Interview: AbiVax Equipped To Enter Anti-Inflammatory Market

The French biotech's CEO tells Scrip the firm now has the time and resources to sign up a big pharma partner for its ulcerative colitis, RA and Crohn’s candidate.

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Paris-based Abivax maps out its future • Source: Shutterstock

Boosted by a recent €12m cash injection from leading healthcare investor Sofinnova Partners, France's Abivax can now focus on steering its flagship anti-inflammatory ABX464 through three key mid-stage trials.

Sofinnova has bought 1.5 million new shares at the market price of €8 each to take a stake of around...

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