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Startup Scout 1 Nov 2019

This Biotech Turns Seafood Waste into Packaging Using Microbes

The Scottish company CuanTec is developing an energy-efficient way to recycle seafood shells into food packaging via bacterial fermentation, which could reduce plastic waste. Mission: To turn the thrown away shells of langoustines into antimicrobial food packaging. This would cut down both on food waste tipping and modern society’s reliance on plastics. CuanTec was founded […]

November 1, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 31 Oct 2019

European Project Launches to Tailor Autoimmune Disease Treatments

Public and private organizations across Europe will pool their resources in an €80M project to discover biomarkers that can predict which patients will respond best to treatments for autoimmune diseases. The project is called Taxonomy, Treatments, Targets and Remission, or 3TR for short, and is funded by the EU’s Innovative Medicines Initiative for the next […]

October 31, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 30 Oct 2019

Trial Testing Spinal Application of Zolgensma Put on Hold by FDA

The FDA has placed a partial hold on clinical trials testing a new application method for Zolgensma, Novartis’ gene therapy for the genetic disease spinal muscular atrophy, after it showed the potential to cause serious side effects in animal models. Spinal muscular atrophy is a life-threatening condition that usually arises when the patient is between […]

October 30, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Opinion 29 Oct 2019

How Culture Impacts Biotech Investment

Culture influences your choices about money. This applies in normal life, but also in the business of biotech funding and if you want to build an international business, or invest in one, then you need to have some understanding of local culture. The average US citizen spent 25 times more on credit cards than the […]

October 29, 2019 - 8 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 29 Oct 2019

MorphoSys and Galapagos’ Eczema Drug Abandoned at Phase II

Development of MorphoSys, Galapagos, and Novartis’ first-in-class antibody drug has been discontinued during a phase II trial after an interim analysis suggested it wouldn’t meet its main endpoint of reducing eczema symptoms. The drug was being developed to treat the inflammatory skin condition atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema. It arose from a collaboration between […]

October 29, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 28 Oct 2019

AI-Driven Antibiotic Susceptibility Test Launched in Austria

Ares Genetics, an Austrian subsidiary of the German Curetis Group, has launched an early access program for its AI-driven antibiotic susceptibility test. The company, which focuses on molecular diagnostics, has a large, regularly updated database of genetic information on disease-causing microbes including strains showing antimicrobial resistance. The new test uses high-resolution sequencing to gain genetic […]

October 28, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

More News! 28 Oct 2019

UK Company Synthesizes Long DNA Molecules with 85% Accuracy

The UK biotech Camena Bioscience has proven it can synthesize long DNA molecules with more accuracy than traditional chemical synthesis. Camena tested its technology’s ability to accurately synthesize DNA molecules with a length of 300 nucleotides — the building blocks of DNA. Using Camena’s technology, 85% of the synthesized DNA molecules were accurate to the […]

October 28, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

How can Proteomics Boost the Discovery of Novel Drugs and Biomarkers?

Proteins, the key players within cells. They carry out enzymatic functions, are involved in signaling cascades, contribute to the structure of cells, and much, much more. Their abundance and intricate functions make the study of the proteome highly complex. However, once decoded, proteins can be highly useful for the discovery and development of novel therapies, […]

October 28, 2019 - 8 minutesmins - By Larissa Warneck-Silvestrin

News and Trends 25 Oct 2019

EU Court Ushers in the Use of Phages Against Listeria in Food

Amidst recent listeria outbreaks in Europe, the European Court of Justice has issued a court order in favor of the company Micreos Food Safety allowing the use of its phage technology to keep listeria at bay in food. Bacteriophages, or phages for short, are viruses that only kill specific bacterial strains and are harmless to […]

October 25, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Startup Scout 25 Oct 2019

This UK AI Tool Researches Diseases for Drug Discovery Companies

The Manchester-based company Biorelate is developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can collect biological data from the internet and speed up the drug discovery process. Mission: Develop AI technology that trawls the web for disease and drug data and collects it together like researchers would do manually in drug discovery. Biorelate’s product is able to […]

October 25, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 24 Oct 2019

British AI Firm Gets €9M Boost to Develop Drug-Discovery Tech

London-based LabGenius has secured €8.9M in Series A funding, which the company plans to use to scale up its AI- and robotics-based drug development technology. LabGenius focuses on developing protein-based therapeutics using its ‘robot scientist’ EVA. “By transforming how these drugs are discovered, we have a shot at improving the lives of countless people,” said […]

October 24, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

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News and Trends 24 Oct 2019

German Alzheimer’s Drug Backed with €43M After Biogen’s Surprise Turnaround

The German company Vivoryon Therapeutics has raised €43M on Euronext Amsterdam to fund a phase IIb trial of a drug that could slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease by blocking toxic forms of the protein amyloid-beta. Vivoryon Therapeutics, previously known as Probiodrug, raised the money using a rights offering and a private placement on Euronext […]

October 24, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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This Biotech Turns Seafood Waste into Packaging Using Microbes

European Project Launches to Tailor Autoimmune Disease Treatments

Trial Testing Spinal Application of Zolgensma Put on Hold by FDA

How Culture Impacts Biotech Investment

MorphoSys and Galapagos’ Eczema Drug Abandoned at Phase II

AI-Driven Antibiotic Susceptibility Test Launched in Austria

UK Company Synthesizes Long DNA Molecules with 85% Accuracy

How can Proteomics Boost the Discovery of Novel Drugs and Biomarkers?

EU Court Ushers in the Use of Phages Against Listeria in Food

This UK AI Tool Researches Diseases for Drug Discovery Companies

British AI Firm Gets €9M Boost to Develop Drug-Discovery Tech

German Alzheimer’s Drug Backed with €43M After Biogen’s Surprise Turnaround

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