Best in Biotech 30 Jun 2021
Scotland’s Top 10 Biotech Companies to Watch Out For
Scotland has a thriving life sciences ecosystem with strengths in oncology, genetic engineering, and industrial biotech. Let’s pick up the…
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In Depth 12 May 2021
Spatial Transcriptomics: A Window into Disease
The emerging spatial transcriptomics field is letting researchers map out gene expression in tumor and brain samples. How could this…
News and Trends 20 Apr 2021
Pandemic Boosts Diagnostics Field with High Revenues and Acquisitions
The US medtech firm Hologic has bought the Finnish-French biotech Mobidiag for around €668M in the latest of a series…
News and Trends 18 Mar 2021
Europe Falls Behind in Efforts to Track Covid-19 Variants
As barely a third of European countries meet targets to track concerning Covid-19 variants, diagnostics and genomics companies are scrambling…
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News and Trends 25 Feb 2021
Legal Fights Accompany Big Fundraises in Liquid Biopsy Scene
A recent patent fight between the liquid biopsy companies Natera and Inivata is only the latest of many spats over…
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9 Feb 2021Taking a Hands-Off Approach to Western Blot Processing
A new platform makes automated western blot processing accessible to more labs, freeing up researchers’ valuable time, enabling the recovery…
Interview 1 Feb 2021
Democratized DNA Synthesis: A Game-Changer Against Covid-19
DNA synthesis is one of the pillars of Covid-19 research that has suffered supply disruptions during lockdowns. Thomas Ybert, CEO…
News and Trends 14 Oct 2020
Spatial Transcriptomics Landscape Shifts With Two Major Acquisitions
The Swedish firm Cartana and US-based ReadCoor have recently been snapped up by the US giant 10x Genomics to get…
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7 Oct 2020Antibodies: A Beacon of Hope During the Covid-19 Pandemic Dark Days?
Covid-19 has swept the globe, changing the way we view the world, probably forever. Nearly 34 million people have been…
News and Trends 20 Aug 2020
Is Hepatitis D Healthcare Being Overlooked?
Despite the recent EU approval of the first hepatitis D treatment, low public awareness remains an obstacle to tackling this…
News and Trends 5 Aug 2020
Oxford Nanopore’s Portable Covid-19 Test Launched in UK
UK biotech Oxford Nanopore has launched a portable test that can detect both Covid-19 and seasonal flu viruses in saliva…
In Depth 27 Jul 2020
Biosensors: Monitoring Our Health Anywhere, Anytime
Biosensors are rapidly becoming part of our everyday life. As technology advances, we may soon be able to monitor many…
In Depth 17 Jun 2020
How is European Biotech Rising to the Covid-19 Testing Challenge?
Diagnostics have been thrown into the spotlight in the Covid-19 pandemic because of their instrumental role in preventing further infections.…
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15 Jun 2020Unlocking the Immune Mysteries of Covid-19 in the Blood
With over six million cases and 376,000 deaths globally, the coronavirus pandemic is unlike anything we have experienced in modern…
News and Trends 8 Jun 2020
UK Startup Launches with €10M to Detect Epigenetic Signs of Cancer in Blood
A seed round of €10.1M will fund the launch of the University of Oxford spinout Base Genomics, which aims to…
Startup Scout 1 May 2020
Belgian Company Harnesses Lab-on-a-Chip Technology to Diagnose Disease
The Belgian startup miDiagnostics is developing technology to diagnose diseases quickly, accurately, and at the point-of-care using a silicon lab-on-a-chip…
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News and Trends 26 Mar 2020
Novacyt Launches Two-Hour Coronavirus Test After FDA Approval
The French clinical diagnostics specialist Novacyt has announced FDA authorization for its fast and easily transportable test for the coronavirus…
News and Trends 13 Mar 2020
Immune Marker in Blood May Predict Kidney Transplant Rejection Risk
French researchers have found that the levels of certain immune cells in the blood of kidney transplant recipients may predict…
Startup Scout 6 Mar 2020
This Startup Is Developing a DIY Biomarker Diagnostics Kit
The Swedish medical device startup Qlife is developing a diagnostic kit that patients can use at home to better control…
News and Trends 4 Mar 2020
CN Bio Raises €8M to Boost Organ-on-a-Chip Rollout
UK cell culture specialist CN Bio Innovations has secured €7.98M (£7M) from Chinese investors to bolster its US market and…
