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Interview 14 Sep 2017

Inside the Lab Building a Stem Cell Gun to Heal Skin

Thomas Bold, CEO of RenovaCare, shares the story of how his team developed a futuristic stem cell gun to heal burns and wounds. Inside the building that used to be home to Berlin’s Tempelhof airport, whose abandoned runways are regularly visited by picnickers and skaters, an American and a German company are collaborating on the […]

September 14, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 13 Sep 2017

A Swedish-Spanish Team Takes on a New Immuno-Oncology Target

Alligator Bioscience will collaborate with the University of Navarra, Spain, to study the potential of CD137 as a target for new cancer immunotherapies. Alligator Bioscience, based in Lund, Sweden, has teamed up with Prof. Ignacio Melero at the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) at the University of Navarra to study the biological effects of activating […]

September 13, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 13 Sep 2017

Italian Biotech Closes €7M Series B for Stem Cells to Treat Cancer

Genenta Science has raised $8M (€7M) in the Series B fundraising round to continue investigating its use of hematopoietic stem cells to treat cancer. Based in Milan, Genenta can add €7M to the €10M secured in Series A of fundraising. Italian, British and Swiss private investors led the investment, and it will allow the biotech to start a second […]

September 13, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 13 Sep 2017

Epigenetics Drug Proves Effective in Phase I for Lethal Cancer

4SC’s partner Yakult Honsha has presented positive results at ESMO 2017 for the epigenetics drug resminostat in a Phase I trial run in Japan. The histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor resminostat has shown to induce tumor shrinkage or disease stabilization in all patients with biliary tract cancer in a Phase I trial. The goal was to determine […]

September 13, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Sophia Genetics artificial intelligence fundraising

News and Trends 13 Sep 2017

Series D Boost will Bring Artificial Intelligence to Diagnostics Worldwide

Sophia Genetics has raised $30M (€25M) in Series D that will be directed to growing and improving its artificial intelligence platform for genetic diagnostics. The Swiss company Sophia Genetics has announced today a new round of funding, led by Balderton Capital, and joined by 360º Capital Partners and existing investors Invoke Capital and Alychlo. The […]

September 13, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 13 Sep 2017

What You Need to Know About the EU’s New Data Protection Law

The EU’s new data protection law is going to have a great impact on companies worldwide, including those involved in clinical trials. Here’s what you have to know and how to act! In May 2018, the European Union’s new data protection law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is set to replace the current Data […]

September 13, 2017 - 13 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Infographics 13 Sep 2017

The 10 Most Innovative HIV Treatments to Defeat AIDS

This infographic gathers 10 of the best HIV treatments in Europe’s pipeline that will help doctors worldwide fight against AIDS better than ever before. With an estimated 36.7 million people living with HIV worldwide, the search for an effective treatment that can overcome the fast evolution of the virus is rapidly gaining traction. In Europe, […]

September 13, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 12 Sep 2017

France Invests €15M in Developing a New Generation of Antibiotics

Deinove has received funding from Bpifrance to work on the discovery of the next generation of antibiotics to fight antibiotic-resistant pathogens. The Investments for the Future Program, operated by the French public investment bank Bpifrance, has granted €14.6M to the Antibiotics against Resistant Infectious Germs (AGIR) project, carried out by the Deinove group in collaboration […]

September 12, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

More News! 12 Sep 2017

Shire’s Treatment for Chronic Lung Disease in Premature Infants Fast Tracked by FDA

The FDA has fast tracked Shire’s candidate for chronic lung disease in extremely premature infants from Phase 2 of clinical development. The FDA has fast tracked Shire’s candidate, SHP607, for the treatment of chronic lung disease based on preclinical data, the results of Phase I and II studies so far, and a lack of treatments […]

September 12, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 12 Sep 2017

Norwegian Biotech Announces Positive Phase I Results for T cell-Stimulating Vaccine

PCI Biotech’s T cell-stimulating vaccine enhances the cellular immune response, supporting it as a candidate for use alongside cancer vaccines. PCI Biotech, based in Oslo, Norway, has seen positive initial results in an ongoing Phase I trial for its firmaVacc technology. The trial is being carried out in 110 healthy subjects, and it aims to […]

September 12, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 12 Sep 2017

British Biotech Receives €52M Boost To Beat Antimicrobial Resistance with New Antibiotic

Summit Therapeutics has been awarded the Barda Contract worth up to $62M (€52M) to continue to the development of a new antibiotic for hospital-acquired infections. Summit Therapeutics, a biopharma company operating in the UK and US, has received the Barda Contract, designed to counter public health emergencies. In this case, the money will help to […]

September 12, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 12 Sep 2017

French Nanoparticle Therapy Fails to Improve Liver Cancer Treatment in Phase III

Onxeo has announced Phase III results for its nanoparticle chemotherapy Livatag, which failed to improve the outcome for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma compared to other available treatments. The stock of the French oncology specialist Onxeo was halved this morning when it revealed the results of a Phase III trial with its candidate Livatag that failed to […]

September 12, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Inside the Lab Building a Stem Cell Gun to Heal Skin

A Swedish-Spanish Team Takes on a New Immuno-Oncology Target

Italian Biotech Closes €7M Series B for Stem Cells to Treat Cancer

Epigenetics Drug Proves Effective in Phase I for Lethal Cancer

Series D Boost will Bring Artificial Intelligence to Diagnostics Worldwide

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The 10 Most Innovative HIV Treatments to Defeat AIDS

France Invests €15M in Developing a New Generation of Antibiotics

Shire’s Treatment for Chronic Lung Disease in Premature Infants Fast Tracked by FDA

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British Biotech Receives €52M Boost To Beat Antimicrobial Resistance with New Antibiotic

French Nanoparticle Therapy Fails to Improve Liver Cancer Treatment in Phase III

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