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More News! 17 Oct 2018

The EU Patent of the Best Selling Drug Has Expired, What Does it Mean for Biotech?

AbbVie’s Humira, a treatment for inflammatory disease and the world’s best-selling drug, is no longer patent-protected in the EU. Competitors are already taking advantage of it. Humira is an antibody drug, called adalimumab, that has been topping the lists of best-selling drugs for years. Last year alone, it made over €15B in sales worldwide. The […]

October 17, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

More News! 16 Oct 2018

Drug Combination for Rare Genetic Nerve Disorder Nails Phase III

A treatment developed by French biotech Pharnext has become the first clinically proven therapy for a rare genetic disorder that affects the nervous system. In a Phase III trial, the treatment reduced the level of disability of patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a condition that affects peripheral nerves. This disease causes problems with walking, running and […]

October 16, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 16 Oct 2018

Cancer Immunotherapy Biotech Raises €34M on Nasdaq Stockholm

The Swedish biotech Immunicum has issued shares worth up to almost €34M on Nasdaq Stockholm, in an effort to accelerate the development of its cancer immunotherapy. Immunicum plans to use most of the funding to run a Phase Ib/II clinical trial that will test its lead cell therapy candidate in combination with checkpoint inhibitors to […]

October 16, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Interview 16 Oct 2018

Using the Skin Microbiome to Treat Acne

The microbes living on our skin can play an important role in skin conditions such as acne. Philip talked to Veronika Oudova, CEO and co-founder of the Belgian company S-Biomedic, about how the company plans to fight acne with microbes, and the challenges of launching products in a field that is still unfamiliar to regulators. […]

October 16, 2018 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 15 Oct 2018

Microsoft Signs its First Microbiome Partnership

Microsoft Genomics will work with Cambridge-based Eagle Genomics to scale up its artificial intelligence platform for microbiome research. In recent years, it has become evident that the microbes that inhabit our body are key to our health. The microbiome has been linked to conditions such as diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis and many more. However, large-scale studies […]

October 15, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Best in Biotech 15 Oct 2018

The 7 Best Biotech Startup Competitions in Europe

If you are looking for an opportunity to pitch your startup, look no further. Here’s a guide to the key European events for biotech startup competitions. Taking part in a pitch competition can help a biotech company get a headstart and make its name known to investors and other important players in the biotech industry. […]

October 15, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

More News! 14 Oct 2018

Living Instruments: Making Music with Yeast, Moss and Paramecia

These instruments are alive. Yeast, moss and paramecia are behind the unique sounds of Living Instruments, which will be performing a concert in Zurich on October 21st. Instead of strings or windpipes, the sounds of these instruments are generated by living beings. The sound of the ‘yeast organ’ is triggered by the bubbles produced by […]

October 14, 2018 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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More News! 12 Oct 2018

European Commission Updates Strategy to Energize Europe’s Bioeconomy

In challenging times of climate change and a scarcity of resources, the European Commission has released a new strategy to boost activity and investment in companies contributing to the bioeconomy. As one of the key economies that signed the Paris Agreement in 2015, the EU aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% […]

October 12, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Startup Scout 12 Oct 2018

This Biotech is the First to Work on Antivirals for Farm Livestock

While in Leuven, Belgium, for last week’s Biotech of the Week, we decided to go to the vet. ViroVet is a company aiming to improve viral disease control in livestock, which is a huge sector of global agriculture. Mission: To develop novel antivirals and vaccines for farm livestock. This would give farmers more tools for […]

October 12, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 11 Oct 2018

Rechargeable Dentures Could Prevent Mouth Infections

As well as helping you chew your hamburger, dentures could one day fight oral fungal infections, suggest researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. The population is getting older. In fact, it is predicted that almost half of Europe will be over 50 years old in the year 2050. Assuming that trends stay the same, this […]

October 11, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 10 Oct 2018

Cancer Immunotherapy Phase I on Hold After Patient Death

The German biotech Affimed has halted two Phase I trials of its cancer immunotherapy after three patients suffered neurotoxicity due to the treatment, causing the death of one of them. Affimed was testing its immunotherapy AFM11 in 33 patients diagnosed with white blood cell cancer in two Phase I trials. One trial tested the therapy […]

October 10, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

More News! 10 Oct 2018

This Test Can Detect Four Drugs With Just a Fingerprint

The British company Intelligent Fingerprinting has shown that its non-invasive fingerprint drug test can yield results comparable to blood tests in just 10 minutes. The technology, developed at the University of East Anglia, can detect extremely low amounts of amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine and opiate drugs from the sweat of a single fingerprint. The sample is […]

October 10, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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The EU Patent of the Best Selling Drug Has Expired, What Does it Mean for Biotech?

Drug Combination for Rare Genetic Nerve Disorder Nails Phase III

Cancer Immunotherapy Biotech Raises €34M on Nasdaq Stockholm

Using the Skin Microbiome to Treat Acne

Microsoft Signs its First Microbiome Partnership

The 7 Best Biotech Startup Competitions in Europe

Living Instruments: Making Music with Yeast, Moss and Paramecia

European Commission Updates Strategy to Energize Europe’s Bioeconomy

This Biotech is the First to Work on Antivirals for Farm Livestock

Rechargeable Dentures Could Prevent Mouth Infections

Cancer Immunotherapy Phase I on Hold After Patient Death

This Test Can Detect Four Drugs With Just a Fingerprint

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