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News and Trends 4 Dec 2018

Microbiome Therapy Shows Early Promise in Cancer Patients

A clinical trial run by MaaT Pharma has shown that restoring the microbiome of patients undergoing chemotherapy has potential to improve the outcome of patients with the blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The microbes living in our gut can have a big influence on the success of cancer treatments. Some microorganisms are known to […]

December 4, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 3 Dec 2018

First-in-Class Cancer Drug Gets €50M Boost

The biopharmaceutical company Aprea Therapeutics has raised €50M to fund a Phase III trial of its first-in-class cancer drug candidate, which kills tumor cells by restoring the function of a key anti-cancer protein called p53. Aprea’s planned Phase III trial will test the company’s lead candidate small molecule drug combined with the chemotherapy drug azacitidine. […]

December 3, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 30 Nov 2018

Update: UK Biotech Scores £5M Series A to Boost Next-Generation Cancer Antibodies

Update (30/11/2018): IGEM Therapeutics has increased the total raised in Series A to £5M (€5.6M) with the participation of two new investors, Alsa Holdings and UCL Technology Fund. The funding will go towards the development of a new generation of antibody drugs for cancer. Published on 20/06/2017 IGEM Therapeutics has raised £2M (€2.3M) in Series A […]

November 30, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 30 Nov 2018

Swedish Researchers Recycle Industrial Food Waste to Grow Fungi

Researchers at the University of Borås, Sweden, are undertaking a project to turn food waste into new materials, fuel and food by growing fungi. The accumulation of waste and the depletion of natural resources are two big environmental problems. Fungi could help us tackle both by transforming waste into useful materials. Swedish researchers are looking […]

November 30, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Startup Scout 30 Nov 2018

This Biotech Speeds Up Blood Infection Diagnosis

In the city of Cardiff, UK, Momentum Bioscience aims to trim down the unnecessary use of antimicrobial drugs in hospitals. To do this, it is developing molecular diagnostics that, within hours, tell doctors when or when not to use antibiotics in patients with a suspected blood infection. Mission: When diagnosing blood infections, physicians often need […]

November 30, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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More News! 29 Nov 2018

Long-Lasting Placenta Organoids Could Improve Pregnancy Research

Researchers have made 3D placenta organoids from human cells that can last for over a year, improving over the current models to study disease in pregnancy and develop drugs. Researchers at the University of Cambridge grew the organoids from stem cells extracted from donated placenta tissue at 6-9 weeks of pregnancy. The organoids replicated the […]

November 29, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Expert Advice 28 Nov 2018

How to Track the ROI of Your Life Science Digital Marketing Campaigns

Digital marketing is powerful. Content marketing, in particular, is proving to yield incredible results. According to Demand Metric, content marketing costs 62% less than traditional marketing while generating roughly 3 times as many leads. You don’t want to rely on averages, however. Why implement a strategy and just hope that it works? You might […]

November 28, 2018 - 10 minutesmins - By James Mathison

Infographics 28 Nov 2018

Infographic: The Next Big Thing in Biological Drug Delivery

By the year 2022, half of the top 100 drug sales will be biologics. And with 2,700 biologics currently in development, the market will soon be booming. But there is a hitch: Most biological drugs are administered parenterally. And though this is better than nothing, it does coincide with high treatment costs and stress for […]

November 28, 2018 - 1 minutemin - By External Contributor

Interview 28 Nov 2018

Navigating the Rare Disease Space: Insights from a Danish CEO

Developing drugs for rare diseases is a tough nut for biotech companies to crack. Labiotech’s Helen Albert interviewed the CEO of the Danish company Orphazyme, Anders Hinsby, at the recent BIO-Europe conference in Copenhagen, who told her about the appeals and challenges of making it in the rare disease space. Traditionally, the low number of […]

November 28, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 27 Nov 2018

Berlin Biotech Raises €24M to Progress Septic Shock Candidate to Clinic

Adrenomed closed a €24M Series D round to fund further development of its antibody drug that treats septic shock by preventing excessive fluid loss and preserving the blood vessel walls. Wellington Partners and HBM Healthcare Investments, who specialize in investing in life science companies, joined existing shareholders to lead the fundraising round. Sepsis and resulting […]

November 27, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

News and Trends 26 Nov 2018

Smart Asthma Inhaler Fails Phase III

It is bad news for asthma sufferers, as a UK biotech has abandoned the development of its smart inhaler after finding that it was no better than placebo in a Phase III trial. Over 52 weeks of treatment, the company Vectura tested whether the inhaler reduced the worsening of asthma symptoms, such as wheezing and […]

November 26, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 26 Nov 2018

First Gene Therapy for Inherited Blindness Approved in Europe

Novartis has received approval for Luxturna, a gene therapy that can restore vision in people with a specific genetic mutation that causes progressive vision loss. The therapy is indicated for people with mutations in the two copies of a gene, called RPE65, that cause retinal cells to die over time, resulting in progressive loss of […]

November 26, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Microbiome Therapy Shows Early Promise in Cancer Patients

First-in-Class Cancer Drug Gets €50M Boost

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Swedish Researchers Recycle Industrial Food Waste to Grow Fungi

This Biotech Speeds Up Blood Infection Diagnosis

Long-Lasting Placenta Organoids Could Improve Pregnancy Research

How to Track the ROI of Your Life Science Digital Marketing Campaigns

Infographic: The Next Big Thing in Biological Drug Delivery

Navigating the Rare Disease Space: Insights from a Danish CEO

Berlin Biotech Raises €24M to Progress Septic Shock Candidate to Clinic

Smart Asthma Inhaler Fails Phase III

First Gene Therapy for Inherited Blindness Approved in Europe

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