Labiotech.eu

In Depth 26 May 2023

Could new Lyme disease tests help to prevent chronic infection?

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the U.S. – a new CDC estimate suggests that approximately 476,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year – and it is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. It is primarily transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected Ixodes tick; also known as […]

May 26, 2023 - 10 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

Podcast 26 May 2023

Beyond Biotech podcast 47

The companies Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca have worked together for several years. This week’s podcast is sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca. On this week’s podcast, we have a conversation with Markus Kosch, the head of Oncology Europe and Canada for Daiichi Sankyo, and Greg Rossi, Senior Vice President, Oncology, Europe and Canada, from AstraZeneca, who are joining […]

May 26, 2023

News and Trends 26 May 2023

VarmX raises €30M for blood clotting trial

VarmX, a biotech company focusing on the development of innovative approaches for the reversal of anticoagulation, has successfully raised an additional €30 million ($32.2 million) in a Series B2 financing round. The round was led by Sound Bioventures while the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund also joined as a new investor. Existing investors EQT Life […]

May 26, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 May 2023

Novartis buys AVROBIO cystinosis gene therapy program for $87.5M

AVROBIO, Inc., a clinical-stage gene therapy company working to free people from a lifetime of genetic disease, has agreed to sell its investigational hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) gene therapy program for the treatment of cystinosis to Novartis for $87.5 million in cash. AVROBIO retains full rights to its portfolio of first-in-class HSC gene therapies for […]

May 26, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 May 2023

Rocket Pharmaceuticals receives FDA designation for pyruvate kinase deficiency gene therapy

Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation to RP-L301, the company’s investigational lentiviral-based gene therapy for pyruvate kinase deficiency (PKD). PKD is a rare blood disorder characterized by severe anemia and excessive red blood cell breakdown. RMAT designation was granted based […]

May 26, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 May 2023

Transgene and BioInvent report positive solid tumor results

Transgene, a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapeutics against cancer, and BioInvent International AB, a biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel and first-in-class immune-modulatory antibodies for cancer immunotherapy, have announced positive phase Ia data on the oncolytic virus BT-001 for the treatment of solid tumors. Treatment with single agent […]

May 26, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 25 May 2023

PharmEnable raises $7.5M to develop small molecule drugs to treat cancer and neurological diseases

PharmEnable, a drug discovery company focused on chemical novelty, diversity and complexity, announces it has closed a Pre-Series A investment round of $7.5M to develop the next generation of small molecule drugs against disease areas of high clinical need. The funding round was led by MP Healthcare Venture Management (MPH), the venture arm of Mitsubishi […]

May 25, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 25 May 2023

Researchers discover genetic variation offers Alzheimer’s disease clues

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland discovered that the APP A673T genetic variant, which protects against Alzheimer’s disease (AD), alters levels of several proteins and peptides linked to amyloid-beta metabolism in human biofluids and cell culture models, including amyloid beta itself. These new data support the idea that even […]

May 25, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Best in Biotech 24 May 2023

Biotech in Luxembourg: six companies that have made their name

One of the wealthiest countries in the world, Luxembourg is renowned for its gromperekichelcher (potato pancakes), fine wines and medieval castles. An economic powerhouse in Europe, the country’s healthtec sector is mainly focused on the manufacture of diagnostic and medical devices, while the biopharma industry, which accounts for 29 per cent of the sector’s income, […]

May 24, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

News and Trends 24 May 2023

smartbax raises €1.2M to create next-generation antibiotics

smartbax, a biotech company developing next-generation antibiotics against multi-drug resistant bacteria, today announced the close of its seed financing round of €1.2 million ($1.3 million) from Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF) and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), bringing smartbax’s total capital raised to €1.9 million ($2.1 million). The funds will be used to advance smartbax’s small molecule […]

May 24, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 24 May 2023

Major progress as Swedish scientists get brain tumors to self destruct

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, working with French colleagues, have successfully developed a method able to kill the aggressive brain tumor glioblastoma. By blocking certain functions in the cell with a docked molecule, the researchers cause the cancer to die of stress.Cancer cells, especially those that form aggressive tumors, are in one […]

May 24, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 23 May 2023

FDA approval for Rznomics’ glioblastoma treatment trial

Rznomics Inc., a South Korea based biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of RNA-based gene therapeutics, has received phase 1/2a IND approval from the U.S. FDA for its glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) treatment. RZ-001 initially obtained IND approval for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but Rznomics also found pre-clinical efficacy in GBM models and submitted the IND for […]

May 23, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Knowledge hub

Categories

Illuminating biotech in the City of Light: Inside Paris’s thriving ecosystem

ASCO 2025: key highlights in cancer therapeutics

Approaches

Therapeutic areas

New report: Artificial intelligence and the future of antibody discovery

Stem cell therapy: a potential cure for hearing loss?

R&D

BD

World biotech leaders

Connect with decision-makers and researchers worldwide for collaborative opportunities

Company

Join Us

Subscribe to our newsletter

Advertise with us

Illuminating biotech in the City of Light: Inside Paris’s thriving ecosystem

ASCO 2025: key highlights in cancer therapeutics

New report: Artificial intelligence and the future of antibody discovery

Stem cell therapy: a potential cure for hearing loss?

Connect with decision-makers and researchers worldwide for collaborative opportunities

Subscribe to our newsletter

Advertise with us

Could new Lyme disease tests help to prevent chronic infection?

Beyond Biotech podcast 47

VarmX raises €30M for blood clotting trial

Novartis buys AVROBIO cystinosis gene therapy program for $87.5M

Rocket Pharmaceuticals receives FDA designation for pyruvate kinase deficiency gene therapy

Transgene and BioInvent report positive solid tumor results

PharmEnable raises $7.5M to develop small molecule drugs to treat cancer and neurological diseases

Researchers discover genetic variation offers Alzheimer’s disease clues

Biotech in Luxembourg: six companies that have made their name

smartbax raises €1.2M to create next-generation antibiotics

Major progress as Swedish scientists get brain tumors to self destruct

FDA approval for Rznomics’ glioblastoma treatment trial

Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest biotech news!

Illuminating biotech in the City of Light: Inside Paris’s thriving ecosystem

ASCO 2025: key highlights in cancer therapeutics

New report: Artificial intelligence and the future of antibody discovery

Stem cell therapy: a potential cure for hearing loss?

Connect with decision-makers and researchers worldwide for collaborative opportunities

Subscribe to our newsletter

Advertise with us

Illuminating biotech in the City of Light: Inside Paris’s thriving ecosystem

ASCO 2025: key highlights in cancer therapeutics

New report: Artificial intelligence and the future of antibody discovery

Stem cell therapy: a potential cure for hearing loss?

Connect with decision-makers and researchers worldwide for collaborative opportunities

Subscribe to our newsletter

Advertise with us

Subscribe to our newsletter

Get the latest biotech news directly to your inbox!

Newsletter Signup - Footer

Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest biotech news!