News and Trends 29 Nov 2017 One Mouse with All-Human Antibodies Monoclonal antibodies have long been the focus of research surrounding drug development against inflammatory diseases and cancer. For decades, researchers have had to travel along a strenuous path to get to where we are now. After monoclonal antibodies (mAb) were discovered in the first half of the 20th century, researchers quickly understood that animals, such […] November 29, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 29 Nov 2017 What’s Going on in the Biotech Ecosystem of Portugal? The biotech ecosystem in Portugal is rapidly growing. Ricardo Perdigao, Investment Manager at Portugal Ventures, discusses the country’s potential in this field. Portugal has seen the number of life sciences startups triple between 2008 to 2015. A study by Portugal Ventures links this growth to a better funding environment and to researchers being more aware that […] November 29, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 22 Nov 2017 Streamlining Vaccine R&D with Labflow Automation In recent years, awareness for the automation of laboratory workflows has increased dramatically. As a result, researchers have worked tirelessly to make the improvement of lab digitalization and sensor technologies a main priority. Being able to collect large quantities of data from R&D and Quality Control (QC) in a short amount of time, has the […] November 22, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 6 Nov 2017 Get your Company Ready for the EU’s New Data Protection Law With the beginning of summer next year, not only temperatures will rise, but possibly also temperaments, as the European Union’s new data protection law takes effect. The highly tightened measures to protect personal data will mean that companies worldwide have a lot of adjusting to do. Like most new regulations, the General Data Protection Regulation […] November 6, 2017 - 9 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 2 Nov 2017 Infographic: The Berlin Biotech Ecosystem Together with Berlin Partner for Business and Technology, we have created an absolutely amazing infographic full of cool & fun facts about the Berlin Biotech Ecosystem. Click on the image below to view the complete infographic! Do you want to learn more about Berlin and its Biotech ecosystem? Visit Berlin Partner for […] November 2, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Oct 2017 Here’s a Flashy New Technique to Model Disease Although we have come very far in understanding cells and their functions, many undiscovered characteristics still keep us in the dark. Creating experiments that mimic the cell’s in vivo environments as closely as possible is one of the many challenges researchers face when working with cells in their labs. Micropatterning is a technique that addresses […] October 26, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Oct 2017 Meet some of the Hottest Startups of 2017! – This article was originally published on 27th September 2017. This is an updated version – Large events, like BIO-Europe offer startup slams, which give entrepreneurs the opportunity to present their company at the conference. Not only does a slam create exposure for the startup, but it also allows young companies to receive valuable feedback from […] October 19, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 16 Oct 2017 Interview: On the Future of iPS Cells and why Partnering is so Important in this Field In our first part of the interview with Dr David Hallett, Executive Vice President at Evotec, we discussed the uniqueness of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPS Cells), novel developments occurring in iPS Cell research, and the challenges researchers face. Let us have a short recap of what we have learned so far: iPS Cells were […] October 16, 2017 - 9 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 12 Oct 2017 This New Approach Simplifies Protein Analysis Analyzing your protein sample can be a right hassle. It takes time, energy and a LOT of nerves. Especially, when the experiment has not worked out the way one wanted it to. But there is a way around it, and this company has found the solution! The use of protein biomarkers has become an essential […] October 12, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 Oct 2017 Synbio adds Softness: Robots of the Future will be Squishy As AI and machine learning approach biotech, synthetic biology is approaching soft robotics. What is it bringing to the field? Conventional rigid-bodied robots are used to perform specific single tasks efficiently but often with limited adaptability when it comes to interacting with humans. During the past few years, soft robots made of highly pliable materials […] October 5, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 2 Oct 2017 Meet the Young CEO of a PCR Workflow Automation Company He is a young entrepreneur with a fast growing company. His software for the automation of PCR results interpretation in research laboratories has had a rocket start. Here’s his story! “I was looking for an internship for my bachelor’s degree in computer science…” His story starts like so many others, but unlike most it took […] October 2, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Sponsored 20 Sep 2017 What you need to Know about the Legalization of Cannabis for Medical Use It is mentioned in song texts, studied in scientific papers, listed on political agendas: Cannabis. The global discussion has been raging for decades. Should a drug that is listed as a strong narcotic in many countries be legalized for medicinal or recreational use? In recent years, several countries, including Canada, Italy and the Czech Republic […] September 20, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email