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Best in Biotech 26 Sep 2017

These Three Fields Are Proving Biotech is The Innovation Powerhouse in Healthcare

Biotech is the best source of innovation in R&D, making its companies the darlings of pharma. Which therapeutic fields belong to biotech? “Biotech is typically first in highly innovative fields,” Matt Kapusta, CEO of uniQure told us. Before he became CEO, uniQure brought the world’s first gene therapy to market — completely on its own. Biotech […]

September 26, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

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News and Trends 5 Jul 2017

Results are in from the First Human Trial of an Universal Cancer Vaccine

BioNTech has published results from the first clinical trial for an mRNA-based individualized vaccine with the potential to target all cancer types. Published in Nature, the results from the first trial in humans with a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine hint that BioNTech is on a promising track towards the development of a universal cancer vaccine. All […]

July 5, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Interview 3 Jul 2017

Video: Is mRNA a True Game-Changer? Fireside Chat with Sean Marett, COO of BioNTech

Sean Marett took a red-eye from New York to speak at Refresh last month: here are his thoughts on how mRNA therapeutics are taking biotech by storm! mRNA has become one of the next big things in biotech, and Germany-based BioNTech is at the forefront of the wave, developing personalized treatments for cancer. “We try to provide individualized […]

July 3, 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

Interview 26 Apr 2017

Infographic: Who’s who in the mRNA Therapeutics Field in Europe?

The young field of mRNA therapeutics is booming and generating huge expectations. Which are the main players in Europe turning them into a reality? Therapies based on mRNA promise better vaccines and therapeutics by instructing the body to produce its own just by reading the instructions written in the RNA sequence. Thought for a long time to […]

April 26, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Best in Biotech 11 Jan 2017

UPDATE: The 5 Hottest European Biotechs in 2017 according to JP Morgan

The world’s biggest biotech investor conference, hosted by JP Morgan, is now underway in San Francisco, and European companies are putting up a strong showing. Here are those (in chronological order) who made the cut to present at this invite-only event. We’ll update the post as companies present! While uniQure has hit a number of rough […]

January 11, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

Best in Biotech 3 Jan 2017

10 Hot European Biotechs to Observe in 2017 🚀

New year, new list: here are the 10 hottest Biotech companies I will watch closely in 2017 and why. This list is not meant to be comprehensive and is in no particular order. Super-pumped mRNA Therapy BioNTech is Europe’s largest private Biotech with over 500 employees and is one of the three leading mRNA therapy […]

January 3, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 26 Dec 2016

The Largest Deals, Fundraising and Exits of 2016 in European Biotech

Curious about which technologies have attracted the most cash in biotech finance this year? Here’s a list of the most impressive cash movements of 2016 in Europe. Believe it or not, 2016 has been the worst year for biotech finance in a decade. The political scene has become unfavorable for British biotech after Brexit, and the uncertainty raised by […]

December 26, 2016 - 5 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 1 Dec 2016

7 European Institutions in the Largest Cancer Bioinformatics Collaboration

Europe’s best companies using bioinformatics to tackle cancer will take part in a huge collaboration aimed at developing personalized cancer vaccines. Three biotech companies and four research institutions from Europe are taking part in the Tumor Neoantigen Selection Alliance (TESLA). This is one of the biggest oncology collaborations ever, consisting of 30 organizations and led by […]

December 1, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 21 Sep 2016

German Biotech allies with Genentech in battle for Cancer Vaccine

BioNTech has turned up the heat in the race to bring an mRNA immunotherapy for cancer to the clinic. The German biotech has partnered with American giant Genentech in a massive deal with almost €300M upfront. Europe’s largest private biotech, BioNTech, has partnered up with Genentech to produce individualized mRNA-based cancer therapies. The collaboration aims […]

September 21, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 2 Jun 2016

First All-Cancer mRNA Vaccine that Works Published in Nature

Update (05/07/2017): BioNTech has published new results in Nature revealing a strong immune response in all 13 patients treated with its personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, strengthening its potential to become a universal cancer vaccine. Originally published on 02/06/2016 BioNTech and its academic partners have published in the well-known publication Nature, describing the first clinically applicable and systemic […]

June 2, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 11 May 2016

German mRNA specialist moves into Animal Health in collaboration with Bayer

BioNTech is joining its mRNA technology with Bayer’s expertise in veterinary applications in a new collaboration – to develop first-in-class vaccines for animals. Based in Mainz (Germany), BioNTech is the largest private Biotech in Europe. Along with its CAR-T and TCR programmes, BioNTech is developing mRNA therapies – a promising field in medicine. These include immunotherapies for […]

May 11, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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These Three Fields Are Proving Biotech is The Innovation Powerhouse in Healthcare

Results are in from the First Human Trial of an Universal Cancer Vaccine

Video: Is mRNA a True Game-Changer? Fireside Chat with Sean Marett, COO of BioNTech

BioNTech Publishes First Data on mRNA-Encoded Cancer Antibodies

Infographic: Who’s who in the mRNA Therapeutics Field in Europe?

UPDATE: The 5 Hottest European Biotechs in 2017 according to JP Morgan

10 Hot European Biotechs to Observe in 2017 🚀

The Largest Deals, Fundraising and Exits of 2016 in European Biotech

7 European Institutions in the Largest Cancer Bioinformatics Collaboration

German Biotech allies with Genentech in battle for Cancer Vaccine

First All-Cancer mRNA Vaccine that Works Published in Nature

German mRNA specialist moves into Animal Health in collaboration with Bayer

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