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Expert Advice 13 Jan 2021

How Much Control Should Investors Have Over Your Biotech Company?

While getting funding from a star investor can be great for business, many biotech entrepreneurs dread the possibility of investors taking control in a situation that eerily resembles a hostile takeover. But it needn’t be that way at all. Biotech founders often complain that investors, especially VCs, demand too much control over company operations. This […]

January 13, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev

Best in Biotech 11 Jan 2021

The 21 European Biotech Companies To Watch in 2021

As we enter 2021, the biotech industry is already bustling with activity. Here’s a list of 21 European biotech companies likely to make a big splash in the biotechnology sector over the next year. There were many memorable moments for the European biotech industry in 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic took over the media and many […]

January 11, 2021 - 11 minutesmins - By Larissa Warneck-Silvestrin

In Depth 6 Jan 2021

The Bio-Based Economy: What’s Holding It Back?

As pollution and climate change become growing problems, breaking society’s addiction to fossil fuels is a daunting task. What are the main obstacles holding European biotechs back from building a more sustainable economy and how can we resolve them? Modern society’s dependence on fossil fuels is unsustainable. Although the Covid-19 pandemic caused a 7% drop […]

January 6, 2021 - 9 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 4 Jan 2021

What Does the Next Decade Have in Store for European Biotech?

Just like that, another decade has gone by. It’s time to look at what the future will bring to the European biotech industry. European biotech has seen some huge breakthroughs and a few setbacks during the last 10 years. As we enter a new decade with great uncertainty due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, let’s […]

January 4, 2021 - 9 minutesmins - By Karen O’Hanlon Cohrt

In Depth 30 Dec 2020

A Look Back at the Past Decade of European Biotech

As we prepare to enter a new decade, we look back on the major milestones and blunders within European biotech over the last 10 years. Over the last decade, we have seen many biotech breakthroughs to come from Europe, including first-in-class therapies for cancer, the first approved in vivo gene therapy, as well as notable […]

December 30, 2020 - 15 minutesmins - By Karen O’Hanlon Cohrt

Best in Biotech 28 Dec 2020

A Year to Remember: The Biggest European Biotech News in 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic caused huge disruption for European biotech in 2020, but the industry pulled through. Let’s look back at some of the top moments in the last 12 months. After the many drug approvals, startup foundations, and venture capital highs we saw in 2019, it looked like 2020 was going to be a comfortable […]

December 28, 2020 - 12 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 23 Dec 2020

Humble Beginnings: The Origin Story of Modern Biotechnology

The history of modern biotechnology began around four decades ago with the invention of genetic engineering. Genentech, one of the fundamental companies in this field, set many trends for modern biotech companies today. Biotechnology doesn’t necessarily involve labs. In fact, humans have been using forms of biotechnology for millennia, for example, using fermentation to brew […]

December 23, 2020 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 22 Dec 2020

EMA Greenlights BioNTech and Pfizer mRNA Vaccine for Covid-19

BioNTech and Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, made from messenger RNA, has become the first of its kind to be approved by the EMA. The EMA has granted conditional approval to Comirnaty, a vaccine against Covid-19 developed by BioNTech and Pfizer. The approval comes weeks after the UK became the first country in the world to approve […]

December 22, 2020 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 21 Dec 2020

Late-Stage Success Raises Hopes to Tackle Alzheimer’s via Inflammation

Paris-based AB Science has scored a rare late-stage clinical triumph in the Alzheimer’s disease field with a drug that puts brakes on inflammation in the brain. Last week, AB Science reported successful results from a phase IIb/III clinical trial testing its drug masitinib in patients with mild to moderate symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Although the company […]

December 21, 2020 - 5 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev

In Depth 21 Dec 2020

Enemy or Valuable Ally? How Biotech Uses Viruses for Good

Taking advantage of the ability of viruses to manipulate life is opening new doors for the biotech industry. Once only seen as our enemies, viruses are fast becoming some of our most valuable allies. Viruses may not have the best public image, but to biotechnologists, there’s a lot to admire about them. These tiny molecular […]

December 21, 2020 - 7 minutesmins - By Farhan Mitha

News and Trends 17 Dec 2020

Covid-19 Leaves Lasting Impact on Hematology at ASH 2020 Conference

Under the heavy shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, last week’s annual conference of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) displayed the achievements of many innovative treatments for blood conditions, including gene and cell therapies. A sweeping new wave of Covid-19 infections that is forcing new lockdowns across the northern hemisphere is already reshaping the biotech […]

December 17, 2020 - 6 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev

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News and Trends 14 Dec 2020

Will Europe Follow Singapore in Approving Cultured Meat?

Singapore is the first country to grant approval to meat grown from animal cells, known as cultured meat. Will European countries follow suit? Eat Just is a San Francisco-based company that sells plant-based alternatives to eggs and other animal products. The firm made headlines last week when it got regulatory approval to market cultured chicken […]

December 14, 2020 - 5 minutesmins - By Kostas Vavitsas

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How Much Control Should Investors Have Over Your Biotech Company?

The 21 European Biotech Companies To Watch in 2021

The Bio-Based Economy: What’s Holding It Back?

What Does the Next Decade Have in Store for European Biotech?

A Look Back at the Past Decade of European Biotech

A Year to Remember: The Biggest European Biotech News in 2020

Humble Beginnings: The Origin Story of Modern Biotechnology

EMA Greenlights BioNTech and Pfizer mRNA Vaccine for Covid-19

Late-Stage Success Raises Hopes to Tackle Alzheimer’s via Inflammation

Enemy or Valuable Ally? How Biotech Uses Viruses for Good

Covid-19 Leaves Lasting Impact on Hematology at ASH 2020 Conference

Will Europe Follow Singapore in Approving Cultured Meat?

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