News and Trends 13 Sep 2017 What You Need to Know About the EU’s New Data Protection Law The EU’s new data protection law is going to have a great impact on companies worldwide, including those involved in clinical trials. Here’s what you have to know and how to act! In May 2018, the European Union’s new data protection law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is set to replace the current Data […] September 13, 2017 - 13 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 7 Sep 2017 CAR-T is Nearly Here: How Will It Be Delivered? As we anticipate the first-ever CAR-T therapy market approval we look at the important aspect of treatment delivery and viral vector strategies. Cell and gene therapy is increasingly coming into its own with some of the major pharma players releasing big headlines. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) released the first ex vivo stem cell therapy in May 2016 […] September 7, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 6 Sep 2017 What to Do When the Microorganisms Get to You For the first time ever an injectable clinical batch has been manufactured with the help of single-use technologies. A great way of fighting unwanted contamination in drug development! Have you ever opened a petri-dish and found an unknown growth on your medium? The same medium you had carefully prepared by meticulously spreading the sample over […] September 6, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 Sep 2017 FREE TICKET Giveaway – European Antibody Congress Our wonderful readers now have the chance to win a FREE ticket for the European Antibody Congress in Basel, Switzerland! On 31st October – 2nd November you will have the opportunity to participate in a vibrant gathering with more than 200 speakers and 650 influential decision makers from across academia and the biotech and pharmaceutical industry! Apply today and […] September 5, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 4 Sep 2017 Record Momentum for European Biotech The European biotech sector has had a bumpy past. Today, however it has reached a record momentum and is flourishing like never before. Stock exchanges, such as Euronext, support Biotech companies and have contributed largely to the record high we see today. The global financial crisis hit Europe in 2008. Like a tidal wave, it […] September 4, 2017 - 10 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 16 Aug 2017 And the Winner for the BioPharm America 2017 FREE Ticket Giveaway is… Three weeks ago, on July 26th, we published the free ticket giveaway for the BioPharm America conference in Boston, Massachusetts, which is taking place from September 26th – 27th, 2017! Today, our randomizer selected Susanna Bächle from Addgene as the WINNER! Congratulations! Susanna was selected randomly from a long list of entries, so thank you to […] August 16, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 24 Jul 2017 How can Recombinant Proteins be used in Veterinary Medicine? This expert has told us why recombinant proteins are an elegant way to go in the production of veterinary vaccines and why glycosylation patterns can play a big part in all of it! For many decades, human blood plasma has been a source of different biotherapeutic proteins, including antibodies, albumin and blood coagulation factors. Although they are […] July 24, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 20 Jul 2017 Video – DNA Molecular Combing for the Early Detection of Genetic Diseases It’s been more than a month since Refresh, but the topic of our last expert track is as current as ever: DNA analysis for the early detection of genetic diseases. Charles Caulliez, Director of Corporate Business Development at Genomic Vision, started his talk by introducing the company: In 2004, Aaron Bensimon (CEO) founded Genomic Vision as […] July 20, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Jul 2017 FREE White Paper! All You need to Know about Omics and Body Fat What do you think when you hear the word ‘lipid’? I bet your thoughts include fat, energy, hormones, maybe cells? But what if I told you that lipids can also be considered as biomarkers? Very important biomarkers too that can be analyzed and identified using multiparametric statistical analysis! With more and more research focusing on […] July 19, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 Jul 2017 A Brand New Outlook on Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells In an exclusive interview with Dr David Hallett, we discover why iPS cells are the perfect replacement for human embryonic stem cells, what is so unique about them and the challenges researchers face in the field! Talk of using human stem cells to better understand and even cure diseases has been around for a few decades. […] July 17, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 13 Jul 2017 Video: How to Access EU Funding as an Innovative Biotech Two experts, one success story. From the European Commission to the European Investment Bank, our experts told us what to do to access EU funding as an innovative and young Biotech company! This Refresh Expert Track kicked off with the Head of Unit at the European Commission, Cornelius Schmaltz, who introduced the focus for health research […] July 13, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 13 Jul 2017 Why European Biotech Startups Should Attend American Conferences! We all know conferences are important. To be on the same page, let’s brainstorm the word. What comes to mind? A long list of associations – networking, partnering, businesses, meetings, new people, knowledge, presentations, talks, panels, companies. We could go on and on – one thing is clear: they are one of the most effective […] July 13, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email