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Vaccines for difficult-to-treat diseases

Best in Biotech 12 Apr 2023

6 new vaccines being developed for difficult-to-treat diseases

There are several promising new vaccine candidates being developed for complex diseases that historically have been extremely difficult to find treatments and cures for. The development of these new vaccines could eventually lead to breakthrough treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, HIV, Parkinson’s disease, Lyme disease, and breast cancer. According to the World Health […]

April 12, 2023 - 10 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

Best in Biotech 6 Apr 2023

Cancer vaccines: 10 biotech companies that have changed the game

A kind of immunotherapy, cancer vaccines have been around since the link between human papillomavirus (HPV) and cancer was discovered in the 1980s. For the prevention of cancers – cervical, vaginal, vulvar and anal cancers – caused by the virus, vaccines were developed, and later approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Besides the […]

April 6, 2023 - 10 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

Best in Biotech 4 Apr 2023

6 biotechs that have stepped into the protein degradation space

Protein degradation platforms have revolutionized drug discovery aimed at undruggable targets. Biopharmaceutical companies around the world have engaged in the protein degradation field, with the hope of leveraging the capabilities of these coumpounds to successfully design drugs to treat diseases like cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. The discovery of the ubiquitin and proteolysis – protein degradation […]

April 4, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

Best in Biotech 3 Apr 2023

9 neuroscience biotech companies you should know about

Developing treatments for neurological diseases presents a huge challenge for neuroscience companies within the biotech industry. The central nervous system (CNS) is extremely complex and many neurological diseases can be difficult to treat due to the limited regenerative capacity of the CNS, and the fact that the blood-brain barrier – a specialized system of cells […]

April 3, 2023 - 10 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

Best in Biotech 29 Mar 2023

5 hearing loss biotech companies you should know about

More than 1.5 billion people – nearly 20% of the world’s population – live with hearing loss globally, with 430 million suffering from disabling hearing loss. In this article, we take a look at five of the top hearing loss companies making efforts to reduce these figures. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly […]

March 29, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

Best in Biotech 24 Mar 2023

Tuberculosis research: 5 positive advancements over the past year

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death from an infectious disease worldwide. It is estimated that 1.8 billion people are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes TB. Added to that, in 2021, it was estimated that almost 10.6 million people fell ill from TB – mostly in low- and middle-income […]

March 24, 2023 - 10 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

Best in Biotech 23 Mar 2023

Hearing loss research: Five advancements in the past year

At present, more than 1.4 billion people live with hearing loss globally. Hearing disorders are often caused by aging, frequent exposure to loud noises and even hereditary factors. In this article, we will look at some of the latest advancements in hearing disorders research which could broaden the scope for treatments and other measures to […]

March 23, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

Best in Biotech 22 Mar 2023

6 cultured meat companies making waves

An unsustainable demand for meat has led to companies looking for alternative solutions to conventional farming methods in order to change the way we eat and think about meat. For biotechs in particular – given recent advancements in technology – it has presented an opportunity to further explore lab-grown meat. In this article, we take […]

March 22, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

Best in Biotech 21 Mar 2023

5 advancements in Down syndrome research over the past year

It was in 1959 when an extra chromosome on the 21st pair in the human cell was discovered by French geneticist Jerome Jean Louis Marie Lejeune. This was followed by research in the discipline of cytogenetics – the study of chromosomes. This chromosomal aberration which affects around one in 1000 live births worldwide, is called […]

March 21, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

Best in Biotech 17 Mar 2023

Greener Pastures for Biotech? 7 Great Biotechs from Ireland

Shamrocks, leprechauns, rolling green fields and Guinness beer all quickly bring Ireland to mind. Beyond these postcard-ready images, Ireland has an economy on the upswing and is a preferred destination for some big pharmas. But what about biotech? Here we explore 7 biotech companies from Ireland. The low corporate tax policies of Ireland have managed to attract […]

March 17, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

Best in Biotech 15 Mar 2023

10 immunotherapy companies making waves in 2023

Immunotherapy has been widely studied in cancer treatment research, ever since William Coley, who is regarded as the father of immunotherapy, first attempted to leverage the immune system for oncological therapy in 1891. Soon enough, the transformative power of cancer vaccines were observed where tumor-specific antigens triggered antitumor immune responses. Along with these technological advancements, […]

March 15, 2023 - 10 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

Best in Biotech 15 Mar 2023

7 biotechs in Hungary you should know about

Hungary is famous for many things: thermal baths, goulash, beautiful architecture and, of course, the Rubik’s cube. But, what is going on in the country’s biotech industry? The answer is: more than you might think. Did you know that Hungary could be considered the birthplace of European biotechnology? A Hungarian agricultural engineer was the first […]

March 15, 2023 - 9 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

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