News and Trends 28 Feb 2017 It’s Global Rare Disease Day! What Cures is Biotech Cooking Up? We’ve compiled a list of some of the latest advances of biotech in the field of rare disease to contribute to Rare Disease Day 2017. The European Organization for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS) is once again coordinating Rare Disease Day, which takes place on the last day of February every year. The aim is to raise awareness of […] February 28, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 27 Feb 2017 Fundraising in the UK will Support Rare Disease Diagnostics Worldwide Congenica has raised £8M in its Series B financing round to sustain the international rollout of its clinical genome analysis platform Sapientia. Congenica is a genomic diagnostics company in Cambridge’s biotech cluster. Its genome analysis platform, Sapientia, takes on the challenge of interpreting the avalanche of genomic data becoming available in healthcare. The £8M (€9.5M) raised will sustain the […] February 27, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 25 Feb 2017 Art Made with Human DNA Explores the Future of Genetics in Birmingham Gene Craft: Art in the Biogenetic Age opened this week at Birmingham Open Media (BOM) in the UK. Aiming to explore the social, economic and emotional implications of the most recent breakthroughs in genetics, the exhibition features two living art pieces created with human DNA by bioartists Laurie Ramsell and Gina Czarnecki. After the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) […] February 25, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 23 Feb 2017 NGS Metagenomics Test could Curb Antibiotic-Resistant Infections PathoQuest has shown its metagenomics sequencing technology can identify more pathogens in immunocompromised patients than the standard procedures, keeping antibiotic-resistant infections at bay. PathoQuest, a spin-off from the Institut Pasteur in Paris, develops next-generation sequencing (NGS) metagenomics tests. The company just announced the publication of results from a clinical trial comparing its iDTECT Blood technology […] February 23, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Infographics 21 Feb 2017 Infographic: The Biggest Biotech Company in Each European Country We had a look into European biotech and created a map with the biggest biotech companies in each country, according to their market cap. Biotech is one of the biggest employers in Europe, where companies of all sizes strive to bring the most innovative technology to the market. To illustrate the dynamic biotech ecosystem in […] February 21, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Feb 2017 Alphamer Technology gets Seed Fundraising to Fight Antibiotic Resistance Centauri Therapeutics has raised £1.2M in the second part of its seed round, which will be directed at bringing its first alphamer to the preclinical stage. Centauri Therapeutics, a young British biotech, is developing alphamer technology to fights infectious disease and cancer. Today, the company has announced the addition of £1.2M from existing and new investors […] February 20, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 18 Feb 2017 Microorganisms in the Library: Bringing Centuries-Old Books to Life Sarah Craske describes herself as a “British artist, without category.” Her work, at the intersection of art and science, revolves around the development of her own discipline: Biological Hermeneutics. Hermeneutics refers to the interpretation of texts, a term commonly used regarding the bible or philosophy. Craske translates the concept to biology by exploring the role […] February 18, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 Feb 2017 Gene Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis gets Approval to Start Clinical Trials Arthrogen will start a Phase Ib trial for a gene therapy aiming to treat rheumatoid arthritis with a single injection and reduce costs for patients. Arthrogen, based in Amsterdam, is developing local gene therapies for inflammatory diseases. The biotech company has now announced it has received approval to start a Phase Ib trial with its lead […] February 17, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 Feb 2017 UPDATE: More Promising Results from Mologen’s New HIV Therapy Update (17/02/2017): Mologen has announced more positive data for lefitolimod in HIV, as the Danish Aarhus University Hospital showed for the first time that the drug can induce a local antiviral immune response in patients undergoing ART. Definitive results are expected later this year. Originally published on 11/01/2017 Mologen’s partner in the development of an HIV therapy has […] February 17, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 Feb 2017 UPDATE: British Biotech Investment Company goes Public with €117M UPDATE (17/02/2017): Arix Bioscience announced that it has successfully raised £100M (€117) in an oversubscribed IPO on the London Stock Exchange. Originally published on 02/02/2017 Arix Bioscience is getting ready for an IPO that could reach up to €117M (£100M). The funds will be directed at small life science companies. Arix Bioscience is a ‘global healthcare and life […] February 17, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 16 Feb 2017 British Scientists Discover how Deadly Bacteria Survive a Last-Line Antibiotic Researchers from the UK and Australia have described for the first time the detailed molecular mechanisms behind last-line antibiotic resistance. A month ago, the news of a woman who died of an infection with a bacteria resistant to all 26 antibiotics available in the US traveled the world. The bacterial strain responsible, Klebsiella pneumoniae, is one […] February 16, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 16 Feb 2017 The Patent Office has Spoken: What does it Mean for CRISPR in Europe? The US Patent Office has ruled that the Broad Institute’s CRISPR patents do not interfere with those from UC Berkeley. While this might sound like everybody wins, it’s actually a loss for Charpentier and the CRISPR Therapeutics team. CRISPR has been hailed as the ‘scientific discovery of the century’. This molecular technique could be used […] February 16, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email