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News and Trends 13 Apr 2017

Coming from Behind: How Italy is Revamping its Biotech Industry

Italy’s biotech industry lags behind in Europe, but the situation is starting to change with coordinated efforts in research, finance and organization. While ‘European biotech’ brings to mind France, Germany and the UK, Italy is cultivating its own thriving ecosystem. It claims internationally renowned scientific research institutions, including the University of Perugia and the San Raffaele […]

April 13, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

In Depth 23 Aug 2016

5 Expert Tips to Success When Building a Biotech Startup

Succeeding as an entrepreneur is tough, you will have to deal with failure and learn from it along the way. Many new biotech startups face similar problems during their early steps, here are some expert tips on how to avoid them. Last week, I had the opportunity to meet Mark Hammond and Dominic Falcao, who […]

August 23, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 12 Apr 2016

What sort of Biotech Startups are coming out of Italy at the moment?

BioUpper in Milan has launched the first acceleration platform for new entrepreneurs in the field of biotech and Medicine. Here are 3 of the winners awarded €50,000 each in funding. The project is funded by Novartis and Fondazione Cariplo – the Italian cultural and Scientific grant foundation now worth over €8Bn. The aim of the project is to enhance promising projects and finance […]

April 12, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 21 Mar 2016

Ferment the Next Bio-Revolution with IndieBio Accelerator

IndieBio is an accelerator program for new ideas in Synthetic Biology – to transform them into startups during a Summer in Ireland. The potential of Synthetic Biology ranges from biofuels to perfumes to healthcare – and it will be at the forefront of the biotechnological revolution. The concept is already implemented by big Biotechs (with a big presence in France) […]

March 21, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 18 Nov 2015

Biotech ‘al dente’ – Italy Inaugurates its First Biotech Accelerator

Sofinnova Partners, one of the leading European venture capital firms has helped launch the country’s first ever Biotech accelerator – BiovelocITA. This brand new enterprise intends to boost the Italian biotech market to boom to the same degree it has in countries like Germany and France. Milan launches BiovelocITA, the first Italian accelerator dedicated to […]

November 18, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Lourdes Riquelme

News and Trends 3 Sep 2015

Startups receive €25K investment as part of Merck’s brand new Accelerator Program

Merck – the German healthcare company has announced the 3 start-ups it plans to adopt into its in-house accelerator program. Two of the participants focus on e-health, while the third, Sulfotools, has developed a cleaner and cheaper method of solid-phase protein synthesis (SPPS). Merck has awarded these start-ups with a €25K investment as a ‘silent’ investor as […]

September 3, 2015 - 4 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

News and Trends 15 Jun 2015

GSK’s undercover incubator baked three new Biotechs

The partnership between GlaxoSmithKline and Avalon Ventures launched three early-stage life science companies. Adrenergics, CadheRx Therapeutics and Calporta Therapeutics will each receive up to €8.9M in a Series A financing, aside from support from their two godfathers. Three new companies were launched today as a result of Avalon’s fruitful collaboration with GSK. The partnership, which […]

June 15, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Lourdes Riquelme

News and Trends 3 Jun 2015

Keregen: Winner of the world’s largest Biotech Start-up Accelerator!

OneStart 2015, the world’s largest life sciences and health care startup accelerator program has just rewarded Keregen from the UK with €137.8K (£100K) and Ligadon with €134.6K ($150K) for respectively winning OneStart Europe and OneStart Americas. So, who is this promising European upcomer? Keregen, based in London, develops first-in-class medicines for the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative […]

June 3, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexandre Lowrey

News and Trends 1 Nov 2014

Apply to OneStart to win €125k for your life sciences/health care business idea

OneStart, organized by Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable and SR One, GSK’s corporate venture capital arm, is today the world’s largest life science/healthcare startup accelerator. Apply by December 1st, 2014 for the chance to win £100k (€125k) as well as free lab space. Do you have an idea, an entrepreneurial opportunity or have you already started? Discover why you […]

November 1, 2014 - 2 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

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Coming from Behind: How Italy is Revamping its Biotech Industry

5 Expert Tips to Success When Building a Biotech Startup

What sort of Biotech Startups are coming out of Italy at the moment?

Ferment the Next Bio-Revolution with IndieBio Accelerator

Biotech ‘al dente’ – Italy Inaugurates its First Biotech Accelerator

Startups receive €25K investment as part of Merck’s brand new Accelerator Program

GSK’s undercover incubator baked three new Biotechs

Keregen: Winner of the world’s largest Biotech Start-up Accelerator!

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Catalonia: A biotech hub going from strength to strength, with Barcelona at its core

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