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Funding Daily Summary: What Happened on October 29, 2026

UK budget includes £1 billion biopharma package

Exogenus Therapeutics will lead a five-year, €13 million European project to advance an osteoarthritis therapy.

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Today in brief

A £1 billion biopharma investment package is part of the UK budget.1

Exogenus Therapeutics is set to lead a European consortium project for its osteoarthritis candidate EXO-101.2

Also worth knowing

  • The 10-organization Horizon Europe consortium has €13 million for a five-year project supporting Phase 1 and Phase 2 development of EXO-101, plus manufacturing, quality-control and regulatory work. Exogenus expects first-in-human Phase 1b studies to start in early 2028.2

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    The UK budget includes a £1 billion investment package for biopharma.1