Pfizer begins phase 1 study of Covid drug candidate PF-07321332
Pfizer said that it has initiated a phase 1 study in the US for assessing the oral antiviral therapeutic PF-07321332 against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that ... Read More
French biotech company Step Pharma raises €35m in a Series B round
Step Pharma has raised €35 million in a Series B financing round for advancing STP938, its lead CTPS1 inhibitor into clinical development for the treatment ... Read More
Carrefour to acquire Brazilian food retailer Grupo BIG Brasil for €1.1bn
Grupo Carrefour Brasil, a subsidiary of French supermarket chain Carrefour, has agreed to acquire Grupo BIG Brasil, a Brazilian food retailer, from Advent International and ... Read More
Adani Ports to acquire DVS Raju’s 58% stake in Gangavaram Port for $500m
The Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has signed a deal to acquire the 58.1% stake owned by DVS Raju and family in Gangavaram ... Read More
Model Medicines, Sanford Burnham Prebys forge AI-driven drug discovery partnership
AI drug discovery software company Model Medicines has signed a multi-target collaboration agreement with California-based Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute for identifying and developing ... Read More
Mondelēz to acquire majority stake in UK-based nutrition brand Grenade
Mondelēz International has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Grenade, a UK-based sports performance and active nutrition brand, for an undisclosed price, in a ... Read More
Cipla Therapeutics partners with SIGA Technologies for antibacterial drugs
Cipla Therapeutics, an Indian pharma company, and SIGA Technologies have entered into a partnership to provide sustained innovation and access to novel antibacterial drugs, especially ... Read More
Aura Biosciences raises $80m for VDC therapies for cancers
Aura Biosciences, a portfolio company of UK-based Arix Bioscience, has raised $80 million in a new funding round for developing virus-like drug conjugate (VDC) therapies ... Read More
Moderna to supply 7m more doses of Covid-19 Vaccine Moderna to Philippines
Moderna has agreed to supply the Philippines with seven million additional doses of Covid-19 Vaccine Moderna, to take the confirmed order commitment to the Asian ... Read More
China-based Innoforce Pharmaceuticals raises $96m in Series A round
Innoforce Pharmaceuticals, a Chinese biopharmaceutical innovation and partnership company, has raised CNY625 million ($96 million) in a Series A financing round. The Series A round ... Read More