More News! 8 Jun 2018 The Textile Industry May Soon Turn to Insects to Help Produce Fabrics German researchers are exploring ways of using chitosan, which is derived from a component of insect skin called chitin, to replace toxic chemicals in the production of textiles. The researchers, who are based at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology in Stuttgart, plan to commercialize their technology and are already working with several […] June 8, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 8 Jun 2018 This Israeli Biotech Engineers Tobacco Plants to Make Collagen This week we’re in Ness Ziona, Israel, visiting CollPlant, a biotech that engineers tobacco plants to produce collagen for a variety of uses, including 3D printing and artificial tendons. Mission: CollPlant engineers tobacco plants to express five human genes, which enables the plants to produce recombinant human collagen. The material can be used in different […] June 8, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 7 Jun 2018 Microbiome Company Enters $534M Deal With Genentech To Develop Treatments for IBD UK biotech Microbiotica has entered into a multi-year collaboration with Genentech, one of the world’s first biotechs, to develop microbiome-based treatments for inflammatory bowel disease. Microbiotica, based in Cambridge, UK has entered into a collaboration with Genentech that could be worth up to €452M ($534M), a formidable amount in the microbiome space, with an undisclosed […] June 7, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 6 Jun 2018 Best of European Biotech at ASCO 2018 Not able to attend the biggest cancer conference of the year? No problem. We have summarized what we think are the most interesting therapy developments presented by European biotech’s at ASCO this year. Once again, the cream of the cancer specialist crop gathered in Chicago to discuss and present the latest findings in cancer research at […] June 6, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By Helen Albert Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 6 Jun 2018 German DNA Treatment Reduces Ulcerative Colitis Symptoms Sterna Biologicals has obtained positive Phase IIa data for an ulcerative colitis treatment that uses DNA to inhibit inflammatory proteins, which could add to the diverse approaches being developed to treat inflammatory bowel disease. Sterna Biologicals, based in Marburg, Germany, has clinical data showing its ulcerative colitis treatment reduced the severity of the disease compared […] June 6, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 Jun 2018 British Researchers Regenerate Tooth Enamel With Biopolymers Researchers at Queen Mary University London have found a way to grow mineralized materials that can be used to regenerate hard tissue like dental enamel. British researchers have created a material that can be used as an artificial dental enamel to prevent and treat tooth decay or tooth sensitivity. To create the enamel, the scientists […] June 5, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 Jun 2018 French Biotech Raises €40M to Fight Hepatitis B and NASH Enyo Pharma has completed a Series B financing round to start Phase II trials by the end of this year testing its lead compound in two different forms of liver disease. Enyo Pharma, based in Lyon, has raised €40M from OrbiMed and other investors to start two Phase II trials testing its lead drug candidate […] June 5, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Expert Advice 5 Jun 2018 7 Life Science Marketing Trends That Blew Up in 2018 & How to Use Them Life science and pharmaceutical companies are notoriously cautious toward digital trends. Perhaps you have experienced this in your own company. You may have tried to push a marketing strategy that is almost old-hat in other industries by now, like email autoresponders, only to hear something along the lines of, “We’ve always done it how we’re […] June 5, 2018 - 15 minutesmins - By James Mathison Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 4 Jun 2018 British Company Gets a $100M Boost to Develop a Surgical Robotic Arm CMR Surgical has raised an impressive Series B round to develop a robotic arm to help during surgery that mirrors the movement of a human arm. CMR Surgical, based in Cambridge, UK, has raised $100M (€85M) in Series B funding to bring its surgical robot technology closer to a market launch in Europe and the US. […] June 4, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 4 Jun 2018 Meet the German Biotech Behind Adidas’ Biodegradable Shoes The synbio company AMSilk is drawing inspiration from nature to produce sustainable materials for applications ranging from clothing to medicine. I spoke to CEO Jens Klein to find out more about the innovative biodegradable material that has caught Adidas’ eye. In 2016, Adidas showed the world the first prototype of a new running shoe that, […] June 4, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 1 Jun 2018 FDA Puts Clinical Trial for CRISPR Therapy on Hold The FDA has put a hold on CRISPR Therapeutics’ planned Phase I/II trial testing a CRISPR gene-editing therapy in patients with sickle cell disease, which will likely delay the use of CRISPR-based therapies in humans. CRISPR Therapeutics, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, and its partner Vertex Pharmaceuticals will have to postpone their plans to start a Phase I/II trial […] June 1, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 1 Jun 2018 This Dutch Biotech Gets Inspiration From Snake Venom to Restore Blood Clotting This week we’re in Leiden, the Netherlands, visiting VarmX. The biotech develops therapeutic proteins based on a peptide found in snake venom to restore blood clotting in patients with acute bleeding. Mission: Founded in 2016 as a spin-out from the University of Leiden, VarmX aims to restore blood clotting in patients with acute, internal bleeding after taking […] June 1, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email