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 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 10 Apr 2018 New Skin Care Products Use Plant Pigment Made By Bacteria Deinove is launching a new compound made from a plant pigment that could be used in anti-aging and make-up products. Deinove, based in Montpellier, is the first company to produce pure phytoene, an anti-aging cosmetic compound, through bacterial fermentation. The company plans to launch an anti-aging and cosmetic skin care product, Phyt-N-Resist, made from their […] April 10, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 6 Apr 2018 Spanish Biotech Uses Microbes to Make Biofuels, Food and Detergents Today, we’re in Granada, Spain, to visit Neol Bio. The biotech recycles waste to produce oils for biofuels, nutritional supplements and cleaning detergents by culturing microorganisms with waste. Mission: Neol Bio develops sustainable ways of producing oils for a wide variety of applications, from food supplements to cleaning detergents and bioenergy. The company uses high-throughput screening to […] April 6, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 Apr 2018 Boehringer Offers €1Bn for New Checkpoint Inhibitor from a French Biotech OSE Immunotherapeutics could receive up to €1.1Bn from its new partner Boehringer Ingelheim, which has set its eyes on a new type of checkpoint inhibitor being developed by the French biotech. OSE Immunotherapeutics has entered a global license and collaboration deal with Boehringer Ingelheim for the development of OSE-172, a checkpoint inhibitor antibody to treat […] April 5, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 5 Apr 2018 French Crossover Fund Raises €275M to Invest in Medical Biotechs Sofinnova Partners has launched a crossover fund focusing on European companies to support medical biotechs across all funding stages, from seed to late stage. Sofinnova Partners, the largest French biotech VC, has launched a new fund called Sofinnova Crossover I to invest in the biopharmaceutical and medical device sectors. According to Sofinnova, the €275M fund […] April 5, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 4 Apr 2018 First Rapid Molecular Diagnostics Test for Lung Infections Approved in the US Curetis is the first company to receive FDA approval to market a molecular diagnostic test for lung infections in the US. The test reduces the time taken to reach a diagnosis from several days under five hours. The FDA has given Curetis, a German biotech, the green light to launch its first-in-class Unyvero platform for diagnosing lung infections […] April 4, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 4 Apr 2018 Placebo Beats a Gene Therapy for Blindness in a Phase 3 Trial GenSight has demonstrated that its gene therapy for a rare disease causing blindness can significantly improve the vision of patients. But so does the placebo. GenSight Biologics has released the results of a Phase III clinical trial testing its gene therapy GS010 in patients suffering from Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), a rare mitochondrial disease […] April 4, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 3 Apr 2018 Cheese-Producing Bacteria Could Help Reverse Type 1 Diabetes ActoBio Therapeutics has received permission from the FDA to start a clinical trial for a type 1 diabetes treatment that uses a bacterial strain also used in cheese production. After being cleared by the FDA, ActoBio, based in Belgium, plans to begin a PhaseIb/IIa study for its drug, AG019, to treat early-onset type 1 diabetes. What makes […] April 3, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Editorial Team Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 3 Apr 2018 Seven Expert Tips on How to Grow a Successful Biotech Startup The journey to create and grow a successful biotech startup is long and carries a high risk of failure. I decided to explore the main pitfalls that biotech entrepreneurs find and how to avoid them. Biotech startups can bring solutions to some of the biggest problems in the world, making some bucks along the way. […] April 3, 2018 - 8 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Infographics 2 Apr 2018 Infographic: All You Need to Know About Cultured Meat You might have heard about a new type of meat that can be produced without harming animals or harming the environment. This infographic will show you everything you need to know about cultured meat, which might be on your plate sooner than you think. In the not-so-distant future, the vegan diet might include meat. Researchers […] April 2, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 30 Mar 2018 This French Biotech Detects Microbes With a “Molecular Hook” Today we are in the sunny Marseille, on the South coast of France, visiting Click4Tag, a biotech developing a molecular hook to attach to and detect microbial membranes. Its unusual principle has both environmental and medical applications. Mission: Founded in 2014, Click4Tag is developing a unique technology to detect microorganisms. The company introduces a “molecular hook” into […] March 30, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email