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R1 Therapeutics expands Series A to $80.5 million to advance global Phase 2b program in hyperphosphatemia

Samsara BioCapital, a leading biotech investor active across private and public markets, joins global investor syndicate Funds will be used to advance AP306, a first-in-class pan phosphate transporter inhibitor in development as a monotherapy for hyperphosphatemia in patients on dialysis Investment comes ahead of Phase 2b topline data, expected in H1 2027 Redwood City, California […]

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ViaNautis Bio welcomes SCI Ventures as new investor, expanding CNS portfolio into spinal cord injury

Investment supports application of ViaNautis’ polyNaut® platform to regenerative therapies for spinal cord injury, where targeted delivery remains a huge barrier Adds a new high-value CNS indication and provides further validation of polyNaut® as a versatile platform for precise, non-viral delivery of genetic medicines Cambridge, UK – 9 September 2026 – ViaNautis Bio (“ViaNautis”), the […]

Sofinnova Partners launches collaboration with AWS to scale AI across life sciences innovation

Sofinnova combines its sector expertise with AWS’s AI and cloud services to help life sciences companies scale faster The collaboration expands Sofinnova’s proprietary AI platform, Sofia, including a new founder-facing version PARIS, France – June 10, 2026 – Sofinnova Partners (“Sofinnova”), a leading European life sciences venture capital firm based in Paris, London, and Milan, […]

Hot Topic: Lilly’s big investment into vaccines

 ARE vaccines coming in from the cold? That’s the question this week after Eli Lilly splashed out almost $4 billion on three vaccine biotechs, two of which are in the early stage of clinical development. All are developing jabs for or related to infectious diseases. Why’s this a big deal? Because everyone knows that […]

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