Abingworth Closes €268M to Invest in Life Science Companies
Abingworth has closed $315M (€268M) for its most recent fund, Abingworth Bioventures VII, which invests in…
09/07/2018 - 2 minutes
CRISPR Therapeutics
The Race to Get CRISPR to the Clinic: Hope Versus Hype
In 2016, German pharma giant Bayer took a bold step and decided to partner with…
28/06/2018 - 7 minutes
FDA Puts Clinical Trial for CRISPR Therapy on Hold
The FDA has put a hold on CRISPR Therapeutics' planned Phase I/II trial testing a…
01/06/2018 - 2 minutes
The Most Important Battle in Gene Editing: CRISPR versus TALEN
Despite all the hype, CRISPR is still not in the clinic as a standalone therapy…
13/03/2018 - 6 minutes
Giving Molecular Combing the Golden Coat It Deserves
The novel spin given to some traditional and established technologies can be astounding. They might…
19/12/2017 - 5 minutes
CRISPR Therapeutics Plans First CRISPR/Cas9 Clinical Trial in Europe for 2018
CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals are taking action to start a first clinical trial with…
13/12/2017 - 3 minutes
Reviewing Gene Therapy: How Close is Biotech to Genetic Cures?
Over 10,000 human diseases are caused by exactly one faulty gene. Gene therapy promises to fix…
28/11/2017 - 8 minutes
What are the Best Countries to Recruit Biotech Talents in 2017?
Before the “who to recruit” phase, an important question is “where?” We ran through the…
15/03/2017 - 10 minutes
The Patent Office has Spoken: What does it Mean for CRISPR in Europe?
The US Patent Office has ruled that the Broad Institute's CRISPR patents do not interfere…
16/02/2017 - 4 minutes
10 Hot European Biotechs to Observe in 2017 🚀
New year, new list: here are the 10 hottest Biotech companies I will watch closely…
03/01/2017 - 5 minutes
The Largest Deals, Fundraising and Exits of 2016 in European Biotech
Curious about which technologies have attracted the most cash in biotech finance this year? Here's a…
26/12/2016 - 5 minutes
The 8 Biggest Biotech Medical Fails of 2016 in Europe
Although 2016 has brought plenty of good news in medical advances, biotech is an industry…
23/12/2016 - 5 minutes
