Oxford Nanopore’s Portable Covid-19 Test Launched in UK
UK biotech Oxford Nanopore has launched a portable test that can detect both Covid-19 and…
05/08/2020 - 4 minutes
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Llama-Derived Nanobodies Join the Fight Against Covid-19
Newly-launched Belgian startup ExeVir Bio will develop ‘nanobodies’ that bind very precisely to key areas…
30/07/2020 - 3 minutes
Covid-19 Forces Gene Therapy Companies to Shift Strategy
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, gene therapy companies are suffering, with clinical trials delayed and investors…
29/07/2020 - 4 minutes
Update: DNA Script Raises €80M to Bring Rapid DNA Synthesis to the Lab
Update on 29/07/2020: DNA Script has increased the total raised in its Series B round…
29/07/2020 - 3 minutes
Record Series A for Italian Biotech Funds Autoimmune Therapy
Italian biotech Enthera raised €28M in Series A funding to develop its drug candidate for…
28/07/2020 - 3 minutes
Biological Fungicide Clears Wheat of Rust Disease in European Field Trial
A fungicide derived from amoeba has proven effective at protecting wheat from rust disease and…
27/07/2020 - 2 minutes
Swiss Company Raises €23M to Smash Cancer with Bacteria
Basel-based T3 Pharmaceuticals has closed its third financing round, worth over €23.3M (CHF 25M), to…
24/07/2020 - 2 minutes
Pharma Giant GSK and mRNA Biotech CureVac Ink €1B Deal
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has struck a deal worth up to €1B with the German biotechnology company…
23/07/2020 - 3 minutes
Inhaled Treatment Reduces Severe Covid-19 Risk by 79%
An experimental Covid-19 treatment that is delivered directly to the lungs via a nebulizer reduced…
22/07/2020 - 3 minutes
Global €870M Fund Launched to Address Antimicrobial Resistance
A global collaboration including the pharmaceutical industry and public funders such as the European Investment…
21/07/2020 - 3 minutes
Russian Hackers Launch Cyber Attack on Covid-19 Vaccine Developers
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the UK stated this week that several organizations…
17/07/2020 - 3 minutes
Two UK Startups Raise Seed Funding to Revolutionize Cancer Treatment
Unfazed by the financial turmoil caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Edinburgh-based firm Macomics and…
17/07/2020 - 3 minutes
