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
Switzerland-based Asceneuron, a biotech developing small molecules targeting tau protein aggregation, a root cause of neurodegenerative disease, has announced a $100 million oversubscribed Series C financing. 16 July 2024
IDEAYA Biosciences (Nasdaq: IDYA) has announced a plan to raise about $263 million in a public share offering, which is expected to close around 11 July. 10 July 2024
Lisbon-based Biovance Capital Partners, Portugal’s leading life sciences venture capital (VC) firm, has announced the first closing of its new biotech fund. 10 July 2024
Anticipation had been building for many weeks, but when the UK’s general election finally took place on 4 July, the outcome felt entirely inevitable. 9 July 2024
Myricx Bio, a UK biotech focusing on the discovery and development of a novel class of payloads for antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), has announced the closing of its s
Series A financing raising £90 million ($114 million). 8 July 2024
UK life science incubator Syncona says it has committed $42.5 million (£33.5 million) to a $170 million (£134 million) Series B financing of its portfolio company Beacon Therapeutics 3 July 2024
Cartesian Therapeutics, a biotech seeking to develop mRNA cell therapies for autoimmune diseases, was trading nearly 20% lower early in Tuesday’s trading. 3 July 2024
Oxford, UK-based ThirtyFiveBio, a company specializing in GPR35 inhibitors for gastrointestinal diseases, has announced receipt of a grant from Innovate UK. 2 July 2024
Dutch life sciences venture capital firm Forbion has announced the hiring of Josh Brumm, former president and chief executive of Dyne Therapeutics, as a general partner. 1 July 2024
TwoStep Therapeutics, a biotech start-up developing targeted therapies for solid tumors, has officially launched after securing $6.5 million in seed funding. 27 June 2024
CASI Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: CASI) has announced a preliminary proposal from its chairman and chief executive, Wei-Wu He, to acquire the company's business operations in China. 27 June 2024
NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: NRBO), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on cardiometabolic diseases, has raised around $70 million through a private share placement. 26 June 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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