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News and Trends 18 Jul 2017

German Biotech Strikes License Deal with Japanese Dermatology Firm

4SC has granted an exclusive worldwide license to the Japanese dermatology firm Maruho on a class of compounds against the Kv1.3 ion channel. Under the agreement, 4SC could receive up to €105M in upfront and milestone payments plus royalties on future sales. The deal is part of the German company’s strategy to out license non-core […]

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

News and Trends 5 Jul 2017

Galapagos and Gilead Launch the Fifth New Trial for Filgotinib this Year

With the addition of uveitis, Galapagos and Gilead are raising to 10 the number of indications in filgotinib’s clinical pipeline. Galapagos and Gilead clearly have big expectations for filgotinib. The small molecule is already in Phase III for rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The team is now launching a new Phase II trial in […]

July 5, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 23 Jun 2017

Diabetic Patients that Still Produce Insulin might be the Key to a New Therapy

A study from Uppsala University has identified higher levels of interleukin-35 in type 1 diabetics that still produce insulin years after their diagnosis. Researchers at Uppsala University have published the first study in humans that shows the potential of interleukin-35 (IL-35) as a promising new target to treat type 1 diabetes. The results, published in […]

June 23, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 22 Jun 2017

Immunotherapy for Bowel Disease Gets €2.6M Milestone Payment from Bpifrance

OSE Immunotherapeutics has successfully completed the necessary milestones to bring a treatment for autoimmune disease to the clinic, triggering a milestone payment from its partner Bpifrance. OSE Immunotherapeutics, based in Nantes, France, has received €2.6M from the French public investment agency Bpifrance after completing another milestone in the development of a therapy for inflammatory bowel disease. […]

June 22, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 8 May 2017

Swedish Biotech Faces Another Phase III Flop in Multiple Sclerosis

Teva and Active Biotech have failed Phase III with their Multiple Sclerosis drug laquinimod to treat the relapsing-remitting form of the disease. Teva and Active Biotech have faced another setback with their long-expected successor to Teva’s Copaxone, laquinimod, for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The drug failed to meet the primary endpoint, trying to improve the […]

May 8, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 13 Mar 2017

This Dutch Company is Upgrading ADCs for Immunotherapy

T-Guard is CEO and co-founder Ypke van Oosterhout’s life work. He told us about the technology that he has been developing since his graduate studies. It was during his post-MSc research that Ypke van Oosterhout ‘discovered’ T-Guard, a technology which neutralizes rogue T cells. Seeing its clinical potential, Oosterhout took the concept and ran with it — […]

March 13, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 9 Feb 2017

Alma Bio Therapeutics is Aiming to Revolutionize the Treatment of IBD

A new immune modulator to treat Inﬂammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) is the lead asset in development at Alma Bio Therapeutics. We had the opportunity to meet up with the company’s co-founder and CEO, Binah Baum, to hear more about their fresh approach to treating IBD and other autoimmune diseases. Binah Baum, another female leader in […]

February 9, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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Startup Scout 27 Jan 2017

Needle-free Treatments for Autoimmune Disorders from Switzerland

It’s back to go back to the mainland. This week’s stop is in Hergiswill, a city by one of the many beautiful seas that can be found in Switzerland. There, the young biotech BioLingus is developing needle-free therapies for chronic diseases. City: Hergiswill, Switzerland Founded: 2014 Employees: 1-10 Financial data: N/A Mission: BioLingus develops non-invasive treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory […]

January 27, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 25 Jan 2017

Update: From Lupus to a Vaccine for Diabetes Type I? Dates Announced

Update (25/01/2016): NeoVacs has announced plans to obtain preclinical proof of concept in 2017 for its type 1 diabetes program and to initiate clinical development in the first half of 2018 with the recommendation of its Scientific Advisory Board. Published on 13/10/2016 Neovacs has announced a research collaboration that could lead to the development of […]

January 25, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 20 Dec 2016

These are our 10 Most Read Biotech Articles of 2016

From the hottest research areas to the most popular city for biotech, which biotech articles have managed to hook our readers the most this year? After an exciting journey of 2 years, Labiotech.eu is now the leading biotech media in Europe, with over 50k monthly readers. To celebrate the end of another amazing year, we wanted […]

December 20, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 9 Dec 2016

Stories We Didn’t Cover: Next Human CRISPR Trials by Intellia?

Try as we might, we can’t cover all the biotech news out there. During the week, we only pick the top stories to keep you informed but not waste your time. Here’s a roundup of news that didn’t make the cut this week. Amryt has taken out a loan from the European Investment Bank to fund […]

December 9, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

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German Biotech Strikes License Deal with Japanese Dermatology Firm

Galapagos and Gilead Launch the Fifth New Trial for Filgotinib this Year

Diabetic Patients that Still Produce Insulin might be the Key to a New Therapy

Immunotherapy for Bowel Disease Gets €2.6M Milestone Payment from Bpifrance

Swedish Biotech Faces Another Phase III Flop in Multiple Sclerosis

This Dutch Company is Upgrading ADCs for Immunotherapy

Alma Bio Therapeutics is Aiming to Revolutionize the Treatment of IBD

Needle-free Treatments for Autoimmune Disorders from Switzerland

Update: From Lupus to a Vaccine for Diabetes Type I? Dates Announced

These are our 10 Most Read Biotech Articles of 2016

Stories We Didn’t Cover: Next Human CRISPR Trials by Intellia?

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