Rapid diagnostics are needed to tackle antimicrobial resistance
As the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis grows, bacterial infections are becoming harder to treat. Chris…
September 26, 2022 - 5 minutes
Jon Smith
Reporter for Labiotech. I hail from the UK. I was born in Bristol, studied Neuroscience in the University of Bristol, and trained mice in Eisai, Hertfordshire, for one year. I then tickled locusts for my Ph.D. at the University of Leicester, before eventually ending up here!
Out of the office, I travel, play video games and board games, drink beer and play the piano.
Cartography Biosciences unearths cancer immunotherapy targets
Despite its meteoric growth in the last twenty years, cancer immunotherapy research is hamstrung by…
September 22, 2022 - 5 minutes
The 5 hottest biotech companies making waves in Israel
Despite its small population, Israel hosts a high concentration of startups. Here’s a collection of…
September 21, 2022 - 6 minutes
Looming challenges for Europe’s cell and gene therapy space
The double whammy of Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic have posed major logistical challenges for…
September 20, 2022 - 7 minutes
Adva Biotechnology is using artificial intelligence to manufacture cell therapies
The manufacturing of cell therapies is highly complex, often depending on skilled manual labor. The…
September 15, 2022 - 4 minutes
Rivaling the Golden Triangle at Bristol’s Science Creates hub
The Golden Triangle region hosts much of the U.K.’s biotech innovation. However, there are many…
September 14, 2022 - 9 minutes
The five hottest private biotech companies in India
India is brimming with biotech companies and a young and skilled workforce. Here’s a quick…
September 13, 2022 - 5 minutes
Orchestrating the evolving cell therapy supply chain
In a few decades, the cell and gene therapy sector has diversified into many complex…
September 12, 2022 - 5 minutes
Stratosvir is overcoming the viral immunotherapy delivery bottleneck
The U.K. startup Stratosvir is working to tackle the barriers to developing viral immunotherapies for…
September 8, 2022 - 6 minutes
The biggest private biotech investments in August 2022
The healthcare-focused companies Orna Therapeutics, F2G and Sironax bagged the biggest biotech investments in August…
September 7, 2022 - 3 minutes
How CDMOs keep pace with trends in advanced therapies
Advanced therapies including cell and gene therapies are exploding in demand, but the manufacturing process…
August 31, 2022 - 8 minutes
Biotech incubators scramble to tackle lab space crunch
Biotech startups are finding it hard to source lab space in London. Incubators such as…
August 30, 2022 - 9 minutes
