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News and Trends 19 Sep 2016

Abingworth launches UK Immuno-Oncology Startup with Seed Funding

Just when we thought it couldn’t become any more intense, the field of immuno-oncology is heating up. VC giant Abingworth has seeded a new UK startup, GammaDelta Therapeutics, to bring its T cell therapy to the clinic. Abingworth, a huge British VC firm, has thrown its weight behind a new London-based immuno-oncology startup, GammaDelta Therapeutics. […]

September 19, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 12 Sep 2016

Celyad’s unique CAR-T approach is ready for Efficacy Studies

The Belgian company has completed a successful Phase I trial for its NKR-2 T-cell therapy in patients with Leukemia and Myeloma, with no safety issues or dose-limiting toxicity reported. Celyad can now embark on efficacy studies. Celyad definitely has an original story. The company started back in 2007 as Cardio3Bioscience, targeting cardiovascular diseases with cell therapy, but […]

September 12, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 6 Sep 2016

“This 30M Series A will help us bring RNA Therapeutics to Immuno-Oncology”

Rigontec is taking a totally new RNA-based approach to immuno-oncology via the RIG-I receptors. The company extended its Series A fundraising to a third round, and some of the top European VC’s doubled its cash pile to almost €30M. Since launching in early 2014, Munich-based Rigontec has broken with traditional immuno-oncology and pioneered a new RNA avenue […]

September 6, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 5 Sep 2016

Amgen ties up loose ends after Largest Biotech Acquisition in Germany

Before Amgen, the largest biotech company in the world, acquired Micromet in one of the splashiest biotech deals in Europe, Micromet licensed its BiTE technology to Boehringer Ingelheim. Amgen is now taking over the development of BI’s Multiple Myeloma therapy to consolidate its hold on the bispecific antibodies. Boehringer Ingelheim has handed Amgen the keys to its Bispecific T cell […]

September 5, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

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News and Trends 5 Sep 2016

This Parisian Biotech Startup wants to clear a Major Hurdle in Immuno-oncology

Immuno-oncology is definitely the most promising breakthrough in cancer research right now. But the main issue is  that only 20-30% of patients respond to this therapy because of a weak immune system. I met Sylvain Carlioz, the co-founder of Stimunity, who wants to solve that problem. Carlioz was working at the tech transfer office of […]

September 5, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 2 Sep 2016

Roche rockets into Checkpoint Inhibitor space with Phase III Lung Cancer Success

Tecentriq could be Roche’s ticket to the top of immuno-oncology. The checkpoint inhibitor just reached its co-primary endpoints in Phase III trials for non-small cell lung cancer and could bring the company €4.5B. Roche’s Tecentriq (atezolizumab) has demonstrated that it is a force to be reckoned with by clearing Phase III clinical trials for non-small cell […]

September 2, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 1 Sep 2016

Infographic: How Cancer Starts & How It Chooses Organs

Here’s a neat infographic from Cancer Research UK summarizing a new Cell report from UK researchers that describes how conditions build to trigger cancer. This information would help to explain the greater vulnerability of certain organs to tumors compared to others. The team, headed by Richard James Gilbertson, demonstrated that while cells may start with equal carcinogenic risk, tumor […]

September 1, 2016 - 1 minutemin - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 31 Aug 2016

No Tumour, No Cancer Cure: New Epigenetic Test can pinpoint Elusive Ones

Not all tumours are detectable, which makes them particularly deadly. Researchers at the University of Barcelona have developed an epigenetic test to find them, the first of its kind to diagnose tumour sources. Cancer starts with a tumour, which grows and eventually sheds cells. These cells lodge in other tissues in the body and grow […]

August 31, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

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News and Trends 30 Aug 2016

Top 10 Best-selling Biologicals of 2015

Biological drugs have revolutionised disease treatment and their developers have made a killing along the way. We take a look at the top selling biologicals of 2015 – and if they are on their way in or out. Since the beginning of modern biotechnology, with Genentech’s recombinant DNA breakthrough, biologicals have created alternative and more specific treatments for […]

August 30, 2016 - 6 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 29 Aug 2016

Maybe you don’t need Chemo: NEJM hails MammaPrint as Diagnostic Tool

About 46% of women with breast cancer may not need chemotherapy. An article in the New England Journal of Medicine describes a new assay from Agendia, MammaPrint, could save them the pain of this toxic treatment. Personalizing medicine is a major focus in the development of ever more precise treatments, and it is particularly relevant […]

August 29, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 26 Aug 2016

US Money Magnet get hands on UK Bispecific Antibodies for Neurodegenerative Disease

F-star’s “plug-and-play” technology can turn any existing antibody into a full-size bispecific antibody. Denali has recognized its potential use for drug delivery to the CNS and inked a deal with the UK-based company for almost €1B. Denali (US) and F-Star (UK) have struck a deal to develop F-star’s Modular Antibody Technology™ for the generation of […]

August 26, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 26 Aug 2016

UCL & Cell Medica start a TCR Collaboration towards a Cancer Cure

Bridging the divide between academia and industry, Cell Medica and UCL are teaming up on TCR engineering in the effort to find a cancer cure. Not many details were disclosed, but cancer now has a new force to reckon with. For the most part, scientists thrive on competition, and what better fuel is there than […]

August 26, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

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Abingworth launches UK Immuno-Oncology Startup with Seed Funding

Celyad’s unique CAR-T approach is ready for Efficacy Studies

“This 30M Series A will help us bring RNA Therapeutics to Immuno-Oncology”

Amgen ties up loose ends after Largest Biotech Acquisition in Germany

This Parisian Biotech Startup wants to clear a Major Hurdle in Immuno-oncology

Roche rockets into Checkpoint Inhibitor space with Phase III Lung Cancer Success

Infographic: How Cancer Starts & How It Chooses Organs

No Tumour, No Cancer Cure: New Epigenetic Test can pinpoint Elusive Ones

Top 10 Best-selling Biologicals of 2015

Maybe you don’t need Chemo: NEJM hails MammaPrint as Diagnostic Tool

US Money Magnet get hands on UK Bispecific Antibodies for Neurodegenerative Disease

UCL & Cell Medica start a TCR Collaboration towards a Cancer Cure

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