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News and Trends 28 Jan 2019

New UK Policy Benefits Biotechs Waging War on Superbugs

Among other measures, the new policy changes the way companies are reimbursed for antimicrobial drugs, which is expected to increase investment in biotech and the interest of big pharma in tackling antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance is a huge problem. More and more pathogens are becoming resistant to antibiotics, as seen in the rising number of […]

January 28, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Best in Biotech 28 Jan 2019

5 Real-Life Technologies Where Biotech Meets Science Fiction

From genetic engineering to synthetic food and immortality, biotech is getting surprisingly close to recreating science fiction in real life. Science fiction is always a step ahead of real-life science. The genre imagined space travel, wireless communication and virtual reality years before they became a reality. In fact, sci-fi has coined some scientific terms […]

January 28, 2019 - 6 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 28 Jan 2019

Update: US District Court Rules Against MorphoSys’ Cancer Immunotherapy Patents

Update (01/02/2019): MorphoSys has agreed to end its long-running legal battle with Genmab and Janssen, after the US District Court of Delaware declared three of its cancer immunotherapy patents invalid. MorphoSys began the dispute over Darzalex (daratumumab), Genmab and Janssen’s approved antibody therapy for the blood cancer multiple myeloma. MorphoSys alleged that Darzalex infringed on three of […]

January 28, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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News and Trends 25 Jan 2019

Swiss-Italian Biotech Bags Antibody Deals with Three Big Pharma

The Swiss-Italian company Philogen has announced three different partnerships with Novartis, Celgene, and Janssen to develop new forms of immunotherapy and small molecule drugs. Philogen develops immunocytokines, which are antibodies that are fused with proteins that modify the immune system to fight diseases such as cancer. For example, this treatment can bind to tumors and activate […]

January 25, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Startup Scout 25 Jan 2019

This Biotech Makes Cosmetics out of Seaweed

Algaia is a French biotech based in Brittany, and for good reason. Here it harvests the blankets of Atlantic seaweed on the coast and extracts products for use in food, cosmetics and more. Mission: To maximize the number of useful products you can extract out of seaweed. Algaia uses seaweed as a source of useful […]

January 25, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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More News! 24 Jan 2019

ExxonMobil Recruits Swiss Company to Make Biofuels

The Swiss biofuels company Clariant is joining up with US companies ExxonMobil and the Renewable Energy Group to make biodiesel from agricultural waste. The new partnership hopes to combine technology from the Renewable Energy Group and Clariant to produce biodiesel — a biofuel that is a mix of ethanol and fat or cooking greases. Unlike […]

January 24, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Interview 23 Jan 2019

Tackling the Complexity of the Gut Microbiome for Better Treatments

An imbalance in gut microbe species is linked with gastrointestinal disease. Philip talked with the CEO and co-founder of the Swiss startup PharmaBiome, Tomas de Wouters, about the complexity of rebalancing the gut microbiome in these conditions. The microbiome is a hugely complex ecosystem of microbes living all around the body. Different parts of the […]

January 23, 2019 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 23 Jan 2019

Update: The FDA Green-lights Clinical Trials for Huntington’s Disease Gene Therapy

Update (23/01/2019): The FDA has given uniQure regulatory clearance to begin a phase I/II trial of its gene therapy for Huntington’s disease. uniQure is planning to launch the trial in the US in late 2019. Published on 23/01/2018: The EMA has given uniQure’s gene therapy candidate for Huntington’s disease Orphan Medicinal Product Designation, which the […]

January 23, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

In Depth 22 Jan 2019

No Guts, No Glory: How Microbiome Research is Changing Medicine

Scientists are uncovering many ways that the microorganisms that share our body can influence our health. It appears as though the human microbiome could be the key to treating all sorts of diseases, but how can we make these tiny creatures collaborate with us? Let’s do a gut check. We’ve all been told that our […]

January 22, 2019 - 10 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 22 Jan 2019

MinervaX Latest Beneficiary of Novo’s Antimicrobial Resistance Fund

The Novo Holdings REPAIR Impact Fund, launched to fight antimicrobial resistance, has invested €4.4M in the Danish company MinervaX to help fund the phase I trial of a vaccine that could protect newborn babies from streptococcal infections. The Novo Holdings REPAIR Impact Fund aims to combat the growing menace of pathogens resistant to antimicrobial drugs, such as […]

January 22, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

More News! 21 Jan 2019

Danish Biotech Turns Bacteria into Fermentation Workaholics

The Danish biotech Enduro Genetics has shown it can improve the yield of fermentation by engineering bacteria to become ‘addicted’ to being productive. Fermentation vats full of bacteria or yeast are the workhorses for industries such as the pharmaceutical and chemical industry. They are used to mass-produce products including detergents, drugs and biofuels. The cells […]

January 21, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 18 Jan 2019

Biotech Partnership Raises €7.5M to Recycle Plastics With Enzymes

The French biotechs Carbios and Toulouse White Biotechnology have been awarded €7.5M to industrialize their plastic recycling programme, which uses enzymes to break down waste. The funding comes from the public initiative Investments for the Future Program, which is aimed to foster innovation in French industries. The €7.5M is to be paid in installments over […]

January 18, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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New UK Policy Benefits Biotechs Waging War on Superbugs

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Update: US District Court Rules Against MorphoSys’ Cancer Immunotherapy Patents

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No Guts, No Glory: How Microbiome Research is Changing Medicine

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