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GQ Bio is pioneering a high-capacity adenovirus (HCAd) gene therapy vector platform that addresses some of the big challenges in the gene therapy field. (Picture: GQ Bio)
GQ Bio is pioneering a high-capacity adenovirus (HCAd) gene therapy vector platform that addresses some of the big challenges in the gene therapy field. (Picture: GQ Bio)

Pacira BioSciences Acquires GQ Bio

HTGF portfolio company GQ Bio, pioneering a high-capacity adenovirus gene therapy vector platform, was acquired by Pacira BioSciences, Inc. Pacira, the industry leader in its ...

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At its new premises in the tecHHub Hamburg, CrystalsFirst is significantly expanding its operations to foster greater synergy. (Picture: CrystalsFirst)
At its new premises in the tecHHub Hamburg, CrystalsFirst is significantly expanding its operations to foster greater synergy. (Picture: CrystalsFirst)

CrystalsFirst Scales Operations...

CrystalsFirst, a leading provider of advanced structural biology solutions and AI-driven drug discovery, is pleased to announce a multi-million-euro expansion of its laboratory infrastructure and ...

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medac has received FDA approval for treosulfan (Copyright Adobe Stock - Nicolas Hermbach)

Strategic cornerstone for medac: FDA approves treosulfan for alloHSCT

medac has received FDA approval for treosulfan as a new drug application with orphan drug designation prior to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) in ...

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To officially mark the occasion, Gerlind Bräuning, Ulrich Spengler, and Sönke Friedrichsen cut the symbolic red ribbon, supported by Jan Zimmermann and Ole Stumborg representing the altona Operations department. (Picture: altona Diagnostics)
To officially mark the occasion, Gerlind Bräuning, Ulrich Spengler, and Sönke Friedrichsen cut the symbolic red ribbon, supported by Jan Zimmermann and Ole Stumborg representing the altona Operations department. (Picture: altona Diagnostics)

Grand opening of new altona Diagnostics production site

In the fall of 2024, altona celebrated the grand opening of its new extraction chemistry production site located at Schnackenburgallee in Hamburg opposite the premises ...

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Hans Kuhn hands over responsibilities to his successors Mariela Aranda (left) and Julianna Shibao (right).
Hans Kuhn hands over responsibilities to his successors Mariela Aranda (left) and Julianna Shibao (right). (Picture: altona Diagnostics)

New management at altona Diagnostics in Argentina and Brazil

After more than six years at the helm of the Argentine and Brazilian subsidiaries of altona Diagnostics based in Buenos ...

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To illustrate the type of environments in which gold nanoparticles can be used, the nanoparticles approach densely packed regions of proteins. (Image: Ferdinand Otto, UHH)
To illustrate the type of environments in which gold nanoparticles can be used, the nanoparticles approach densely packed regions of proteins. (Image: Ferdinand Otto, UHH)

"Stealth Effect"

An experiment led by a team of DESY and Universität Hamburg scientists has discovered that gold nanoparticles can move through liquid ...

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Evotec has started the search for a permanent solution for the position of CEO.

Evotec announces CEO transition

Evotec SE announced that after close to 15 years of successful service, CEO Dr Werner Lanthaler has informed the company, that he will not continue ...

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Johanna Hakanpää, scientist in charge of beamline P11, in conversation with Serghei Glinca, founder and CEO of CrystalsFirst. ( Photo: DESY)
Johanna Hakanpää, scientist in charge of beamline P11, in conversation with Serghei Glinca, founder and CEO of CrystalsFirst. ( Photo: DESY)

Cooperation for faster drug discovery

The mutual project “LigandML” receives funding by the IFB Hamburg aiming to leverage experimental capabilities for better data quality paired ...

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Onco AI-Med meeting at Indivumed: Dr. David Kerr, Nils Schumacher, Prof. Gerry Melino, Nina Gabelia, Dr. John Marshall, Dr. Takayuki Yoshino, Prof. Hartmut Juhl, Dr. Sun Young Rha, Dr. Jesus Garcia-Foncillas, Dr. Carlos Sampaio and Dr. David Gallagher (fr
Onco AI-Med meeting at Indivumed: Dr. David Kerr, Nils Schumacher, Prof. Gerry Melino, Nina Gabelia, Dr. John Marshall, Dr. Takayuki Yoshino, Prof. Hartmut Juhl, Dr. Sun Young Rha, Dr. Jesus Garcia-Foncillas, Dr. Carlos Sampaio and Dr. David Gallagher (from left to right) (Picture: Indivumed)

Indivumed Hosts Onco AI-Med Annual Board Meeting in Hamburg

Indivumed Therapeutics (“Indivumed”) welcomed members of the Oncology Alliance For Individualized Medicine (“Onco AI-Med”) to its global headquarters in Hamburg, ...

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LSN Managing Director Dr. Jürgen Walkenhorst and State Councillor Andreas Rieckhof visit Managing Director Dr. Frank Horling at BioAgilytix European Headquarters in Hamburg (from left to right) (Image: BioAgilytix)
LSN Managing Director Dr. Jürgen Walkenhorst and State Councillor Andreas Rieckhof visit Managing Director Dr. Frank Horling at BioAgilytix European Headquarters in Hamburg (from left to right) (Image: BioAgilytix)

#LifeScienceTour visits BioAgilytix

Andreas Rieckhof, State Councilor for Economic Affairs, LSN Managing Director Dr. Jürgen Walkenhorst and Juliane Worm, LSN Director Innovation & Technologies, visited the European headquarters ...

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Bastian Rouven Brückner, Head of Operations, Merck Group/AmpTec GmbH, Peter Scheinert, Founder & CEO, AmpTec GmbH, Prof. Simone Spuler, Head of the Myology Lab at the Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), Dr. Matthias Jöhnck, Senior Director m
Bastian Rouven Brückner, Head of Operations, Merck Group/AmpTec GmbH, Peter Scheinert, Founder & CEO, AmpTec GmbH, Prof. Simone Spuler, Head of the Myology Lab at the Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), Dr. Matthias Jöhnck, Senior Director mRNA Value Chain, Synthesis & ADC, Merck Life Science Services and MD AmpTec GmbH and Tanja Stadie, Head Of Quality, Merck Group/AmpTec GmbH at the official opening of the new mRNA production facility in Hamburg. (from left - Image: Merck KGaA)

Merck/AmpTec: New mRNA manufacturing site opened in Hamburg

Merck, a leading science and technology company, today became the first CTDMO (contract testing, development and manufacturing organization) to offer integrated services for all critical ...

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