Pop Biotechnologies Inc. has been awarded a $2.46 million grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to pursue development of a ‘mosaic’ active immunotherapy against Alzheimer’s disease.

Convatec Group plc plans to invest more than $1 billion in the U.S. and U.K. over the next decade as it looks to accelerate its research and development (R&D) ambitions.

Full-Life Technologies Ltd. announced Sept. 29 the completion of a $77 million financing, comprising $50 million in series C equity and $27 million in debt financing, which will be used to advance a portfolio of radiopharmaceuticals and radionuclide-drug conjugates worldwide.

Orexo AB’s subsidiary Orexo US Inc. has been awarded $8 million in funding by the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to support the development of OX-390, an intranasal rescue medication for adulterated opioid overdoses.

Rhythm Diagnostic Systems SAS (RDS) raised €14 million (US$16.6 million) in a series A funding round for Multisense, its wearable device that continuously monitors key physiological parameters of patients in hospital or at home. Already CE-marked and deployed in approximately 15 hospitals across France, Belgium and Germany, the funds will enable RDS to expand its commercial and customer support teams and prepare reimbursement filings in key European markets, Elie Lobel, CEO of RDS, told >BioWorld.