The merger closed in May, so the second quarter earnings report will be the first presentation of the combined company’s performance and outlook.

Co-founded by Sebastian Nijman and Thijn Brummelkamp in 2017, Scenic Biotech is a spinout of the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oxford University. It was established with a focus on identifying genetic modifiers, or genes that suppress or block the disease-causing effects of a mutated gene in the body. In Vivo spoke with incoming CEO Oscar Izeboud about the company’s next steps, and the potential for genetic modifiers to address unmet needs in the rare disease space, and beyond.

Poseida, Nkarta and Inventiva raised $224m, $252m and $107.7m, respectively. Also, Forbion raised €185m ($208m) of a new €250m fund and Blackstone closed the last $1.2bn of its $4.6bn fund for public and private company deals, and Ascendis led recent follow-ons with a $569.2m offering.

Sanofi is paying €17.5m upfront to combine a preclinical NK cell product with its anti-CD38 antibody Sarclisa and develop a multiple myeloma drug that potentially may prove more effective than J&J's Darzalex, Kiadis's CEO tells Scrip.