Private Company Edition: BioGeneration closed a €105m ($119m) fund to continue backing new European companies, while Samsara BioCapital, Evotec and KCK Ltd. launched the virtual incubator Autobahn Labs. Also, Poseida, Annexon and Goldfinch close $100m-plus VC rounds.

As South Korean companies jump into the development of vaccines and drugs for the coronavirus, they also call for stronger government support and increased collaboration between the state and private sectors.

French VC firm Truffle Capital has raised €250 million ($278m) for its new BioMedTech fund. The capital will be used to create 12 new medtech companies.

Zydus says its Moraiya plant should be ready for re-inspection at the end of June 2020, following a recent FDA warning letter. Meanwhile, as returns from levorphanol fall on the back of increased competition, the firm has written down investment by $37.5m causing Q2 profits to slump 74%. Post successful Phase II trials in the US for NASH and NAFLD indications, its hopes are now pinned on saroglitazar magnesium.