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News and Trends 25 Aug 2016

Daratumumab could Knock Multiple Myeloma Down and Out: EMA will Judge

Multiple Myeloma is almost a death sentence: you probably won’t make it through five more years, and even if current treatments send it to remission, your chances of relapse are high. Janssen’s new drug, Darzalex (daratumumab), has shown promise to knock MM down and out for good in Phase III trails, and it now awaits […]

August 25, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

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News and Trends 22 Aug 2016

UPDATE: Sanofi defeated in the Race to acquire Medivation

Even more Big Pharma join the fight to acquire the extremely desirable Medivation, a Biotech developing cancer treatments. Now MSD is joining the bandwagon. Things don’t look so good for Sanofi, which already got rebuffed twice. UPDATE (article originally published on 18/8/2016): Pfizer has struck a deal to acquire Medivation for $14Bn (€12.4Bn), according to the Financial Times. This was […]

August 22, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 22 Aug 2016

Now we can watch DNA Repair itself!

After 2015’s Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded for advancements in our understanding of DNA repair, a recent Nature report characterises the mechanism in molecular detail. The implications for cancer research are vast. Researchers in Paris, France, and Bristol, England, have leveraged recent advances in microscopy and fluorescent imaging to characterise the entire process of DNA […]

August 22, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

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News and Trends 17 Aug 2016

Bavarian Nordic gets hold of Opdivo for new Combination Phase II trial

Just after a major clinical failure, BMS is now shipping Opdivo to Bavarian Nordic for a Phase II trial. Sponsored by Bavarian Nordic, the planned trial will evaluate the combination of a cancer vaccine and the anti-PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor. Checkpoint blocking has generated a lot of excitement in cancer treatments as part of the immuno-oncology […]

August 17, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 16 Aug 2016

How did Cancer Cell Therapy become reality?

Using the body’s own tools to eradicate cancers has been a dream of Medicine for quite some time. How did the field of immuno-oncology evolve into today’s Biotech hype? The near-miraculous results of immuno-oncology cell therapies have dominated news about cancer breakthroughs. Indeed, CAR-T is a game-changer and are at the forefront of the ways Biotech […]

August 16, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 12 Aug 2016

EntreChem is going Back to the Future of Drug Discovery

We leave the Netherlands with a smile after visiting FF Pharma in Utrecht this week. Once again, we depart to another part of Europe and this time we’re heading to the North of Spain. Oviedo, the main capital of the Spanish Asturias region, is our final destination and is also where EntreChem, our Biotech of the […]

August 12, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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News and Trends 11 Aug 2016

This new Phase III Failure adds up to AstraZeneca’s Troubles

AstraZeneca’s oncology pipeline takes a hit, as one of its Phase III trials failed to meet its primary endpoint. The program targeted advanced non-small lung cancer. It looks like it’s up to immunotherapies now. Now struggling for a while, AstraZeneca has been refocusing on cancer and investing big in new candidates. The strategy hasn’t yet […]

August 11, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 4 Aug 2016

Marine Drug goes to Phase III trials to treat Lung Cancer

PharmaMar is starting a new Phase III trial, with patients suffering from small cell lung cancer (SCLC). It’ll test the efficacy of its third candidate obtained from marine organisms (PM1183) as a SCLC treatment. PharmaMar is one of the hot Biotechs in Spain, which just saw its second drug finish Phase III trials with good results (and is […]

August 4, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

Best in Biotech 2 Aug 2016

7 Books to turn you into a Biotech Genius over the Summer

As summer is approaching its peak, we thought that you would like to discover some of the Biotech books we love the most. This list (without any particular order) will give you a broad choice of topics, from entrepreneurial journeys to scientific breakthroughs. Enjoy reading and be inspired by these amazing stories! The Antidote: Inside the […]

August 2, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 29 Jul 2016

Philogen targets Angiogenesis for cancer and Autoimmune Therapies

Barcelona was pleasant but once again it’s time to go away! We won’t go far… we’re just crossing the Balearic sea to the shores of Italy and visit Sovicille, a suburban town not far from Sienna, where Swiss-Italian company Philogen, our Biotech of the Week, is based! City: Sovicille (Italy) Founded: 1996 Employees: 70 Financial Data: N/A CEO: Duccio […]

July 29, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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News and Trends 26 Jul 2016

This Malaria drug is being re-purposed for Cancer Radiotherapy

Cancer Research UK says an old anti-malaria drug could be repurposed as a cancer therapy. In pre-clinical studies, this drug increases oxygen levels in tumors, making them easier to treat with radiotherapy. Atovaquone has been on the market since 2000 as part of an anti-malarial drug. It is also commercialized by GSK under the name Mepron for […]

July 26, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 22 Jul 2016

Oryzon develops Epigenetic Therapies against Cancer and Alzheimer’s

This week we’re exchanging a very warm and welcoming country for another. We are heading to Barcelona, the wonderful capital of Catalunya in Spain, to visit Oryzon, our Biotech of The Week and maybe (just maybe) have a little swim in the Barceloneta beach. City: Barcelona (Spain) Founded: 2000 Employees: 35 Financial Data: €81.50M Market Cap (Bolsa de […]

July 22, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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Daratumumab could Knock Multiple Myeloma Down and Out: EMA will Judge

UPDATE: Sanofi defeated in the Race to acquire Medivation

Now we can watch DNA Repair itself!

Bavarian Nordic gets hold of Opdivo for new Combination Phase II trial

How did Cancer Cell Therapy become reality?

EntreChem is going Back to the Future of Drug Discovery

This new Phase III Failure adds up to AstraZeneca’s Troubles

Marine Drug goes to Phase III trials to treat Lung Cancer

7 Books to turn you into a Biotech Genius over the Summer

Philogen targets Angiogenesis for cancer and Autoimmune Therapies

This Malaria drug is being re-purposed for Cancer Radiotherapy

Oryzon develops Epigenetic Therapies against Cancer and Alzheimer’s

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

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