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June 26, 2026
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Globally Recognized Impact Investors Back Leyden Labs’ Mission to Transform Protection Against Respiratory Viruses with €40 Million Investment

Spanning Europe, the United States, and Asia, investors include the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, Invest-NL, Gates Foundation, ClavystBio, and others  Ben Verwaayen appointed as a new Supervisory Board member LEIDEN, the Netherlands. June …
February 4, 2026
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Leyden Labs Demonstrates Feasibility of Novel Antibody-Based Nasal Spray for Flu Prevention

In a new paper published in Science Translational Medicine, Leyden Labs reports landmark preclinical and clinical data supporting the development of their antibody-based nasal sprays to prevent influenza infection by neutralizing virus at portal …
December 15, 2025
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Leyden Labs Highlights Urgent Need to Accelerate Innovation in Nieuwsuur broadcast

On 13 December 2025, Leyden Labs appeared on Dutch national television in Nieuwsuur. During the broadcast, our CEO Koenraad Wiedhaup and TenneT CEO Manon van Beek discussed the crucial role of innovation in strengthening …
October 2, 2025
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Leyden Labs Secures €30 million from European Innovation Council Fund and Invest-NL to Advance Nasal Spray Against Respiratory Viruses

Dutch biotech Leyden Labs has raised a €30 million equity investment from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund and Invest-NL to accelerate the development of its PanFlu nasal spray, as well as the Company’s …
June 3, 2025
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Leyden Labs lands €20 million EIB investment facilitated by HERA to advance pandemic preparedness activities

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Dutch clinical-stage biotechnology company Leyden Laboratories B.V. have signed a €20 million financing deal to advance development of the Company’s broadly-protective antibodies to defend against seasonal and pandemic …
April 7, 2025
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Leyden Labs Publishes New Data Confirming Potential of Intranasal Antibody Approach

In vivo influenza protection was achieved at a significantly lower antibody dose with intranasal compared to systemic administration  In contrast to what is observed with systemic administration, Leyden Labs’ lead influenza antibody CR9114 has …
March 21, 2025
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Jaap Goudsmit and Anna Beukenhorst Attend WHO Global Consultation on Preparing for H5N1 Outbreaks

Earlier this week, Jaap Goudsmit, Chief Scientist of Leyden Labs, gave a talk on monoclonal antibodies as preventive tools for H5N1 outbreaks, at the global consultation of the World Health Organization (WHO).
February 27, 2025
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Leyden Labs Appoints Clarissa Koch, PhD to Chief Research Officer

Following exciting advancements with new investments, scientific successes with our Mucosal Protection Platform, and clinical progress in our pipeline, we are happy to announce that we are further strengthening our senior leadership team.
February 20, 2025
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Leyden Labs Awarded Funding from EIC Accelerator Program

It is an honour for us to announce that Leyden Labs is among the select set of groundbreaking companies awarded funding under EU EIC Accelerator program. Only 71 out of 1211 applications were selected …
January 9, 2025
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Leyden Labs Raises $70M to Advance its Intranasal Antibody Programs to Protect against Influenza and other Viruses

Leyden Laboratories B.V. announces it has raised $70M in funding to advance its Mucosal Protection Platform. This non-vaccine approach utilizes broadly protective intranasally administered antibodies to free people from the threat of respiratory viruses, …
November 18, 2024
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PanFlu Wins BioTech Breakthrough Award For 2024 Monoclonal Antibody Solution Of The Year

PanFlu is the recipient of the “Monoclonal Antibody Solution of the Year” award in the fourth annual BioTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by BioTech Breakthrough.
October 11, 2024
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Interview: CEO Koenraad Wiedhaup with Biotech TV’s Brad Loncar

CEO Koenraad Wiedhaup recently had the opportunity to share the mission of Leyden Labs with Brad Loncar of Biotech TV during a stop in Leiden on the team’s 2024 European Biotech Tour.
September 12, 2024
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Leyden Labs Appoints Jintanat Ananworanich, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Ananworanich most recently led influenza vaccine development at Moderna and brings more than 20 years of clinical and industry experience in infectious disease.
February 16, 2024
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New publication shows CR9114 protects against avian flu in mice

The ongoing spread of avian flu among animals has increased the urgency of developing products that could prevent infection in the event of an H5N1 pandemic.
January 8, 2024
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Leyden Labs Selected to Present at 2024 J.P. Morgan Conference

Leyden Labs CEO Koenraad Wiedhaup will deliver a corporate presentation at the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, taking place January 8-11, 2024 in San Francisco, CA.
April 19, 2023
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Leyden Labs’ Intranasal PanFlu Antibody Enters the Clinic

Leyden Laboratories B.V., (the “Company” or “Leyden Labs”) announced today the dosing of the first Phase 1 healthy volunteer cohort with a nasal spray containing PanFlu candidate CR9114. CR9114 is a universal anti-hemagglutinin stem …
February 4, 2023
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Modeling Covid vaccination strategies for endemic SARS-CoV-2

A new article from Leyden Labs has been published in the European Journal of Epidemiology.
January 6, 2023
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Leyden Labs Presenting at 2023 J.P. Morgan Conference

We’re pleased to share that Leyden Labs CEO Koenraad Wiedhaup will present at the 41st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Koenraad’s presentation will take place Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. PST in …
December 19, 2022
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Leyden Labs among INSIDER’s list of 33 healthcare and biotech startups investors expect to take off in 2023

We are honored to be included in Insider’s list of inspiring healthcare and biotech companies in 2023.
November 2, 2022
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New publication highlights the secret to CR9114’s pan-influenza protection

Recently, our article entitled “The influenza hemagglutinin stem antibody CR9114: Evidence for a narrow evolutionary path towards universal protection,” appeared in a special issue of Frontiers in Virology on the role of genetic and …
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