Sponsored by PHTA Ltd 14 Mar 2023 Nurturing healthcare innovation: a multi-disciplinary ecosystem to overcome startup challenges The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of innovation in the healthcare space when tackling a public health challenge. Nonetheless, health innovation startups today face multiple hurdles, from sourcing funding, to obtaining access to the right expertise, and more. Of late, an additional hurdle that young life science businesses also have to contend with is the […] March 14, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Sudha Sundaram Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 2 Mar 2023 Ten new companies join BioInnovation Institute’s Venture Lab program BioInnovation Institute (BII), an international non-profit foundation incubating and accelerating life science research, has added 10 new companies to its Venture Lab acceleration program for early-stage companies. The cohort is aligned with BioInnovation Institute’s focus on supporting innovative early-stage start-ups within human and planetary health. The 12-month program is designed to support start-up companies with […] March 2, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 5 Jan 2023 Navignostics maps tumor proteomes to improve precision oncology New cancer drugs are entering the market every year, but it’s hard to know which patients they benefit the most. The Swiss firm Navignostics is making spatial maps of the tumor’s proteome to identify the right treatment for the patient and boost precision oncology approaches. A wide range of technologies is being deployed in the […] January 5, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 22 Dec 2022 10 biotech companies to watch in 2023 2022 is coming to an end. Here is a list of biotech companies from around the world that we are keeping in our sights in 2023. The year 2022 has seen a lot of uncertainty in biotech markets, resulting in tumbling or volatile stocks. A high number of biotech companies are even trading with market […] December 22, 2022 - 9 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 14 Dec 2022 Sibylla Biotech: how physicists met biologists to discover new drugs Discovering new drugs remains an inefficient, trial and error-based process. The founding team behind the Italian startup Sibylla Biotech explain how their interdisciplinary approach can speed up drug discovery in the protein degradation space. Protein degradation is a hot field in the biotech industry, with many pharmaceutical companies forging lucrative deals with protein degradation players. […] December 14, 2022 - 9 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Dec 2022 Planning application submitted for Europe’s largest life sciences building Canary Wharf Group (CWG) and Kadans Science Partner are submitting a detailed planning application for a commercial health and life sciences building at Canary Wharf, London. The companies said the 23-story 823,000 sq ft tower will be Europe’s largest and most technologically advanced life sciences facility. Energy efficiency is at the forefront of the building’s […] December 14, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Dec 2022 Spanish company launches to produce melanin from enzymes A new Barcelona-based company, OXYCO has been created to produce melanin through biocatalysis. OXYCO uses enzymes to produce biomelanin, which is vegan, soluble and its properties can be adjusted to specific needs. Melanin is traditionally not cheap to produce. The most common way to obtain natural melanin is to extract it from sepia ink or […] December 14, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Dec 2022 How biotech startups can innovate through embracing applied research By Kathleen Lee, director of the Arizona WearTech Applied Research Center Innovation is about breaking new ground and forging new pathways to confront societal issues and solve problems. Many startup companies, especially in the biotech industries, are working towards finding solutions to some of these most complex problems. All solutions start as mere ideas, and […] December 14, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Dec 2022 Navigating running a startup as a Gen Z female founder By: Alina Su, CEO and founder of NovaXS Biotech Corp The next generation of biotech founders are facing new challenges. Despite the access to a world of opportunity on the internet, pursuing your dreams as a Generation Z female biotech founder is not easy. Gen Z has the unpopular stereotype that they are lazy and […] December 14, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Dec 2022 The crucial importance of project management for healthcare startups By Clémentine Duflot, consultant at HC NEXT In an effervescent healthcare innovation field, where risk-assessment and time-to-market are key to break through and survive, speeding and derisking drug and medical device developments to ensure each innovation becomes a product to benefit patients is essential. A drug or medical device development project requires a high level […] December 14, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 7 Dec 2022 Pixelgen Technologies emerges to advance single-cell spatial proteomics Pixelgen Technologies has emerged from stealth with a mission to bring a new dimension to single-cell spatial proteomics. The launch follows the close of an approximate $6 million seed round, led by Navigare Ventures, which will support the commercialization next year of the company’s molecular pixelation technology for spatial analyses of cell surface proteins in […] December 7, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 6 Dec 2022 Entact Bio launches with $81M to develop precision medicines Entact Bio has raised $81 million in series A financing to advance its proprietary Encompass platform for developing enhancement-targeting chimeric (ENTAC) molecules. The round was co-led by Qiming Venture Partners USA and venBio Partners, with participation by new investors Abingworth, Brandon Capital, Janus Henderson Investors, Logos Capital, Surveyor Capital (a Citadel company), and WEHI (Walter […] December 6, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email