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News and Trends 17 Jan 2023

Is Copenhagen the world capital of life science?

Denmark’s leading life science companies, public foundations, municipalities, universities and hospitals will work together to position Copenhagen as the world capital of life science through the newly-launched Copenhagen Life Science partnership. Tackling obesity is the first step in this public-private partnership. In 2022, the Danish government invested 82 million DKK ($11.7 million) to strengthen and […]

January 17, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 17 Jan 2023

Cell and gene therapies gain momentum in Basel

Companies specializing in the research and development of innovative cell and gene therapies continue to spring up all around the globe, and a growing number are choosing the Swiss city of Basel as their base. These companies are taking advantage of the talent pool, academic institutions and investors that the area has to offer, culturing […]

January 17, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Colombia Foodtech Acceleration Program Startups

News and Trends 17 Jan 2023

Colombia foodtech acceleration program includes startups in first cohort

The Colombia Foodtech Acceleration Program has started its first edition led by Vertical-I, Centre of Excellence in Innovation Systems in Colombia, in alliance with agrifood accelerator Eatable Adventures. The program aims to develop and strengthen the agri-food industry ecosystem in Colombia, which is known as the “Innovation Hub of Latin America.” According to the Organisation […]

January 17, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 17 Jan 2023

Ascletis phase I COVID trial progressing

Ascletis Pharma Inc. has announced the dosing of four healthy subjects in its multiple-dose escalation phase I clinical trial of oral 3-chymotrypsin like protease (3CLpro) inhibitor ASC11 in combination with 100 mg ritonavir tablets for COVID-19. The phase I clinical trial is expected to enroll 72 healthy subjects, including 60 subjects in single-dose escalation cohorts […]

January 17, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 17 Jan 2023

Poolbeg expands POLB 001 into oncology

Poolbeg Pharma has announced the strategic expansion of POLB 001 into oncology. POLB 001 is a strain agnostic, small molecule immunomodulator being studied to address the unmet medical need for a treatment for severe influenza. While investigating the role of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in severe influenza, Poolbeg discovered data specific to the overt immune […]

January 17, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 17 Jan 2023

Multus Biotechnology closes $9.5M funding to bring cultivated meat closer to price parity

Multus Biotechnology Limited, a U.K.-based start-up creating ingredients for the affordable scale-up of cellular agriculture, has completed a £7.9 million ($9.5 million) funding round led by Mandi Ventures. Other investors include SOSV, Big Idea Ventures and SynBioVen, alongside Asahi Kasei, a global company that contributes to a sustainable society by tackling evolving challenges in materials, […]

January 17, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 17 Jan 2023

EverImmune launches trial for oncobiotic lung and kidney cancer drug candidate

EverImmune, a clinical-stage biotechnology company specialized in the development of live biotherapeutic products in the field of microbiota oncology, says the first patient has been treated in its phase I clinical trial (EV 2101) evaluating Oncobax AK in lung and kidney cancer patients. The aim of the trial is to assess the toxicity and efficacy […]

January 17, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 17 Jan 2023

TTP spinout Cellular Origins to focus on cell and gene therapies

TTP plc, a technology and product development company, has announced the launch of Cellular Origins. Cellular Origins is a TTP spin-out, created to enable scalable, cost-effective and efficient manufacture of cell and gene therapies. Cellular Origins’ proprietary technology addresses the current barriers associated with the manufacture of advanced therapies that are in late-stage development, enabling […]

January 17, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Navigating cell and gene therapy manufacturing with a long-term partnership

Cell and gene therapies have proven to be promising treatments for cancers and genetic diseases, but developers face key challenges before these treatments reach patients’ bedsides. A long-term partnership with a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) can ease the path life science companies travel from manufacturing these life-changing treatments and bringing them to the […]

January 17, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 12 Jan 2023

Beyond Biotech podcast 29: Janssen, Knowledge Gate

This week, our guests are Viktoriya Vasilenko, Knowledge Gate co-founder and CEO; and Avery Ince, vice president, medical affairs, cardiovascular & metabolism at Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. Study confirms benefit of XARELTO (rivaroxaban) for secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism in cancer patients The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson has revealed observational data from […]

January 12, 2023

News and Trends 12 Jan 2023

Anticancer drugs could lead to new sepsis treatment

Researchers at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) in Oeiras, Portugal, say because anti-cancer drugs limit inflammation, they could be a potential treatment for sepsis. The study, published in eLife, reveals that the class of drugs used in cancer treatment limit the unrestrained production of inflammatory mediators by the immune system. The discovery positions these […]

January 12, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 12 Jan 2023

JPND launches €16.5M call for research on OMICS data for neurodegenerative diseases

The EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) initiative has issued a call for multinational research on large scale analysis of OMICS data for drug-target finding in neurodegenerative diseases. Neurodegenerative diseases are debilitating and largely untreatable conditions that are strongly linked with age. Worldwide, there are estimated to be 50 million people with Alzheimer’s […]

January 12, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Multus Biotechnology closes $9.5M funding to bring cultivated meat closer to price parity

EverImmune launches trial for oncobiotic lung and kidney cancer drug candidate

TTP spinout Cellular Origins to focus on cell and gene therapies

Navigating cell and gene therapy manufacturing with a long-term partnership

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Anticancer drugs could lead to new sepsis treatment

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