Top news of the week: 22.04.2021.
Companies And Industries
COVID-19 Brief: An Inhaled COVID-19 Vaccine, Expanded Antibody Access and Blood Clots
As the U.S. reports surges in COVID-19 infections despite increased enrollment in vaccines, news continues to break about therapies, vaccines, and the risks involved with the new vaccines. ...
Centessa plans $100m IPO to fund R&D and potential acquisitions
Centessa has announced plans for a $100m US IPO just weeks after the company launched with $250m with private backing and an R&D powerhouse driven by the merger of 10 biotechs.
Four Pillars of Our Research
In our effort to develop cost effective process to produce second generation biofuels, we are isolating novel enzymes with higher specificities towards cellulosic biomass. We have …
Regenerative medicine biotech Surrozen aims for the Nasdaq in $212M SPAC deal
After banking two $50 million venture rounds about a year apart, Surrozen is ready to hit Wall Street. The company plans to go public via SPAC in a deal worth up to $212 million. ...
UK Vaccine Taskforce head lifts lid on Novavax deal
The UK’s unique offering as life sciences research hub helped convince US biotech Novavax to develop its COVID-19 jab in the UK, according to the head of the country’s vaccines task force.
We will have an abundant supply of Remdesivir by the second week of May: Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw says scarcity of critical anti-COVID-19 drugs Remdesivir and Itolizumab will end in 4-6 weeks as suppliers like her own company ramp up ...
Biobanks – A Platform for Modern Biomedical Research
Learn why biobanks are indispensable for biomedical research and how biospecimen management LIMS software enables biobanks to securely manage data, meet compliance and enhance operational ...
Bluebird’s withdrawal of therapy from Germany could chill talks over gene therapy prices across Europe
A stalemate in Germany raises broader questions about whether Europe can ever become a viable commercial market for gene therapies.