News and Trends 19 Jul 2017 Update: British Biotech Starts Phase II Trial in the Second Deadliest Cancer Update (19/07/2017): Tiziana has enrolled its first patient with refractory hepatocellular carcinoma in the Phase IIa trial with milciblib. Results are expected in the fourth quarter of 2018. Published on 24/04/2017 Tiziana Life Sciences has received approval to start Phase II in Israel with its leading compound, a CDK inhibitor targeting one of the deadliest cancers. […] July 19, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 19 Jul 2017 The Humanities of Scientific Investment: Perspectives from Europe’s Top Biotech Hub Deep human connections are the key to success in business, and biotech is no exception. The secret to amplifying this effect? Women. Commenting on the personal dimension of business usually comes as an aside in broader discussions, but at the ON Helix conference in the Cambridge area last Thursday, Sharon Vosmek, CEO of Silicon Valley-based […] July 19, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 18 Jul 2017 Shire In-Licenses Swiss Antibody for Hemophilia A to Compete with Roche Shire has bought exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize a bispecific antibody from Novimmune that could improve the treatment of hemophilia A. Novimmune is a biotech from Geneva that specializes in developing antibodies. Back in 2015, it struck a research collaboration with Baxalta, which has since been acquired Shire. The Irish pharma has now decided to […] July 18, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 18 Jul 2017 German Biotech Strikes License Deal with Japanese Dermatology Firm 4SC has granted an exclusive worldwide license to the Japanese dermatology firm Maruho on a class of compounds against the Kv1.3 ion channel. Under the agreement, 4SC could receive up to €105M in upfront and milestone payments plus royalties on future sales. The deal is part of the German company’s strategy to out license non-core […] July 18, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 18 Jul 2017 Is DNA the Future? The Best Biotech Talks of the Year We’ve compiled our favorite talks of the year by some of the best leaders in the field about how biotech will change our lives in coming years. Biotech is rapidly advancing thanks to the huge improvements the technology to both read and write DNA has experienced in the past years. While devices become smaller and […] July 18, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 17 Jul 2017 Israeli Biotech Partners with German Chem Giant to Develop Non-GMO Herbicide Resistance Kaiima and BASF have partnered to develop crops with new herbicide resistance traits using non-GMO genetic engineering technology. Kaiima Bio Agritech works on boosting crop performance by using the plant’s own DNA, without the need of introducing external genes. In order to leverage this technology, the company has partnered with the giant chemical company BASF to discover […] July 17, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 Jul 2017 A Brand New Outlook on Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells In an exclusive interview with Dr David Hallett, we discover why iPS cells are the perfect replacement for human embryonic stem cells, what is so unique about them and the challenges researchers face in the field! Talk of using human stem cells to better understand and even cure diseases has been around for a few decades. […] July 17, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 17 Jul 2017 Pinning Down Elusive Targets: Interviewing the Co-Founder & CSO of Heptares Heptares is expanding into a range of indications with its GPCR platform. I caught up with CSO & co-founder Fiona Marshall to hear more about the strategy. Fiona Marshall has always worked on G-protein coupled receptors, or GPCRs for short. These entities are key to many eukaryotic signaling pathways, and because of their prevalence, they’re […] July 17, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 15 Jul 2017 Speculative Biology in Art: How will Life Look like in the Future? The first solo exhibition of Turkish artist Pinar Yoldas imagines a future where biology is shaped by climate change and plastic pollution. Last week in Amsterdam opened Carboniferous, a solo bioart exhibition by Pinar Yoldas focusing on speculative biology. This concept revolves around imagining how life will evolve according to predictions of how the planet’s future ecosystems […] July 15, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 13 Jul 2017 Video: How to Access EU Funding as an Innovative Biotech Two experts, one success story. From the European Commission to the European Investment Bank, our experts told us what to do to access EU funding as an innovative and young Biotech company! This Refresh Expert Track kicked off with the Head of Unit at the European Commission, Cornelius Schmaltz, who introduced the focus for health research […] July 13, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 13 Jul 2017 Why European Biotech Startups Should Attend American Conferences! We all know conferences are important. To be on the same page, let’s brainstorm the word. What comes to mind? A long list of associations – networking, partnering, businesses, meetings, new people, knowledge, presentations, talks, panels, companies. We could go on and on – one thing is clear: they are one of the most effective […] July 13, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 13 Jul 2017 Meet Denmark’s Youngest Professor and Serial Synbio Entrepreneur Philip sat down to chat with Professor and serial entrepreneur Morten Sommer about his career in the second Labiotech Hangout. At 35, Morten Sommer is not only the youngest full professor ever in Denmark but also the entrepreneur behind a number of synbio-based companies. For Labiotech’s second Hangout on June 29th, Philip probed his thoughts […] July 13, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email