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 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Sponsored 28 Oct 2019 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 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email