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News and Trends 30 Jan 2017

‘Trojan Horse’ Shark Antibodies could beat the Blood Brain Barrier

Ossianix, partnered with Lundbeck, is developing shark antibodies that can help therapeutics cross the blood brain barrier. Ossianix develops shark-inspired antibody fragments, VNARs, with outstanding properties thanks to their small size and high solubility. The company has now received a milestone payment from Danish pharma Lundbeck for the development of the technology as a delivery […]

January 30, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Best in Biotech 30 Jan 2017

The Shiniest Golden Vertex? 15 Great Biotechs in Cambridge

Cambridge’s image is tied to its Hogwarts-like University and Nobel-hoarding academia, but there’s also an exciting entrepreneurial scene at the cutting edge of technology. We took a look at how big biotech is in the Silicon Fen. Cambridge’s Biotech cluster has an exemplary hive of talent, infrastructure, and capital – enough to create the same vibe […]

January 30, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

More News! 28 Jan 2017

Microbes Control the Massive Turbine Hall at London’s Tate Modern

Philippe Parreno’s Anywhen, occupying the vast hall at Tate Modern, evolves over time in response to the control of tiny living beings. When you enter Tate Modern‘s vast Turbine Hall, you might see lights turning off and on and hear noises coming and going. Without an apparent pattern, sounds and light evolve while families take […]

January 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Startup Scout 27 Jan 2017

Needle-free Treatments for Autoimmune Disorders from Switzerland

It’s back to go back to the mainland. This week’s stop is in Hergiswill, a city by one of the many beautiful seas that can be found in Switzerland. There, the young biotech BioLingus is developing needle-free therapies for chronic diseases. City: Hergiswill, Switzerland Founded: 2014 Employees: 1-10 Financial data: N/A Mission: BioLingus develops non-invasive treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory […]

January 27, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 27 Jan 2017

Bad News for Diabetics: Eli Lilly Abandons French Ultra-Rapid Insulin

Eli Lilly has decided to terminate its partnership with Adocia for the development of BioChaperone Lispro, an ultra-rapid insulin for diabetes. Despite results from 6 clinical studies indicating that Adocia’s ultra-rapid insulin performs better than Eli Lilly’s Humalog, the big American pharma has decided to terminate its collaboration with the French biotech. As part of this […]

January 27, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 27 Jan 2017

Researchers are One Step Closer to Understanding Artificial Silk

Silk is a material in high demand, and so is a method to produce it artificially. A Swedish-German team of researchers is studying how to make silk with milk whey protein. Besides making way for a potentially cheaper process, artificial silk could have important medical applications. Researchers from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm and […]

January 27, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 26 Jan 2017

Europe’s Largest Biotech Actelion Seals the Deal with J&J for €28B

Actelion will be acquired by J&J for a whopping €27.9B, and its early R&D pipeline will be spun out into a new Switzerland-based outfit. The wait is over folks: Actelion, the largest biotech in Europe and one of the only 9 to make it to the billion-euro club in 2016, has just announced its acquisition by Johnson & Johnson for a […]

January 26, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 25 Jan 2017

Novartis Relies on Biotech to keep up its Solid Financial Performance

Novartis has announced excellent results for 2016. Could its strong focus on biotech be the key to the big pharma’s success? Novartis just released its 2016 financial report, boasting €45.2B ($48.5B) in net sales and its therapeutic antibody for psoriasis, Cosentyx (secukinumab), becoming a blockbuster. The Swiss pharma is suffering competition from generics, but it expects […]

January 25, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 25 Jan 2017

Update: From Lupus to a Vaccine for Diabetes Type I? Dates Announced

Update (25/01/2016): NeoVacs has announced plans to obtain preclinical proof of concept in 2017 for its type 1 diabetes program and to initiate clinical development in the first half of 2018 with the recommendation of its Scientific Advisory Board. Published on 13/10/2016 Neovacs has announced a research collaboration that could lead to the development of […]

January 25, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 25 Jan 2017

Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes will arrive in India to fight Dengue

Oxitec is preparing to start trials testing its solution to reduce the population of disease-transmitting insects in India with its own genetically modified mosquitoes. Oxitec, a spin-out from Oxford University, engineers mosquitoes to reduce their populations in areas where they spread infectious diseases. After success in Brazil and the Cayman Islands, the company is now heading […]

January 25, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 25 Jan 2017

Cryopreservation: Can you Cheat Death by Freezing Yourself?

Some people have already decided to take a leap of faith by cryogenically freezing themselves, often in the attempt to beat a yet incurable disease. Is science ready for it? And are we? Cryopreservation is a fairly common practice in sci-fi cinema. Several film directors – from Stanley Kubrick in his masterpiece “2001: A Space […]

January 25, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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News and Trends 24 Jan 2017

Spanish Researchers Create a Human Skin 3D Printer

Scientists in Spain have created a 3D printer that uses bioink to recreate authentic human skin for drug testing and regenerative medicine applications. Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3) and collaborators, including the Spanish bioengineering firm BioDan, have presented a prototype of a 3D printer that can create completely functional human skin. An industrial model could […]

January 24, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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‘Trojan Horse’ Shark Antibodies could beat the Blood Brain Barrier

The Shiniest Golden Vertex? 15 Great Biotechs in Cambridge

Microbes Control the Massive Turbine Hall at London’s Tate Modern

Needle-free Treatments for Autoimmune Disorders from Switzerland

Bad News for Diabetics: Eli Lilly Abandons French Ultra-Rapid Insulin

Researchers are One Step Closer to Understanding Artificial Silk

Europe’s Largest Biotech Actelion Seals the Deal with J&J for €28B

Novartis Relies on Biotech to keep up its Solid Financial Performance

Update: From Lupus to a Vaccine for Diabetes Type I? Dates Announced

Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes will arrive in India to fight Dengue

Cryopreservation: Can you Cheat Death by Freezing Yourself?

Spanish Researchers Create a Human Skin 3D Printer

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