Sphingotec licenses kidney function test
German diagnostics company Sphingotec GmbH has licensed its real-time kidney function test to US diagnostics giant Beckman Coulter allowing it to expand its business to the US as announced earlier this month.
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AviadoBio Ltd inks US$2.2bn gene therapy deal with Astellas Pharma Inc
/in News/by Thomas GabrielczykAviadoBio Ltd has cashed in €30m upfront and €20m as an equity investment from Astellas Pharma Inc for signing a licence option agreement for its Phase I/II gene therapy programme AVR-01.
Vicore secures funding to accelerate drug development
/in News/by Thomas GabrielczykSwedish clinical-stage pharmaceutical company Vicore Pharma has secured SEK100m, supported by existing and new investors. The injection of capital will allow the company to scale the clinical development of its portfolio of therapies in respiratory and fibrotic diseases.
€20m loan for pandemic preparedness
/in News/by Thomas GabrielczykFab’entech, a French biopharma company, has secured a loan worth €20m from the European Investment Bank (EIB) under the HERA Invest programme, aimed at bolstering Europe’s preparedness against biological threats.
Kurma closes new fund at €250m
/in News/by Thomas GabrielczykKurma Partners announced a first closing of its new Biofund IV at €140m targeted to raise €250m to finance 16-20 life science companies.
Genentech takes over Regor’s RGT-419B for US$850m upfront
/in News/by Thomas GabrielczykGenentech, the US subsidiary of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche AG, has strengthened the company’s breast cancer pipeline by pre-licensing the global commercialisation rights to Regor Therapeutics’ RGT-419B for US$850m.
Spima Therapeutics starts with global licence agreement
/in News/by Thomas GabrielczykSPIMA Therapeutics SA lauches with €1m investment by SATT AxLR, which has licenced the company’s lead programme, SP-001
EFSA updates guidelines on cultured proteins and Novel Food
/in News/by Thomas GabrielczykThe EU’s food watchdog EFSA has updated its guidelines for novel food applications including cell-based and fermented foods to streamline approval times and clarify that food safety is its highest priority when recommending novel food products for market authorisation.
Long version of The BIOSECURE Act: The West’s Wake-Up Call to China’s Biotech Dominance
/in News/by Thomas GabrielczykBy Jeremy Levin, D.Phil, MB BChir
Asabys Partners close €180m Sabadell Asabys II Fund
/in News/by Thomas GabrielczykAsabys Partners have announced the closing of a new oversubscribed fund aimed at investing in 12-15 companies across all areas of pharma biotech.