CEVEC Pharmaceuticals GmbH (CEVEC) today announced the signing of an agreement with UCB S.A. (UCB; Euronext: UCB) on the evaluation and use of CEVEC’s proprietary ELEVECTA® Technology for the research, development, and manufacturing of Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) vectors for gene therapy applications.

Congratulations to our portfolio company Emperra GmbH E-Health Technologies for the listing of their ESYSTA App as the first Diabetes DiGA and becoming the first broadly reimbursed digital diabetes solution in Germany. This is a major achievement and will help many diabetic patients in their daily life.

With the successful completion of a second closing, Labforward adds >€3m to the Series B from January, bringing the total funds raised to >€8.5m. The majority of the new investment comes from the Fielmann Family Office.

People with glaucoma and eye doctors face a dilemma. On one hand, patients with glaucoma are at high risk of losing their eyesight if their disease progresses undetected and essential therapy adjustments are delayed. On the other hand, these typically elderly, vulnerable individuals are often hampered in seeing their doctor for office visits, particularly during a lockdown.