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GenoSafe Secures the Essential CLIA Certification
The French CRO specialized, among other things, in analyses for gene therapies can now analyze clinical samples coming from across the Atlantic.GenoSafe, a CRO originating from the AFM-Téléthon ecosystem, is developing its international positioning. Founded in 2003 and owned by a holding company bri...
FDA: BLUEBERRY SPARKS FIRE-BREATHING VAPORS
We were worried about the FDA with arrivals (Vinay Prasad), departures (Richard Padzur, Vinay Prasad), reversals and returns (Vinay Prasad), then again resignations (Vinay Prasad), strange decisions and ever more indecision. But today the rag is burning at the highest level of the U.S. regulatory ag...
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As of Monday, May 18, Biotech Finances will go live with a new version of its website and launch a mobile application. A redesign conceived to make access to content easier and to broaden its international reach, while maintaining a high value-added
FDA: BLUEBERRY SPARKS FIRE-BREATHING VAPORS
May 14, 2026
We were worried about the FDA with arrivals (Vinay Prasad), departures (Richard Padzur, Vinay Prasad), reversals and returns (Vinay Prasad), then again resignations (Vinay Prasad), strange decisions and ever more indecision. But today the rag is burn
KURMA CLOSES BIOFUND IV AT €215M
April 24, 2026
The healthcare venture firm closes its fourth biotech fund, up 35%, and confirms a still-minority strategy in Europe: combining company creation and early-stage investments.Kurma Partners announces the final closing of Biofund IV at €215M, versus €16
Health research depends heavily on residual human biological samples, but it is today hindered by a bureaucracy deemed "disproportionate." Backed by the Observatoire du droit de la recherche en santé (ODRES), their appeal targets the CODECOH procedur
The essentials of the week of May 11 to 15, 2026
May 14, 2026
WORLD(United States/Medtech/Urology) - Rivermark Medical closes a $20M Series D led by Andera Partners, with support from existing investors and a strategic investor (undisclosed), to accelerate development of its FloStent system for benign prostatic
To finance the research programs of its vaccine candidates in asthma and food allergy, the company founded in 1993 has raised nearly €40M in the form of convertible bonds (Oceane) since its takeover in 2020. An innovative source of financing for this
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see allThe French CRO specialized, among other things, in analyses for gene therapies can now analyze clinical samples coming from across the Atlantic.GenoSafe, a CRO originating from the AFM-Téléthon ecosystem, is developing its international positioning.
As of Monday, May 18, Biotech Finances will go live with a new version of its website and launch a mobile application. A redesign conceived to make access to content easier and to broaden its international reach, while maintaining a high value-added
To finance the research programs of its vaccine candidates in asthma and food allergy, the company founded in 1993 has raised nearly €40M in the form of convertible bonds (Oceane) since its takeover in 2020. An innovative source of financing for this
A major first for Ludocare. The young Lyon-based startup became, in early April, the first to obtain a favorable opinion from the Haute Autorité de santé (HAS) with a view to reimbursement for a digital therapy in France. The use of the device « JOE
The most common chronic disease in children, moderate to severe asthma remains imperfectly treated by current inhalation devices, leading to a high impact on school absenteeism and the quality of life of young patients. A population that has become a
The essentials of the week of May 11 to 15, 2026
May 14, 2026
WORLD(United States/Medtech/Urology) - Rivermark Medical closes a $20M Series D led by Andera Partners, with support from existing investors and a strategic investor (undisclosed), to accelerate development of its FloStent system for benign prostatic
BIOTECH EXPRESS
see allIN THE SPOTLIGHT (Paris/Healthtech/Investment) - Lauxera Capital Partners closes its Lauxera Growth II fund at €520M, exceeding its initial target of €500M and doubling the size of its first vehicle. This growth equity fund targets 12 to 15 investmen
WORLD (United States/Pharma partnerships/R&D) – Parabilis Medicines forges a strategic collaboration with Regeneron around its Helicon™ peptide platform, a new class of stabilized alpha‑helical peptides capable of penetrating cells and targeting intr
WORLD(Australia/Medtech/Urology) - NinaMED launches with $13.75M in financing led by SPRIM Global Investments to develop and commercialize the NiNA System, a non‑invasive, at‑home, drug‑free neuromodulation device for overactive bladder (OAB), under
MONDE(United States/Medtech/Urology) - Rivermark Medical closes a $20M Series D round led by Andera Partners, with support from existing investors and a strategic investor (not disclosed), to accelerate development of its FloStent system for benign p
PeterMD, Brainomix
May 12, 2026
WORLD(United States/Healthtech/Preventive medicine) - PeterMD is opening its share capital to a majority takeover by the Lorient health fund (alongside Emanate) to accelerate the national deployment of its "Medicine 3.0" platform, a market estimated
Robocath
May 11, 2026
(Rouen/Medtech/Cardiology) - Robocath has completed recruitment for its first “first‑in‑human” study on its next‑generation robotic platform for coronary angioplasty, conducted on 20 patients at the Centre Cardiologique du Nord (Saint‑Denis) with les
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see allMay
05/27/2026 - JOURNÉE INTERNATIONALE D’ACTION POUR LA SANTÉ DES FEMMES
Source : Réseaux et ONG internationaux (droit à la santé des femmes)
05/29/2026 - JOURNÉE MONDIALE DE LA SCLÉROSE EN PLAQUES
Source : Fédération Internationale de la Sclérose en Plaques (MSIF)
05/30/2026 - JOURNÉE MONDIALE SANS TABAC
Source : OMS (Organisation mondiale de la Santé)

