This week, Futura Medical (Futura) announced the UK launch of its breakthrough, topical gel formulation for the treatment of ED, MED3000, under the brand name Eroxon®. MED3000 is the first ever pan-European topical gel treatment for ED which is now available without the need of a doctor’s prescription, available over the counter (OTC) in […]
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common and debilitating problem for many women, particularly after childbirth or in later years. Yet despite this treatment options are limited, held back by a lack of research into medical products focused on women’s health. But one biotech, Versameb, hopes to change this with a novel mRNA therapy that […]
Melanie Senior’s article in Nature Portfolio on ‘Precision Financing’ highlights the rigour behind private biotech financing in 2023 where strong data and efficiency are essential. Two of our clients, Naveed Siddiqi of Novo Holdings and Antoine Papiernik from Sofinnova Partners were featured. Here are some key takeaways… Since the pandemic, the biotech industry has experienced […]
On the 4 April 2023, Adcendo announced the extension of its Series A financing to ensure broad development of its first-in-class ADC pipeline. The financing was led by Pontifax Venture Capital with participation by existing investors Novo Holdings and Ysios Capital which together raised an additional EUR 31M taking its total funds to EUR 82M. The funding from the strong and committed syndicate of […]
Following Jeremy Hunt’s 2023 budget delivered earlier this month, in which he paved the way for faster access to new drugs and revealed R&D tax credits for life sciences companies, Bloomberg looked at the many challenges still facing the UK’s life sciences sector. Despite the success of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine, the UK is still […]
