Vaccines and DNA Sequencing Led European Biotech Investments in May
Last month saw huge biotech investment rounds dedicated to Covid-19 vaccines in Europe, including IPOs…
10/06/2021 - 4 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.
Farxiga’s Approval Fuels Chronic Kidney Disease Comeback
Until this year, there were no effective treatments for chronic kidney disease. However, the recent…
08/06/2021 - 5 minutes
Biotech Investment Firms Intensify Funding Spree After 2020 Surge
Two big closings last month by Ysios Capital in Spain and Abingworth in the UK…
03/06/2021 - 6 minutes
Delayed IPOs and Market Drops Batter Biotech Stocks
Stock markets worldwide have experienced painful instability in the last few months. As a result,…
25/05/2021 - 6 minutes
Spatial Transcriptomics: A Window into Disease
The emerging spatial transcriptomics field is letting researchers map out gene expression in tumor and…
12/05/2021 - 8 minutes
ADC Approval Buoys Spirits in Cancer Treatment Space
The FDA recently approved an antibody-drug conjugate drug from ADC Therapeutics as a treatment for…
11/05/2021 - 7 minutes
EMA Approvals for Multiple Sclerosis Highlight Treatment Shortfalls
While the EU saw rapid-fire approvals in the multiple sclerosis space last month, the innovations…
27/04/2021 - 6 minutes
Global Funding for Meat Alternative Companies Tripled in 2020
Companies developing sustainable meat and dairy alternatives smashed records with a €2.6B ($3.1B) haul last…
24/03/2021 - 7 minutes
Can Covid-19 Vaccines Keep up with an Evolving Virus?
The first generation of vaccines for Covid-19 is rolling out all over the world. But…
11/02/2021 - 7 minutes
Detecting Gene-Edited Food: The EU’s Nightmare
The EU imposed stringent controls on the commercialization of gene-edited food back in 2018. Years…
03/02/2021 - 10 minutes
Democratized DNA Synthesis: A Game-Changer Against Covid-19
DNA synthesis is one of the pillars of Covid-19 research that has suffered supply disruptions…
01/02/2021 - 6 minutes
Oxford’s Covid-19 Vaccine Blazes Trail for Oncolytic Virus Firms
Since the debut of Imlygic in 2015, no other oncolytic virus cancer therapies have been…
26/01/2021 - 7 minutes
