News and Trends 26 Jul 2022 Irish agritech start-up CropBiome receives €1.3M investment Irish agritech startup CropBiome, a joint University College Dublin (UCD) and Trinity College Dublin (TCD) spin-out, has received €1.3 million ($1.3 million) funding. HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island organization responsible for the promotion of business angel investment, and a joint initiative of Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland and Invest Northern Ireland, participated in the oversubscribed […] July 26, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Jul 2022 Deep Science Ventures deepens CRUK pact to co-found oncology startups The venture builder Deep Science Ventures (DSV) has expanded an existing alliance with Cancer Research UK’s innovation-focused arm Cancer Research Horizons, with the mission to establish new oncology startups in the U.K. Just months after Cancer Research UK (CRUK) established its industry-orientated division Cancer Research Horizons, the research charity has doubled down on a collaboration […] July 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Jul 2022 Oxford Biomedica sets up new project and signs LSA Oxford Biomedica plc, a UK-based gene and cell therapy group, has initiated a new project with Orchard Therapeutics utilizing the company’s LentiStable technology. The group also announced the signing of a new licence and supply agreement (LSA) with an undisclosed US-based private biotech company advancing a new generation of adoptive cell therapies. LentiStable technology As […] July 26, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Jul 2022 Catalonia health startup investments in 2022 top €296M to overtake 2021 tally Life sciences organization Biocat says midyear investment in startups in the BioRegion of Catalonia in Spain is 2.5 times higher than the same period last year, at €296 million ($301 million). The total for the entire year 2021 was €238 million ($242 million). The first semester included a round of €100 million ($101.8 million) by […] July 26, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Jul 2022 Israeli foodtech company develops zero-waste plant protein extraction A novel, waste-free protein extraction method that completes the sustainability loop through the sustainability practice of upcycling has been created by Acre, Israel-Gavan Technologies, Ltd. The foodtech start-up supports the circular economy by positioning total plant extraction at the core of its operations. Itai Cohen, CEO and co-founder of Gavan, said: “Our new, multistep technological […] July 26, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Jul 2022 New AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo breast cancer drug accepted by FDA A drug candidate for unresectable or metastatic breast cancer has been accepted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug is being jointly developed and commercialized and the result of a high-profile partnership between AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo. Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) is a specifically engineered HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC). Acceptance The companies received […] July 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Jul 2022 Valo Therapeutics acquires PeptiCHIP technology to identify tumor antigens Finnish immunotherapy company Valo Therapeutics Oy (ValoTx) has obtained exclusive licensing of intellectual property rights (IPR) from the University of Helsinki, Finland, for the institution’s PeptiCHIP technology. Following further validation by ValoTx, and the achievement of specific milestones, the IPR will transfer in full to the company. Valo said the deal will enable the rapid […] July 26, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 26 Jul 2022 How DNA sequencing can safeguard against biodiversity loss Preserving Earth’s biodiversity is crucial as we rely on healthy ecosystems for many services, from clean air and water to protection from floods and pandemics. DNA sequencing is an invaluable tool for characterizing biodiversity and informing conservation efforts. In Earth’s history, there have been five major mass extinction events — the most recent of which […] July 26, 2022 - 8 minutesmins - By Omnia Ibrahim Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Jul 2022 Ginkgo acquires Zymergen for $300M and picks up Bayer facility for $83M U.S. cell programming company Ginkgo Bioworks has signed definitive agreements to acquire two teams and technologies. The deals are with Bayer and Zymergen. Bayer transaction The company confirmed the previously announced transaction with Bayer to expand Ginkgo’s platform capabilities in agricultural biologicals. Ginkgo will acquire Bayer’s 175,000-square-foot West Sacramento Biologics Research & Development site, team, […] July 26, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 25 Jul 2022 Drug that could be the first and only in Europe to treat rare brain condition recommended for marketing authorization The Committee for Medical Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the European Commission (EC) make a marketing authorization under exceptional circumstances for a drug to treat a rare condition characterized by brain dysfunction. The drug is called NULIBRY (fosdenopterin) for injection therapy for the treatment of patients with molybdenum cofactor deficiency (MoCD) Type A. […] July 25, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 25 Jul 2022 Bavarian Nordic gets European monkeypox approval for smallpox vaccine Danish company Bavarian Nordic A/S says the European Commission (EC) has extended the marketing authorization for the company’s smallpox vaccine, IMVANEX, to include protection from monkeypox and disease caused by vaccinia virus. The approval, which follows a positive opinion by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) on July 22, 2022, is valid […] July 25, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 25 Jul 2022 Drug for acute treatment of social anxiety disorder did not meet primary endpoint A nasal spray to treat anxiety did not meet its primary endpoint and was not significantly better than the placebo given during a phase 3 clinical trial. Vistagen Therapeutics Inc’s drug, PH94B, was designed to treat people living with anxiety, depression and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders announced the topline results on Friday (July […] July 25, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email