Entries by Thomas Gabrielczyk

With Vyvgart established, argenx looks beyond its founder CEO

The Dutch biotech argenx has announced a planned leadership transition to be effective in May after its annual shareholder meeting. Tim Van Hauwermeiren, co-founder and long-time Chief Executive Officer, will transition from CEO to Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors; and Karen Massey, currently Chief Operating Officer, will assume the role of CEO and Executive Director, pending shareholder approval.

Servier and Insilico sign an $888 million AI oncology discovery deal

On January 4, the French pharma group Servier and the AI drug discovery Insilico Medicine announced a collaboration worth up to $888 million. Insilico will receive up to $32 million from Servier for a multi-year research and development collaboration to discover and develop oncology therapies using Insilico’s artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery platform and Servier’s cancer development expertise.

Biopharmaceutical sector welcomes EU Biotech Act

The European Commission has unveiled the first part of its draft  for a Biotech Act, focusing on health and medical biotechnology. The proposal has won strong support from industry stakeholders, who say it addresses the urgent need for faster innovation processes to retain and develop biotech in Europe.