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Interview 19 May 2021

Are Biotech Startups Ready for Augmented Reality?

Augmented reality is starting to become a part of the manufacturing process of pharma and biotech companies. Paul Haimes, Vice President of Engineering at PTC, discusses the benefits and challenges to implementing this technology across the biotech industry. Augmented reality (AR) is increasingly being used to maintain and optimize biomanufacturing processes, which can bring economic […]

May 19, 2021 - 8 minutesmins - By Carlos de Rojas

How is Bioprocessing 4.0 Revolutionizing Biomanufacturing?

The digital transformation of biopharmaceutical process development is known as Bioprocessing 4.0. Using the internet of things, digital biomanufacturing creates a network of data sources, materials, equipment, and industry representatives. This creates a competitive advantage, increases productivity, and boosts the value of biomanufacturing. We have spoken to Merrilee Whitney, Head of the BioContinuum™ platform at Merck* […]

March 2, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 16 Jun 2020

UK Startup Bags €37M to Remove Cell Therapy Manufacturing Bottleneck

UK biotech startup Bit Bio has received €36.9M in Series A funding to boost the manufacturing efficiency of human cells for use in cell therapy and drug discovery. The impressive deal brings Bit Bio’s total funding to €44.4M since it was spun off from the University of Cambridge in 2016. It’s the second-largest Series A […]

June 16, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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News and Trends 24 Apr 2020

UK Startup to Manufacture Cell and Gene Therapies with Microfluidics

The UK company MicrofluidX has closed a €1.6M (£1.4 M) seed funding round to develop a microfluidic platform that could produce cell and gene therapies more cheaply than conventional cell cultures. The funding round was led by UKI2S, a national seed investment fund targeting early-stage companies, as well as Longwall Ventures and Cambridge Angels. MicrofluidX […]

April 24, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By David Kirk

News and Trends 16 Apr 2020

Irish Biotech Raises €18M to Develop Non-Viral Cell Therapy Technology

The Irish company Avectas has closed a Series C round to develop cell therapies that don’t need viral vectors — a common bottleneck in cell therapy manufacturing. The fundraise of approximately €18M brings Avectas’ total equity funding to around €37M. The round was led by the company’s current shareholders, which include the serial life sciences […]

April 16, 2020 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Startup Scout 24 Jan 2020

This Company is Using Moths to Make Vaccines

Madrid-based company Algenex is using moths as natural bioreactors to improve the speed and scalability of making proteins used in vaccines and diagnostics. Mission: To harness nature for simple, scalable, and cost-efficient recombinant protein manufacture. While many proteins are manufactured using bacteria, some are made using insect cells because these cells are sometimes better […]

January 24, 2020 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor

How can Proteomics Boost the Discovery of Novel Drugs and Biomarkers?

Proteins, the key players within cells. They carry out enzymatic functions, are involved in signaling cascades, contribute to the structure of cells, and much, much more. Their abundance and intricate functions make the study of the proteome highly complex. However, once decoded, proteins can be highly useful for the discovery and development of novel therapies, […]

October 28, 2019 - 8 minutesmins - By Larissa Warneck-Silvestrin

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Startup Scout 26 Apr 2019

This Biotech Turns Paper Waste into Biogas Using Enzymes

In sunny Turkey, the company Episome Biotech is developing a fermentation technique that digests paper waste and turns it into useful products such as biogas, biofuel, and fertilizer. Mission: To transform paper waste from garbage into a metaphorical gold mine. The company’s enzyme-based method is designed to make it easy for paper mills to cut […]

April 26, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 13 Feb 2019

First Plant in the Works to Turn Dairy Byproducts Into Plastics

The company Glanbia Ireland is planning to construct the first industrial biorefinery that transforms dairy waste products into lactic acid, a building block for biodegradable plastics. Supported by the EU project AgriChemWhey, Glanbia Ireland plans to scale up biorefinery technology that ferments dairy waste, like whey permeate, into lactic acid, using a group of bacteria […]

February 13, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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In Depth 2 Nov 2016

Green Waste is Biotech’s New Black Gold: A Review of Biorefineries

Replacing petroleum-based products with biobased equivalents is the Holy Grail of the bioeconomy. What are biorefineries doing and how can Biotech help? ‘Biorefinery’ is a buzzword for a cool technological space that draws from GreenTech, Industrial Biotech and SynBio. The core concept behind it is relatively simple: these plants mimic the traditional petroleum refinery, but […]

November 2, 2016 - 5 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 28 Sep 2016

Biotech is one of the biggest Employers in Europe

As part of the European Biotech Week, EuropaBio shared yesterday a study revealing that Industrial Biotech has created 486,000 full-time jobs and contributes €31.6B to the EU. This new data emphasizes the huge role that Biotech plays on the continent’s economy. The biotech industry was in the spotlight this week at the European Parliament, where the report was presented, and it […]

September 28, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 15 Mar 2016

French SynBio Biotech to ferment wood for Carbon-free Future

Deinove (Montpelier) and Arbiom (Evry) are two Biotechs from France which have now partnered to transform wood residues into added-value chemicals – a step closer to the ideal Bioeconomy. Deinove is one of our favourite Green Chemistry and SynBio Biotechs, developing micro-factories with their library of Deinococcus. Its projects range from using tobacco plants to making carotenoids, also with […]

March 15, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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