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News and Trends 13 Sep 2017

A Swedish-Spanish Team Takes on a New Immuno-Oncology Target

Alligator Bioscience will collaborate with the University of Navarra, Spain, to study the potential of CD137 as a target for new cancer immunotherapies. Alligator Bioscience, based in Lund, Sweden, has teamed up with Prof. Ignacio Melero at the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) at the University of Navarra to study the biological effects of activating […]

September 13, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Interview 11 Sep 2017

Meet the CEO of Europe’s Largest & Most Fiercely Independent Biotech

Jan van de Winkel co-founded Genmab as CSO and then became CEO to develop the antibody company into a fully independent commercial enterprise. Here’s his strategy. Since its foundation in 1999, Genmab has become Europe’s largest biotech and a proud parent of a half billion-euro drug, daratumumab. Co-founding CSO Jan van de Winkel played a […]

September 11, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 8 Sep 2017

Checkpoint Inhibitor from Regeneron and Sanofi gets Priority After Breakup

The FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation to Regeneron and Sanofi for cemiplimab, just a month after announcing they will part ways soon. Cemiplimab (REGN2810) has been granted breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA for the treatment of metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC), considered the second deadliest skin cancer after melanoma. The antibody is a […]

September 8, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 6 Sep 2017

Tiziana‘s Antibody Formulation Enters Phase IIa Trial for Liver Disease Treatment

Tiziana makes moves towards a €37B market with an oral monoclonal antibody (mAb) formulation to treat non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) . Tiziana, which has previously developed compounds targeting the second most deadly form of cancer, has produced a novel formulation of the anti-CD3 mAb, Foralumab. The biologic will be tested in patients with NASH and other […]

September 6, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 5 Sep 2017

FREE TICKET Giveaway – European Antibody Congress

Our wonderful readers now have the chance to win a FREE ticket for the European Antibody Congress in Basel, Switzerland! On 31st October – 2nd November you will have the opportunity to participate in a vibrant gathering with more than 200 speakers and 650 influential decision makers from across academia and the biotech and pharmaceutical industry! Apply today and […]

September 5, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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News and Trends 18 Jul 2017

Shire In-Licenses Swiss Antibody for Hemophilia A to Compete with Roche

Shire has bought exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize a bispecific antibody from Novimmune that could improve the treatment of hemophilia A. Novimmune is a biotech from Geneva that specializes in developing antibodies. Back in 2015, it struck a research collaboration with Baxalta, which has since been acquired Shire. The Irish pharma has now decided to […]

July 18, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

More News! 20 Jun 2017

Belgian Llama Antibody Developer gets Second Preclinical Milestone from Danish Pharma

argenx’s 2015 deal with Leo Pharma for anti-inflammatory antibodies continues to pay off, though it hasn’t been disclosed by how much exactly. Two years ago, Ghent-based argenx and Danish Leo Pharma teamed up to develop antibodies to counter inflammatory diseases in a deal totalling €105M. argenx just received its second preclinical milestone for granting Leo access to […]

June 20, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 12 Jun 2017

BioNTech Publishes First Data on mRNA-Encoded Cancer Antibodies

BioNTech has reported a new technology that could overcome some of the most challenging issues of antibody production by encoding them into mRNA drugs. BioNTech, one of the most advanced companies in the mRNA therapeutics field, has reported preclinical data for a new class of mRNA drugs that instruct the body to create its own […]

June 12, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 6 Jun 2017

French Biotech Strikes Deal with Novo Nordisk for New Cancer Drug

Novo Nordisk has handed over its anti-cancer antibody to Innate Pharma in a new deal that could earn the diabetes specialist up to €370M in milestones. The immuno-oncology biotech Innate Pharma has in-licensed a new clinical-stage antibody candidate from Novo Nordisk to reinforce its position in the crowded space. In exchange for its anti-C5aR antibody, IPH5401, […]

June 6, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

Interview 29 May 2017

Meet the Founder of the UK’s Best Biotech that Discovered Humira

Meet the founder of three hot British biotechs developing antibody-related technologies. Despite his interest in business, he remains an academic at heart. Sir Greg Winter is one of the biggest names in European biotech. As a Professor of Biochemistry at Cambridge University, he developed phage display technology that became the foundation of his first company in […]

May 29, 2017 - 9 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

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More News! 18 May 2017

Abcam Makes Final Payment in the Acquisition of an US Antibody Biotech

Abcam has paid US-based AxioMx a final €4.5M milestone based on performance, completing an acquisition that totals €36.4M. Giant antibody maker Abcam, founded by star biotech entrepreneur Jonathan Milner and based in Cambridge, has announced it made the last payment part of its acquisition deal with AxioMx. The deal was initiated in November 2015 with a […]

May 18, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

More News! 9 May 2017

Scottish Shark Antibodies have caught Amgen’s Eye

Elasmogen and its partner Feldan Therapeutics have signed a research agreement with Amgen to develop shark-inspired antibodies delivered intracellularly. Elasmogen, based in Aberdeen, Scotland, develops soloMER‘s, which are the smallest naturally-occurring antibody binding domains. “They are remarkably stable,” Caroline Barelle told me this morning at BioTrinity in London. “They can survive extreme pH and temperatures […]

May 9, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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A Swedish-Spanish Team Takes on a New Immuno-Oncology Target

Meet the CEO of Europe’s Largest & Most Fiercely Independent Biotech

Checkpoint Inhibitor from Regeneron and Sanofi gets Priority After Breakup

Tiziana‘s Antibody Formulation Enters Phase IIa Trial for Liver Disease Treatment

FREE TICKET Giveaway – European Antibody Congress

Shire In-Licenses Swiss Antibody for Hemophilia A to Compete with Roche

Belgian Llama Antibody Developer gets Second Preclinical Milestone from Danish Pharma

BioNTech Publishes First Data on mRNA-Encoded Cancer Antibodies

French Biotech Strikes Deal with Novo Nordisk for New Cancer Drug

Meet the Founder of the UK’s Best Biotech that Discovered Humira

Abcam Makes Final Payment in the Acquisition of an US Antibody Biotech

Scottish Shark Antibodies have caught Amgen’s Eye

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