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Best in Biotech 18 May 2023
Six women’s health companies you should know about
While sexism exists in all strands of society, where in 2023, women earn 77 cents for every dollar earned by men, studies estimate that it will take the world 257 years to close the gender gap. And the global healthcare industry is partly to blame when it comes to the gaping gender gap. Women have […]
News and Trends 15 May 2023
New menopause drug gets FDA approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Astellas Pharma’s Veozah (fezolinetant), an oral medication for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms, or hot flashes, caused by menopause. Astellas Pharma US, Inc.’s Veozah is the first neurokinin 3 (NK3) receptor antagonist approved by the FDA to treat moderate to severe hot flashes from […]
News and Trends 2 May 2023
FDA fast track for Memo’s kidney transplant infection treatment
Memo Therapeutics AG, a biotech company developing therapeutic antibodies, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to AntiBKV, Memo Therapeutics’ lead antibody therapeutic that targets BK polyomavirus (BKV) infection commonly seen in renal transplant patients. AntiBKV has successfully completed a phase I clinical study and following FDA clearance has […]
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Best in Biotech 28 Apr 2023
Six synthetic biology companies that have made a mark
The consequences of the climate crisis coupled with soil degradation and its impact on food and water security, seem dire. But, as ambitious as it may sound, synthetic biology companies could alleviate some of the environmental burden that the planet faces. As it involves the redesigning of organisms by genetically engineering them to have new, […]
News and Trends 27 Apr 2023
Patients with asthma and other inflammatory lung diseases can be treated ‘in a fundamentally new way’
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced interim results from an ongoing phase 1/2 clinical study of ARO-RAGE, an investigational RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutic designed to reduce production of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) as a potential treatment for inflammatory pulmonary diseases, such as asthma. These data represent the first clinical demonstration of the […]
Best in Biotech 24 Apr 2023
5 biotech companies to discover in Bangalore
Bangalore, also known as Bengaluru, is widely recognized as India’s leading biotech hub, with some of the largest biotech companies in the country based in the city. In this article, we take a look at five biotechs to come out of Bangalore. Home to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-Camp), Bangalore is able […]
8 life science innovators you must meet at BioTrinity 2023
In Depth 19 Apr 2023
How Vaccine Platforms Can Prepare Us for Future Pandemics
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses in our defenses. Vaccine platforms will be powerful tools for reacting faster to future pandemics. Multiple COVID-19 vaccines became available across the world to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, signaling a historic moment for vaccine development due to the speed at which they were created. And with scientists believing that […]
News and Trends 13 Apr 2023
Adaptyv Bio launches to ‘change protein engineering’
AI tools like ChatGPT are revolutionizing how the world generates text, images and code. In a similar way, machine learning algorithms and generative AI are upending traditional processes in life sciences and collapsing time frames in drug discovery and materials development. AlphaFold by DeepMind is probably the most well-known machine learning model in this space. […]
Best in Biotech 4 Apr 2023
6 biotechs that have stepped into the protein degradation space
Protein degradation platforms have revolutionized drug discovery aimed at undruggable targets. Biopharmaceutical companies around the world have engaged in the protein degradation field, with the hope of leveraging the capabilities of these coumpounds to successfully design drugs to treat diseases like cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. The discovery of the ubiquitin and proteolysis – protein degradation […]
BIO-Europe Spring 2023: The Highlights
BIO-Europe Spring is one of Europe’s biggest biotech partnering events with discussion topics ranging from platform technologies and manufacturing to biotech investments. Here are some of the key take-home reports from the proceedings. The event, which took place from March 20 to 22, in the budding biotech hub of Basel, Switzerland, was in full swing […]