Tag: biotechnology
Vaccines available for the first time – hope for a billion-dollar market
Frankfurt The new cold season is approaching – and for the first time, vaccines to prevent infection with the respiratory virus RSV are ready for use. Last winter, the respiratory…
Schott Pharma is aiming for a valuation of 4.3 billion in its IPO
Frankfurt The Mainz-based glass packaging manufacturer Schott Pharma expects a valuation of 3.7 to 4.3 billion euros for its initial public offering (IPO) planned for the end of September. As…
Bayer boss Bill Anderson starts the first phase of the restructuring
Bayer boss Bill Anderson The American wants to reorganize the company and streamline processes. (Photo: IMAGO/Panama Pictures) Dusseldorf The American Bill Anderson has been head of the pharmaceutical and agricultural…
Sales of laboratory meat in the EU applied for
Dusseldorf The manufacturer of Bärchenwurst wants to sell hot dogs with meat from cell cultures in the future. A subsidiary of In Family Foods has submitted an application to the…
Climate change brings new viruses to Europe
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt It is a disease that, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is one of the ten greatest threats to global health: dengue fever, which is accompanied by…
Pharmaceutical company Novartis evaporated ambitious AI project
Novartis Novartis’ drug business is currently doing well. (Photo: imago stock&people) Zurich, Frankfurt The Novartis management around CEO Vas Narasimhan had apparently lost patience with the in-house IT experts: The…
Leqembi fully approved in the US for the first time
Frankfurt The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval for the first time for a therapy that slows the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. This was announced by…
Genetic engineering is already that important for medicine
Dusseldorf The EU wants to significantly facilitate the use of genetic engineering in agriculture. But the technology has long been used more and more in other areas: Genetic engineering should…
EU wants to allow genetic engineering in agriculture: Organic farmers are appalled
Corn plants in BASF research in North America Researchers, farmers and agricultural companies should now also be able to enter the biotech business on a large scale in Europe. (Photo:…
EU wants to allow genetic engineering in agriculture: Organic farmers are appalled
Corn plants in BASF research in North America Researchers, farmers and agricultural companies should now also be able to enter the biotech business on a large scale in Europe. (Photo:…
Germany falls behind as a pharmaceutical location
research laboratory In international comparison, Germany falls behind in pharmaceutical research. (Photo: Your_Photo_Today) Frankfurt In an international comparison, Germany is losing ground as a pharmaceutical research location. This concern has…
Artificial intelligence becomes the co-pilot for doctors
Doctor at the computer Speech models can log the patient conversations and thus give the doctor more time for the treatment. (Photo: The Image Bank/Getty Images) san francisco Medicine is…
How artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the biotech industry
Insight Innovation The fight against cancer and other diseases will be changed by AI. Numerous optimists expect a revolution in medicine. Boston, NY The “Bio International Convention” is one of…
First tropical virus vaccine about to be approved
Work for the mosquito atlas Doreen Walther at her workplace in the Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research. The biologist identifies mosquitoes under the microscope and enters the results in…
Novartis puts billions on the table for US company Chinook
Novartis laboratory By 2027, the group would like to grow by an average of more than four percent a year with innovative medicines. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Frankfurt The pharmaceutical company…
New patent dispute over corona vaccine against BioNTech, Pfizer and Moderna
Covid vaccine Biontech, Moderna and Pfizer made billions from their Covid-19 vaccines. (Photo: IMAGO/Beautiful Sports) Washington The US biotech company Promosome sees its patents being violated by the billions of…
Record funding for biotech firm ITM
Laboratory at ITM The Munich company was able to collect more than 200 million euros from investors. (Photo: ITM) Frankfurt In one of the largest private investment rounds in the…
How the new boss wants to stir up the Bayer group
Bill Anderson The American stands for a new management style at Bayer. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf At the start Bill Anderson stays true to his style. This Thursday, the American will…
Finding capital for biotech companies remains difficult
biotech research German biotech companies currently have many drugs in clinical trials. (Photo: IMAGO / Shotshop) Frankfurt Since the boom during the corona pandemic, German biotech companies have been raising…
Musk’s brain implant company announces approval for human trial
neural link Elon Musk’s company is allowed to conduct studies on humans. (Photo: Reuters) The company Neuralink, founded by Elon Musk, has apparently received the green light from the US…