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The Download: cut through AI coding hype, and biotech trends to watch
Quote of the day “I am very annoyed. I’m very disappointed. I’m seriously frustrated.” —Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla tells attendees at a…
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Three technologies that will shape biotech in 2026
Recently, embryo scoring has evolved. Labs can pinch off a couple of cells from an embryo, look at its DNA, and screen for some genetic…
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Mane Acquires Belgian Biotech Company
PARIS — French flavor and fragrance supplier Mane Group has acquired Belgian biotech company ChemoSensoryx Biosciences. Financial terms of…
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Novartis strikes deal with UK biotech for up to US$1.7 billion
Novartis is on a deal spree this year, including the US$12 billion acquisition of Avidity Biosciences Novartis will pay UK biotech…
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Hong Kong stock ETFs get record China money on AI, biotech craze
Mainland retail traders are being lured by the outperformance of the city’s equities, combined with their accessibility and abundance of…
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Novartis to buy US biotech Tourmaline Bio for US$1.4 billion
Novartis agreed to buy Tourmaline Bio in a deal valued at about US$1.4 billion as the Swiss drugmaker continues to pursue bolt-on deals to…
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Biotech company Amgen set to build $600-million research center in Thousand Oaks
Biotech company Amgen is investing $600 million into a new research center for its Thousand Oaks campus. The new site will create hundreds…
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A*Star biotech spin-off Mirxes trims losses to US$28.4 million as top line grows
Higher revenue is driven by increased contributions from its early detection and precision multi-omics segment Local biotech startup…
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Biotech Beauty Company Debut Raises $20 Million
Biotech beauty company Debut has secured $20 million in investment to enhance its AI-driven ingredient discovery platform and expand its…
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Funding focus: Biotech dominates Netherlands’ top 10 rounds in H1 2025
Funding focus is a new series analysing cash flow into the European tech ecosystem. After debuting with a look at the biggest rounds so…
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NATO’s VC fund backs biotech startup for first time
The NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) has made its first investment in a biotechnology startup. The alliance’s VC arm announced today that it’s…
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Danish biotech Cellugy wants to replace microplastics in cosmetics
Danish biotech Cellugy has raised €8.1mn in EU funding to accelerate production of a biodegradable material designed to replace…
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China’s biotech moment ignites a 60% stock rally that beats AI
China’s biotechnology stocks have shaken off a four-year slump to be among the hottest performers in Asia this year and funds are tipping…
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Merck held talks to buy biotech MoonLake for over US$3 billion: FT
K has held talks to buy Swiss biotech MoonLake Immunotherapeutics for more than US$3 billion, the Financial Times reported on Monday,…
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LVMH-backed Biotech Firm Sparxell Secures 1.9M Euros in Funding
LONDON— Sparxell, a Cambridge-based plant-based colorant start-up, has secured 1.9 million euros in funding from the European Innovation…
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Singapore-based biotech firm Nuevocor raises US$45 million in Series B round
Biotechnology company Nuevocor announced on Wednesday (May 7) that it completed a US$45 million Series B funding round from new and…
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LA Biotech Investor Convicted in Murder-for-Hire Plot of Vermont Partner Who Threatened to Report Him to Authorities Over Fraud
A federal jury has convicted the accused mastermind behind a murder-for-hire plot of all charges brought against him in the 2018 killing…
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All assets of biotech founder in Novo Nordisk suit frozen, including US$218 million in DBS account
The Danish drugmaker alleges misrepresentations by KBP Biosciences founder Huang Zhenhua about the success of its kidney drug PHARMA giant…
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Initial MAS review group incentives could pull in regional biotech, fintech players: observers
High-growth companies in the technology, healthcare and sustainability-linked industries are potential entrants, too MARKET watchers…
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MAS review group incentives could pull in regional biotech, fintech players: observers
High-growth companies in the technology, healthcare and sustainability-linked industries are potential entrants, too MARKET watchers…
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GSK to buy US cancer biotech IDRx for up to US$1.15 billion
GSK agreed to buy US biotech IDRx for as much as US$1.15 billion to gain new cancer medicines. The UK drugmaker will pay US$1 billion…
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Johnson & Johnson is in talks to buy US$10 billion biotech Intra-Cellular
JOHNSON & Johnson (J&J) is in talks to acquire Intra-Cellular Therapies, a biopharmaceutical company focused on treatments for central…
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Big pharma’s bet on China biotech is a rare trade bright spot
AT A time when geopolitical tensions are hitting industries from semiconductors to electric vehicles, pharmaceutical dealmaking has become…