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News and Trends 23 May 2017

Merck to Pay Ablynx €15M for Getting a Second Nanobody ready for the Clinic

Ablynx is receiving its first milestone payment from a deal with Merck for the development of first-in-class treatments for osteoarthritis. Belgium-based Ablynx develops nanobodies, molecules with the same properties as antibodies but with the advantage of being much smaller. This technology has attracted top pharma partners like AbbVie, MSD, Boehringer Ingelheim and Novartis. Now, the third […]

May 23, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

argenx llama antibody immuno oncology IPO

News and Trends 22 May 2017

UPDATE: Argenx’s IPO soars to over €100M to prove itself in Phase II

UPDATE (22/05/2017): Argenx has gone above and beyond to secure $115M (€103M) on the NASDAQ. Underwriters claimed all of the shares offered in over allotment, bringing the IPO to 50% more than the initial goal. Rather a lot for a company whose compound has yet to prove itself in Phase II. UPDATE (24/04/2017): Pricing terms have yet to be set, but the […]

May 22, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Interview 22 May 2017

Meet the New CEO of the Dutch Biotech Making a Cure for Blood Cancer

Arthur Lahr, CEO of Kiadis Pharma, explains the promising cell therapy the company is developing and discusses how the dutch biotech ecosystem has evolved. Arthur Lahr has been part of the Dutch biotech scene for over 15 years now. The former Chief Strategy Officer of Crucell, which was sold to J&J in 2011, is now […]

May 22, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 20 May 2017

A Concert Played by Human Neurons on a Petri Dish

Guy Ben-Ary grew his own neurons on a Petri dish and made them perform in a concert last weekend at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin. Last weekend I took my bike across Berlin to attend a truly unique event. It was, in fact, my first time going to a concert where one […]

May 20, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Hansa Medical EMA Priority liver transplant

More News! 19 May 2017

The EMA Grants Priority to an Enzyme to Avoid Liver Transplant Rejection

Hansa Medical has accessed the EMA’s priority medicines scheme to accelerate the development of a therapy that broadens the access to kidney transplants. Hansa Medical, based in Lund, Sweden, develops enzymes with immunomodulatory properties. Its lead candidate, IdeS, has now been granted access to the EMA’s priority medicines (PRIME) scheme, designed to support the development […]

May 19, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Iterum Therapeutics antibiotics series b fundraising

News and Trends 19 May 2017

Irish Biotech developing New Antibiotics attracts €58M in Series B Round

Iterum Therapeutics has raised €58M to fund Phase III and bring a new antibiotic to a market where innovation is lacking. Iterum Therapeutics is a biotech based in Dublin that develops new antibiotics with the aim of combating the superbug crisis. The company has just raised €58M ($65M) in Series B to fund Phase III […]

May 19, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 19 May 2017

MorphoSys’ First Lanthipeptide Completes Phase I Successfully

UPDATE (19/05/2017): MorphoSys has announced the completion of the Phase I study with MOR107, which has proved safe and showed dose-dependent pharmacokinetics. The drug, an agonist of the angiotensin II receptor type 2 (AT2-R), comes from the Dutch Lanthio Pharma and is the first lanthipeptide in MorphoSys’ pipeline. Originally published 21/02/2017 Lanthio Pharma has initiated a […]

May 19, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

abcam axiomx acquisition milestone antibody

More News! 18 May 2017

Abcam Makes Final Payment in the Acquisition of an US Antibody Biotech

Abcam has paid US-based AxioMx a final €4.5M milestone based on performance, completing an acquisition that totals €36.4M. Giant antibody maker Abcam, founded by star biotech entrepreneur Jonathan Milner and based in Cambridge, has announced it made the last payment part of its acquisition deal with AxioMx. The deal was initiated in November 2015 with a […]

May 18, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Aurora tt Italy technology transfer biotech fund

News and Trends 18 May 2017

Italy is Getting its First-Ever Early Stage Biotech Fund for Tech Transfer

AurorA-TT is making plans to raise €50M for what will be the first fund dedicated to investing in tech transfer within the Italian biotech ecosystem. AurorA-TT is a newborn company in Milan with the goal of promoting technology transfer in Italy. To do so, the plan is to raise a €50M fund dedicated to biotech. “There’s […]

May 18, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 17 May 2017

Danish Biotech Targeting Ion Channels Completes Private Placement

The biotech company Saniona has announced the issue of new shares to Swedish and international investors, raising a total of €3.6M. Saniona, a Danish biotech listed on the Nasdaq First North Premier, just completed a private placement that raised €3.6M (SEK 35M) before issue costs. The funds are intended to provide the company with more flexibility […]

May 17, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 17 May 2017

A Spanish Biosimilar of Amgen’s Blockbuster gets Ready for EU Approval

Cinfa Biotech announced trial results for a biosimilar of Amgen’s Neulasta, a multi-billion blockbuster to treat chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. Cinfa Biotech is a Spanish company specialized in developing biosimilars. The biotech has announced positive results from the second clinical trial evaluating a biosimilar version of Neulasta (pegfilgrastim), Amgen’s second top-selling drug. It brought the big pharma €4.2Bn in […]

May 17, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 17 May 2017

Way to Success: What Role does Company Culture Play in Biotech?

You’ve surely heard how great company culture is the key to the success of tech giants Google and Facebook. Does it also apply to biotech companies? Company culture is what drives employees to give their best every day for a cause they believe in. It’s what makes the best stay loyal to a firm over […]

May 17, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Articles by Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Merck to Pay Ablynx €15M for Getting a Second Nanobody ready for the Clinic

UPDATE: Argenx’s IPO soars to over €100M to prove itself in Phase II

Meet the New CEO of the Dutch Biotech Making a Cure for Blood Cancer

A Concert Played by Human Neurons on a Petri Dish

The EMA Grants Priority to an Enzyme to Avoid Liver Transplant Rejection

Irish Biotech developing New Antibiotics attracts €58M in Series B Round

MorphoSys’ First Lanthipeptide Completes Phase I Successfully

Abcam Makes Final Payment in the Acquisition of an US Antibody Biotech

Italy is Getting its First-Ever Early Stage Biotech Fund for Tech Transfer

Danish Biotech Targeting Ion Channels Completes Private Placement

A Spanish Biosimilar of Amgen’s Blockbuster gets Ready for EU Approval

Way to Success: What Role does Company Culture Play in Biotech?

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