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News and Trends 12 Nov 2021

Big Pharma Strikes Megadeals In Targeted Protein Degradation

With many targeted protein degraders hitting the clinic, lucrative collaborations and acquisitions are being signed between biotech startups and big pharma in this upcoming area. Novartis, Pfizer, and Bayer have all negotiated billion Euro deals this year with smaller biotechs including Dunad Therapeutics, Arvinas, and Vividion Therapeutics. The big pharma companies aim to gain a […]

November 12, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Anita Chakraverty

News and Trends 10 Nov 2021

Evotec IPO Hints At Stabilizing Investor Interest In Biotech Stocks

German life sciences heavyweight Evotec raised around €376M ($435M) in its US debut on the Nasdaq last week, fueling tentative hopes of renewed investor interest in biotech stocks after a rollercoaster year. The company downsized its initial IPO target of around €500M ($576M) by offering fewer shares than initially planned. This is widely seen as […]

November 10, 2021 - 4 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev

Opinion 10 Nov 2021

Automation Can Solve Diversity Issues in Clinical Trial Recruitment

How can we make clinical trial recruitment more reflective of the real world? Technology is coming to the rescue. The quest for diversity in clinical trials goes to the heart of patient care. Why are some demographic groups over-represented in studies when others are more difficult to recruit? Studies that fail to reflect patient demographics […]

November 10, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

In Depth 8 Nov 2021

Blockchain Makes Biotech Supply Chains Traceable

Blockchain technology can be used to reliably trace entire supply chains, preventing counterfeit drugs and foods from making their way to consumers. Supply chains are long, often spanning multiple continents, complex, and dotted with blind spots. These opaque gaps leave room for unethical agents to interfere with the supply chain. If you were running a […]

November 8, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Sachin Rawat

News and Trends 4 Nov 2021

Skilled Labor Shortages Impact Cell And Gene Therapy Manufacturing

Despite vast amounts of funding entering the cell and gene therapy field, the manufacture of these therapies is held back by skill shortages. Increasing training programs and automation could form the solution. The cell and gene therapy fields enjoyed their best-ever funding yield in the first half of 2021, with €12.2B ($14.1B) netted globally. However, […]

November 4, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Anita Chakraverty

News and Trends 2 Nov 2021

The Top European Biotech Investment Rounds in October

DNA manufacturing was a hot topic in biotech investments in October, with immuno-oncology and insect protein also drawing big investor excitement. After the huge biotech investment rounds that took place in September, October was a quieter month for private European and Israeli life sciences firms. Collectively, they raised €555.6M in 37 deals. This was less […]

November 2, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Expert Advice 1 Nov 2021

“The Board of Directors Should Let the CEO Run the Company”

The relationship between the board and the CEO can be essential to the success of a life sciences company. Drawing from his experience at both sides, Alan Levy shares his advice on how to make that relationship work. Once known as the person who introduced portable defibrillators on the market in the 1990s, Alan Levy […]

November 1, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev

News and Trends 28 Oct 2021

DNA Manufacturing Startups Net Venture Capital Windfalls

Touchlight Genetics and DNA Script have closed major venture financing rounds in the last month as investor excitement mounts over the next generations of DNA manufacturing. DNA Script made a big splash in Paris this week as it raked in €142M in Series C funding. The company will ramp up the commercialization of its benchtop […]

October 28, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Opinion 27 Oct 2021

The Lab of the Future: Automation Takes Over in a Post-Pandemic World

Life sciences research often involves costly and complex procedures that take time away from experiment planning. Lab automation could speed up the process across a range of areas, including drug development, diagnostics, and synthetic biology. Speed has always been a critical but somewhat elusive goal in life sciences research. While technological advances have led to […]

October 27, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 26 Oct 2021

Valneva’s Inactivated Covid-19 Vaccine Aces Phase III Trial

Last week, the French vaccine maker Valneva announced promising phase III trial results of its inactivated Covid-19 vaccine: a well-established technology that could confer broader immunity to the virus than shots currently on the market. Valneva’s vaccine candidate consists of a killed or ‘inactivated’ version of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19. The vaccine was […]

October 26, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev

Plasmids: How to Solve a Bottleneck in Scalable Gene Therapy Manufacturing?

As gene therapies become increasingly successful, companies are in a competitive race to deliver manufacturing technologies that can streamline large-scale production at reduced costs and faster turnaround times. However, plasmids, the building blocks of viral vectors, remain a bottleneck in gene therapy manufacturing. Two companies have united to provide exciting alternatives. With over 2,400 gene […]

October 26, 2021 - 7 minutesmins - By Letícia Manosso

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In Depth 25 Oct 2021

Biotech Startups Face a Growing Wave of Cyberattacks

The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic last year triggered a wave of cyberattacks in the life sciences industry, and the problem is likely to get worse. Biotech startups need to improve their cybersecurity, but where should they start? In January 2020, it was time to open the champagne for Andrew Sewell, Professor of Infection and […]

October 25, 2021 - 11 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Big Pharma Strikes Megadeals In Targeted Protein Degradation

Evotec IPO Hints At Stabilizing Investor Interest In Biotech Stocks

Automation Can Solve Diversity Issues in Clinical Trial Recruitment

Blockchain Makes Biotech Supply Chains Traceable

Skilled Labor Shortages Impact Cell And Gene Therapy Manufacturing

The Top European Biotech Investment Rounds in October

“The Board of Directors Should Let the CEO Run the Company”

DNA Manufacturing Startups Net Venture Capital Windfalls

The Lab of the Future: Automation Takes Over in a Post-Pandemic World

Valneva’s Inactivated Covid-19 Vaccine Aces Phase III Trial

Plasmids: How to Solve a Bottleneck in Scalable Gene Therapy Manufacturing?

Biotech Startups Face a Growing Wave of Cyberattacks

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