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In Depth 29 Aug 2018

How Big is the Investment Gap Between Biotech and Digital? (Smaller Than You Think…)

Many people outside of biotech may wonder how the size of the biotech industry compares to the digital industry, and even biotech experts often don’t know the answer. Here we’ll take a look at how the two industries compare and how they are expected to develop in the future. We cannot get around the fact […]

August 29, 2018 - 7 minutesmins - By Editorial Team

In Depth 25 Jul 2018

Could These Groundbreaking Therapies Make Conventional Antibiotics a Thing of the Past?

With the rise of antimicrobial resistance across the globe, and with a dire lack of new antibiotics in the pipeline, more attention is going towards developing innovative treatments and technologies that kill superbugs in completely new ways. Here, we take a closer look at some of the most promising of these technologies emerging from the […]

July 25, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By Farhan Mitha

In Depth 12 Jul 2018

How Plant Biotechnology Can Give Us Better Food and Medicines

From super crops to better medicines, biotechnology from plants could make a big difference in our lives. Here’s how. What have plants ever done for us? Well, a colossal amount of things. Throughout human history, they have fed us, made medicinal compounds, given us clothes, produced oxygen and much more. However, what if there were […]

July 12, 2018 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 19 Jun 2018

Bioprinting in Europe: Fact or Fiction?

A lot of fantasy surrounds bioprinting: everyone has in mind advanced reactors that would print, in just a few seconds or minutes, a missing body part or even a fully functioning organ. Still, as the technology gains in maturity, it’s no longer utopian to imagine tissue implants created from scratch. The bioprinting market is expected […]

June 19, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

In Depth 29 May 2018

Clinical Trials in Alzheimer’s Disease Are Failing: What Can Be Done?

With no drugs that can stop the progression of the disease and hundreds of clinical trials failing, new fields of research bring hope to people with Alzheimer’s. As the Western population ages, Alzheimer’s disease is becoming one of the biggest diseases of the 21st century. But despite the efforts of science, the FDA and EMA […]

May 29, 2018 - 6 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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In Depth 22 May 2018

Poland’s Emerging Biotech Sector: The Time Is Right for Startups

Poland might not be the first place you associate with biotech, but the country is becoming an emerging hotspot for pharmaceutical companies and biotech startups. Although Poland has a very strong scientific base in life sciences and medicine, it has not developed a vibrant biotech or medtech sectors. Until recently, no truly innovative products from […]

May 22, 2018 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

In Depth 14 May 2018

Could Stem Cells Replace Animal Testing in Drug Development?

Animal testing is a crucial part of developing new medicines, but it comes with ethical concerns. Stem cells could eventually make it unnecessary. Nowadays you can order a rat with Parkinson’s disease or a dog with diabetes as you would any product on the internet. But the ethical issues surrounding animal testing beg the question: […]

May 14, 2018 - 6 minutesmins - By Timothé Cynober

In Depth 24 Apr 2018

Can DIY Biology Ever Become a Big Player in Biotech?

Alongside university research and industry R&D, a third, parallel community actively uses tools and methods of the life sciences: biohackers. What are they, and what is their impact on biotech and the startup scene? One of the richest persons alive and one of the first hackers ever, Bill Gates, said that if he were young today […]

April 24, 2018 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

In Depth 19 Mar 2018

How is Biotech Putting a Spring into the Step of Sportsmen and Women Around the World?

Biotech has helped the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafael Nadal to return to fitness after injury. What else could this technology do to help athletes around the world excel? For as long as I can remember, I’ve been playing sport at every opportunity that I get. Having studied and worked in biotech, I wanted to […]

March 19, 2018 - 6 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

In Depth 13 Mar 2018

The Most Important Battle in Gene Editing: CRISPR versus TALEN

Despite all the hype, CRISPR is still not in the clinic as a standalone therapy or part of another. So where is it in biotech? CRISPR needs no introduction. Since the gene editing technology first entered the spotlight in 2012 with the promise of revolutionizing gene editing, it has made headlines as the subject of a furious […]

March 13, 2018 - 6 minutesmins - By Editorial Team

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In Depth 5 Mar 2018

The Robots are Coming: Is AI the Future of Biotech?

AI, or artificial intelligence, has taken root in biotech. In this article, we explore its newfound niches in the industry. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have become ubiquitous in tech startups, fueled largely by the increasing availability and amount of data and cheaper, more powerful computers. Now, if you are a new tech startup, […]

March 5, 2018 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor

In Depth 6 Feb 2018

CRISPR/Cas9: Could the Gene Editing Technology be the Future of Drug Discovery?

The emergence of CRISPR/Cas9 technologies has enabled almost unlimited gene editing opportunities. Not only could it be used as a therapeutic tool, the genome editing tool could kickstart a revolution in drug discovery. To date, much of the attention on CRISPR/Cas9, which stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, has revolved around its potential as […]

February 6, 2018 - 9 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

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How Big is the Investment Gap Between Biotech and Digital? (Smaller Than You Think…)

Could These Groundbreaking Therapies Make Conventional Antibiotics a Thing of the Past?

How Plant Biotechnology Can Give Us Better Food and Medicines

Bioprinting in Europe: Fact or Fiction?

Clinical Trials in Alzheimer’s Disease Are Failing: What Can Be Done?

Poland’s Emerging Biotech Sector: The Time Is Right for Startups

Could Stem Cells Replace Animal Testing in Drug Development?

Can DIY Biology Ever Become a Big Player in Biotech?

How is Biotech Putting a Spring into the Step of Sportsmen and Women Around the World?

The Most Important Battle in Gene Editing: CRISPR versus TALEN

The Robots are Coming: Is AI the Future of Biotech?

CRISPR/Cas9: Could the Gene Editing Technology be the Future of Drug Discovery?

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