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News and Trends 16 Sep 2022

Beyond Biotech podcast 14: Nordic Life Science NLS Days 2022

This week’s podcast is dedicated to Nordic Life Science Days, otherwise known as NLS Days. This year’s version is an in-person event from September 28-29, at the Malmömässan in Malmö,…

September 16, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 13 Sep 2022

Faron Pharmaceuticals’ Traumakine data shows promise for military applications

Faron Pharmaceuticals Ltd presented data from its preclinical salvage, preservation, and advanced resuscitation through endothelial stabilization (SPARES) study at the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) in Orlando, Florida, this…

September 13, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 8 Sep 2022

Onego Bio secures extra funding for egg white production technology

Onego Bio is a biotech spin-off from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The company uses a commercially proven Trichoderma technology to solve environmental problems associated with eggs, one of…

September 8, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 6 Sep 2022

Finnish researchers use machine learning to unlock clinical cancer samples’ genomic code

A new paper from the University of Helsinki, published in Nature Communications, suggests a method for accurately analyzing genomics data in archival cancer biopsies. The tool uses machine learning methods…

September 6, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 22 Aug 2022

BioInnovation Institute supports three start-ups

The BioInnovation Institute (BII), an international commercial non-profit foundation incubating and accelerating life science research, has invested in three international start-up companies in the U.K., Germany, and Finland. The three…

August 22, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Jul 2022

Valo Therapeutics acquires PeptiCHIP technology to identify tumor antigens

Finnish immunotherapy company Valo Therapeutics Oy (ValoTx) has obtained exclusive licensing of intellectual property rights (IPR) from the University of Helsinki, Finland, for the institution’s PeptiCHIP technology. Following further validation…

July 26, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 15 Jun 2022

TILT Biotherapeutics raises $10M to push ahead on cancer immunotherapies

TILT Biotherapeutics (TILT), a clinical-stage Finnish biotech company developing cancer immunotherapies, has completed the first close of its financing round, raising $10.7 million. It was led by Lifeline Ventures and…

June 15, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Interview 15 Mar 2021

Developing a Vaccine that Protects Against Covid-19 Variants

Despite the promise of several approved Covid-19 vaccines and the widespread rollout of vaccination programs around the world, recent mutations in the virus causing Covid-19 are raising concern. Can the…

March 15, 2021 - 8 minutesmins - By Larissa Warneck-Silvestrin

Best in Biotech 11 May 2020

Top 15 Biotech Companies Driving Innovation in Finland

These are the top 15 biotechnology companies you’ll find in Finland, a country that has seen a big boom in life sciences over the last decade. Finland is rapidly becoming…

May 11, 2020 - 9 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Startup Scout 27 Mar 2020

This Startup is Making a Cancer Vaccine out of Viruses

Valo Therapeutics is operating both in the UK and Finland to develop a cancer vaccine based on a virus designed to kill tumors. Mission: To combine two different immunotherapy techniques…

March 27, 2020 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 25 Feb 2020

Update: Janssen and Maze Jump on Board Finnish Genomics Project

Update (25/02/2020): Janssen and the US company Maze Therapeutics are the latest pharma companies to sign up as partners in the public-private genomics collaboration FinnGen. FinnGen’s pharma partners now total…

February 25, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 4 Nov 2019

Finnish Genetics Study Provides Clues for Treating Type 2 Diabetes

A genetic mutation common to Finnish populations has been found to protect against type 2 diabetes by increasing insulin in the blood, providing a potential target for new drugs. The…

November 4, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Startup Scout 26 Jul 2019

This Biotech Makes Food for Space Missions Using Bacteria

Time to head to Helsinki, Finland, this week! We’re visiting Solar Foods, a biotech using bacteria to produce protein-rich flour out of carbon dioxide and water. Mission: To develop a…

July 26, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 24 Jun 2019

Diagnostic Test Beats ‘Bad’ Cholesterol at Predicting Heart Attacks

A study run by the Finnish diagnostics biotech Zora Biosciences has found two biomarkers that are better at predicting heart attacks and deaths in patients with coronary heart disease than…

June 24, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Startup Scout 14 Jun 2019

This Biotech Reduces Drug Side Effects Using Silica Gel Implants

DelSiTech is a Finnish company developing injectable silica gel implants that release drugs slowly over time, causing fewer side effects and helping patients stick to their treatment regimen. Mission: To…

June 14, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 15 May 2019

€25M European Loan to Fund Diagnostics Tackling Antibiotic Resistance

The Finnish biotech Mobidiag has received a loan of €25M from the European Investment Bank to commercialize diagnostic technology aimed at reducing antibiotic resistance. When patients get a bacterial infection,…

May 15, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Startup Scout 7 Dec 2018

This Hypoallergenic Vaccine Could Alleviate Hay Fever Faster Than Approved Vaccines

We decided to make a visit to Espoo, Finland, this week, to visit Desentum. The company is developing allergy vaccines that could be safer and faster than approved vaccines. Mission:…

December 7, 2018 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Startup Scout 2 Nov 2018

This Biotech Uses Metal Alloys to Reshape Your Bones

We venture up to the North European climes of Finland this week. In the city of Espoo, Synoste is developing bone lengthening devices made of smart malleable materials. Mission: To…

November 2, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 29 Oct 2018

Tree Bark Could be a Sustainable Source of Adhesives and Sugars

Researchers at the Technical Research Centre of Finland are making it easier to process spare tree bark into useful resins and sugars. In Finland, three million tonnes of bark is…

October 29, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 22 Feb 2018

Bacteria-Killing Viruses Could Stop You From Getting Food Poisoning

A group of Finnish scientists has demonstrated that phage could be used to prevent food poisoning by killing dangerous foodborne pathogens like Yersinia enterocolitica. Researchers at the University of Helsinki believe…

February 22, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

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