21-Mar-2023
Mpox – previously known as "monkeypox" – is currently spreading worldwide. An international research team from Goethe University and the University of Kent has now identified a compound that could help fight the disease. Their study has been published in the “Journal of Medical Virology”.
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21-Mar-2023
lino Biotech, a biosensor company and the world’s only provider of Focal Molography®, announced it has been acquired by Miltenyi Biotec, a global biotech company based in Germany, on February 22, 2023.
Since its founding in 2020, lino Biotech has made significant advances in developing new ... more
A revolution in drug discovery thanks to a new chat assistant?
16-Mar-2023
Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered drug discovery company, has integrated advanced AI chat functionality based on recent advances in large language models into its PandaOmics platform. The new feature, “ChatPandaGPT,” enables researchers to h ... more
Enabling continuous real-time monitoring of polymers and biopolymers: Gamechanger for the polymer and biopharmaceutical industry
14-Mar-2023
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the acquisition of Fluence Analytics, Inc., a US-based startup that provides real-time analytics solutions to polymer and biopharmaceutical companies worldwide. Since signing investment and collaboration agreements in August 2021, the two companies ha ... more
09-Mar-2023
Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of lymph node cancer, requires chemotherapy and radiation therapy that can be very stressful for patients. A research group in Vienna is working on a method to predict the course of the disease with the help of artificial intelligence algorithms. This would facili ... more
Cooperation between Bayer, the start-ups esqLABS and Dynamic42, and Placenta Lab of Jena University Hospital
08-Mar-2023
A first-of-its-kind collaboration in the consumer health industry is developing a platform aimed at reducing or replacing animal testing using “organ-on-chip” (OoC) technology and interactive computational software. The pilot project, supported by esqLABS, Dynamic42, Placenta Lab of Jena Un ... more
Viennese start-up develops novel, precise anti-cancer drugs
06-Mar-2023
RIANA Therapeutics, a promising pharmaceutical start-up recently spun out of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (Vetmeduni), aims to develop novel therapeutics for cancer patients based in part on scientific findings from Vetmeduni’s Moriggl research group (Moriggl Lab). The techn ... more
Forecast for 2023: further growth in net sales expected despite increasing headwinds
02-Mar-2023
Merck delivered profitable growth despite challenges in fiscal 2022. Group net sales increased by 12.9% (organically: 6.4%) to € 22,232 million compared with the previous year. Sales growth was driven by all regions and business sectors, particularly Life Science. The Big 3 businesses – Pro ... more
Final closing exceeds expectations for HTGF
01-Mar-2023
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has attracted a total volume of 493.8 million euros for its fourth fund generation at final closing. This makes HTGF IV its biggest ever fund. The seed investor, which invests in technology start-ups in the fields of digital tech, industrial tech, life sciences ... more
Exceptionally strong performance at Crop Science
28-Feb-2023
The Bayer Group achieved strong growth last year, posting significantly higher sales and earnings. “2022 was a very successful year for Bayer despite the challenging environment. We were able to deliver, even during these difficult times, and met the upgraded financial targets we set in Aug ... more