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News and Trends 2 Aug 2016

Google and GSK invest €630M to create a new Bioelectronics Champion

GSK and Verily Life Sciences are creating a new company together, Galvani Bioelectronics. Along with €630M in investment, it’ll inherit intellectual property to pioneer a new class of therapies – bioelectronic medicines. GSK is one of the big Pharma based in Europe and has had a strong presence in many hype fields of medical Biotech. Examples are […]

August 2, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 2 Aug 2016

Microbiome Therapies suffer setback with a Phase II Failure

The hype field of the Microbiome could be taking a step back, as the most advanced program has failed to meet its primary endpoint in a Phase II trial. What does this mean for the emerging class of therapies? As we have seen at Refresh’s Microbiome fireside chat, the field took really big steps in its recent […]

August 2, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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Best in Biotech 2 Aug 2016

7 Books to turn you into a Biotech Genius over the Summer

As summer is approaching its peak, we thought that you would like to discover some of the Biotech books we love the most. This list (without any particular order) will give you a broad choice of topics, from entrepreneurial journeys to scientific breakthroughs. Enjoy reading and be inspired by these amazing stories! The Antidote: Inside the […]

August 2, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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News and Trends 1 Aug 2016

Biotech producer of Vaccines goes public on Nasdaq Stockholm

After raising €2M in its successful IPO, ExpreS2ion Biotech starts trading on Nasdaq First North in Stockholm – a real milestone for this industrial spin-out. Expres2ion Biotech started out in 2010, as a spin-out of a Danish company focused on human antibodies, Affitech. Affitech itself has had a convoluted path. It was initially Norwegian, then merging with […]

August 1, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 1 Aug 2016

The Cayman Islands will now also release GM Mosquitoes against Zika Virus

A court finally allowed the release of Oxitec‘s ‘friendly’ mosquitoes in the Grand Cayman (1 of the 3 islands). If the technique repeats its recent successes, the local population of Zika-transmitting species could decrease by 90%. Located in the tropics, the Cayman Islands are one of the territories at risk of the spread of Aedes […]

August 1, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 29 Jul 2016

Gene Therapy for severe Hemophilia has new Phase I/II Results

uniQure has new data from the Phase I/II trial of its gene therapy for Hemophilia B, a rare genetic disorder. After 9 months, the therapy maintains 75% reduction of transfusions. A good sign for the therapy’s durability. Although quite rare (1 in 20,000 male births), Hemophilia B is famous for being spread in European royal […]

July 29, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 29 Jul 2016

Polish Selvita’s Inflammation Research used to start new Biotech in Scotland

The new Biotech Nodthera will be based in Edinburgh and focus on the discovery and development of novel small molecule candidates to treat inflammation in a range of autoimmune diseases. Founded by Epidarex Capital, it will work alongside Selvita (Poland) in a series of deals worth up to €6.35M. The technology behind Nodthera’s focus is built on […]

July 29, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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News and Trends 29 Jul 2016

Philogen targets Angiogenesis for cancer and Autoimmune Therapies

Barcelona was pleasant but once again it’s time to go away! We won’t go far… we’re just crossing the Balearic sea to the shores of Italy and visit Sovicille, a suburban town not far from Sienna, where Swiss-Italian company Philogen, our Biotech of the Week, is based! City: Sovicille (Italy) Founded: 1996 Employees: 70 Financial Data: N/A CEO: Duccio […]

July 29, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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News and Trends 28 Jul 2016

World Hepatitis Day 2016: What is the plan for Biotech and Policy Makers?

What is the purpose of the #NoHep campaign? To get rid of the inflammatory Liver viruses which are responsible for killing up to 1.4 million people each year, by 2030. Sometimes also described as the ‘Silent Epidemic’, Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver, which can be caused by several types of viral infections. Research […]

July 28, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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News and Trends 28 Jul 2016

Pocket NGS can now select DNA fragments for faster Sequencing

Researchers from the University of Nottingham have developed a way to select which DNA to sequence with the pocket-sized MinION. The new feature speeds up on-the-spot, real-time DNA sequencing. Developed by the billion-euro Biotech Oxford Nanopore (UK), the small MinION may not have the accuracy and speed of normal laboratory machines for next generation sequencing (NGS). But […]

July 28, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 28 Jul 2016

World first Drug to ‘dissolve’ Tau-tangles in Alzheimer’s has Phase III Results

The much-anticipated results of TauRx’s Phase III trial for Alzheimer’s disease have finally been disclosed. Despite some complicated effects, this could be the first available working therapy for Alzheimer’s patients. According to the WHO, Alzheimer’s disease is the cause of up to 70% of dementia cases, which translates to over 30 million patients worldwide. As the world population ages, Alzheimer’s […]

July 28, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 27 Jul 2016

SynBio Nootkatone now in trials to stop the Spread of Zika

The grapefruit aroma nootkatone is now in field trials to assess its effectiveness against mosquitoes that spread the Zika virus. Good news for Evolva, which figured out a SynBio process to produce the compound. Recently, the Zika went from being considered a mild virus to a public health emergency. As the virus was linked with infant microcephaly, there […]

July 27, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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