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In Depth 14 Nov 2018

Taking Biotech to the Next Level with Laboratory Automation

Automation is slowly taking over our lives, ranging from smart homes to self-driving cars. With experiments becoming ever more complex and datasets more immense, a question that comes to mind: can we automate biotech research? Most pharma and biotech companies, and in part also academic labs, have automated sections of their processes and make use […]

November 14, 2018 - 6 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

More News! 13 Nov 2018

French Company’s Drug Lowers Blood Pressure by Targeting Brain Proteins

The French company Quantum Genomics is developing a first-in-class drug that targets proteins in the brain to lower blood pressure. A Phase IIb trial, run by Quantum Genomics, found that eight weeks of taking its drug significantly lowered blood pressure in patients who were overweight or obese and with high blood pressure. This reduction also […]

November 13, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 13 Nov 2018

Are Recent IPO Delays Bad News for European Biotech?

Over the last two weeks, several biotech companies in Europe have decided to postpone IPOs on the stock markets — is this a sign that biotech stocks are underperforming? Since the end of October, several European biotech companies have delayed their IPOs — including Abacus Medicine on the Frankfurt stock exchange, Themis Bioscience on the […]

November 13, 2018 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

More News! 12 Nov 2018

This UK Biotech Wants to Make Antibodies Easy to Swallow

Say goodbye to painful antibody injections. The UK biotech Intract Pharma has received a €1.6M grant to advance oral immunotherapy based on approved antibodies, causing less discomfort for patients. The grant, awarded by public agency Innovate UK, will help Intract develop oral versions of existing antibody therapies. This could make the treatments easier for patients […]

November 12, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 10 Nov 2018

Stelarc — Making Art out of the Human Body

From implanting a third ear on his arm to connecting his senses to the internet, Stelarc is an artist known for extreme performances that take the human body to the limit and blur the lines between technology and ourselves. On the inside of his left arm, Stelarc is in the process of ‘growing’ a third […]

November 10, 2018 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Startup Scout 9 Nov 2018

This Biotech Uses Radioactive Chemicals to Diagnose Brain Cancer

In Athens, Greece, we find pro-Actina. This biotech is working on a method to diagnose brain cancer by measuring how ‘leaky’ the brain is. Mission: Founded in 2006, the company is working to improve glioma diagnosis by using a combination of CT scans and an injectable radioactive chemical tracer. Gliomas are the most common forms […]

November 9, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 8 Nov 2018

Epigenetics Test Can Distinguish Between Huntington’s Disease Stages

A study run by Oxford BioDynamics suggests that we could predict Huntington’s more easily by analyzing epigenetic changes in the patient’s DNA. Epigenetics describes the way that the expression of our genes is regulated, often influenced by environmental exposure, without changing the genetic code. Ways of modifying gene expression include attaching chemical groups to DNA […]

November 8, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Interview 8 Nov 2018

How Industrial Biotech is Opening the Way to the Bioeconomy

Biology is helping us find more sustainable solutions to the world’s problems. Claus Crone Fuglsang, Senior VP of Research and Technology at Novozymes, gave me an insight into the rapidly moving field of industrial biotech. Novozymes, the world’s largest producer of industrial enzymes, is one of the oldest players in the field of industrial biotech. […]

November 8, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Inside Labiotech 7 Nov 2018

What’s The Impact Of Labiotech On The Biotech Ecosystem? (Hint: It’s High … )

Our mission is to deliver the best content and to bring together people making up the biotech ecosystem in Europe. How do we do it? Is it actually impactful? If so, how? Let me try to answer… To start off, let’s take some perspective, what’s the current state of the connectivity of the biotech industry […]

November 7, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

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News and Trends 7 Nov 2018

Belgian Biotech to Abandon Phase III Cell Therapy Trial for Bone Disease

Bone Therapeutics is going to discontinue its cell therapy Phase III trial after finding little hope of success for patients with the bone disease osteonecrosis. If all had gone as planned, the full trial would have monitored 118 patients over 24 months. However, an interim analysis on 44 patients after 12 months found little evidence […]

November 7, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 7 Nov 2018

Biohacking: Democratization of Science or Just a Quirky Hobby?

The biohacking movement is making scientific research accessible to everyone under the form of low-cost community labs. What does it mean to be a biohacker and how is it changing the way we do science? Scientific research is undoubtedly an arduous endeavor. One that requires highly trained and skilled scientists and that can only be […]

November 7, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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News and Trends 7 Nov 2018

Solid Phase II Performance for French Autoimmune Liver Disease Drug

Genkyotex’s small molecule therapy had encouraging short-term effects on patients with the autoimmune liver disease primary biliary cholangitis in a Phase II trial. Over six weeks, the drug reduced the blood levels of a liver disease biomarker molecule by up to 23% in 92 participants. In patients with late-stage disease, who have few treatments available, […]

November 7, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Taking Biotech to the Next Level with Laboratory Automation

French Company’s Drug Lowers Blood Pressure by Targeting Brain Proteins

Are Recent IPO Delays Bad News for European Biotech?

This UK Biotech Wants to Make Antibodies Easy to Swallow

Stelarc — Making Art out of the Human Body

This Biotech Uses Radioactive Chemicals to Diagnose Brain Cancer

Epigenetics Test Can Distinguish Between Huntington’s Disease Stages

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What’s The Impact Of Labiotech On The Biotech Ecosystem? (Hint: It’s High … )

Belgian Biotech to Abandon Phase III Cell Therapy Trial for Bone Disease

Biohacking: Democratization of Science or Just a Quirky Hobby?

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