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MaaT Pharma Announces Positive Topline Results from the Pivotal Phase 3 ARES Study Evaluating MaaT013 in acute Graft-versus-Host Disease

8 Jan 2025

The study met its primary endpoint with a significant gastrointestinal overall response rate at Day 28 of 62% and demonstrates the unprecedented efficacy of MaaT013 as third-line treatment of aGvHD with gastrointestinal involvement (GI-aGvHD). The clinical data support Matt’s mid-2025 regulatory submission, seeking EU marketing authorization for its lead product.

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One Bio Snaps Up $27M for GLP-1-Friendly Plant Fibres That Prevent Food Waste

16 Dec 2024

Californian food tech startup One Bio has closed a $27M Series A round to advance its short-chain fibres derived from agricultural waste.

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Aleph Farms Submits Application for Cultivated Meat Approval in Thailand

10 Dec 2024

Israel-based Aleph Farms has submitted its first application for regulatory approval of cultivated meat in Thailand, marking a step forward in its efforts to bring its cultivated beef steaks, Aleph Cuts, to market.

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With $380M deal, Bristol Myers Squibb ups the ante with cell therapy manufacturer Cellares

22 Apr 2024

Bristol Myers Squibb was the first major biopharma company to take notice of innovative cell therapy contract manufacturer Cellares, participating in a $255 million series C funding round in August of last year.

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Bioprocess

Engineering Proteins For Food Allergies With Ukko's Dr. Anat Binur

Anat Binur, Ph.D. is CEO and Co-Founder at Ukko, where she’s leading an effort to create new allergy therapeutics by engineering the proteins that induce immune response in people who suffer from food allergies.

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Tropic

Tropic Announces Collaboration with Corteva Agriscience Utilizing Tropic’s Groundbreaking GEiGS® Technology to Develop Robust Disease Resistance Traits in Corn and Soybean

26 Sept 2023

The project aims to revolutionize agricultural sustainability and yield through cutting-edge gene editing approach.

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Cellares unveils $255M investment round with Bristol Myers among those in the fold

24 Aug 2023

Forget the industry terms “CDMO” and “CMO” when discussing cell therapy manufacturer Cellares. The South San Francisco-based company has coined its own acronym as the world’s first integrated development and manufacturing organization (IDMO).

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COMPASS Pathways Secures Term Loan Facility for Up to $50 Million from Hercules Capital

5 Jul 2023

COMPASS Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS), a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, today announced that the Company has entered into a term loan agreement with Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) for up to $50 million.

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Vedanta

Vedanta Biosciences Announces $106.5 Million Financing to Advance Pipeline of Defined Bacterial Consortia Therapies

25 Apr 2023

Vedanta Biosciences, a clinical-stage company that is developing a potential new category of oral therapies based on defined bacterial consortia, today announced that it has raised $106.5 million to support pivotal-stage development.

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MaaT Pharma Announces U.S. FDA Lifts Clinical Hold on Phase 3 Investigational New Drug Application for MaaT013 in Patients with Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease

24 Apr 2023

MaaT Pharma Announces U.S. FDA Lifts Clinical Hold on Phase 3 Investigational New Drug Application for MaaT013 in Patients with Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease.

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Foodberry Launches New Consumer Product Partnership With NadaMoo!, Showcasing Its Patented Food Technology Platform

2 Mar 2023

Foodberry’s plant-based coatings are wrapped around NadaMoo!’s dairy-free ice cream to create Frozen Snack Bites, a new form of snackable frozen desserts.

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Plusieurs millions et un administrateur de renom pour Volumina Medical

4 October 2022

La jeune pousse du Biopôle d’Epalinges a bouclé un tour de table de série A, la semaine dernière. Stefan Catsicas, ancien cadre de Nestlé et de l’EPFL, rejoint son conseil d’administration.

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Tiba Biotech and the Australian State of New South Wales Enter Partnership to Address Emergency Animal Disease Threats

27 September 2022

Tiba Biotech, a preclinical biopharmaceutical company, today announced it has entered into a five-year, multi-million US dollar agreement with the Australian state government of New South Wales (NSW) to develop next-generation mRNA vaccines against emergency animal diseases that threaten Australia’s livestock industry and domestic food security.

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COMPASS Pathways launches phase II clinical trial of psilocybin therapy in anorexia nervosa

27 July 2022

Multi-centre, double-blind randomised controlled phase II trial will investigate the efficacy of COMP360 psilocybin therapy in anorexia nervosa for which there is currently no approved pharmacological treatment option.

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Tropic Biosciences, a startup that uses gene editing to protect crops like bananas and coffee from climate change, just raised $35 million in Blue Horizon-led round

6 July 2022

British agritech startup Tropic Biosciences has raised $35 million in fresh funding in its effort to pioneer gene-editing technology that protects crops such as coffee, bananas and rice from disease.

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MaaT Pharma confirme les résultats positifs de l'étude CIMON de Phase 1b évaluant MaaT033

2 June 2022

Maat Pharma, société française de biotechnologie au stade clinique, pionnière du développement de Microbiome Ecosystem Therapies (MET) dédiées à l’amélioration de la survie des patients atteints de cancers, annonce aujourd’hui la complétion de son essai de Phase 1b CIMON évaluant la sécurité et la tolérance de MaaT033.

