Tag Archive for: life sciences

Ona Therapeutics Appoints Oncology Drug Development Veteran Dr. Antoine Yver as Chair to Accelerate ADC Programs to Clinical Inflection Points

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Brings over 35 years of oncology drug development experience, including senior executive leadership roles at AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo Led the development and approval of multiple breakthrough medicines such as ENHERTU®, TAGRISSO®, and LYNPARZA® Strengthens Ona’s transition to a clinical-stage company with ONA-255, while advancing its pipeline of first-in-class ADCs targeting major solid tumors Barcelona, […]

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Weekly roundup: An A* week! Advancements, acquisitions, appointments and Series A financings!

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AMSilk Secures EUR 52M Strategic Financing to Accelerate Commercial Growth AMSilk GmbH has successfully secured EUR 52 million financing led by existing investor ATHOS (AT Newtec), along with strong participation from fellow existing investors MIG Capital and Novo Holdings. The financing will enable AMSilk to scale industrial production and meet global customer demand for its […]

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Novo Holdings and EIFO invest €48 million in HealthCap IX to strengthen the Nordic life sciences ecosystem

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Novo Holdings and the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) have jointly invested €48 million in HealthCap IX, a Swedish life sciences venture fund focused on building innovative companies in areas of high unmet medical need. Following the investment, HealthCap will establish a local presence in Copenhagen at the BioInnovation Institute (BII) to increase […]

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Optimum’s top take-aways from Anglonordic 2025

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If a good rule of thumb for a conference is how full the hall is at the end of the day compared to the start, then the 21st Anglonordic Life Science Conference held last Thursday, attended by well over 300 people, was a resounding success.  Maybe it was still full because attendees were keen to […]

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ON Helix Conference | 3rd July 2025

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Optimum is a proud sponsor of ON Helix. This one-day conference will address key bio innovation trends, from developments in life science and technology research to their translation into new diagnostics, prevention tools or treatments. Delegates and Supporters will connect with the One Nucleus network to explore New Horizons for Bio Innovation. ON Helix Key […]

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