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Interview 18 Apr 2018

What Lies Ahead for European Cell and Gene Therapies?

Cell and gene therapies have recently made big advances in providing effective treatments for a variety of conditions, from cancers to rare diseases. Nonetheless, there are still significant challenges ahead before the technologies can become a viable treatment option for most patients. What if you could treat a disease on the level of tissue and […]

April 18, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 17 Apr 2018

How Low Can the Price of a Next Generation DNA Sequencer Go?

The next generation of DNA sequencers has arrived, and with it, a clash of titans: Illumina, Thermo Fisher and Qiagen are all competing for the clinical diagnostics market. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) companies are redefining DNA sequencing. What began as small-scale PCR and Sanger sequencing efforts have now mushroomed into a $20Bn market with broad medical implications for […]

April 17, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

More News! 16 Apr 2018

Epitopes Come to the Rescue for One of the Most Common Autoimmune Diseases

The British-Belgian biotech Apitope has obtained positive Phase I results for its first-in-class treatment for Graves’ disease, one of the most common autoimmune diseases. Apitope has obtained positive clinical results indicating its treatment for Graves’ disease is safe and well-tolerated. A common autoimmune disease affecting the thyroid, Graves’ disease occurs when a patient’s immune system […]

April 16, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

Adocia Double Hormone Diabetes Treatment

News and Trends 16 Apr 2018

French Double-Hormone Diabetes Treatment to be Tested in Humans for the First Time

Adocia, a French biotech, will initiate a Phase I clinical study to test a diabetes treatment that maximizes the effect of two blood sugar-lowering hormones. Adocia will start a Phase I clinical trial to test the safety and tolerability of its BioChaperone Pramlintide Insulin treatment to control blood sugar levels after a meal in type 1 […]

April 16, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

Startup Scout 13 Apr 2018

This Israeli Biotech Targets Protein Translation to Fight Disease

Today, we’re taking a look at Anima Biotech, an Israeli company that is developing a new class of drugs that target protein translation to combat a range of diseases, including lung fibrosis, cancer, and Huntington’s disease. Mission: Since 2010, Anima Biotech has been targeting disease-causing proteins with a new class of drugs that control protein translation. […]

April 13, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 12 Apr 2018

British Biotech Raises £29M Round to Fight Lung Disease

Enterprise Therapeutics has raised a substantial Series B financing round to bring its treatments for respiratory diseases into clinical development. Enterprise Therapeutics, a British biotech, has raised £29M (€33M) in Series B from several investors including Forbion, one of the most active European life science VCs. In Enterprise, Forbion has found a replacement in its portfolio for the Dutch […]

April 12, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

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More News! 12 Apr 2018

Graphene Skin Patch Measures Blood Sugar Without a Needle

Researchers in the UK have developed a skin patch that measures blood sugar levels without the prick of a needle by pulling fluid out from between hair follicles. The technology could be used for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients. Diabetes is a major global health problem, with the World Health Organization stating 422 […]

April 12, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

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News and Trends 11 Apr 2018

Alexion Acquires Swedish Treatment for Wilson’s Disease

Alexion Pharmaceutical intends to buy Wilson Therapeutics for nearly $1Bn. Wilson is developing a first-in-class treatment for Wilson’s disease, a rare disorder that can lead to severe liver and brain damage. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, one of the most successful companies in rare diseases and known for selling one of the most expensive drugs in the world, […]

April 11, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 11 Apr 2018

Dutch Organs-on-Chips Raises $20.5M in Series B Financing

MIMETAS, a Dutch biotech, has raised a Series B financing round to continue developing its organ-on-a-chip platform, which could remove the need to use animals in preclinical drug testing. MIMETAS, based in Leiden, has secured $20.5M (€17M) in Series B financing from investors in Asia and Europe. The company will use the funding to develop its organ-on-a-chip […]

April 11, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 11 Apr 2018

French CAR-T Developer Raises $164M Despite a Challenging Road

Cellectis has raised $164M (€132M) in a follow-on offering to further develop its CAR-T technology in clinical trials, despite having mixed results in the technology’s development up until now. Cellectis, based in Paris, has closed a follow-on offering on NASDAQ, raising a total of around $164M (€132M). The funding will be used to further continue clinical development […]

April 11, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

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Interview 11 Apr 2018

Forget Humira, a New Generation of Inflammation Treatments is on the Horizon

Millions of people worldwide suffer from inflammatory diseases, and many are still waiting for effective treatments. A German company, InflaRx, might have one. We spoke to its founder and CEO, Niels Riedemann, to get the whole story about the company’s technology and its recent $106M IPO on NASDAQ. It might be hard to believe, but […]

April 11, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 10 Apr 2018

Microbes Come to the Rescue to Reduce Hospital Waste

Hospital waste management is no laughing matter, given that one hospital bed can produce up to 0.5 kg of waste per day. A Dutch technology is using microbes to optimize the process with anaerobic digestion. We look to hospitals and our healthcare systems at large for treatment and reassurance when we are sick, but it […]

April 10, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

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What Lies Ahead for European Cell and Gene Therapies?

How Low Can the Price of a Next Generation DNA Sequencer Go?

Epitopes Come to the Rescue for One of the Most Common Autoimmune Diseases

French Double-Hormone Diabetes Treatment to be Tested in Humans for the First Time

This Israeli Biotech Targets Protein Translation to Fight Disease

British Biotech Raises £29M Round to Fight Lung Disease

Graphene Skin Patch Measures Blood Sugar Without a Needle

Alexion Acquires Swedish Treatment for Wilson’s Disease

Dutch Organs-on-Chips Raises $20.5M in Series B Financing

French CAR-T Developer Raises $164M Despite a Challenging Road

Forget Humira, a New Generation of Inflammation Treatments is on the Horizon

Microbes Come to the Rescue to Reduce Hospital Waste

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