Seekyo, a startup biotechnology company specializing in the development of ‘smart chemotherapy’ drugs that limit harmful side effects, has raised in excess of €650,000 (US$775K) in bridge funding.
Halozyme Therapeutics announced that a subcutaneous formulation of trastuzumab created with Halozyme’s technology, for the treatment of breast cancer, has received approval from Health Canada.
Hepregen has agreed to provide US CRO QPS Holdings with long-term liver cell models to aid its offerings in drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic (DMPK) services.
The recently-formed Advanced Biosciences unit of Rohm and Haas has
introduced the first product in a new line of functionalised resin
systems for the immobilisation of biocatalytic enzymes at the CphI
meeting in Frankfurt, Germany.