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BCD Bioscience, a Precision Prebiotic Fiber Company, Raises $12M In Series A Funding to Develop Lead Products

13 April 2022

BCD Bioscience, a biotechnology company creating precision prebiotics from natural fibers, today announced that it has completed an oversubscribed Series A financing round of $12 million led by Acre Venture Partners.

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Vertical Farming startup Infarm raises $200M for international expansion

16 December 2021

Europe-based vertical farming firm Infarm this week announced a $200 million Series D. The round, led by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), follows last year’s $170 million raise.

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Building off Pfizer investment, microbiome-focused Vedanta expands new fundraise to launch 2 studies

22nd July 2021

Vedanta wrapped up a $68 million Series D raise Wednesday morning, which included the $25 million equity investment Pfizer plunked down back in January.

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Cellares, Poseida partner on cell therapy manufacturing

14th July 2021

Poseida Therapeutics has joined Cellares’ Early Access Partnership Program (EAPP) to accelerate cell therapy manufacturing.

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From Printing Steaks to Raising Cash for Cultivated Beef Rollout

7th July 2021

Aleph Farms Ltd., a startup that grew meat in space and printed the world’s first slaughter-free ribeye steak, has raised more than $100 million to bring its cultivated beef to the market as soon as next year.

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Aleph Farms gets $105 million investment to bring lab-grown steaks to market

7th July 2021

Funding round is led by private equity firm L Catterton and DisruptAD, the VC arm of Abu Dhabi’s holding company ADQ.

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Forward Health raises $225M from investors including The Weeknd

11th March 2021

Primary care startup Forward Health is looking to expand its tech-powered, personalized healthcare model across the U.S., and will use a new $225 million Series D raise to help make it happen.

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Evox Therapeutics reels in $95M to propel exosome-based pipeline

18th February 2021

The U.K.-based biotech raised £69.2 million ($95.4 million) from the likes of OrbiMed and GV to advance a pipeline of exosome-based treatments into the clinic and further develop the technology that underpins them.

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Synthetic Biology Partners With AI To Delete Food Allergies

27th January 2021

Ukko recently announced a $40M Series B funding round to advance its efforts in ending food allergies for good. The funding Series was led by Leaps by Bayer—the impact investment arm of Bayer.

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Cellares Adds PACT Pharma to its Early Access Partnership Program

8th January 2021

Under the partnership, PACT Pharma will provide the company with insight into autologous NeoTCR manufacturing workflows to help identify product-market fit and secure early access to the technology for an undisclosed amount

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Ditch those plastic packages

26th July 2020

Six inventions for protecting our food with materials that protect the environment, too…

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Evox

EVOX THERAPEUTICS ANNOUNCES A MULTI-TARGET RNA INTERFERENCE AND ANTISENSE RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH LILLY

9th June 2020

Evox to use its proprietary exosome loading and CNS-targeting technologies to develop oligonucleotide drugs for the treatment of neurological disorders…

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TEMASEK LEADS TROPIC BIOSCIENCES' US$28.5m SERIES B ROUND

4th June 2020

Biotech startup Tropic Biosciences, which develops high-performance varieties of tropical crops, on Thursday said it has raised US$28.5 million in a Series B round led by Singapore state investment firm Temasek, bringing its total equity funding raised to US$40 million…

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SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS TO EXPAND COVID-19 TESTING TO INCLUDE ANTIBODY TEST

1st May 2020

The antibody test, which has a potential time to result of 14 minutes, will join the rest of the company’s diagnostic portfolio…

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MUSHROOMS WORK THEIR MAGIC AS INVESTORS SUPPORT COMPASS PATHWAYS START-UP

27th April 2020

A British start-up using the active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms to treat clinical depression has raised $80 million from investors, including Peter Thiel, the billionaire Paypal co-founder and early Facebook investor…

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Evox

EVOX THERAPEUTICS AND TAKEDA SIGN MULTI-TARGET RARE DISEASE COLLABORATION

26th March 2020

Collaboration focuses on developing novel protein replacement and mRNA therapies and explores the targeted delivery of these payloads using Evox’s proprietary exosome technology Partnership…

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FORWARD ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF COVID-19 HOME TESTING KITS

21st March 2020

With the offering of its first at-home testing kit, Forward expands COVID-19 testing options to scale its ability to treat the growing population experiencing the barricades of an overwhelmed healthcare system…

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MAGIC MUSHROOM MEDICINE PASSES FIRST CLINICAL SAFETY TRIAL

11th December 2019

Psilocybin, the main psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, has taken a step towards becoming a licensed treatment for depression, with the completion of the psychedelic chemical’s first controlled clinical study.

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WITH LESSONS FROM HOSPITALITY AND TECH, FORWARD EXPANDS PRIMARY CARE FOOTPRINT ON EAST COAST

22nd July 2019

The newest primary care office in the nation’s capital opened just across the street from an upscale downtown development featuring luxury condos, designer boutiques from the likes of Carolina Herrera and a Tesla showroom.

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