🎥Agrifood VC needs a different playbook, says Pymwymic: “Corporate venture capital needs to step in earlier”
In agrifoodtech investing, says Pymwymic managing partner Rogier Pieterse, it might be time to stop shooting for the sta…
Novo licenses Nanexa’s long-acting injection platform in €1.165B deal
Why it matters: The new collaboration targets monthly and quarterly injections. If that longer dosing interval works in patients, it could give Novo another way to distinguish its weekly obesity and diabetes treatments, such as Wegovy and Ozempic, in diseases where treatment convenience is becoming a growing competitive advantage.
Bavarian Nordic names new CEO; Abivax and ProQR add key leaders
Bavarian Nordic: Tarja Stenvall to become CEO. The Danish vaccine maker has chosen the former Sanofi executive to succeed Paul Chaplin on Oct. 15. Stenvall brings commercial and vaccine experience to a company that grew under Chaplin from a research-focused biotech into a global vaccine supplier. Go deeper.
Roche signs two deals worth about $3.5B in one day
Atavistik: Roche will pay the Cambridge, Massachusetts, biotech $70 million (€62 million) upfront, with up to $1.9 billion (€1.67 billion) in research, development and commercial milestones, plus royalties. Atavistik will use its AMPS platform to find binding pockets on proteins and design small molecules against several disease targets. Roche will take over further preclinical development, clinical trials and commercialization.
Nine pharma companies urge Europe to invest more in medicines
Why it matters: “The letter we signed this week reflects a reality that the pharmaceutical industry has observed for years: Europe is losing ground in the race for innovation,” a spokesperson from Sanofi told European Biotechnology.
Kasvu raises €30M for depression drug targeting TrkB
Why it matters: Kasvu aims to reproduce the neuroplasticity benefits associated with psychedelics without their hallucinogenic effects. The goal is a rapid-acting, long-lasting antidepressant suitable for use at home, although that promise remains untested in humans.
Hortiya brings generative AI to greenhouse
Generative AI is moving into an unexpected domain: plant biology. German agtech startup Hortiya, founded in Duisburg in …
Estudo identifica fago promissor contra bactéria do cancro cítrico
Foto: Fundecitrus O bacteriófago P27 reduziu em 60% a formação de lesões de cancro cítrico em laranjeiras mantidas …
Philippines links weather and rice data to strengthen climate-resilient farm planning
The Philippines is tightening the link between climate intelligence and rice production, as the Philippine Rice Research…
Brasil avança em projetos de carbono no solo
O Brasil reúne 20 projetos de carbono agrícola e manejo do solo desenvolvidos com a metodologia VM0042, da Verra. O volu…