Best in Biotech 20 Aug 2018 Here are our 10 favorite biotech books you should read this summer Here is a list of our 10 best biotech books for you, ranging from new and classic popular science to science fiction, as selected by the team at Labiotech. The summer is sadly coming to a close very soon, but we wanted to provide you with a bit more Labiotech entertainment for its last few weeks. I […] August 20, 2018 - 9 minutesmins - By Helen Albert Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 Aug 2018 Novo Nordisk Buys British ‘Smart’ Insulin Diabetes Biotech in deal worth €702M Novo Nordisk acquired the UK biotech Ziylo, which develops glucose-responsive insulin treatments for diabetes that act in response to changes in blood sugar levels. The Danish big-pharma, which is already a big player in the diabetes space, acquired the full rights to Ziylo’s technology in a deal worth up to €702M ($800M). Novo will use the […] August 17, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 17 Aug 2018 This Italian Biotech Makes Wood-Derived Bone Implants Today, we’re in Faenza, Italy, visiting GreenBone, a biotech developing wood-derived bone implants for patients with bone fractures. Mission: Founded in 2014, GreenBone takes bamboo and converts it to a calcium compound called hydroxyapatite. The material could be used as an alternative to bone grafts made from a deceased donor or bone taken from another […] August 17, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 16 Aug 2018 Pfizer Offers €374M for German mRNA Flu Vaccine BioNTech, based in Mainz, Germany, has entered into a partnership with Pfizer worth up to $425M (€374M) to develop an mRNA-based flu vaccine, which could be produced much more quickly than current flu vaccines. Messenger RNA (mRNA) is one of the building blocks living organisms use to create proteins from genes. BioNTech is developing prophylactic […] August 16, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 15 Aug 2018 London Biotech Gets Positive Phase III Results for its Monthly HIV Treatment ViiV Healthcare has shown its monthly two-drug HIV treatment works as well as a daily three-drug treatment, which could help reduce the total number of drugs taken by patients. In a Phase III trial that recruited 618 people, London biotech ViiV Healthcare aimed to see if adult HIV-positive patients who had been taking daily antiretroviral […] August 15, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 13 Aug 2018 Orchard Therapeutics Raises €132M to Develop Gene Therapies Orchard Therapeutics raised $150M (€132M) in Series C financing to bring its gene therapies from clinical testing to regulatory approval. The British biotech will use the funding to develop its most advanced clinical programs, which aim to treat rare inherited metabolic and immune system diseases. The news follows Orchard’s acquisition of GSK’s entire gene therapy […] August 13, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 11 Aug 2018 Culturing Bacteria in a Lifesize Human Body Sculpture Artist Mellissa Fisher built a human sculpture carrying the myriad of invisible bacteria that live on our bodies to highlight the global threat of antibiotic resistance. Journalist Michael Mosley enters the lab and sees a replica of his own body. All over it, bacteria of all sizes and colors grow, competing with each other to […] August 11, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 10 Aug 2018 UK Biotech Raises €73M to Target DNA Repair in Treating Cancer Artios Pharma completed a €73M (£65M) Series B financing round to develop cancer treatments that target DNA repair mechanisms. Cancer occurs when cells in part of the body start dividing uncontrollably as a result of damaged or mutated DNA. In collaboration with Cancer Research UK, Artios Pharma is developing cancer treatments that inhibit proteins involved […] August 10, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Aug 2018 Modulating the Microbiome Could Boost Vaccine Performance Dutch scientists have found that altering a patient’s microbiome with antibiotics before a vaccination can boost the body’s resulting immune response against rotavirus infection. Rotavirus causes severe vomiting and diarrhea and largely affects children. Over 200,000 children are killed by the virus each year. The rotavirus vaccine is made of weakened strains of the rotavirus, […] August 9, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 7 Aug 2018 First 3D Placenta Model Helps Study Pregnancy Disorders Austrian researchers have created a miniature 3D model of the human placenta, which could help us understand the causes of pregnancy complications. The human placenta plays a vital role in maintaining a healthy pregnancy, supplying the fetus with the nutrients and hormones it needs to grow and protecting it from bacterial infections. Researchers at the […] August 7, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 7 Aug 2018 Update: Seaweed-Derived Treatment for Common Cold Approved in the EU Update (07/08/2018): Marinomed Biotech has obtained EU approval to sell a nasal spray containing a polymer derived from red seaweed that can trap most common cold viruses to stop them from infecting us. Published on 19/07/2018 Marinomed Biotech’s antiviral treatment, which is derived from seaweed, could be used to treat the cause of respiratory […] August 7, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 6 Aug 2018 New Gene Therapy Could Treat Cystic Fibrosis With One Dose A new partnership in the UK will develop a gene therapy for cystic fibrosis that could treat the disease with a single dose. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes mucus to build up in a patient’s lungs. As a result, patients suffer from blocked airways and bacterial infections. While treatment advances have increased […] August 6, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email