Top news of the week: 26.10.2021.
Healthcare
The Unlikely Outsiders Who Won the Race for a Covid-19 Vaccine
Uğur Şahin and Stéphane Bancel were long underestimated by investors and scientists. But when Covid-19 threatened the globe, these two unknowns had a solution.
Global Roundup: Newly-Launched AION Forms Startup in Israel
Biopharma and life sciences companies from across the globe provide updates on their pipelines and business operations.
Offaly good A pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a human for the first time
It will be a long time before such procedures become routine
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[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports strong growth in the first nine months – outlook for 2021 raised
Group sales up 8%1 at constant exchange rates (CER); 6% in Swiss francs Pharmaceuticals Division sales grow 5% in the third quarter and are now in line with the prior year for the …
Janssen Licenses "Flexible Antibody" Technology from F-star in New Collab
The license and collaboration agreement allows Janssen to use F-star’s proprietary technology in the research, development and commercialization of novel bispecific antibodies.
Pig-to-Human Transplants Come a Step Closer With New Test
Scientists have temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work.
Leadership change and even more momentum: Biotech pioneer Neovii under new management
Leadership change and even more momentum: Biotech pioneer Neovii under new management - NEOVII
Life Sciences Industry in California Defies Pandemic-Driven Employment Downturn
Although California is already a well-known hotbed for science and technology, the pandemic still precipitated a surge of activity in the life sciences industry.