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News and Trends 8 Jul 2022

Cancer therapeutics company’s double win with $25M funding, and appointment of new board member

An mRNA-technology company developing cancer therapeutics designed to improve patients’ survival rate and quality of life — this week announced the completion of a $25 million Series A financing. Kernal Biologics, Inc. (Kernal Bio) confirmed that the funding was led by Hummingbird Ventures. Amgen Ventures, HBM Genomics and Civilization Ventures along with other venture capitalists, family offices and […]

July 8, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 8 Jul 2022

Biosyntia closes a €11.5M round to launch world’s first bio-based vitamin B7

A bio-based vitamin B7 is the first product to be commercialized as biotech company, Biosyntia, secures funding from a strong syndicate of capital investors. Biosyntia, manufactures sustainable and natural ingredients using precision fermentation and has a strong pipeline of active ingredients for use in beauty and nutrition products such as vitamins and antioxidants. A funding […]

July 8, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 8 Jul 2022

World’s first research project for an early detection, multi-cancer screening test launched in Singapore

A project for the discovery and validation of new combinations of biomarkers that can detect multi-cancer early has been launched in Singapore. Biotechnology company, MiRXES Ptr Ltd, announced this week the signing of a memorandum of understanding signaling the launch of Project CADENCE (Cancer Detected Early caN be CurEd). It is the world’s first large-scale […]

July 8, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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News and Trends 7 Jul 2022

Treatments set to improve for lethal lung disease and ulcers following drug synergy data revelation

New data has been published today (July 7) evidencing findings that could lead to better treatment for people with lethal lung infections and infected diabetic foot ulcers caused by antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria. Clinical stage biotechnology company, Destiny Pharma plc., focused on the development of novel products to prevent life-threatening infections, revealed the publication of […]

July 7, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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News and Trends 7 Jul 2022

French Juvisé buys gastro product in €400M finance deal

French pharmaceutical company, Juvisé has just bought worldwide commercial rights to Pylera from US biopharmaceutical company Abbvie. Juvisé negotiated financing of €400 million ($408 million) with Société Générale as part of the deal and also the refinancing of its existing debt. Pylera is an antimicrobial tri-therapy that helps gastro-intestinal Helicobacter pylori infections. Lazard and Latham […]

July 7, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 7 Jul 2022

Vaccizone chooses partner to fast-track development of COVID-19 vaccine

A vaccine development company has chosen a partner to fast-track the development of its SARS-CoV-2 product for European clinical trials. Vaccizone has chosen viral vector contract development and manufacturing company (CDMO) antigen delivery technology Exothera S.A to accelerate the vaccine. Vaccizone is the inventor of the ASC Technology, a first-in-class antigen delivery platform for generating […]

July 7, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 6 Jul 2022

Finnish and US companies form exclusive agreement for development of sustained release drug

A sustained release drug that can help people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has been given a global license agreement. DelSiTech and Iveric Bio have announced the agreement so Iveric Bio can develop and commercialize new formulations of drug Zimura (avacincaptad pegol) using DelSiTech’s silica-based sustained release technology. As part of Iveric Bio’s lifecycle expansion […]

July 6, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 6 Jul 2022

Exyte Builds mRNA Competence Center for WACKER in Germany

A messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) competence center is being built at the Halle Biotech site of German company Wacker Chemie AG (WACKER). Exyte GmbH is a global design, engineering company that delivers facilities for high-tech industries and is in charge of the site at WACKER. The project is making a considerable contribution towards strengthening the […]

July 6, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 6 Jul 2022

New discovery center to house scientists opens in India

A discovery services center spanning 100,000 sq ft has been set up in Pune, India, to house a talent of chemists, biologists and formulation scientists. TCG Lifesciences Pvt. Limited (TCGLS), in charge of facilitating the center, is a global contract research and contract development and manufacturing company delivering research and development services in the pharmaceutical […]

July 6, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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News and Trends 5 Jul 2022

Poxel publishes ALD studies

Two preclinical articles have been published in different journals for treatments being developed by French biopharmaceutical company, Poxel. Poxel develops treatments for chronic, serious diseases with metabolic pathophysiology including non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and rare metabolic disorders. The articles have been about genetic disease X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) and molecules PXL065 and PXL770. These molecules have separate […]

July 5, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 5 Jul 2022

Sanofi Global Health launches 30 nonprofit medicines in low-income countries

Medicines specifically for the world’s most impoverished countries and at-risk populations have been produced and launched by Sanofi. The announcement was made at a global health stakeholders meeting in Paris. The standard of care medicines have formed the Impact brand which includes insulin, glibenclamide and oxaliplatin among others. A secure distribution of 30 Sanofi medicines […]

July 5, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 5 Jul 2022

Evotec completes acquisition of Rigenerand

An Italian-based cell therapy business has just been bought by Evotec SE, a German therapeutics company. Evotec just announced the strategic transaction to buy Rigenerand Srl, with the deal, signed in May 2022, now completed. Based out of Medolla, Italy, the cell technology company working in the field of cGMP manufacturing of cell therapies will […]

July 5, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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Cancer therapeutics company’s double win with $25M funding, and appointment of new board member

Biosyntia closes a €11.5M round to launch world’s first bio-based vitamin B7

World’s first research project for an early detection, multi-cancer screening test launched in Singapore

Treatments set to improve for lethal lung disease and ulcers following drug synergy data revelation

French Juvisé buys gastro product in €400M finance deal

Vaccizone chooses partner to fast-track development of COVID-19 vaccine

Finnish and US companies form exclusive agreement for development of sustained release drug

Exyte Builds mRNA Competence Center for WACKER in Germany

New discovery center to house scientists opens in India

Poxel publishes ALD studies

Sanofi Global Health launches 30 nonprofit medicines in low-income countries

Evotec completes acquisition of Rigenerand

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