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Best in Biotech 29 Aug 2023

Are these 10 biotech recruiters on your radar this year?

The process of hunting for recruits can be a struggle for many companies, particularly when they have an ideal candidate in mind. And many at times, for the life science/biotech industry, due to the highly competitive landscape – for both recruiters and job seekers – hiring has been made more difficult. While some believe that […]

August 29, 2023 - 10 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

Podcast 25 Aug 2023

Beyond Biotech podcast 60 – The cost of research

On this week’s podcast, we have a conversation with Dr Jack Scannell, CEO of Etheros Pharmaceuticals Corp. Scannell recently co-authored a paper on the expenses related to clinical research and the factors that underly the translational failure of inhibitors of the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) in oncology. Costs and Causes of Oncology Drug Attrition […]

August 25, 2023

Best in Biotech 23 Aug 2023

Latest advancements in psoriasis research over the past year

Psoriasis, an autoimmune condition that causes flaky patches of skin to form scales, occurs when the body’s immune system attacks its own healthy skin cells. And because people with psoriasis have an increased production of skin cells, these cells – which are normally renewed every three to four weeks – regenerate in under a week. […]

August 23, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

In Depth 22 Aug 2023

Lab-grown babies on the horizon: how IVG could transform human reproduction

Lately, there seems to have been a lot of talk about the possibility of ‘lab-grown babies’. Proper research into this area kicked off around a decade ago, and is still largely experimental in humans. But the technique used to potentially develop lab-grown babies could hold the power to provide a novel treatment option for human […]

August 22, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

Podcast 18 Aug 2023

Beyond Biotech podcast 59 – World Lung Cancer Day

Since its inception in 2012, World Lung Cancer Day has been observed every year on August 1 in order to raise awareness of lung cancer issues and magnify the need for more lung cancer research funding. Around a quarter of a million people in the US alone will be diagnosed with some form of lung […]

August 18, 2023

Best in Biotech 17 Aug 2023

Six Toronto-based biotech companies to watch this year

The capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario, Toronto, is home to the Discovery District, a commercial hub that sees biotech and healthcare innovations and companies at its prime. Having witnessed the largest growth in tech jobs in North America between 2015 and 2020, Toronto, like Vancouver, is a significant contributor towards Canada’s life […]

August 17, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

Inside Labiotech 17 Aug 2023

Introducing Labiotech Newsletter 2.0

The readers have spoken, and we heard you! Throughout 2022 and the first half of 2023, we’ve been focusing our editorial efforts on a mix of short news pieces and longer reads. Despite a successful year in terms of readership (we broke the 195,000-reader mark in July!), our recent user survey told us that when […]

August 17, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

In Depth 15 Aug 2023

Can stem cell treatment repair damaged knees?

Scientists’ fascination with amphibians like axolotls and newts, animals that are capable of scarlessly regrowing their limbs, sparked the idea of possibly replicating this in humans. Since 1958, when French oncologist Georges Mathe performed the first-ever stem cell transplantation – to save six nuclear researchers who were accidentally exposed to radiation – the technology has […]

August 15, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

Podcast 11 Aug 2023

Beyond Biotech podcast 58 – Pepteins

To learn about pepteins, we had a conversation with Christian Schwarz, CEO and co-founder of Numaferm. Numaferm is a German biotech company, specializing in the production of pepteins, which are an underdeveloped class of molecules located between peptides and proteins (with a length of 30-300 amino acids). Pepteins are non-structured and complex posing a […]

August 11, 2023

In Depth 10 Aug 2023

Is Latin America becoming an investment hotspot for biotech and deep tech?

Latin America has traditionally lagged behind in areas such as biotech and deep tech, but recently, it seems as though some countries in the region are starting to benefit from increasing investment in these areas. The reason Latin America has been slow to develop its biotech scene is largely due to the fact that government […]

August 10, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

In Depth 9 Aug 2023

Meet the startup working to help treat a rare pediatric cancer

Nearly 50% of the children diagnosed with neuroblastoma are considered high-risk, where the tumor has spread, making surgery no longer a viable treatment option. Owing to this stark statistic, the disease is quite difficult to treat. But there might be light at the end of the tunnel. U.K.-based Renaissance Pharma’s drug candidate, which has shown […]

August 9, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

In Depth 8 Aug 2023

The patient perspective on clinical trials: what needs to change?

In order to better understand clinical trials from a patient’s perspective and find out what they would ideally like to change throughout the trial process, a survey was launched earlier this year entitled “The Patient Perspective on Clinical Trials – What’s Going Well, What Needs to Change?”. In this article, we take a look at […]

August 8, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

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Six Toronto-based biotech companies to watch this year

Introducing Labiotech Newsletter 2.0

Can stem cell treatment repair damaged knees?

Beyond Biotech podcast 58 – Pepteins

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