News and Trends 19 Oct 2016 And the highest funding in Europe this year goes to… Antibody-Drug Conjugates! AstraZeneca has contributed to ADC Therapeutics’ €96M fundraising, the biggest round so far in Europe this year. Will this huge investment pay out for the British-Swedish Big Pharma? ADC Therapeutics (ADCT) is a Swiss Biotech that develops antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for oncology applications. Its founder Auven Therapeutics and its partner AstraZeneca have participated in the biggest […] October 19, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Oct 2016 This Technology Opens new Horizons for Protein Production Based in Cologne, Germany, Cevec focuses on human cell-based expression system for production of biological therapies. We’ve already covered their breakthroughs for safer gene therapy and the potential of CAP-GT for expression of viral vectors. Besides CAP-GT, CEVEC has also developed a cell line that can produce complex glycosylated proteins. A good example of glycosylated protein is […] October 19, 2016 - 5 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 18 Oct 2016 Shire’s leading Pancreatic Cancer drug is Back with a Bang Pancreatic cancer is one of the nastiest kinds and most difficult to treat; the EMA has granted marketing authorization to Onivyde in the fight against it. Pancreatic cancer is the fourth-leading cause of death in Europe, and it represents a dramatically underserved need. Metastatic adenocarcinoma is almost always fatal, as it cannot be removed surgically […] October 18, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 18 Oct 2016 This New Biotech wants to Regrow Neurons to cure Parkinson’s Mavalon Therapeutics will develop a drug candidate for Parkinson’s that can stop the disease progression by activating the growth of dying neurons. Mavalon Therapeutics, born today in the UK, will be entirely dedicated to the development of a drug candidate to stop the progression of Parkinson’s. Domain Therapeutics has created this new company with a €9M investment […] October 18, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 18 Oct 2016 €4M Grant for a Cancer Vaccine that could Bench its Competitors Hookipa just secured a huge grant from the Austrian government. The plan is to develop the strongest HPV vaccine ever and claim its place in the €2B head and neck cancer market. Hookipa, one of the hottest Biotechs in Vienna, develops vaccines based on a new class of viral vectors. Its platform has impressed the public sector and secured €4.16M from the Austrian […] October 18, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 18 Oct 2016 How can Cultured Meat solve World Hunger and Global Warming? What is ‘cultured meat’ and how can it address the most pressing global problems? Let us introduce you to some of the brilliant minds behind it. The world’s population is predicted to reach almost 10 billion by 2050, and we don’t have the resources to feed all of them… yet. The meat industry currently uses 70% of […] October 18, 2016 - 6 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 Oct 2016 TxCell lines up another duck in its CAR-Treg campaign Novartis veteran Li Zhou has joined TxCell as the VP of cell engineering to oversee CAR-Treg programs for autoimmune and inflammation diseases. The French Treg maverick, TxCell, has hoovered up more talent to pioneer its hybrid CAR-Treg therapies: Li Zhou will be the new Vice President of the company’s cell engineering division. What we are doing here with CAR-Tregs to treat […] October 17, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 Oct 2016 Meet the First Biotech to Jump on Autophagy After This Years’ Nobel Prize Just after the Nobel Prize was awarded to the study of autophagy, PhoreMost announces a collaboration to target the process in neurodegenerative diseases. PhoreMost is a drug discovery company that focuses on finding ‘undruggable’ targets, such as the KRAS cancer gene. Now, the company has announced a collaboration with the University of Cambridge to start working […] October 17, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 Oct 2016 It’s not over yet for Opdivo; AbbVie takes a stand in Leukemia The Committee on Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has handed down a pair of positive opinions of Opdivo and AbbVie’s leukemia therapy in their quests for EMA approval. Before the European Commission reviews an application for market authorization, it crosses the collective desk of the Committee on Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). If […] October 17, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 15 Oct 2016 This Scientist crystallises Bacteria for Stained Glass and Lace! Simon Park is a scientist who wants to teach us about the microbiome through his art. Among his works are a self-portrait, lace and stained glass, all of which have been produced from bacteria! At Cafe Science, Dr. Simon Park, Senior Lecturer in Microbial Sciences at the University of Surrey, described the diversity and ubiquity […] October 15, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Oct 2016 This Biotech makes DNA Vaccines and Gene Therapy Possible in Lapland After Grenoble, we fly north to Finland to meet Santa’s reindeer and earn his good graces before Christmas. After a trip to the sauna and down time with Angry Birds, whose creator hails from the country, we moseyed over to visit FIT Biotech, our biotech of the week. City: Tampere, Finland Founded: 1995 Employees: 12 + […] October 14, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 13 Oct 2016 This Start-up sells Cheap 3D-printed Microscopes for Bacterial testing What if you could print your own microscope to save money? WaterScope has designed a 3D-printed microscope for rapid water testing in the field on a budget. WaterScope is a spin-out from the University of Cambridge that 3D prints microscopes and sells them to anyone that requires low-cost equipment for their project or start-up. The funds will […] October 13, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email