News and Trends 21 Nov 2016 “We are Pioneering Cell Therapy to Cure NASH and Fibrotic Disease” Promethera is collecting cash to fuel its liver disease program that revolves around HepaStem. I sat down with the CEO to hear more about the link between the company’s seemingly diverse interests and future direction. Promethera is the new kid on Belgium’s biotech block in Louvain-la-Neuve, and it’s hatching plans to make a splash with an IPO next spring. […] November 21, 2016 - 7 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 18 Nov 2016 14 More Stories: CRISPR enters Humans, Biocartis makes a Splash Try as we might, we can’t cover all the biotech news out there. During the week, we only pick the top stories to keep you informed but not waste your time. Here’s a roundup of news that didn’t make the cut this week. Biocartis had a big week. The molecular diagnostics company raised €32.7M in an equity […] November 18, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 16 Nov 2016 Cell Therapies: Is Commercialization holding back a Breakthrough? How far away is biotech from a breakthrough with cell and gene therapy? While these therapies have the potential to be the most effective on the market, they are still a long way away from that point, according to a pair of expert panels at BIO Europe last week. Everyone in cell therapy knows the […] November 16, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 10 Nov 2016 Evotec chooses Oxford as Proving Ground for Academia-Industry Bridge The German CRO has struck a deal with the University of Oxford to test a model framework for bringing academic research to the clinic faster. Evotec started out as a service provider in Hamburg, but thanks to former CEO Jörn Aldag, it has blossomed into a company that specializes in transforming newly discovered therapies into […] November 10, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 10 Nov 2016 This has been the Worst Financial Year for Biotech in a Decade A presentation on the financial state of biotech kicked off BIO-Europe in Cologne this week. The hostile American political climate has done some damage. There’s a political storm brewing across the Atlantic that has everyone in biotech worried: what does the American political climate mean for the future of the industry? The numbers already look […] November 10, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Nov 2016 UPDATE: The US did the unthinkable. What does this mean for European Biotech? Donald Trump, a reality TV host, has just beaten Hillary Clinton, whose qualifications are too many to list, to become President of the United States. Who knows what’s next for European biotech? The world is preparing its nuclear fallout shelters, and biotech might best follow suit. The Donald is not known for his coherence, consistency […] November 9, 2016 - 5 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 4 Nov 2016 Roche hits a Speed Bump on the way to a Hemophilia Cure The Swiss pharma is gearing up for a battle with Novo Nordisk in Hemophilia, but a safety setback might slow its progress. There is a ‘bloody’ battle in Europe that no one is talking about: who will claim the next Hemophilia blockbuster drug? Roche has established itself as a force to be reckoned with via […] November 4, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 3 Nov 2016 Which Teams are taking home Lego Trophies from iGEM this year? The iGEM 2016 results are in! The world’s largest synthetic biology competition took place in Boston from the 24th to the 31st of October, and European teams took home the grand prizes in two of the three tiers, Postgraduate, Undergraduate and High School. The winners and their projects are listed below. Originally launched by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, […] November 3, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 2 Nov 2016 NHS adopts Next-Gen Sequencing to Test for Birth Defects Despite a lawsuit from Illumina, Premaitha forged ahead with its NGS-based non-invasive prenatal test; the NHS just adopted it as a standard screen. With its seemingly infinite applications, next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a hot area, especially for diagnostics biotechs. A number have been founded in recent years to develop prenatal tests for birth defects, and […] November 2, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 29 Oct 2016 Aliens in the Cornfield: The Borg Are Taking over Nebraska The assimilation of the human race has begun! A Star Trek nightmare is coming true, as biohackers recruit piercing artists to build human-based Borg. Similar to the Borg’s obsession with perfecting biological life through machinery, biohackers are driven to make human life easier with technological implants. The first trials have already begun, as some biohackers have […] October 29, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 27 Oct 2016 UPDATE: Future of CAR-T shaken by Novartis R&D Shuffle After a promising kick off, Novartis is raising doubts about the future of its CAR-T program with its decision to dissolve and reintegrate the cell and gene therapy division into its immuno-oncology effort. Yes, you read that correctly: despite exciting progress by Novartis’s CAR-T therapy program, the company is reportedly disbanding the cell and gene therapy […] October 27, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 27 Oct 2016 Oxitec scales up Mosquito production with a new Factory in Brazil Since Brazil became the first country in the world to deploy GM mosquitos, Oxitec has opened a factory there to produce its Friendly Aedes aegypti. Oxitec has opened a large-scale mosquito factory in Piracicaba, Brazil, to scale up production of their Friendly Aedes aegypti mosquitos. These mosquitos are effectively sterilized so they don’t transmit infectious […] October 27, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email