French ImCheck get´s a USD103m check by Pfizer and a pack of VCs

ImCheck Therapeutics located in Marseille, France, announced today the close of a EUR 96 million (USD 103 million) financing, co-led by Earlybird and Andera Partners. Kurma Partners, Eurazeo, Gimv, Pfizer, Bpifrance through its Innobio 2 and Large Venture funds, Wellington Partners, Pureos Bioventures, Agent Capital and Alexandria Venture Investments are invested already. Invus and The Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society Therapy Acceleration Program also joined the round as new investors.

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Biotalys’ first proteinbased biocontrol shows up in vineyards

Based on data from the latest trials in grapes across vineyards in diverse climates throughout California and New York, Biotalys’ biocontrol product Evoca provided superior preventative control of Botrytis bunch rot in grapevines compared to chemical standard. Approval is estimated within this year.

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Andera Partners co-leads $118m Series B of Mineralys thx (USA)

Andera Partners, Paris based European private equity player, announced on Wednesday that, together with RA Capital Management, it is leading an oversubscribed and up-sized $118m Series B financing for Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc., Philadelphia (USA), a private, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company  developing novel therapy for the treatment of hypertension.

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From waste to sugar – demonstration plant opens in Wales

The South Wales-based demonstration plant "VAMOS" that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online these days. The products will be used in the production of several high-performance bio-based materials.

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International Vaccine Institute – IVI – will locate its European office in Stockholm

The International Vaccine Institute, IVI, which is associated with the WHO and UN, will locate its European office in Stockholm. To date, the institute is only located in the host country of South Korea.

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Abliva decides on a SEK200m financing to fund Phase 2/3 study

The financing (around €19m) shall fully fund the commencement of a potentially pivotal/registrational Phase 2/3 study for KL1333 and its progression to the outcome of a key interim analysis.

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Transine Therapeutics Ltd closes £13.7m seed financing

Transine Therapeutics Ltd has added £4.6m from lead investor Epidarex Capital and the Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF) to its £9.1m seed funding led by Takeda Ventures and DDF. 

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