensapure Flavours Inc.

Parliament halts trilogue talks on New Genomic Breeding Techniques

Final negotiations on proposed EU regulations for plants developed through genetic precision breeding have been delayed, following opposition from a group of MEPs in the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee. The group criticised the European Council and the European Commission for their inflexible stance on issues such as sustainability, labelling, and patent protection.