Merck and Broad Institute announce CRISPR license agreement
Merck and the Broad Institute have signed an agreement on the granting of non-exclusive intellectual property licenses to CRISPR-based genome editing.
Billions for the circular economy
Together with the EIB, five of the EUs largest national promotional banks and institutions plan to invest 10bn to accelerate the transition to a sustainable and circular economy.
Genmab launches US$502m IPO
Danish cancer antibody powerhouse Genmab plans to raise US$505m in its US IPO. The money will go towards its antibody therapeutics pipeline.
AM-Pharma raises 116m for Phase III
Dutch biopharma company AM-Pharma B.V. has secured 116m to bring its acute kidney injury treatment into Phase III.
US$5bn deal for Galapagos
Belgian biotech Galapagos NV has entered into a R&D collaboration with Gilead Sciences. The US drug maker is paying up to US$5bn for Galapagos pipeline and drug discovery platform.
Boehringer snaps up cancer vaccine developer
German pharma major Boehringer Ingelheim has taken over Swiss cancer immunotherapy player AMAL Therapeutics.
28.5m for microalgae expert Microphyt
French microalgae specialist Microphyt has raised 28.5m to develop its microalgae portfolio for nutrition and cosmetics.
8m for universal flu vaccine
French biotech Osivax has raised 8m to fast-track development of its lead flu vaccine candidate and branch out to Belgium.
BioNTech pulls in massive 290m financing
It is one of the largest single private funding rounds a biotech company in Europe has ever pulled off. German biotech BioNTech managed to raise US$325m (290m) in an upsized Series B round to boost its immuno-oncology pipeline.
Biophytis launches 9m Nasdaq IPO
Biophytis has priced its IPO on Nasdaq Paris. The company aims to raise up to 10.8m to advance its lead drug candidate under development for the treatment of neuromuscular diseases.