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Angle raises a further £2.8 million to purchase biopsy assets

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United Kingdom

Angle Plc has raised a further £2.8 million to complement a £12.2 million fundraising announced on 5 October. The monies will help the company finance the purchase of assets from Canada-based Axela Inc that will broaden its liquid biopsy capabilities enabling it to both harvest circulating tumour cells from patients and analyse them for gene expression.

Erytech proposes $100 million offering

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France

Erytech Pharma SA has become the second European biotech in less than a week to propose a global public share offering including a listing on the US Nasdaq market. The French company notified the Securities and Exchange Commission on 6 October of plans to raise up to $100 million.

Kiadis raises €18 million in placement

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Netherlands

Netherlands-based Kiadis Pharma NV has called on investors for the second time since June, raising €18 million to support the development of its cell therapy platform for making bone marrow transplantations safer. The company placed 2.25 million new shares with investors.

Faron share placement is fully subscribed

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Finland

Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy has raised £10 million, before expenses, in a private share placement to support the late-stage development and commercialisation of its product for acute respiratory distress syndrome Traumakine. Current and new investors supported the offering.

EMA relocation to be decided on 20 November

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United Kingdom

The General Affairs Council of the European Union is expected to decide on a new location for the European Medicines Agency on 20 November following the UK’s decision to leave the union, known as Brexit. The EMA is currently based in London.

Angle raises £12.2 million to purchase biopsy assets

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United Kingdom

Angle Plc has raised £12.2 million, before expenses, to finance the purchase of assets from Canada-based Axela Inc that will broaden its liquid biopsy capabilities enabling it to both harvest circulating tumour cells from patients and analyse them for gene expression.

Faron to raise up to £10 million

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Finland

Finland-based Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy is proposing to raise up to £10 million, before expenses, in a private share placement to support the late-stage development and commercialisation of its product for acute respiratory distress syndrome Traumakine.

BTG acquires Roxwood Medical

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United Kingdom

The British specialty pharma company BTG Plc has broadened its portfolio of treatments for hospital procedures with the acquisition of Roxwood Medical Inc of Redwood City, California. The deal is valued at up to $80 million.

Europeans receive Nobel Chemistry Prize

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Sweden

Three European-born scientists have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their development of cryo-electron microscopy, which is a technique for simplifying and improving the images of biomolecules. The award was announced on 4 October.

Ablynx files for IPO on Nasdaq

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Belgium

Ablynx NV has filed registration documents with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to raise up to $150 million in an initial public offering of its shares on Nasdaq. Based in Ghent, Belgium, Ablynx went public on Euronext in Brussels in 2007.