BI initiates Phase II testing of COVID-19 drug
Boehringer Ingelheim announced the start of Phase II studies of its oral TRPC6 blocker code-named BI 764198 in patients hospitalised for COVID-19.
3P Bio to manufacture SpyBiotech vaccine
British SpyBiotech has outsourced GMP manufacturing of its VLP vaccine platform to Navarra-based 3P Biopharmaceuticals.
Bioinvent AB licences BI-1206 to CASI Pharmaceuticals
Swedish BioInvent AB has licensed its anti-Fc?RllB antibody BI-1206 for $95m to CASI Pharmaceuticals for distribtion in the Greater China region
Transgene reports clinical results of TG4001 plus avelumab
Transgene SA has reported positive results of an exploratory Phase Ib/II study in HPV-16-positive cancers combining its cancer vaccine TG4001 with Merck KgaAs PD-L1 blocker avelumab.
Roche licences antiviral nucleoside from Atea
Roche AG has paid US$350 in cash to co.develop and market Atea Pharmaceuticals oral direct-acting antiviral, AT-527, to limit proliferation of SARS-CoV-2.
ADC company Araris Biotech raises CHF15.2m
New ADC company Araris Biotech has got backing by Pureos Bioventures and co-investors in a CHF15.2m seed round to develop a new class of antibody drug conjugates.
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Vifor Pharma in US$100m licence deal with Cara Therapeutics
Vifor Pharma and Cara Therapeutics have signed a US license agreement for Korsuva to treat dialysis patients with pruritus.
Atriva Therapeutics gets 24m from EIB
Atriva Therapeutics has secured a 24m loan to push the development of its COVID-19 programme ATR-002, an antiviral, anti-inflammatory MEK inhibitor.
Topas raises 22m in Series B financining
Topas Therapeutics GmbH will use the 22m proceeds from a Series B Financing to advance two pipeline candidates.
Siemens launches COVID-19 antigen lateral flow test
Siemens Healthineers has launched its Clinitest Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test in Europe, which can identify persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 in 15 minutes.