Clara Rodríguez Fernández, Author at Labiotech.eu

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Evotec CEO Werner Lanthaler Biotech Innovation Partnerships

Interview 9 Nov 2017

Interview with Europe’s Leader in Biotech Partnerships

I talked with Werner Lanthaler, CEO of Evotec, during Bio Europe 2017 to ask him what the key is to his company’s great success in supporting biotech innovation and establishing strategic partnerships. Evotec started off as a contract research organization in Hamburg back in 1993. Today it has over 2,000 employees worldwide, its own pipeline […]

November 9, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

neurimmune ono pharmaceutical neurodegenerative disease

More News! 9 Nov 2017

Swiss Biotech and Japanese Pharma Team Up to Tackle Neurodegenerative Disease

Neurimmune and Ono Pharmaceutical have partnered to develop an antibody drug against a still undisclosed neurodegenerative disease. Neurimmune has a new partner to help it develop treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. Ono Pharmaceutical will work together with the Swiss biotech to develop human antibodies against a new disease target that remains undisclosed for now. In exchange for an […]

November 9, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

advicenne distal renal tubular acidosis rare disease

News and Trends 6 Nov 2017

Update: The First Drug for This Rare Kidney Disease May Come From a French Biotech

Update (6/11/2017): ADV7103 has maintained its efficacy in a 6-month extension of the Phase III study. In 79% of the patients, the blood bicarbonate levels were kept within the normal range after 6 months of treatment, further supporting its push to become the first treatment for the disease on the market. Originally published 11/9/2017 Advicenne has […]

November 6, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

CureVac Moderna Therapeutics Biotech Unicorn Battle mRNA

Interview 6 Nov 2017

Battle of the Biotech Unicorns: CureVac vs. Moderna

An interview never seen before. We brought together the founders and CEOs of the two biotech unicorns pioneering mRNA therapy: CureVac in Germany and Moderna Therapeutics in the US. The idea of messenger RNA as a therapy is simple but brilliant: instead of giving a protein to a patient, you give their body the instructions […]

November 6, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 4 Nov 2017

Bioart from the Ocean Depths: Underwater Sounds

What can art tell us about the mysteries of underwater life? Robertina Šebjanič explores the fascinating world of jellyfish, shrimps, fish and sea urchins. Robertina Šebjanič is an artist and researcher fascinated by underwater life. Her work explores the relationship between humans and animals, often through an unusual medium: sound. Šebjanič collaborates with other artists, […]

November 4, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 2 Nov 2017

Close to Launching Gene Therapy, Dutch Biotech Raises Over $91M on the Nasdaq

Update (2/11/2017): uniQure has closed its public offering raising over $91m (€78M) on the Nasdaq, taking advantage of a massive stock jump triggered by the announcement that an improved version of its gene therapy for hemophilia B will enter Phase III trials. Originally published on 24/10/2017 UniQure launched a public offering, perfectly timed with a rise in […]

November 2, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 2 Nov 2017

AstraZeneca and Moderna want to beat Novartis at Treating Heart Failure

AstraZeneca will work with Moderna Therapeutics to bring together to the market an mRNA version of Novartis’ failed heart failure drug Serelaxin. AstraZeneca has signed a deal with US biotech Moderna Therapeutics to co-develop and co-commercialize an mRNA drug encoding for the protein hormone relaxin. The therapy has the same target as Novartis’ Serelaxin (RLX030), a drug that was dropped in March […]

November 2, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

biogeneration ventures medical biotech fund

News and Trends 1 Nov 2017

Update: Dutch VC Raises €82M for a New European Medical Biotech Fund

Update (1/11/2017): BioGeneration Ventures has surpassed its third round goal of raising €75M by securing €82M. The VC has received extra support from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson Innovation. Originally published 27/06/2017 BioGeneration Ventures has secured €66M from Dutch and EU investors that will go towards biotechs developing therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices. BioGeneration Ventures is a Dutch VC that focuses its investments on […]

November 1, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Theranexus IPO CNS Narcolepsy Parkinsons Alzheimers

News and Trends 30 Oct 2017

French Biotech Closes €19M IPO to Treat Narcolepsy and Alzheimer’s

Theranexus debuts on Euronext Paris raising €19.6M that will support the development of its pipeline of CNS drugs for narcolepsy, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and neuropathic pain. Theranexus, based in Lyon, starts trading on Euronext Paris today. The company starts off with a market cap of €47.5M after closing a €19.6M IPO. With the money raised, the company […]

October 30, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 28 Oct 2017

Biomaterials Take the Stage at Dutch Design Week

The Dutch Design Week featured several biodesign projects that explore how the future will be shaped by the advance of biotechnology. Let’s have a look at some of them. Celebrated annually in Eindhoven, the Dutch Design Week has become a hotspot where designers share the latest trends and technologies. In the last few years, biodesign […]

October 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 26 Oct 2017

The FDA Recruits British Organs-on-Chips to Speed Up Drug Development

CN Bio Innovations and the FDA have entered a research collaboration to better predict drug safety in drug development by using human organs-on-chips. CN Bio Innovations, a spin-out from the University of Oxford, will be working with scientists from the FDA’s Centre for Drug Evaluation and Research with the aim of integrating organ-on-a-chip technology in the […]

October 26, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 25 Oct 2017

The UK Recommends the use of GSK’s €594,000 Gene Therapy

Amidst uncertainty about the commercial future of expensive gene therapies, the UK’s NICE has declared GSK’s Strimvelis offers “value for money.” Approved by the EMA last year, Strimvelis is one of the most expensive drugs on the market. Although GSK is offering a money-back guarantee and payment through instalments, the price of the gene therapy, […]

October 25, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Articles by Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Interview with Europe’s Leader in Biotech Partnerships

Swiss Biotech and Japanese Pharma Team Up to Tackle Neurodegenerative Disease

Update: The First Drug for This Rare Kidney Disease May Come From a French Biotech

Battle of the Biotech Unicorns: CureVac vs. Moderna

Bioart from the Ocean Depths: Underwater Sounds

Close to Launching Gene Therapy, Dutch Biotech Raises Over $91M on the Nasdaq

AstraZeneca and Moderna want to beat Novartis at Treating Heart Failure

Update: Dutch VC Raises €82M for a New European Medical Biotech Fund

French Biotech Closes €19M IPO to Treat Narcolepsy and Alzheimer’s

Biomaterials Take the Stage at Dutch Design Week

The FDA Recruits British Organs-on-Chips to Speed Up Drug Development

The UK Recommends the use of GSK’s €594,000 Gene Therapy

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