News and Trends 1 Mar 2022 European Biotech Industry Braces as War Erupts in Ukraine Europe has been blindsided by its biggest war in decades with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Amid a raging humanitarian crisis, the biotech industry is preparing for increasing economic uncertainty, cyber threats, and clinical trial disruptions. The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces last week caused a widespread outcry from the European community. The geopolitical landscape […] March 1, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 28 Feb 2022 Biorobotics Teaches Machines to Sense and Respond to the World Integrating biology and robotics would allow robots to feel, smell, or hear in order to react to changing environments, opening a wide range of applications. Our senses allow us to interact with our surroundings. They are also the basis for learning. In the quest to make machines more efficient, researchers are looking at one of […] February 28, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Carlos de Rojas Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 23 Feb 2022 EU Bioeconomy Fund Bags €300M to Scale up Sustainability Companies The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund has smashed its funding target by raising €300M. The aim is to help sustainability-focused biotechs scale up and usher in a ‘bio-revolution’ in Europe. As European economies grapple with the aftershocks of the Covid-19 pandemic, policymakers have pledged to prioritize sustainability in plans such as the European Green Deal. However, […] February 23, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 22 Feb 2022 Fast Stroke Treatments in the Works with TargED’s €39M Series A Patients with sudden strokes and blood clotting conditions need faster and safer treatments. The Dutch company TargED Biopharmaceuticals has raised a €39M Series A round to fund the development of a fast-acting protein drug that could bridge this gap. Time is of the essence when treating acute ischemic stroke, a condition caused by a blood […] February 22, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 18 Feb 2022 Belgian VC Fund Leads Investment Wave in Japanese Biotech As US and European investor interest in Japanese biopharma startups spikes, the Belgian venture capital firm Newton Biocapital has launched a €150M fund to harness synergy between European and Japanese life sciences. Japan boasts a world-class technology industry in addition to a thriving life sciences scene. The nation hosts large companies including Takeda, Eisai, and […] February 18, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 16 Feb 2022 Top 10 Biotech Companies in Stevenage, UK’s Hidden Life Sciences Gem These are the top biotech companies based in Stevenage, an English town that has become a life sciences hub that competes with the likes of London, Oxford, and Cambridge. The UK’s life sciences scene is mostly centered around the golden triangle of London, Oxford, and Cambridge. Situated right in the middle of this triangle, the […] February 16, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 16 Feb 2022 Startup Bags €50M Series A to Smash Gene Therapy Vector Limits After closing Spain’s largest biopharma Series A round, the company SpliceBio has set its foundations in the gene therapy field and joins the push to deliver bigger therapeutic genes into patients. SpliceBio was founded in 2012 to tinker with a type of protein called inteins, which can stick peptides together to form new proteins. The […] February 16, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 15 Feb 2022 Next-Gen Covid-19 Vaccines and Drugs Crowd into Late-Stage Trials Despite the widespread rollout of vaccines over 2021, the Covid-19 pandemic remains a threat to healthcare systems worldwide. Numerous treatments and vaccines are hitting the late-stage pipeline, which could greatly expand the anti-Covid-19 arsenal. Two years ago, the Covid-19 pandemic swept the world and left economic disruption, healthcare crises, and widespread lockdowns in its wake. […] February 15, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 10 Feb 2022 Global Team-up Cuts Genomics Costs to Fight Salmonella Infections An international academic team has made strides in carrying out genome sequencing faster and more cheaply in low- and middle- income nations. This could improve the control of potentially lethal salmonella infections and propel research into vaccines. As the price of DNA sequencing continues to fall, genomics and bioinformatics firms are drawing ever more attention […] February 10, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 8 Feb 2022 Reforms of EU Clinical Trial Regulations Bring Cautious Optimism The EU’s clinical trial regulations received a major overhaul at the end of January 2022 to make trials easier to run across EU member states. It may bring some short-term chaos, industry insiders say, but down the road it is likely to pay off. At the start of February, the EU’s new Clinical Trials Regulation […] February 8, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 3 Feb 2022 The Top European Biotech Investments in January 2022 Viral infection treatments, cell therapy, and artificial intelligence led biotech investments in January 2022 as the European sector took a collective breather from December’s funding frenzy. European biotech investments started 2022 at a modest level compared to the huge cash flow seen in November and December 2021. While December 2021 saw almost €1.6B money raised, […] February 3, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 1 Feb 2022 Ethris Raises €23M to Make Inhaled Respiratory Therapies from mRNA Thanks to Covid-19 vaccines, messenger RNA (mRNA) technology has reached the mainstream. With a €23.4M Series B round, the German firm Ethris is riding the mRNA buzz by developing inhalable mRNA therapies for respiratory diseases. As Covid-19 mRNA vaccines entered the market for the first time in 2020, the wide potential of mRNA technology became […] February 1, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email