Entries by Thomas Gabrielczyk

Poxel takes first step in recovery plan with €5 million equity line

French biotech Poxel is trying to stabilise its business after judicial reorganisation, with its court-approved recovery plan now moving into the execution phase. The Lyon-based company, which has spent the past year under financial pressure, received approval from the Commercial Court of Lyon last week to restructure its debt and continue operations.

Sartorius returns to a path of profitable growth in 2025

The Göttingen-based life science group Sartorius AG closed the 2025 financial year, based on preliminary figures, with a marked increase in revenue and earnings. Group sales grew by 7.6% at constant exchange rates to around EUR 3.54 billion, while the operating EBITDA margin rose by 1.7 percentage points to 29.7%.

Kahimmune launches and secures exclusive license for dark-genome cancer vaccine platform

Newly formed French biotech Kahimmune Therapeutics has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Gustave Roussy and SATT Paris-Saclay, securing rights to a technology platform designed to identify tumor antigens derived from the “dark” or non-coding genome. The spin-off, created in late 2025, plans to use the licensed technology to develop shared mRNA cancer vaccines, with an initial program targeting colorectal and pancreatic cancer.

Origami and Ipsen join forces on protein degradation in neuroscience

French biopharmaceutical company Ipsen has entered a global collaboration and option agreement with San Diego-based biotech Origami Therapeutics to advance a small-molecule protein degrader program targeting a rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder. The deal strengthens Ipsen’s early-stage neuroscience pipeline while giving Origami a potential path toward global development and commercialization