Gut bacteria seed autoimmunity-inducers
A unique mechanism, reported by an Irish-French research team underscores an emerging theme in microbiome research: that disruptions to gut bacteria...
Innocent Meat bags €3m financing
The three-year-old startup announced it will use the new proceeds to optimise components of its automated plug-and-produce solution for mass...
Bayer SE secures rights to in €310m deal
Under the licence deal, BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. will pass the commercialisation rights for the transthyretin stabiliser acoramidis in Europe where...
Genmab broadens ADC pipeline with $1.8bn acquisition of ProfoundBio
The acquisition will give Genmab access to ProfoundBio's portfolio of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), three of which are in clinical trials. The...
Spanish plant-based protein producer Heüra Foods closes Series B financing
Barcelona-based food tech start-up Heüra Foods Srl has cashed in €40m in a Series B financing round supported by Dutch Upfield Holdings BV, Unovis...
New law to speed up clinical trials
The draft Medical Research Act (Medizinforschungsgesetz) presented by Health Minister Karl Lauterbach in Berlin before Easter is the centrepiece of...
Novo Nordisk to acquire Cardior Pharmaceuticals
The take-over agreement includes Cardior’s lead compound CDR132L, currently in Phase II clinical development for the treatment of heart failure....