USA-based Kailera Therapeutics today announced its launch as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing a broad pipeline of next-generation therapies for the treatment of obesity and related conditions. 1 October 2024
Paris-based asset manager Kurma Partners has raised 140 million euros ($154 million), successfully completing the first closing of Biofund IV 4 October 2024
Caliway Biopharmaceuticals has successfully completed its initial public offering, raising NT$6.4 billion ($206 million), the largest IPO in Taiwan's biotech industry to date. 3 October 2024
Shares of UK drug developer Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals rose as much as 9% and closed up 5.9% at 1.70 pence yesterday on the news of a further investment from Prevail Partners. 3 October 2024
UK-based biotech Resolution Therapeutics has announced the completion of a £63.5 million ($76.8 million) series B financing round led by Syncona. 3 October 2024
UK-based biotech LoQus23 Therapeutics has closed a £35 million ($43 million) series A financing round, led by Forbion, with support from SV Health Investors' Dementia Discovery Fund and Novartis Venture Fund. 2 October 2024
USA-based Kailera Therapeutics today announced its launch as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing a broad pipeline of next-generation therapies for the treatment of obesity and related conditions. 1 October 2024
Boston, USA-based biotech Aktis Oncology, which is targeting alpha radiopharmaceuticals to treat a broad range of solid tumors, today announced the successful closing of an oversubscribed and upsized $175 million Series B financing. 1 October 2024
Chicago, USA-based ARCH Venture Partners revealed it has closed the ARCH Venture Fund XIII, a venture capital fund with more than $3 billion to support the founding and growth of early-stage biotechnology companies. 27 September 2024
USA-based biotech funder and incubator Flagship Pioneering yesterday unveiled Mirai Bio, a company pioneering the first open end-to-end platform for the biotech industry to enable the co-creation of fully optimized genetic medicines. 27 September 2024
The UK government has released a position paper outlining its vision for Framework Programme 10 (FP10), a successor to Horizon Europe, the EU's flagship research collaboration program. 26 September 2024
Italian biotech Genespire—which is developing off-the-shelf gene therapies for pediatric patients affected by genetic diseases—has announced the closing of a 46.6 million euros ($52 million) Series B financing. 25 September 2024
Healthcare plan provider Centivo has raised $75 million in equity and debt financing to support its goal of offering affordable care to employees and their families. 25 September 2024
Rare disease firm bluebird bio has announced a company-wide restructuring aimed at cutting costs by 20% and achieving quarterly cash flow break-even by the second half of 2025. 25 September 2024
Aptadir Therapeutics, a biotech company focused on RNA inhibitor-based therapies for cancer and genetic conditions, has launched with $1.6 million in pre-seed funding. 24 September 2024
Australian biotech company Telix Pharmaceuticals is to acquire USA-based RLS Radiopharmacies, expanding its manufacturing and distribution footprint in North America. 24 September 2024
British biotech Vicebio has secured $100 million in a series B funding round to accelerate the development of its next-generation vaccines against respiratory viruses. 23 September 2024
US clinical-stage biotech Rallybio Corporation saw its shares leap 76% to $2.87 pre-market today, after it revealed a collaboration with healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson. 11 April 2024
Los Angeles, USA-based TORL BioTherapeutics, a biotech focused on discovering and developing antibody-based immunotherapies, has closed an oversubscribed $158 million Series B-2 financing. 10 April 2024
A private share placement is set to land Massachusetts, USA-based Acrivon Therapeutics with an additional $130 million to fund its oncology research. 10 April 2024
Seaport Therapeutics has become the latest founded entity to be created by PureTech Health, the Boston-based biotech behind Karuna Therapeutics, which was recently acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb for $14 billion. 9 April 2024
British life sciences investor Medicxi is betting $40 million on a Shanghai-based company, D3 Bio, working in the areas of oncology and immunology. 8 April 2024
Oruka Therapeutics, a US biotech focused on developing biologics designed to set a new standard for the treatment of chronic skin diseases, including plaque psoriasis, has entered into a merger agreement with ARCA biopharma. 3 April 2024
A start-up focused on neurology, Neurosterix, has launched with a $63 million series A financing led by Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund II. 3 April 2024
Taiho Ventures unit has been selected as a certified venture capital of the Strengthening Program for Pharmaceutical Startup Ecosystem implemented by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) and has entered into an agreement with AMED. 2 April 2024
US biotech major Gilead Sciences today announced an exclusive license agreement with Xilio Therapeutics to develop and commercialize Xilio’s Phase I tumor-activated interleukin (IL)-12 program, XTX301. 28 March 2024
Cell therapy company Gamida Cell will be forced to go private after failing to find a partner for its cell therapy product Omisirge (omidubicel-onlv), which won US approval a year ago. 28 March 2024
Shares of US mRNA specialist Moderna closed up 3.2% at $110.59 yesterday, on the news that fund manager Blackstone Life Sciences will provide up to $750 million to fund Moderna’s influenza (flu) program. 28 March 2024
A pre-clinical stage biopharmaceutical group developing new medicines and treatments to treat blood and autoimmune disease and to bring the curative power of bone marrow transplantation to a greater number of patients suffering from otherwise incurable life-threatening diseases.
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