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More News! 18 Dec 2019

French Biotech Raises €20M to Treat Cannabis Addiction Without Side Effects

Bordeaux-based Aelis Farma will use €20M in fresh funding to develop a new treatment for cannabis addiction and cannabis-induced psychosis, as well as a therapy for cognitive deficits in Down’s syndrome. The funding consists of €11M from a financing round coming mostly from regional investors, in addition to €9M raised through research grants. The […]

December 18, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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More News! 10 Dec 2019

After Phase III Failure, UK Firm Pushes Placebo to Treat Erectile Dysfunction

The strong placebo effect seen in Futura Medical’s phase III trial in erectile dysfunction has not deterred the company, but has instead encouraged it to seek approval for its medical device delivering the placebo rather than the drug as originally intended. Based in Surrey, UK, Futura Medical is developing a medical device used […]

December 10, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 9 Dec 2019

Autolus Reveals Early Clinical Data of Next-Gen CAR-T Therapy

London-based Autolus has shown its next-generation CAR T-cell therapy does not induce some of the severe side effects that have led to deaths in patients treated with CAR T-cell treatments currently on the market. Since their arrival on the market in 2017, CAR T-cell therapies have provided hope to patients with rare forms of blood […]

December 9, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

In Depth 9 Dec 2019

As Big Pharma Abandons Neuroscience, Can Biotech Provide Answers?

With big pharma exiting the neurology space in droves, biotech innovation might be the key to bring about a much-needed shift. At the Bio-Europe conference in Hamburg last month, experts weighed in on the challenges and future of neuroscience. Over the last decade, big pharma has become disillusioned with neuroscience research. Eli Lilly, Amgen, Pfizer, […]

December 9, 2019 - 9 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 6 Dec 2019

Dutch Startup Gets €9M to Create First Lab-Grown Pork Prototype

Dutch startup Meatable has raised €9M in a seed round that will allow the company to host a tasting of its first prototype of lab-grown pork by summer 2020. The fundraising was led by the German VC BlueYard Capital, which had participated in Meatable’s previous €3M round last year. New investors include business angels Albert […]

December 6, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 28 Nov 2019

Personalized Vaccine Could Delay Onset of Pancreatic Cancer

A personalized vaccine developed by researchers in the UK and China extended the survival of mice with pancreatic cancer, opening the door to the first treatments to prevent rather than treat one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. “Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most challenging tumors to treat,” said Yaohe Wang, professor at […]

November 28, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Interview 25 Nov 2019

Building a Life Science Industry from Scratch in a Small Swedish Town

Jennie Ekbeck has taken on the challenge of building Europe’s best life science incubator in Umeå, a small town in northern Sweden. Jennie Ekbeck became the CEO of the Umeå Biotech Incubator in 2012. Before that she was the CEO of a probiotics startup called Probac. “The reason why I applied to be the CEO […]

November 25, 2019 - 8 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

EU regulations cell gene therapy clinical trials

News and Trends 5 Nov 2019

EU Regulations Are Holding Back Gene and Cell Therapy Clinical Trials

European regulations might be responsible for lower numbers of advanced therapy clinical trials running in the region when compared to the US and Asia. Europe has historically been a pioneer in advanced therapies, such as cell and gene therapy. Europe was the first region to approve a gene therapy, and it boasts the highest number […]

November 5, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Best in Biotech 4 Nov 2019

Top 10 Biotech Companies Leaving a Mark in Munich

These are the top 10 biotech companies in Munich, one of the hottest hubs for the biotechnology industry. One of the largest cities in Germany, Munich is a hub for science and technology. Biotechnology is one of its many strengths, supported by strong academic research at the city’s two top universities: Ludwig Maximilian University and […]

November 4, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 25 Oct 2019

EU Court Ushers in the Use of Phages Against Listeria in Food

Amidst recent listeria outbreaks in Europe, the European Court of Justice has issued a court order in favor of the company Micreos Food Safety allowing the use of its phage technology to keep listeria at bay in food. Bacteriophages, or phages for short, are viruses that only kill specific bacterial strains and are harmless to […]

October 25, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 21 Oct 2019

Update: Abivax’s Ulcerative Colitis Drug Effective Long-Term

Update (21/10/2019): An extension of French biotech Abivax’s phase IIa trial shows its treatment for the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis has good efficacy after a year of treatment, with 75% of the screened patients remaining symptom-free. Of the 32 patients in the original phase IIa trial, 19 patients were treated with Abivax’s drug in […]

October 21, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

cancer treatments personalized technology

In Depth 15 Oct 2019

Four New Technologies That Will Change Cancer Treatment

New approaches to tame the immune system in the fight against cancer are getting us closer to a future where cancer becomes a curable disease. Personalized vaccines, cell therapy, gene editing and microbiome treatments are four technologies that will change the way cancer is treated. Curing cancer is certainly one of the big challenges of […]

October 15, 2019 - 9 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Articles by Clara Rodríguez Fernández

French Biotech Raises €20M to Treat Cannabis Addiction Without Side Effects

After Phase III Failure, UK Firm Pushes Placebo to Treat Erectile Dysfunction

Autolus Reveals Early Clinical Data of Next-Gen CAR-T Therapy

As Big Pharma Abandons Neuroscience, Can Biotech Provide Answers?

Dutch Startup Gets €9M to Create First Lab-Grown Pork Prototype

Personalized Vaccine Could Delay Onset of Pancreatic Cancer

Building a Life Science Industry from Scratch in a Small Swedish Town

EU Regulations Are Holding Back Gene and Cell Therapy Clinical Trials

Top 10 Biotech Companies Leaving a Mark in Munich

EU Court Ushers in the Use of Phages Against Listeria in Food

Update: Abivax’s Ulcerative Colitis Drug Effective Long-Term

Four New Technologies That Will Change Cancer Treatment

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