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
In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Boundless Bio has revealed its intention for an initial public offering (IPO). 7 March 2024
Israeli company BiomX has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Adaptive Phage Therapeutics, a USA-based, privately-held, biotech developing phage-based therapies to combat bacterial infections. 6 March 2024
Today Boston, USA-based Sionna Therapeutics announced it closed a $182 million Series C financing, one of the largest late-stage rounds in biotech so far this year. 6 March 2024
Cambridge, USA-based clinical-stage cancer drug developer FogPharma on Friday announced the successful closing of a $145 million Series E financing round. 2 March 2024
San Diego-based BlossomHill Therapeutics, a company focused on the design and development of small molecules for cancer and autoimmune diseases, has announced the closing of a $100 million Series B financing round. 1 March 2024
Avidity Biosciences has announced an oversubscribed $400 million private placement, with the news sending the US RNA-focussed biotech firm’s shares up 21.8% to $18.58 by mid-morning. 29 February 2024
San Diego, USA-based Kenai Therapeutics, a biotech leveraging induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) tech to discover and develop a platform of allogeneic neuron replacement cell therapies for neurological disorders, has raised $82 million in a Series A financing. 29 February 2024
Denmark-based life sciences investor Novo Holdings today announced it had launched Orbis Medicines, a leader in macrocycle drug discovery, to advance the development of next-generation oral macrocycle drugs. 29 February 2024
USA-based rare disease Applied Therapeutics today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the filing of the New Drug Application (NDA) for govorestat (AT-007) for the treatment of classic galactosemia 28 February 2024
San Diego, USA-based Janux Therapeutics has seen its share price triple after positive early data were announced for JANX007 and JANX008. 28 February 2024
US neurodegenerative diseases focussed biotech Denali Therapeutics saw its shares rocket more than 38% to $23.35, on news of a $500 million private placement. 28 February 2024
USA-based Pelage Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company developing treatments for hair loss, has closed a $16.75 million Series A financing. 27 February 2024
Privately-held UK biotech Curve Therapeutics today announced the closing of its successful £40.5 million ($51.4 million) Series A financing. 27 February 2024
Ophthalmology company Ocular Therapeutix has named what it describes as a ‘retina dream team’ alongside its announcement of a $325 million financing. 23 February 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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