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, clinicians have to wait several days for traditional diagnosis techniques to tell them what kind of bacteria is causing the infection. While they wait, the […] May 15, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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: To make a vaccine that decreases the time taken to reduce allergies compared with approved vaccines, which contain the natural allergen. Desentum plans to do […] December 7, 2018 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 modernize bone lengthening devices with new techniques such as using malleable metals with wireless control. People born with discrepancies in limb length often suffer from […] November 2, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 produced from softwood trees such as firs and pines, and, despite its potential as a source of industrial products, a lot is thrown away. “Bark […] October 29, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 that bacteria-killing viruses called phage could be more than just an alternative to antibiotics and a solution to the growing antibiotic resistance crisis. A study, published […] February 22, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 22 Nov 2017 Finnish Scientists Find Brain Cells Involved in Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease is rapidly increasing in prevalence but we have no effective treatment. But, Finnish Researchers have found a new target to investigate. Researchers at the University of East Finland have found that astrocytes, the cells that support the brain, could play a major role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. The research, published in […] November 22, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 10 Oct 2017 Update: Finnish Biotech to Raise £10M for Rare Lung Disease Drug Update (10/10/2017): Faron Pharmaceuticals’ fundraising has been October 10, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 6 Oct 2017 British-Finnish Alliance to Bring Gene Therapy to the Masses FIT Biotech and Avacta hope to combine their technologies to produce highly specific, best-in-class gene therapy treatments. The two companies have spotted an opportunity to bring together their technologies and form a leading gene therapy system in a market that could be worth over $4.3B (€3.7B) by 2024. FIT Biotech, based in Finland, has been working on […] October 6, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 May 2017 Shining new Light on how to control Cell Circuits Controlling genes with light is a new therapeutic avenue, and researchers from Finland are exploring how it can be used to tinker with the cell’s biochemical circuitry. Their findings could provide a better understanding of degenerative diseases and yield new cancer treatments. Researchers from the Turku Centre for Biotechnology at the University of Turku and Åbo […] May 19, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 13 Mar 2017 Meet the Omics Entrepreneur who also Co-Founded EMBL If you haven’t heard of Kai Simons, his mile-long list of accomplishments will make you wonder why. He told us some of what he learned along the way. Our Head of Business Development, Tom, was on the train from Paris to Lille for an intense day of sales meetings when he pulled up the bio […] March 13, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 4 Mar 2017 Meet the Finnish Bioartist using Yeast to Create Vanishing Photographs Johanna Rotko creates living art with yeast to explore the perishableness of matter and how we interact with nature around us. Johanna Rotko is a visual artist and photographer based in Kotka, Finland, that decided to explore alternative photographic methods. The result were yeastograms, living images made with yeast on petri dishes that disappear over […] March 4, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 16 Dec 2016 Young Immuno-Oncology Biotechs attract Funding to Cure Metastasis Amcure and TILT Biotherapeutics announced yesterday new financing rounds supporting the development of unique strategies to cure cancer metastasis. Amcure, in Germany, is fighting highly metastatic forms of cancer by targeting angiogenesis. The company just closed a Series B round with a total of €6M from already existing investors. With the funds, Amcure plans to accelerate […] December 16, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email