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
Upstream Bio, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, has filed for an initial public offering, listing on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "UPB." 19 September 2024
Los Angeles, USA-based cancer research center City of Hope has received a $150 million donation, boosting its work targeting pancreatic cancer. 18 September 2024
Bicara Therapeutics, a biotech focused on developing bifunctional therapies for solid tumors, has closed its initial public offering, raising approximately $362 million. 17 September 2024
Germany’s Pentixapharm is planning a public offering of new shares as part of its spin-off from Eckert & Ziegler, a leading specialist in radioisotopes for medical, scientific and industrial applications. 12 September 2024
EQT Life Sciences revealed that it has led a 93 million-euro ($102.5 million) oversubscribed Series A fundraise in PanTera, a Belgian radioisotope producer. 12 September 2024
NewCo, a relatively new business model that involves a joint venture (JV) between a biotech and a group of investors to bring the biotech’s promising assets to the global market, is gaining popularity among Chinese biotechs, who traditionally rely on out-licensing deals to capitalize assets, s 11 September 2024
Terns Pharmaceuticals, a specialist in small molecule treatments for serious diseases, is to raise $150 million via a public offering. 11 September 2024
Even as emerging signs of a thaw in the broader Indian start-up funding landscape were evident, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has tightened its exemption list under new combination rules. 11 September 2024
Superluminal Medicines, a US firm using generative biology, chemistry and machine learning in an attempt to revolutionize the speed and accuracy of how medicines are created, has closed a $120 million Series A funding round. 10 September 2024
Epsilogen, a specialist in the development of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies to treat cancer, has announced the completion of a £12.5 million ($16.4 million) Series B expansion financing. 9 September 2024
MBX Biosciences, a US biopharma focused on the discovery and development of precision peptide therapies for the treatment of endocrine and metabolic disorders, has announced the launch of its initial public offering (IPO). 9 September 2024
ZipBio, a newly launched start-up based in Seattle, USA, is aiming to set a new standard in the development of biologics and gene therapies by utilizing generative AI technology. 9 September 2024
Targeted alpha therapy (TAT), or radioligand therapy, is a recent hot area that attracted big pharmas like Bristol Myers Squibb and Novartis. 5 September 2024
Acepodia has entered a strategic clinical collaboration with Pfizer Ignite to accelerate the development of its Antibody-Cell Conjugation (ACC) platform in autoimmune diseases. 4 September 2024
Arsenal Biosciences, a programmable cell therapy company focused on engineering advanced CAR T-cell therapies for solid tumors, has announced the close of an oversubscribed $325 million Series C financing round. 4 September 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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