Ecosystem
23 articlesThe 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
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
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
Weekly Highlights — May 4 to 8, 2026
May 8, 2026
WORLD(United States/Biotech/Microbiome & IO) - Kanvas Biosciences closes a $48M Series A co‑led by DCVC and Lions Capital, followed by the Gates Foundation, ATHOS KG, Germin8, Ki Tua Fund and Pangaea Ventures. This round brings total funding to $78M
RADAR: 2nd CALL LAUNCHED IN APRIL
April 24, 2026
The association's new appel à manifestation d’intérêt (AMI) targets innovative projects using artificial intelligence to reduce the diagnostic odyssey in rare diseases. Barely a few months old and already a 2nd AMI! The association RADAR (Rare diseas
This Week's Highlights — April 20–24, 2026
April 23, 2026
WORLD(United States/Biotech/Proteomics) – Alamar Biosciences completes its IPO on Nasdaq (ticker ALMR), with shares issued at $17 and a first trade at $22.6, valuing the precision proteomics company at roughly $1.5B. Powered by its proprietary NULISA
On 16 December 2025, the European Commission proposed the "European Biotech Act" (Biotech Act I), a proposal forming the first phase of a strategic initiative intended to strengthen the position of the European Union ("EU") on the international stage
The 5th edition of the Trophées de la HealthTech by France Biotech delivered a clear message: the French ecosystem is teeming with high-potential projects.At the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris, the HealthTech Trophies 2026 ceremony felt like a collect
Sub-Q Bionics, Adcytherix
April 1, 2026
WORLD(United States; Israel/medtech/lymphedema) - Sub-Q Bionics has raised $1.5M in pre-seed funding from the Mayo Clinic, Yeda (Weizmann), private investors (undisclosed) and the Israel Innovation Authority. The company is developing a subcutaneous
France Biotech Trophies, VolitionRx, Ambrosia Biosciences, Eli Lilly, Centessa Pharmaceuticals, ImmunityBio
March 31, 2026
FRANCE HEADLINE (Paris/Association/HealthTech) - France Biotech unveils the 2026 rankings of the "Trophées de la HealthTech". The jury, co‑chaired by Patricia Blanc (Imagine for Margo), Stéphanie Debette (Institut du Cerveau), Agnès Devois (Servier)
A NEW FRENCH CHALLENGE FOR AVANZANITE
March 30, 2026
Backed by a €32M fundraising at the end of 2025, the Dutch company Avanzanite Bioscience is accelerating its European rollout with a structuring presence in France. At its head, Constance Sabbagh intends to make France a reference market to demonstra
