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More News! 2 Oct 2017

New Swedish Pharma Bids for Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Without Side Effects

Swedish Gesynta Pharma has signed an agreement with Orexo to acquire a drug candidate to treat inflammatory diseases with fewer side effects. Based in Uppsala, Orexo has built a solid pipeline since its foundation in 1995, including three products currently in the market. The company has now struck a deal for one of its early-stage programs, OX-MPI, focused on inflammation. BI1029539, the […]

October 2, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 2 Oct 2017

Belgian Biotech Breaks New Ground in Fight Against Life-Threatening Blood Disorder

Ablynx has triumphed where others have fallen by receiving positive Phase III results for the treatment of a dangerous blood disorder with caplacizumab. Ablynx develops nanobodies, molecules with the specificity of antibodies but much smaller in size. Its product, caplacizumab, has received encouraging results for the treatment of the life-threatening autoimmune blood disorder, acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP), which […]

October 2, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 2 Oct 2017

Drugs Can Now be Delivered to Cells On Demand with Light

Cells can be ‘hotwired’ to take up drugs or nanoparticles by endocytosis on demand according to research carried out in the UK. Researchers at Warwick Medical School have found a way to trigger endocytosis in cells. The research, which is published in The Journal of Cell Biology, uses the cell’s own proteins to initiate the endocytosis […]

October 2, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 2 Oct 2017

Meet the Young CEO of a PCR Workflow Automation Company

He is a young entrepreneur with a fast growing company. His software for the automation of PCR results interpretation in research laboratories has had a rocket start. Here’s his story! “I was looking for an internship for my bachelor’s degree in computer science…” His story starts like so many others, but unlike most it took […]

October 2, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 2 Oct 2017

Update: The EU Approval of Dupixent Might Bring its Pricing Polemic to Europe

Update (01/10/2017): The European Commission has tighter control over pricing that governments have over here Images via Tero Vesalainen, Roman Stetsyk /Shutterstock

October 2, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 30 Sep 2017

The Art of Darya Warner: Bacterial Portraits, Meaty Tomatoes and Bioluminescence

From beautiful microscopic stills to designing the technology of the future, artist Darya Warner captures the beauty of life in her work. Darya Warner is an artist originally from Belarus, now based in the US, with an eye to spot beauty under the light of the microscope. From genetically engineered fluorescent E. coli to cauliflower, […]

September 30, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 29 Sep 2017

Austrian Scientists Turn Human Bone into Surgical Screws

An alternative approach for the repair of broken bones is being developed in Austria, which would overcome major limitations of metal surgical screws. Researchers from TU Graz, Austria, are working with the start-up surgebright to develop surgical screws from donated human bone for foot and jaw surgery. Metal screws are the current standard but these have major limitations […]

September 29, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 28 Sep 2017

French Microbiome Biotech Gets a €6.5M Leg Up to Market Launch

LNC Therapeutics is ready to take its oral microbiome-based therapeutic to market for obesity. Investors have contributed a bit of cash to get it there. Bordeaux-based LNC Therapeutics has raked in €6.5M in a Series C. It has raised a total of €16.5M since it was founded in 2010. Seventure Partners, a leading VC focused […]

September 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 28 Sep 2017

German Pharma Enters the Clinic with Solid Tumor Treatment

A Phase I study will investigate the safety and tolerability of Immatics approach to treating solid tumors. Immatics is a German biopharma based in Tuebingen, which is a leader in the field of cancer immunotherapy. It has announced today the initiation of a Phase I trial that will test the safety and tolerability of its […]

September 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

Interview 28 Sep 2017

What are Alphabodies and How Do They Drug the Undruggable?

Philip found out more about a new form of protein therapeutics being developed by Complix, which aims to drug the undruggable. Mark Vaeck, Co-Founder and CEO of Complix, has over 25 years experience in the biotech and pharma industries. His latest company Complix, a Belgian immuno-oncology biotech, is developing Alphabodies, tiny therapeutic proteins that can […]

September 28, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 28 Sep 2017

Everyone Wants a Piece of this Scottish Biotech’s AI

Evotec has doubled down on its investment in Exscientia: the German outfit just announced it has invested €15M to take a minority stake. Sanofi, GSK and Evotec have all jumped at the opportunity to work with Exscientia, a Scottish startup founded in 2012 and incubating in Dundee. Now, Evotec has gone beyond the initial immuno-oncology deal […]

September 28, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 28 Sep 2017

Oxford Spinout goes for $75M IPO on Nasdaq to Fund Gene Therapy Programs

Nightstar has gone public on the American market with the aim of raising $75M for its gene-based retinal disease cures. Spun out from Oxford in 2013, Nightstar is developing and commercializing one-shot gene therapies for various eye diseases that could lead to blindness. This morning, it debuted on the Nasdaq with a projected $75M (£56M / €64M) […]

September 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

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New Swedish Pharma Bids for Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Without Side Effects

Belgian Biotech Breaks New Ground in Fight Against Life-Threatening Blood Disorder

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German Pharma Enters the Clinic with Solid Tumor Treatment

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