NovAliX acquires Sanofi site in Strasbourg and creates Guy Ourisson Research Campus
Univercells acquires SynHelix, entering into synthetic biology and the race to next-generation DNA synthesis
Genoscience Pharma licences GNS561, its PPT-1 inhibitor, to GENFIT in cholangiocarcinoma indication in US/Canada and Europe
Phase 2 clinical program in cholangiocarcinoma expected to start first half of 2022
Vésale Bioscience named most innovative start-up in life sciences in Europe at tenth edition of Biofit
The Belgian start-up is developing an effective and reproducible phage therapy approach that offers a personalized solution to the major issue of AntiMicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Advent France Biotechnology becomes AdBio partners
New name reflects venture capital firm’s international expansion as group of entrepreneur-investors adding value in biotech
Name change follows launch of second fund in September 2021 with first close at €86M aimed at building tomorrow’s most promising biotech start-ups
Genoskin launches MANTIS, a spatial biology imaging platform dedicated to skin immunology
MANTIS (Multiplex ANnotated Tissue Imaging System) was developed at Infinity (Inserm U1291, France) by Dr. Nicolas Gaudenzio and his team; Dr. Gaudenzio was recently appointed as Genoskin’s Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)
Genoskin licensed intellectual property from Inserm to develop MANTIS as a spatial biology platform dedicated to skin immunology and to characterizing drug effects on human skin
PDC*line Pharma raises €17.5 million ($20.3M) in Series B2 financing round
EverImmune raises €5M to enter clinical phase in microbiome immuno-oncology
Caixa Capital Risc Leads sale of Sanifit Therapeutics to Vifor Pharma with upfront payment of €205M
• Largest acquisition in history of Spanish biotechnology sector and largest operation to date for Caixa Capital Risc
• Holding 20% of the capital, Caixa Capital Risc is Sanifit’s biggest stakeholder and has supported company since 2006, participating in all financing rounds for a total investment of over €23M