Boehringer Ingelheim buys ICD and its novel biotech platform

29 March 2019
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Privately-held German firm Boehringer Ingelheim has acquired Berlin-based biotech ICD Therapeutics for an undisclosed sum, including its innovative MacroDel biologics delivery platform.

Boehringer has previously supported ICD’s development of the MacroDel technology through its investment arm, the Boehringer Ingelheim’s Venture Fund (BIVF).

The firm plans to deploy the platform for the development of novel therapeutics, in collaboration with nanoPET Pharma, a former shareholder of ICD Therapeutics.

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