This Biotech Uses Metal Alloys to Reshape Your Bones
We venture up to the North European climes of Finland this week. In the city…
02/11/2018 - 3 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.
Gene Therapy Company’s IPO Shoots it to Billion-Euro Biotech List
Orchard Therapeutics, a British company developing gene therapy for rare genetic diseases, has launched its…
01/11/2018 - 2 minutes
Forget Daily Pills: HIV Could Be Treated With Monthly Injections
A monthly antiviral injection may be as good as daily HIV drugs for suppressing infections,…
31/10/2018 - 2 minutes
Multiple Myeloma Antibody Therapy Achieves Positive Phase III Results
An antibody therapy for the blood cancer multiple myeloma achieved positive results at Phase III,…
31/10/2018 - 2 minutes
British Diagnostics Firm Develops More Accurate Fetal Health Screen
A lab kit from British diagnostics company Angle could make non-invasive fetal health screens more…
30/10/2018 - 2 minutes
Tree Bark Could be a Sustainable Source of Adhesives and Sugars
Researchers at the Technical Research Centre of Finland are making it easier to process spare…
29/10/2018 - 2 minutes
Plasma Replacement Therapy Promising in Alzheimer’s Patients
A blood plasma replacement therapy from Spanish company Grifols reduced cognitive decline by 61% in…
29/10/2018 - 2 minutes
BASF Will Use CRISPR to Gene-Edit Crops and Microbes
The German chemical giant BASF has obtained a non-exclusive license from the US Broad Institute…
26/10/2018 - 3 minutes
Danish Biotech Closes €79M Series C to Develop Inhaled Lung Disease Drug
The Danish company Galecto Biotech can breathe a contented sigh. Its Series C funding round…
26/10/2018 - 2 minutes
This Biotech Develops Biodegradable Antimicrobial Paint For Your Yacht
It is time to sail to Portugal for our Lisbon-based biotech of the week, BioMimetx.…
26/10/2018 - 4 minutes
Parkinson’s Disease Gene Therapy Clinical Trial Launched in UK
A gene therapy for Parkinson's disease developed by Swiss biotech Axovant has been used on…
25/10/2018 - 2 minutes
Microbiome Biotech Enterome Signs Deal With Takeda Worth up to €600M
The French biotech Enterome and Takeda are teaming up to fight Crohn’s disease, with a…
23/10/2018 - 2 minutes
