The new €350m ($386m) biotechnology research center will help power Boehringer Ingelheim’s development of biopharmaceuticals, which account for around 50% of the company’s research pipeline.
The radiopharmaceuticals developer Ariceum Therapeutics has bagged $24.9m (€22.8m) in a Series A extension round. Adding to a $27.4m (€25m) Series A closing last year, the Series A winnings for the German startup now total $52.3m (€47.8m).
Evonik has opened a new GMP facility to manufacture lipids for advanced pharmaceutical drug delivery applications, which is situated at the company’s site in Hanau, Germany.
Germany has made a series of contracts with vaccine manufacturers to reserve mRNA manufacturing capacity in the country as part of its pandemic preparedness plans.
Sartorius is strengthening its product portfolio for cell and gene therapies with the acquisition of a majority stake in German reagent manufacturer CellGenix.
AstraZeneca and IDT Biologika are exploring options to accelerate output of finished COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca in the second quarter of 2021 in order to help support Europe’s immediate vaccination needs during the pandemic.
Merz announces that it has completed the construction of a new plant for its botulinum neurotoxin product and unveils a ‘robot-controlled’ filling line.