ISA Pharmaceuticals is planning to take its COVID-19 immunotherapy into the clinic, aiming to harness the power of T-cells to prevent the disease from becoming serious in infected patients.
US biotech Excision BioTherapeutics has raised $60 million to test a potential HIV cure in the clinic, which would use CRISPR technology to snip out the viral code from human cells and tiss
Operation Warp Speed's former science chief Moncef Slaoui is to lead research at a new mega-biotech called Centessa, formed by the merger of 10 privately-held life science startups.
Disgraced investor Neil Woodford plans to start a new biotech investment firm as he seeks to capitalise on a booming UK life sciences industry and rebuild his reputation following the colla