News and Trends 23 May 2023
Take part in a clinical trial? Sure, just pay me
The majority of people in the U.K. (68%) would consider taking part in a clinical trial, it has been revealed today, while half of Brits would also be willing to…
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News and Trends 23 Jul 2018
UK Biotech to Launch Rapid, Accurate HIV Test in Europe
UK-biotech Owen Mumford plans to launch an HIV diagnostic test in Europe that can produce an accurate result within 15 minutes. Current rapid diagnostic tests for HIV can lead to…
News and Trends 19 Jan 2022
Engitix Builds Liver Disease Pipeline with Series A and Drug Collaboration
With the close of its Series A round at €48M ($54M), the tissue models company Engitix has shifted its business from providing drug discovery services to developing its own treatment…
News and Trends 6 Oct 2022
Novartis Biome UK Heart Health Catalyst 2022 winners announced
Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK has announced that Xim, creators of Lifelight, and PocDoc are the successful companies of the Novartis Biome UK Heart Health Catalyst 2022, in partnership with Medtronic, RYSE…
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News and Trends 12 Jan 2023
Collaboration to boost pandemic preparedness, structure-based drug discovery and vaccine design
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate collaboration in the field of pandemic preparedness and to promote further cooperation between the University of Oxford and Diamond Light Source has…
News and Trends 18 Oct 2017
Biotech Crosses the Channel to Raise €9.7M for its Diagnostics Tools
Novacyt will use the money raised on the AIM market, London, to expand its manufacturing capacity and continue research looking into new techniques. Novacyt specializes in diagnostic tools for a…
News and Trends 9 Jan 2018
Adaptimmune Gets the Green Light for its New T-cell Cancer Therapy
Following successful pilot studies, Adaptimmune will increase the dose of its T-cell therapy 10-fold to see if it remains safe, while also assessing its cancer-fighting capacity. Adaptimmune is a leader…
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…
News and Trends 12 Sep 2022
Cuffless device worn 24/7 can lower blood pressure, says Aktiia
A company making cuffless monitors for blood pressure says a significant and sustained reduction has been achieved for patients wearing the monitor 24/7. The device, made by Aktiia, measures blood…
News and Trends 12 Oct 2022
Emergex looks to microneedle patches with Zosano Pharma acquisition
Emergex Vaccines Holding Limited has acquired the assets of California-based company Zosano Pharma Corporation. Emergex is a clinical stage biotechnology company addressing major global infectious diseases through the development of…
News and Trends 11 Oct 2016
UK Upstart to sign Huge Deal with Takeda in End Run around Antibody Therapies
Crescendo Biologics, a small UK-based startup, has made an almost €1B deal with Japanese giant Takeda for its Humabody technology. Crescendo Biologics may seem like a small fish, but it…
News and Trends 16 Feb 2017
British Scientists Discover how Deadly Bacteria Survive a Last-Line Antibiotic
Researchers from the UK and Australia have described for the first time the detailed molecular mechanisms behind last-line antibiotic resistance. A month ago, the news of a woman who died…
