All-stock merger will create new company owned 75% by Adaptimmune’s shareholders. Grifols, Selagine to explore antibody approach to treating dry eye disease, and other recent deals.

The use of virtual, real-time and at-home testing to provide clinical trials data has been steadily gaining the interest of the health care industry. COVID-19 has put this opportunity into sharper focus, says CNS trials technology developer Cambridge Cognition, which is now adding a voice option to its portfolio.

Herbolea licenses cannabis extraction technology to KD Pharma; Nature Made leads again among pharmacy-recommended VMS products; Mannatech share buy-back oversubscribed; Grove Collaborative acquires Sundaily; and custom probiotics firm Sun Genomics reaches $11.75m funding.

Tespo, VitaCup and Kannaway offer vitamin delivery options for the pill-wary with beverages infused with nutrients, many designed for single-serve coffee makers. Private equity investors help VitaCup expand its business while Kannaway new coffees and teas in Walmart in June.