In Depth 26 Sep 2025 Can biotechnology reduce animal testing in medicine? Animal testing is crucial for measuring the efficacy and safety of new treatments. It is also a step that everyone would like to avoid as much as possible for economic, regulatory, and ethical reasons. But what are the alternatives, and can they really reduce the use of animals in drug development? Before drug developers let […] September 26, 2025 - 14 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 21 Feb 2025 The future of organ transplants: Xenotransplantation, 3D bioprinting and stem cells Discover how biotech could solve the organ shortage crisis through xenotransplantation, 3D bioprinting and stem cells. February 21, 2025 - 10 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 25 Jan 2024 The trends that will shape the biotech industry in 2024 What does 2024 hold for the biotech industry? Delve into the experts’ insight on the biotech trends that will shape 2024. January 25, 2024 - 13 minutesmins - By Jules Adam Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 18 Nov 2022 Triastek cleared for 3D printed medicine treatment of ulcerative colitis Triastek, Inc. has received clearance for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate clinical studies of the 3D printed medicine, T21, a potential treatment for ulcerative colitis. “We are excited to receive IND clearance to begin clinical trials of this potentially transformative treatment for patients,” […] November 18, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 1 Mar 2021 How Are European Biotechs Tackling the Cardiovascular Disease Problem? Cardiovascular diseases may not regularly grab the headlines, but they’re the leading cause of mortality globally, making up over 30% of all deaths worldwide. While there are many established treatments on the market, there’s still a need for more effective treatments – can biotech companies provide the answer? We all know that frequent exercise, a […] March 1, 2021 - 9 minutesmins - By Farhan Mitha Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 Sep 2020 3D Bioprinting Gains a Foothold in Biomedicine 3D printing has revolutionized manufacturing by reducing costs and giving designers and engineers immense flexibility. Could 3D bioprinting do the same for biotechnology? The 3D bioprinting field is still quite young, but it is developing rapidly. In fact, the 3D bioprinting market is expected to grow from €700M ($820M) in 2019 to a massive €4B […] September 17, 2020 - 5 minutesmins - By Kostas Vavitsas Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 24 Sep 2019 Lab-Grown Skin as Good as Skin Grafts for Burns at Phase III Mallinckrodt’s treatment made of artificial skin tissue called Stratagraft closed over 80% of second-degree burn wounds in a phase III trial, matching the effectiveness of skin grafts. Mallinckrodt recruited 71 patients with second-degree burns who were eligible for skin grafts into the trial. Each patient received the artificial skin graft on some areas of burned […] September 24, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Aug 2019 Engineered Skin Shows Potential to Treat Burns in Phase I Engineered skin tissue, developed as a regenerative medicine by the UK-US pharma company Mallinckrodt, has reduced the need for skin grafts in burns victims in a phase Ib trial. The phase I trial tested Mallinckrodt’s engineered skin treatment in 29 patients suffering from deep second degree burns. Patients with these burns have damage to the […] August 14, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 16 Apr 2019 Researchers in Israel 3D Print a Personalized Heart from Donor’s Tissue A group of scientists in Israel is the first to 3D print a vascularized heart using reprogrammed cells and biological material from a donor. The technology could one day provide printed hearts for transplants with low risks of rejection by a patient’s immune system. Organ bioprinting is a technique similar to 3D printing where you […] April 16, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 5 Apr 2019 This Biotech Is Making Tissue Bioprinting Child’s Play 3D printing living tissues is complex and technically tricky. Based in Gothenburg, Sweden, Cellink is developing bioprinting technology with a focus on making it easy to use for non-experts. Mission: To make bioprinting technology simpler to use for researchers. This could be used to make cancer disease models for drug testing, and even printing […] April 5, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 17 Jan 2019 Scientists Create Prosthetic Ears Using 3D Bioprinting Swiss researchers are developing cellulose-based materials for 3D bioprinting, which could lead to implants such as prosthetic ears. 3D-printed implants have big potential in the field of regenerative medicine. Although still at an early stage, this technology is enabling the development of customized prosthetics, such as skin and joint cartilage. One big focus in […] January 17, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 19 Sep 2018 This Liver Model Made With 4D Bioprinting Could Improve Drug Toxicity Testing Poietis has partnered with the pharma company Servier to develop a 4D bioprinted liver model that could predict liver toxicity of drugs better than current methods. Liver toxicity testing is one of the key tests that are performed during preclinical trials with investigational drugs. “The role of the liver is to degrade substances toxic to […] September 19, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email