Interview 3 Jul 2017 These Norwegian Biotech Execs are Bringing Back Cancer Vaccines & Oncolytic Viruses We talked to CEO Øystein Soug and CMO Magnus Jäderberg of Targovax about why the company’s technologies may succeed where others have failed. In 2010, Targovax rose from the ashes of Norsk Hydro Pharma, the discontinued therapeutic development arm of the conglomerate. The Oslo-based biotech is taking a stand against tough-to-treat cancers like that of […] July 3, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 29 Jun 2017 Video: Questions about Biotech Capital Markets? Kempen & Co have Answers In our first Refresh expert track presentation the audience had the chance to learn about the life sciences capital market, ask questions they had never dared to ask and discover the top five facts on the life sciences capital markets! With its strong focus on the life sciences and healthcare industry, the investment bank Kempen & […] June 29, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 28 Jun 2017 Video: The Next Big Thing in Biotech according to Sofinnova’s Antoine Papiernik Antoine Papiernik, Managing Partner at the famous European biotech VC Sofinnova, closed Refresh this year with a keynote on the next big thing in biotech. Papiernik has more than 20 years of experience as a VC investor and has helped build major European biotechs like Actelion, ProQR or Movetis. Being part of the leading edge […] June 28, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 26 Jun 2017 Meet the Gynecologist at the Helm of Geneva’s Star Biotech Ernest Loumaye began as a doctor at a university hospital and is now CEO of ObsEva. We chatted about how biotech supports women’s health. ObsEva, one of the top biotechs in Geneva that made this year’s first IPO for a huge €90M, is not Ernest Loumaye’s first company. Though he began as the gynecologist in charge of the reproductive […] June 26, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 22 Jun 2017 Live Labiotech Hangout: Join our second webcast on synthetic biology, entrepreneurship and academia! Join us for our second live Hangout with serial synbio entrepreneur but determined academic, Morten Sommer, which will be streaming live next week Thursday June 29th at 5:00pm CET! Click to Join the Hangout We can’t wait for an event to produce videos for our readers, and we realized we don’t have to! Next week is the second […] June 22, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 21 Jun 2017 Video: Can Synbio Cure Malaria? – Fireside Chat with Oxitec’s CEO Hadyn Parry In our fireside chat with Hadyn Parry, Clara had the chance to hear all about Oxitec’s exciting technology that could save us from Dengue and Zika. Oxitec’s GM mosquitoes have the potential to halt epidemics of mosquito-borne diseases such as Zika or Dengue, which according to Hadyn are actually causing more problems every year. As Hadyn explained, “we’re […] June 21, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 20 Jun 2017 “We’re at a second revolution in cancer therapy” – Experts discuss the Future of Oncology at Refresh A panel of experts in immuno-oncology discussed the challenges and opportunities to develop therapies that can effectively fight cancer. “I think right now we’re at a second revolution in cancer therapy, which surprisingly is not necessarily driven by technology but perspective, and how we look at cancer,” said Masoud Tavazoie, CEO of Rgenix. His company, based in New York, […] June 20, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 19 Jun 2017 Video: “Biotech is still in its Infancy” – Keynote by Boston’s Prominent Biotech VC We were very excited that David Berry, General Partner at Flagship Pioneering, opened Refresh earlier this month with a keynote on how far biotech has come. David has extensive experience in the biotech field and holds over 200 patents and patent applications. He has co-founded and helped build more than 20 companies during his time at […] June 19, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 19 Jun 2017 Discussing the Virtual Biotech Model with XO1 Co-Founder Trevor Baglin Academic, entrepreneur and now venture partner Trevor Baglin discusses his successful experience working with the unique model of virtual biotech. Trevor Baglin, along with Jim Huntington and David Grainger, is one of the members of the team behind XO1, a virtual biotech founded in 2013 and acquired by Janssen Pharmaceuticals just two years later […] June 19, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 12 Jun 2017 This Italian Academic-turned-CEO also Launched 7 Cancer Drugs at GSK Paolo Paoletti might have been forced to reconsider his career as a professor in medicine, but academia’s loss was biopharma’s gain! Before becoming CEO of one of London’s most exciting biotechs, GammaDelta Therapeutics, Paolo Paoletti had a long run through the corporate ranks of pharma. He was coaxed out of academic medicine to join Eli […] June 12, 2017 - 9 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 8 Jun 2017 Cambridge Antibody Technology: The History of the UK’s Best Biotech CAT was the first of Greg Winter’s three antibody-related companies and one of the UK’s biggest success stories in biotech. How did he pull it off? Sir Greg Winter is one of the biggest names in European biotech. As a Professor of Biochemistry at Cambridge University, he developed phage display technology that became the foundation […] June 8, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 5 Jun 2017 What Lies Ahead in Biotech for the UK’s Top Academic Entrepreneur? Despite remaining firmly in academia, Greg Winter is a biotech legend. What’s ahead for the serial entrepreneur, and where does he see biotech going? Sir Greg Winter is one of the biggest names in European biotech. As a Professor of Biochemistry at Cambridge University, he developed phage display technology that became the foundation of his first […] June 5, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email