News and Trends 27 Apr 2021EMA Approvals for Multiple Sclerosis Highlight Treatment Shortfalls While the EU saw rapid-fire approvals in the multiple sclerosis space last month, the innovations centered mostly on improving existing… April 27, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 23 Dec 2020Humble Beginnings: The Origin Story of Modern Biotechnology The history of modern biotechnology began around four decades ago with the invention of genetic engineering. Genentech, one of the… December 23, 2020 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 21 May 2019The Top 20 Women in Leading Biotech Roles in Europe The biotech industry has often been criticized for its lack of gender diversity. While there is still a long way… May 21, 2019 - 12 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 2 Apr 2019The 8 Best Biotech Companies in Europe’s History We’ve put together a list of the best biotech companies in Europe to celebrate their invaluable contributions to science and… April 2, 2019 - 8 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 18 Jun 2018Swiss 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… June 18, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 1 Mar 2018How is Actelion Spin-Off Idorsia Doing One Year Later? Actelion's spin-off Idorsia was blessed with a large pipeline and a healthy bank balance. How has the biotech’s first year… March 1, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 23 Jan 2018Walking with the Dinosaurs of European Biotech: Which of Them is Roaring the Loudest? Although biotech may seem like an industry that has only just gotten started, it was already up and running before… January 23, 2018 - 10 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Dec 2017Actelion Spin Out and Roche Join Forces to Develop Cancer Immunotherapies Idorsia and Roche have agreed on a research collaboration, with the big pharma getting exclusive rights to develop and license… December 20, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 12 Dec 2017Grab the Tissues: Here are the 8 Biggest European Biotech Clinical Failures of 2017 As 2016 was a tough year for biotech, 2017 was under pressure to turn things around. Although there has been… December 12, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 5 Dec 2017Europe’s Brightest Stars: The 9 Best Biotech Companies of 2017 Tis the season for Glühwein, Tannenbäume, and lights in Berlin, and Labiotech is celebrating with its year-end lists of the… December 5, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 4 Dec 2017Swiss Biotech Brings in Reinforcements to See Hypertension Drug Through Phase III Idorsia will collaborate with Janssen on the development of its hypertension drug, aprocitentan, which could help to prevent future heart… December 4, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 25 Apr 2017How Biotech is Mastering Multiple Sclerosis: A Review With last month’s FDA approval, Ocrevus (ocrelizumab), became the first drug for primary-progressive multiple sclerosis. Roche may be the first,… April 25, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By Diana Kwon Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 18 Apr 2017The Top 12 Biotech Leaders You Should Know in Basel After exploring Munich and the Golden Triangle, we head to another biotech hotspot full of people that should be on your… April 18, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 15 Mar 2017What are the Best Countries to Recruit Biotech Talents in 2017? Before the “who to recruit” phase, an important question is “where?” We ran through the top countries in which to look… March 15, 2017 - 10 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Infographics 21 Feb 2017Infographic: The Biggest Biotech Company in Each European Country We had a look into European biotech and created a map with the biggest biotech companies in each country, according… February 21, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 15 Feb 2017Actelion’s key Drug linked to Deaths, prompting EMA Investigation Johnson & Johnson is certainly counting on its recent acquisition of the European biotech success Actelion to upgrade its top line. Now Actelion's… February 15, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Jan 2017Europe’s Largest Biotech Actelion Seals the Deal with J&J for €28B Actelion will be acquired by J&J for a whopping €27.9B, and its early R&D pipeline will be spun out into… January 26, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 23 Jan 2017A Placebo beats the Largest European Biotech in Phase III Actelion's lead drug Opsumit has missed its primary endpoint in Phase III. What are the consequences for the biggest independent… January 23, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 13 Jan 2017UPDATE: J&J and Actelion settle on a price, R&D assets will be spun out UPDATE (12/01/2017): J&J and Actelion have reportedly settled on a price: $260 (€245) per share, totaling more than $28 (€26)… January 13, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 5 Jan 2017What to Expect from European Biotech Finance in 2017 The new year comes with uncertainty over the future of the biotech industry, whose finance suffered during 2016. What are… January 5, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email