Joachim Eeckhout, Author at Labiotech.eu

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Founder & Managing Director at Labiotech.eu. While I was studying biotechnology in Paris, I got frustrated by the lack of digital media available for the industry and decided to fix it! I launched Labiotech.eu in 2014 and grew it to the largest community for biotech professionals in Europe! Other than biotech news, I’m also a heavy reader of Sci-Fi and Fantasy.

Articles by Joachim Eeckhout

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News and Trends 10 Mar 2016

How this Forensic DNA Tool can help Conserve Endangered Species in the UK

This is the story of how the Natural History Museum of Denmark and Molecular Ecology biotech Spygen (France) brought together forensic science techniques to detect traces of Great Crested Newt DNA in UK ponds. The Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) is an amphibian found across Northern Europe and parts of Asia, which has been declining since […]

March 10, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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News and Trends 9 Mar 2016

Significant doubts about Welsh Government handling of Biotech VC fund

The Wales Life Sciences Fund was intended to attract Biotechs and Pharma to this part of the UK – but the governmental oversight of the establishment of this £50M fund has been criticised in a report by the Wales Audit Office… [Editor’s note: this article was initially published on March 7th, 2016. Due to some inaccuracies, we […]

March 9, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 4 Mar 2016

Biotech of the week: Solvo, an Efficient Drug Transportation Solution in Hungary

This week, we leave the charming landscapes of southern France and head up to the East. In Budaörs, a suburban city located near Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is where SOLVO, our Biotech of the Week, is located. City: Budders (Budapest), Hungary Founded: 1999 Employees: 80 Financial Data: N/A CEO: Ernő Duda Mission: Solvo Biotechnology’s line of work focuses on the […]

March 4, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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News and Trends 2 Mar 2016

Chinese Chemical Giant moves closer to buy Swiss Syngenta for €39.5Bn

Following Monsanto’s failed second attempt to merge with Syngenta, the Chinese seems to have better luck swaying this European chemical giant. Now ChemChina has its looking to secure a multi-billion loan facility for the acquisition. Syngenta is a well known agribusiness leader in agriculture and seeds production. This Swiss agro-tech was born in 2000 after the merger […]

March 2, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 26 Feb 2016

Biotech of the week: Kallistem, producing Functional In vitro Spermatozoids in France

This week, we leave Lisbon, Portugal and head up to Lyon, the so-called gastronomical capital of France. Besides bird watching, a beautiful cathedral and a multi-purpose Roman amphitheatre, and of course delicious food, Lyon is where Kallistem, our Biotech of the Week, is located. City: Lyon, France Founded: 2012 Employees: 7 (as of 02/2016) Financial Data: N/A CEO: […]

February 26, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 25 Feb 2016

High Quality Grade plasmids for a better gene therapy

Quality of RNA and viral vectors used in clinical trials is subject to strict regulation. Plasmids that are needed for production of these complex molecules are also on authorities’ radar. German-based biotech PlasmidFactory, delivers the right solution with its High Quality Grade plasmids. For decades, artificially constructed plasmids have been used as vectors in genetic […]

February 25, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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News and Trends 18 Feb 2016

Italy Bets on Agriculture and Invests €21M in Sustainable-Biotech

Italian agriculture is booming with Innovation. To boost the creation of cutting-edge products and increase competition between businesses, €21M has been provided by the Italian government to fund sustainable biotechnology and research. The three-year plan focuses on the Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economics Analysis (CREA), a specialized research centre in Rome which is collaborating with the […]

February 18, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 27 Jan 2016

3 Facts Showing that the Future of Biotech Media is Online

Print Media are having a hard time since the explosion of digital content. In Biotech, publishers are facing the same challenge. As a leading Biotech publication, we believe that the future of our field is online. Here are some explanations on why we think so! The first thing to look at is how the content consumption has […]

January 27, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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News and Trends 6 Jan 2016

Growing Mini-Brains in Labs to Better Understand Neurological Disease

Mini brains, about 3-4 mm are a breakthrough in Neurology which will enable researchers to study the development of neurological disease and perform drug tests ex vivo. Scientists from Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) in Vienna are underpinning the secrets behind the most fascinating human’s organ, the brain. By essentially growing brains from scratch, the […]

January 6, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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News and Trends 4 Jan 2016

Biotech and €6M to Save Orangutans? How a Yeast Alternative to Palm Oil could Stop Deforestation

Armed with a €6M Industry Grant, the Universities of Bath and York in the UK are researching how Yeast could provide a Palm-Oil alternative and save our Great Apes from deforestation… Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palms – primarily the African oil palm Elaeis guineensis. However, although hugely […]

January 4, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 29 Dec 2015

The 3 Worst Biotech Scandals of 2015!

2015 was tarnished by scandals that will certainly stay in minds for a long time (just need to mention the FIFA and Volkswagen to give you an idea). The Biotech world has not been spared by scandals and here is a quick overview of the worst of this year! I’m intentionally keeping it short but several […]

December 29, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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News and Trends 21 Dec 2015

L’Aquila and Italian Education takes Flight with the New Project “GENEration Biotechnology”

The Italian Bio-pharma leader Dompé in the city L’Aquila has launched a new Educational resource program for schools and teachers to promote Biotechnology to the younger generation. Even though Italy has a large and international network of public and state universities and schools offering degrees in higher education, it is always a country associated with a lack […]

December 21, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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