InteRNA Technologies B.V., a biopharma company engaged in the development of microRNA (miRNA)-based therapeutics for oncology, announces the closing of an equity financing round. This final extension of its Series A was co-led by new investors INKEF Capital and Aglaia Oncology Fund II. Existing shareholders also participated in this round, bringing the total Series A funding to US$ 10.5 million.
The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) and Sabin Vaccine Institute Product Development Partnership (Sabin PDP) announced a new research and innovation partnership with the Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE) of India on vaccine development for hookworm and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Het ministerie van VWS heeft InnoTact Consulting verzocht om een nationale samenwerkingsstructuur uit te werken. Als onderdeel hiervan inventariseren we de Nederlandse onderzoeks- en ontwikkelingsprojecten en programma’s die leiden tot nieuwe antibiotica, alternatieve behandelingen (peptiden, bacteriofagen, vaccins etc) of hiervoor in te zetten technologieën.
Johnson & Johnson announced the start of a safety and immunogenicity clinical trial in Sierra Leone of a preventive Ebola vaccine regimen in development at its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies. Trial recruitment is underway, and the first volunteers have received their initial vaccine dose.
The Top Sector Life Sciences & Health finalised the construction of the Innovation Contract (IC) for 2016-2017. This contract is in line with the formerly published Knowledge & Innovation Agenda (KIA) 2016-2019 and includes an overview of the indicative investments of the sector's stakeholders for the upcoming two years.
In dit contract bekrachtigen bedrijven, maatschappelijke instellingen, kennispartijen en overheden hun inzet op de belangrijke innovatiethema’s voor de jaren 2016-2017. Daarmee wordt voortgebouwd op de samenwerking die de afgelopen jaren in gang is gezet.
Clemens van Blitterswijk, partner at LSP (Life Sciences Partners), the specialist healthcare investment firm, has won the prestigious Huibregtsen Prize 2015 for the development of bone-inducing biomaterials.
Minister Edith Schippers (VWS) gaat de ontwikkeling van Nederlandse medisch-technologische innovaties stimuleren. Er komen ‘Health Deals’ tussen overheid en (private) partners die duurzame zorginnovaties verder op weg helpen. Schippers wil met de sector Life Sciences & Health (LSH) op nieuwe economische missies gaan. De Tweede Kamer is vandaag over de plannen geïnformeerd.
Agendia’s MammaPrint® and BluePrint® tests provide new insights that may provide many more women with beneficial treatment for breast cancer before surgery, according to findings presented at the 2015 Breast Cancer Symposium.
AM‐Pharma B.V. and Pfizer Inc. have been nominated for the prestigious category of “Best Partnership Alliance” for the 11th Annual Scrip Awards, organised by Scrip Intelligence, the leading source of news and strategic analysis for the global pharmaceutical industry.