Microglia inhibitor stops neuronal cell death after TBI

Researchers at Trinity College in Dublin have demonstrated that resetting brain-specific immune cells improves traumatic brain injury (TBI) recovery.
 

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Post-Brexit budget drives cuts in Horizon Europe

Negotiations of the EU Council on the EU’s seven-year budget have failed, putting R&D funding at risk for significant cuts.

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Royal DSM acquires Glycom A/S for €765m

Royal DSM NV has entered the growing market of human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) taking over the producer of recombinant 2’-fucosyl lactose, Danish Glycom A/S.

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Immatics Biotechnologies lands €1.1bn deal with GSK

US-German immunooncology specialist Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH has licensed two of its TCR-T programs to GlaxoSmithKline for US$50m upfront.

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KKR backs Belgian tech provider Univercells SA

Univercells S.A. cashes in up to €50m from the KKR subsidiary Gamma Bioscience to advance its gene and cell therapy manufacturing platform.

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EU diagnostic labs prepared for Sars-CoV-2

Shortly before a EU health ministers discuss the spread of the Chinese coronavirus, EU diagnostic labs have considered themselves prepared for a possible Sars-CoV-2 epidemic.

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Diabetes combo improves regeneration of beta cells

Using a combination of approved diabetes drugs, a Swiss-US research team was able to support the regeneration of insulin-secreting cells in the pancreas. 

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JAKPot for treating bone loss

Researchers report that JAK inhibitors – a class of approved anti-inflammatory drugs – prevented bone loss in mice with osteoporosis and two patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

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Mereo BioPharma raise money to back Phase III trials

Mereo BioPharma has entered into a $5m convertible equity financing with Novartis and a $28m securities purchase agreement with Aspire Capital Fund.

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