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 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 31 Jan 2018 Why Does Europe Lag Behind the US and China in the Gene Editing Race? America and China lead the development of new gene editing technologies, producing GMOs and bringing CRISPR-based therapies into the clinic. Could this render European biotechs in this area obsolete? Gene editing technologies have revolutionized genetics and mark a new generation in biomedical and agricultural sciences. There are endless applications for the technology, including gene therapies for […] January 31, 2018 - 6 minutesmins - By Ekaterina Perets Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 25 Jan 2018 What Happened to the Plans for a Smart Contact Lens for Diabetics? Originally projected to be on the market by 2020, excitement about the contact lens to measure glucose levels from Novartis and Google has waned. Why? In 2016, smart wearables growth was steady but a recent study predicts that the market will pick up this year introducing innovative products to the consumer market: according to CCS Insight, the market for […] January 25, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 23 Jan 2018 Walking with the Dinosaurs of European Biotech: Which of Them is Roaring the Loudest? Although biotech may seem like an industry that has only just gotten started, it was already up and running before the turn of the century. We took a look back at the pre-2000 companies to see how they’re faring. According to our biotech map, there were 219 biotechs in Europe in 1999. Today, our map […] January 23, 2018 - 10 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 17 Jan 2018 An Update on What’s New in the French Biotech Industry Here’s a closer look at the French biotech ecosystem in 2017, which remains one the leading industries in Europe along with Germany and the UK. France’s biotech ecosystem is relatively dynamic and well-developed. Young companies harboring exciting technology are encouraged into the industry by support from Bpifrance, i-LAB, and iBionext. Once a company gets off the ground, France is […] January 17, 2018 - 4 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 4 Jan 2018 A Crash Course in the Basics of Finance in Biotechnology Getting your head around intricate biotech research and technology can be difficult enough, without having to contend with financial figures and jargon. With news coming out thick and fast, you might be switching from the first market approval of a CAR-T therapy to the latest strategy to protect crops from pests to a new anti-Parkinson’s […] January 4, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 2 Jan 2018 The Labiotech Dictionary of Important Biotech Terms Biotech is constantly changing, which means that new key terms are popping up all the time. We’ve put together The Labiotech Dictionary of Important Biotech Terms to bring you up to speed. New and exciting findings come thick and fast in the biotech industry, making it hard to keep up with this ever-changing field. Whether […] January 2, 2018 - 14 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 13 Dec 2017 How Biotech Could Change Your Christmas Dinner Turkey, roast potatoes, gravy, pigs in blankets… For me, food is an essential part of Christmas. But, biotechs are working on approaches that in the next few years could change the food that we’re scarfing down. With the big day not far away, many of our minds will have crept ahead to Christmas dinner. On […] December 13, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 30 Nov 2017 Will Pharma Reach a Negative Return on its R&D Investments? It isn’t news that pharma’s business model is in trouble, but a new report from Evaluate and number crunching from Endpoints show the size of the problem. Pharma depends on innovation, which is why it turns to biotech as the powerhouse of novel technologies. About 65% of recently drugs come from small life sciences companies […] November 30, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 28 Nov 2017 Reviewing Gene Therapy: How Close is Biotech to Genetic Cures? Over 10,000 human diseases are caused by exactly one faulty gene. Gene therapy promises to fix each of them. Here’s a review of biotech’s progress. Biotech is arguably built on genetic medicine. When Genentech‘s insulin produced by genetically engineered bacteria kicked off biotech fever in the 1980s, the concept of directly repairing defective human DNA wasn’t […] November 28, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 23 Nov 2017 The Future is (Syn)Bio: How and when do we get there? Last week, Philip and I attended a meeting with some of the pioneers and leaders of the synthetic biology field. They believe biology will be everywhere in the future, but how do we get ready for it? Digital technologies are now present in almost all aspects of our lives. It seems obvious today that companies […] November 23, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 14 Nov 2017 The World’s Deadliest Diseases: How is Biotech Fighting Them? With the recent outbreaks of plague in Madagascar and Ebola in West Africa, two terrifying diseases are back in the news. But these are not the only infections that are inevitably fatal if untreated, or, even worse, for which no therapy is available yet. Though mostly rare, deadly diseases are closer than you think. Plague […] November 14, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By Ute Boronowsky Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email