News and Trends 10 Jul 2017 This tech not only flags but also identifies and quantifies HCP contaminants If host cell proteins linger in your biological therapeutic, they can cause your clinical failure or regulatory rejection. Here’s how you can keep track of them. Today, biological drugs are generally produced in cell lines — from yeast, Chinese Hamsters, or a variety of other sources. It’s pretty cool that humans can manipulate these organisms […] July 10, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 7 Jul 2017 Video: The Naked Truth – How to Choose the Best Clinical Development Vendor! Two experts share their views on how to choose the best clinical development vendor. The selection process involves many different and varied factors! “Nowadays, vendor selection is part of a science, the science of making difficult choices,” Marc Riteco, Vice President of Clinical Development at uniQure, told the audience during our second Refresh Expert Track […] July 7, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 3 Jul 2017 From Rockets to DNA – From SpaceX to CRISPR With CRISPR being one of the most significant discoveries in genome engineering history, many scientists are now turning towards it as a basic foundation of their research. In response, companies are developing new technologies and products designed to help these very scientists become more effective in their research. One such company is Silicon Valley entity […] July 3, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 29 Jun 2017 Video: Questions about Biotech Capital Markets? Kempen & Co have Answers In our first Refresh expert track presentation the audience had the chance to learn about the life sciences capital market, ask questions they had never dared to ask and discover the top five facts on the life sciences capital markets! With its strong focus on the life sciences and healthcare industry, the investment bank Kempen & […] June 29, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Jun 2017 This Company Uses the Human Microbiome to Discover New Disease Mechanisms A whole new avenue to human health and disease could soon be accessible, thanks to the human tissue microbiome. Vaiomer has found a way to make it possible! Has anyone else ever been unsettled by the idea that the human body hosts about 10 times more microbes than human cells? Although this might seem an […] June 19, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 15 Jun 2017 Where to Find the Perfect Mix of International and German Biotechs? Berlin! Germany’s capital city Berlin is the perfect meeting place for international and German biotech companies. See here why the city has become a hotspot for life sciences research institutions and businesses! “Berlin! Berlin! We’re going to Berlin!” It might be a phrase usually sung by football fans, but maybe it’s time to have it chanted by other […] June 15, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Jun 2017 Understand your Biologics: De-Risking the Biotech Pipeline Characterizing biologics has become an essential step for successful drug development. We connected with SCIEX to learn how to tackle the biggest challenges. Biologics are taking over the market. Some of the top-selling drugs worldwide are antibodies and recombinant proteins, and new technologies such as Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) are on track to revolutionize the extremely […] June 14, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 1 Jun 2017 Why Should we be Excited about the Emerging Microbiome Field? A panel of experts at Microbiome Invest in London discussed the unlimited applications of the microbiome and how emerging companies may have a big impact on healthcare. During the past 10 years, the role of bacterial populations within our own organism has been studied, revealing a huge potential to develop new types of therapeutics. “The microbiome represents a […] June 1, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 31 May 2017 Recruitment in Biotech is Broken, Here’s How to Fix it How can changing the way your company hires, improve your business and result in better employees? Zocket brings a fresh approach to a long-standing challenge, to a systemic problem in our industry. There are multiple challenges when hiring new talent in a growing biotech. Given the rapid growth of the industry and the worldwide shortage […] May 31, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 25 May 2017 Resilient Tumor Cells Drive Breast Cancer Relapse in Mice Tumor cells that survive chemotherapy and drive breast cancer relapse may provide drug targets for potential treatments to reduce the recurrence. In mice, some breast tumor cells can survive chemotherapy and drive the recurrence of tumor, found a team of researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany and in Monterotondo, Italy; […] May 25, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 24 May 2017 Curious about Who is Living in Your Gut? This Kit Can Tell You Personalized and democratized medicine is coming to the microbiome via a new initiative, FeelGut, from Biopolis. The FeelGut kit lets you explore your gut! FeelGut is a new kit for those of us who want to explore their microbiota. It’s developed by Biopolis, a Spanish biotech committed to empowering people through improved understanding and control of […] May 24, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 15 May 2017 How to Save Time and Money when Recruiting in the Life Sciences The right hiring choice can bring huge benefits to the growth of a life sciences company. How can you make the best decision while saving time and money? In Europe, a bad hire costs employers an average of almost €60,000, starting with a minimum of €6,000 that rapidly escalates with the seniority of the role […] May 15, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email