LONDON – The UK's scientific establishment heaped praise on the country's new Nobel Laureate John Gurdon, who on Monday was awarded the prize in medicine, sharing the honor with Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka. Read More

LONDON – The discovery of the structure of an enzyme that helps to regulate levels of proteins in the body could lead to new drugs to treat a range of diseases, from Alzheimer's to cancer and inflammation. Read More

LONDON – Affimed Therapeutics AG closed a €15.5 million (US$20 million) Series D funding round, enabling it to advance clinical development of its two leading second-generation TandAb bispecific antibodies. Read More

BRUSSELS – The smooth sounds of Marvin Gaye's '80s classic 'Sexual Healing' greeted delegates filing in for the opening keynote session at BioPartnering Future Europe meeting at the Square Brussels Meeting Centre Monday. Read More

It was an unlikely project, all the way around. First, getting together a syndicate of venture capital investors to bet on vaccines – medicines typically given to healthy subjects, which makes possible toxicity an especially dicey proposition. Read More

• Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd., of Petah-Tikva, Israel, listed and began trading its American depository receipts (ADRs) under the symbol "CANFY" on the Over-the-Counter market. Read More