Belgium-based Promethera Biosciences SA, which is developing cell-based treatments for in-born errors of metabolism and acquired liver disease, has raised €10 million in a Series C-extension financing to expand its portfolio.
Transgene SA aims to raise about €48 million in a rights issue and private placement in order to finance the clinical development of its cancer vaccines, three of which will be investigated in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Barcelona, Spain-based Ysios Capital has raised €126.4 million for a new fund that will invest in biotechnology, medical device and diagnostic companies across Europe, with a special emphasis on Spain. Ysios BioFund II Innvierte is expected to finance up to 15 early-stage companies.
A new Swiss biotech company, Inositec AG, has been launched with seed capital of CHF1.4 million ($1.42 million) to advance a drug candidate into the clinic using a new small molecule technology developed by researchers at ETH Zurich.
Evotec AG, which operates a global drug discovery business, is proposing to acquire Cyprotex Plc, a London-listed contract research organisation, which has developed a service for measuring the performance of drugs under development called ADME-Tox.
Crispr Therapeutics AG, which is preparing nine gene-edited projects for clinical testing, has raised $91 million with an initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the Nasdaq market in the US and a private placement in Europe.
The Helsinn Group has joined the growing number of pharmaceutical companies that have decided to support early stage life science with a dedicated investment fund – the Helsinn Investment Fund SA.
UK-based Crescendo Biologics Ltd has secured its first commercial deal since its founding in 2007 with the signing of a collaboration and license option agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. The deal concerns several preclinical drug candidates that have been derived from the VH antibody domains of transgenic mice.
Sanofi SA has received a second multi-million dollar contract from the US government’s biomedical advanced research and development authority (BARDA) for research into new medicinal products – this time for a product to treat acute radiation syndrome in the event of a public health emergency.
Newron Pharmaceuticals SpA, an Italian biotech with a Zurich listing, has raised CHF 26.1 million (€23.8 million) with a private equity placement, which will help cover marketing and research and development costs through 2018.