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Gates Foundation Oxitec Malaria Genetically Modified Mosquitoes

News and Trends 20 Jun 2018

Gates Foundation and Oxitec Fight Malaria with Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has partnered with Oxitec for the development of a new strain of genetically-modified mosquitoes that can help reduce the spread of malaria in America. In its latest effort to free the world of malaria, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has joined forces with Oxitec, a British company that […]

June 20, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Interview 20 Jun 2018

“Have the guts to follow your instincts”: Top CEO Talks About His Time in Biotech

Some careers take on an international scope and span the breadth of big players in the pharmaceutical industry and small biotech startups. David Ebsworth, Chairman at Verona Pharma, can count his professional journey among these and gave us the inside scoop on the successes and challenges he faced, his perspective on European biotech, and advice to […]

June 20, 2018 - 9 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 19 Jun 2018

A Chip Could Help Us Identify Wheeze-Causing Types of Viruses

Researchers in Vienna have developed a chip that identifies cold viruses that cause flare-ups of respiratory conditions such as asthma. The technology could help identify culprit viruses and help those affected take the best preventive and treatment measures. The chip, created by researchers at the Medical University of Vienna, uses a small blood sample to […]

June 19, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 19 Jun 2018

Biomaterial to Regenerate Teeth Approved in Europe

The Israeli company Datum Dental has received approval to launch a biomaterial for dental implants in Europe and Canada. Datum Dental has developed a biomaterial specifically designed to help the body regenerate real bone tissue after dental operations. Launched in the US last year, the biomaterial has now received CE marking in Europe and approval […]

June 19, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

In Depth 19 Jun 2018

Bioprinting in Europe: Fact or Fiction?

A lot of fantasy surrounds bioprinting: everyone has in mind advanced reactors that would print, in just a few seconds or minutes, a missing body part or even a fully functioning organ. Still, as the technology gains in maturity, it’s no longer utopian to imagine tissue implants created from scratch. The bioprinting market is expected […]

June 19, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

More News! 18 Jun 2018

Swiss Biotech Tackles Brain Artery Constriction Caused by Hemorrhage

Idorsia will start a Phase III trial to study the efficacy of its drug in treating the constriction of arteries in the brain caused by release of chemicals linked to a previous bleed in this area. The Swiss biotech Idorsia will test the efficacy of its drug, clazosentan, for treating patients whose brain arteries have […]

June 18, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 15 Jun 2018

London Pharma Company Rakes in Positive Results for Two HIV Phase III Trials

ViiV Healthcare obtained positive Phase III results for its two-drug HIV treatment regimen, which could reduce toxicity as compared to the standard three-drug HIV treatments normally given to patients. ViiV Healthcare, a British company, has positive results from two Phase III trials that compared the safety and efficacy of its two-drug HIV treatment regimen to […]

June 15, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

Startup Scout 15 Jun 2018

This Israeli Biotech is Making Cultured Meat More Like the Real Thing

Today, we’re in Ashdod, Israel, visiting Aleph Farms, a biotech that’s making cultured meat grown in a 3D environment that resembles the texture of natural meat. Mission: Founded in 2017, Aleph Farms uses cell samples taken from living cattle to create cultured meat. The cells are then grown in a 3D environment, which can help […]

June 15, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 14 Jun 2018

Device Helps Protect Cereals by Diagnosing Herbicide Resistance in Weeds

Mologic and Newcastle University have launched a diagnostic device that provides rapid information on herbicide resistance for a common weed, which could help cut major losses for the British agricultural industry. The partnership between academia and industry has developed a device that can diagnose herbicide resistance in the blackgrass weed, which could help farmers protect […]

June 14, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 14 Jun 2018

Our Eyes Could Open A Window to Diagnosing Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

Spanish researchers have developed a way to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases by analyzing eye movements. The Madrid-based research team and its spin-off company Aura Innovative Robotics have developed a diagnostic test for neurodegenerative disease that tracks a patient’s eye movements and analyzes the data using machine learning. The diagnostic test, called OSCANN Desk, is currently being […]

June 14, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 13 Jun 2018

French Biotech Develops a New Generation of Safer CAR-T Cells

Cellectis is developing a new type of chimeric antigen receptor that could improve the production and safety of CAR-T cell therapies generated from both patient and donor cells. Cellectis, a French biotech focused on developing CAR-T therapies from donor cells, has published a study in the journal Scientific Reports describing technological advances that could improve the […]

June 13, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

pluristem cell therapy peripheral artery disease

News and Trends 13 Jun 2018

Placenta Cell Therapy Improves Mobility in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

The Israeli biotech Pluristem has Phase II data indicating that its cell therapy made of placenta cells can help patients suffering from peripheral artery disease recover their mobility. The trial, run in the US, Germany, South Korea and Israel, enrolled 172 patients with intermittent claudication, an early stage of peripheral artery disease where the legs […]

June 13, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Gates Foundation and Oxitec Fight Malaria with Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes

“Have the guts to follow your instincts”: Top CEO Talks About His Time in Biotech

A Chip Could Help Us Identify Wheeze-Causing Types of Viruses

Biomaterial to Regenerate Teeth Approved in Europe

Bioprinting in Europe: Fact or Fiction?

Swiss Biotech Tackles Brain Artery Constriction Caused by Hemorrhage

London Pharma Company Rakes in Positive Results for Two HIV Phase III Trials

This Israeli Biotech is Making Cultured Meat More Like the Real Thing

Device Helps Protect Cereals by Diagnosing Herbicide Resistance in Weeds

Our Eyes Could Open A Window to Diagnosing Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

French Biotech Develops a New Generation of Safer CAR-T Cells

Placenta Cell Therapy Improves Mobility in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

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