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News and Trends 27 Feb 2020

Scientists Recycle Agricultural Waste into Laundry Enzymes

Scientists from the UK and India have recycled the byproducts of mustard oil production to develop an enzyme that can be used in commercial laundry detergents. Lipases are the second-largest commercially produced enzymes, with an estimated market value of more than €16B. They are used in various industries to produce fine chemicals, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and […]

February 27, 2020 - 2 minutesmins - By Laura Cowen

News and Trends 27 Feb 2020

Scientists Connect Brain Cells to Machines Over the Internet

An international group of researchers has set up a brain-machine interface between cultured nerve cells and electronic chips linked over the internet, which could lead to the development of AI implants for treating neurological disorders. As described in a study published in Nature Scientific Reports, the team set up a system where cultured rat nerve […]

February 27, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 26 Feb 2020

Bicycle Therapeutics Partners Genentech in Deal Worth €1.6B

UK biotech Bicycle Therapeutics will collaborate with Genentech, now part of the Roche Group, to develop novel cancer immunotherapies and take them to market. Genentech will pay €28M upfront to Bicycle, but if discovery, regulatory and commercial milestones are met then the deal could be worth up to €1.6B for the Cambridge-based company. Bicycle’s technology […]

February 26, 2020 - 2 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

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News and Trends 26 Feb 2020

French Startup Raises €6M to Develop Cheap Single-Cell Sequencing Kits

Scipio bioscience has raised €6M in a Series A round to launch cost-effective single-cell RNA sequencing kits, which could have big potential in profiling cells for research and clinical diagnostics. The round was led by M Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Merck. Other investors in the round included Seventure Partners’ seed fund Quadrivum […]

February 26, 2020 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 25 Feb 2020

European Researchers to Make Light Bulbs using Bacteria

A team of scientists from Austria, Spain, and Italy is working to make LED light bulbs out of proteins produced by bacteria. Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are widely seen as a key tool for making lighting eco-friendly because they are more energy-efficient than traditional bulbs. However, the coatings of these devices — designed to absorb […]

February 25, 2020 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 25 Feb 2020

Biotechnology Is Changing How We Make Clothes

The fashion industry is seeing the beginnings of a biotechnological revolution: using biology to make clothing to make textiles better and more sustainable. Biotechnology already plays an important role in the textile industry. Enzymes are used routinely to wash and bleach textiles, to give jeans a denim look or to prevent wool from shrinking. A […]

February 25, 2020 - 7 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 25 Feb 2020

Update: Janssen and Maze Jump on Board Finnish Genomics Project

Update (25/02/2020): Janssen and the US company Maze Therapeutics are the latest pharma companies to sign up as partners in the public-private genomics collaboration FinnGen. FinnGen’s pharma partners now total 11, including Sanofi and GSK, which joined early last year. Published 23/01/2019: Sanofi and GSK have joined up with a project collecting genomic and health […]

February 25, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 24 Feb 2020

Adrenomed’s Antibody Drug Scores Hit in Phase II Septic Shock Trial

German biotech Adrenomed reports that its first-in-class antibody drug adrecizumab was well-tolerated by septic shock patients and met its primary goal in a phase II trial. The company says it will release more detailed trial data in a peer-reviewed paper later in the year, but states that patients given adrecizumab, as opposed to placebo, had […]

February 24, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

Best in Biotech 24 Feb 2020

Meet 20 European Immuno-Oncology Companies that are Fighting Cancer

With the success of CAR T-cell therapies and other innovative medicines in this area, immuno-oncology has become a buzzword in biotech, with more and more companies starting up in Europe and elsewhere. With so many players involved, it can be hard to know who is doing what. Here are 20 European companies we think stand […]

February 24, 2020 - 12 minutesmins - By Larissa Warneck-Silvestrin

Startup Scout 21 Feb 2020

This Startup is Developing Anti-Aging Antibodies

The Heidelberg-based startup Velabs Therapeutics aims to make anti-aging drugs that selectively destroy ‘aged’ cells in the body. Mission: To develop antibody drugs using microfluidics technology that can kill old or ‘senescent’ cells, which have been linked to the development of age-related conditions such as cardiovascular disease, dementia, and macular degeneration. While there are various […]

February 21, 2020 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 20 Feb 2020

Immatics Partners GSK in Deal Worth €1B to Develop Cancer Therapies

The German biotech Immatics will partner with GSK and could receive more than €1B from the big pharma for developing cancer immunotherapies based on engineered immune T-cells. Immatics will collaborate with GSK to develop two T-cell therapies that express a protein engineered to detect cancer antigens and kill cancer cells. In return, Immatics will receive […]

February 20, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 19 Feb 2020

Belgian Biotech Raises €50M to Make Gene Therapy Manufacturing Cheaper

An equity investment worth up to €50M will push to market Univercells’ manufacturing technology, which is designed to reduce the costs of viral vector production for gene therapies. The investment comes from Gamma Biosciences, an investment platform supported by the US investor KKR. Gamma Biosciences aims to acquire and invest in businesses developing gene and […]

February 19, 2020 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Scientists Recycle Agricultural Waste into Laundry Enzymes

Scientists Connect Brain Cells to Machines Over the Internet

Bicycle Therapeutics Partners Genentech in Deal Worth €1.6B

French Startup Raises €6M to Develop Cheap Single-Cell Sequencing Kits

European Researchers to Make Light Bulbs using Bacteria

Biotechnology Is Changing How We Make Clothes

Update: Janssen and Maze Jump on Board Finnish Genomics Project

Adrenomed’s Antibody Drug Scores Hit in Phase II Septic Shock Trial

Meet 20 European Immuno-Oncology Companies that are Fighting Cancer

This Startup is Developing Anti-Aging Antibodies

Immatics Partners GSK in Deal Worth €1B to Develop Cancer Therapies

Belgian Biotech Raises €50M to Make Gene Therapy Manufacturing Cheaper

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