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Biotech News
Rewriting reproduction: London-based Ovo Labs lands £4M to extend women’s fertility window
As women age, over 70% of their eggs develop chromosomal defects by age 40, leading to dramatically lower…
April 24, 2025
Irish HAON Life Sciences receives €10.7M grant to heal infant brain injuries
Traditional treatment for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), such as therapeutic hypothermia, is limited. It must be administered within…
April 10, 2025
“Google Maps for cells:” Dutch startup with Polish roots QurieGen lands €2.2M to accelerate oncology drug development
Bringing a new drug to market takes 10–15 years and costs €1.5–2 billion, with a clinical trial failure…
April 8, 2025
Lab automation: UniteLabs grabs €2.77M to build the operating system for AI-driven biotech research
Labs face major compatibility challenges, with 90% of laboratory instruments coming from manufacturers. Due to non-standardized interfaces, research…
April 3, 2025
DeepMind co-founder’s Isomorphic Labs raises $600M to fuel AI drug discovery: 5 things to know
AI is revolutionising drug discovery, transforming a traditionally slow and expensive process into a more efficient and cost-effective…
April 1, 2025
Paris-based Aqemia receives $7.4M to pioneer RNA-based drug discovery
Traditional drug discovery is slow and expensive and relies heavily on trial and error. Aqemia combines generative AI…
April 1, 2025
Meet Dong Zhao: A co-founder of Munich-based Differential Bio that landed €2M for sustainable biomanufacturing
Biomanufacturing is undergoing a transformation as global disruptions, such as rising cocoa prices, egg shortages, and bans on…
March 26, 2025
Automating 3D cell culture: mo:re secures €2.3M to transform drug development
For decades, researchers have struggled with inconsistent, labour-intensive cell culture processes, limiting the widespread adoption of organoids in…
March 26, 2025
DNA testing startup 23andMe files for bankruptcy: 3 things that went wrong
23andMe, a consumer genetics pioneer that revolutionised the DNA testing industry, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection…
March 24, 2025