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In Depth 14 Sep 2022

Rivaling the Golden Triangle at Bristol’s Science Creates hub

The Golden Triangle region hosts much of the U.K.’s biotech innovation. However, there are many hubs emerging across the nation, with Bristol’s Science Creates network being one thriving example. The U.K. hosts one of Europe’s leading biotech industries in terms of startup formation, scientific publications and investments. “The U.K. punches well above its weight with […]

September 14, 2022 - 9 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 13 Sep 2022

Results of phase 3 trial of injection for ovarian cancer imaging published

An injection for intraoperative imaging of folate receptor positive ovarian cancer can identify more of the disease than is unable to be identified conventionally. Biotech company On Target Laboratories announced that the results from its phase 3, 006 study of the Cytalux (pafolacianine) injection had been published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology yesterday (September […]

September 13, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

Startup Scout 8 Sep 2022

Stratosvir is overcoming the viral immunotherapy delivery bottleneck

The U.K. startup Stratosvir is working to tackle the barriers to developing viral immunotherapies for cancer, including allowing intravenous delivery and making it possible to dose multiple times. Cancer immunotherapies have made great strides in the last decade, with some of the most important advances including CAR-T cell therapy and checkpoint inhibitors. One oncology field […]

September 8, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 8 Sep 2022

Cytiva launches BioChallenge in Southeast Asia to support biotech startups

Cytiva has launched its BioChallenge competition in Southeast Asia to help small to medium sized biotech companies in the fields of cell engineering, process development, as well as isolation and purification. Winners of the BioChallenge will be awarded up to SG$200,000 ($142,000) in FastTrak services so that they can scale up efficiently, mitigate risks, and […]

September 8, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 8 Sep 2022

From tobacco to table – cell-cultured meat venture receives $10M funding to scale-up production

Cell cultured meat could now be produced on a broader scale thanks to funding of $10 million invested in the Israeli start-up BioBetter Ltd. Food-tech BioBetter Ltd., received the significant injection of capital in its series A round of funding which was led by Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) with additional investment from Milk and Honey […]

September 8, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 31 Aug 2022

Laverock Therapeutics created to develop next generation of programmable cell therapies

Laverock Therapeutics Ltd has been founded to develop a gene silencing platform for the creation of programmable, allogeneic cell therapies. Having recently completed a seed funding round, the U.K. company has opened dedicated labs in the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst, employing six new team members on top of its senior management team. Laverock Therapeutics started out […]

August 31, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 30 Aug 2022

Biotech incubators scramble to tackle lab space crunch

Biotech startups are finding it hard to source lab space in London. Incubators such as Scale Space in the White City hub aim to ease up the pressure by opening flexible lab leases in the city. The COVID-19 pandemic has hammered home the importance of biotechnology in society. As a result, the last few years […]

August 30, 2022 - 9 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Interview 29 Aug 2022

Making a success out of technology transfer at UCLB

Having a good relationship with the technology transfer office at your university can be key to creating a successful startup. Anne Lane, CEO of University College London’s (UCL’s) commercialization company UCLB, discusses recent successes and shares insights on how to advance new innovations. Anne Lane began her career as a scientist, completing a PhD at […]

August 29, 2022 - 13 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

Best in Biotech 25 Aug 2022

Five cleantech companies making New Zealand more green

Cleantechs are focused on reducing negative environmental impacts by offering recycling, renewable energy, green chemistry solutions and more. From extracting gold from old electronics to seaweed supplements for cattle, here are five cleantech companies hailing from New Zealand. New Zealand has been ranked fourth in the world for biotechnology innovation potential. By leveraging the country’s […]

August 25, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Omnia Ibrahim

News and Trends 23 Aug 2022

BioInnovation Institute launches new program and takes on four companies

The BioInnovation Institute (BII), an international commercial foundation with a non-profit objective incubating and accelerating life science research, says four companies have joined its new Venture House program. Formerly known as Creation House, the new Venture House program consists of the same 18-month long program with a risk-free convertible loan of €1.3 million ($1.3 million). […]

August 23, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 23 Aug 2022

Constructive Bio launches with $15M seed investment to re-engineer biology

A biotech company has launched in the UK after securing a deal that includes intellectual property re-engineering biology by creating new classes of enzymes, pharmaceuticals and biomaterials. Constructive Bio has completed a $15 million (€15 million) seed round and gained an exclusive license from the Medical Research Council to intellectual property (IP) developed by Professor […]

August 23, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 22 Aug 2022

BioInnovation Institute supports three start-ups

The BioInnovation Institute (BII), an international commercial non-profit foundation incubating and accelerating life science research, has invested in three international start-up companies in the U.K., Germany, and Finland. The three new ventures are strategically aligned with the BII’s focus, developing ground-breaking scientific initiatives across the therapeutics and health tech space. Each company will be funded […]

August 22, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Rivaling the Golden Triangle at Bristol’s Science Creates hub

Results of phase 3 trial of injection for ovarian cancer imaging published

Stratosvir is overcoming the viral immunotherapy delivery bottleneck

Cytiva launches BioChallenge in Southeast Asia to support biotech startups

From tobacco to table – cell-cultured meat venture receives $10M funding to scale-up production

Laverock Therapeutics created to develop next generation of programmable cell therapies

Biotech incubators scramble to tackle lab space crunch

Making a success out of technology transfer at UCLB

Five cleantech companies making New Zealand more green

BioInnovation Institute launches new program and takes on four companies

Constructive Bio launches with $15M seed investment to re-engineer biology

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