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News and Trends 29 May 2015

Poxel is Looking towards Japan’s Lucrative Diabetes Market

Poxel, the French company that made a €27M IPO last February, announced the successful conclusion of a phase 1 clinical trial in Japanese subjects with Imeglimin, its lead drug candidate. Imeglimin has already completed phase 2 clinical trials in type 2 diabetes patients in the US and EU and is ready for Phase III. This […]

May 29, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 28 May 2015

Biotechs outperformed in the top 40 European Tech Companies

EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary dedicated to promoting and growing the market for SMEs (Small and Medium-size companies), announced the launch of Tech 40, a label recognizing innovative European SMEs. Tech 40 puts young tech companies listed on Euronext markets – in Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon or Paris – under the spotlight. Companies awarded with the Tech 40 are operating in […]

May 28, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Nicolas Sainte-Foie

News and Trends 28 May 2015

Deinove Reaches Critical Milestones and Gets Recognition in the US

May 2015 is a great month for Deinove! The French company focused on Deinococci bacteria for green chemistry. Deinove reached critical milestone achievements in its industrial collaboration with Avril and their scientists gained major recognition in the US. Deinove is definitely on the front of the stage! A few days ago, Emmanuel Petiot, CEO of Deinove, declared that “All Deinove teams are […]

May 28, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 27 May 2015

Berlin’s biotech ecosystem, a fast-growing European hotspot

The Bionnale 2015, a major networking event for biotech in Berlin, is taking place today. Talks about Berlin’s cluster gave me a good insight on what’s happening here. Don’t expect Berlin to be a groundbreaking place like Boston or San Diego. The German capital has more conventional assets, but they’re definitely building a solid ecosystem. With more […]

May 27, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 27 May 2015

Qiagen offers a powerful bioinformatics tool for Next-gen sequencing

Qiagen has launched its Qiagen Clinical Insight bioinformatics content and software platform. The software aims at clinical testing labs that perform next generation sequencing. The platform allows interpreting and reporting on genomic variants identified in the sequencing assays. The Clinical Insight platform is a potent tool that evaluates genomic variants comparing them with published biomedical […]

May 27, 2015 - 1 minutemin - By Lourdes Riquelme

News and Trends 27 May 2015

NewCo, the union of Sorin and Cyberonics

[UPDATE 27/05/2015]: Sorin’ shareholders approved the merger with Cyberonics in an Extraordinary Meeting. Sorin and Cyberonics, agreed on a merger plan to create a new global leader in medical technologies with a combined equity value of approximately €2.4Bn based on the closing price of Sorin and Cyberonics shares of 25th February. Sorin and Cyberonics will combine […]

May 27, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Lourdes Riquelme

News and Trends 27 May 2015

Amgen dumps suicidal-related AstraZeneca’s psoriasis project

AstraZeneca might be facing a public crisis after its partner, Amgen, decided to abandon their common project on psoriasis. The Americans made a getaway from the collaboration after patients treated with brodalumab not only reported to have suicidal ideation, but even committed suicide… AstraZeneca and Amgen’s partnership started back in 2012, as both companies resolved to jointly […]

May 27, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Lourdes Riquelme

News and Trends 26 May 2015

CRISPR-armed Viruses to kill Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Antibiotics abuse is creating a whole new generation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. As the tolerance to antibiotics grows, the battle against bacteria is getting harder and becoming a public issue. However, Humans are not the only ones trying to fight bacteria. Some viruses, the phages, have been doing it for millenniums. Udi Qimron and his team […]

May 26, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Lourdes Riquelme

News and Trends 26 May 2015

L’Oreal is Bioprinting Human Skin to Stop Animal Testing

A huge improvement could shake the cosmetic testing field very soon. L’Oreal, the French world leader in beauty cosmetics, mostly known for its make-up and hair care products, has just started a partnership with Organovo to print human skin. The amazing thing here is that L’Oreal has already been thinking about giving priority to human skin tests […]

May 26, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Julie Lellouche

News and Trends 25 May 2015

Invectys focuses on Telomers to develop a Universal Cancer Vaccine

French startup Invectys believes to have found the solution to cancer: one vaccine to cure them all! By targeting telomerase, this new immunotherapy could theoretically fight 95 % of all human cancers. When a cell divides, a small piece of DNA, called telomere, is lost at both ends of each chromosome. Telomerase adds these pieces of DNA again at the end of […]

May 25, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 25 May 2015

The most influential people in European biopharma

Fierce Biotech has released its long-awaited list of the 25 most influential people in the biopharma field. The inventory has a good European presence with professionals that are revolutionizing the industry. Hans Bishop, from Juno Therapeutics. The CEO of the American rising star in the biotech industry was born and raised in UK. The company, he […]

May 25, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Lourdes Riquelme

News and Trends 24 May 2015

Pluristem accelerates its Cell Therapy program thanks to the EMA

Pluristem Therapeutics has good reasons to celebrate: its PLX cell program in critical limb ischemia is taking the fast line to the market. The program is the first to have been selected for the European Medicines Agency’s Adaptive Pathways pilot project, which aims at accelerating the access for patients to new medicines. The purpose of Europe’s Adaptive Pathways is […]

May 24, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Lourdes Riquelme

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Poxel is Looking towards Japan’s Lucrative Diabetes Market

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Deinove Reaches Critical Milestones and Gets Recognition in the US

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Qiagen offers a powerful bioinformatics tool for Next-gen sequencing

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