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Startup Scout 25 Jan 2019

This Biotech Makes Cosmetics out of Seaweed

Algaia is a French biotech based in Brittany, and for good reason. Here it harvests the blankets of Atlantic seaweed on the coast and extracts products for use in food, cosmetics and more. Mission: To maximize the number of useful products you can extract out of seaweed. Algaia uses seaweed as a source of useful […]

January 25, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 15 Jan 2019

Sanofi Obtains License for French Company’s Antibody Engineering Platform

Sanofi has signed a licensing deal with French biotech Biomunex, whose antibody technology has the potential to develop new immunotherapy treatments for cancer and infectious diseases. Sanofi will give Biomunex an upfront payment, along with further installments upon achieving key development milestones. The amounts have not been disclosed. Biomunex is able to make a wide variety […]

January 15, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 15 Jan 2019

Huntington’s Could Be Diagnosed in Five Minutes With This Lab-on-a-Chip

Using a lab-on-a-chip device, Swiss scientists have found a way to diagnose the neurodegenerative condition Huntington’s disease from DNA in the blood in just five minutes, rather than the five hours currently required. When carrying out the diagnosis of Huntington’s patients, the patient’s DNA is typically extracted from white blood cells. Regions of the […]

January 15, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 14 Jan 2019

Update: French Biotech Considers Takeover After Failed Leukemia Drug Trial

Update (14/01/2019): An anonymous French company on Euronext has made an offer to take over Hybrigenics Pharma. This takeover bid could be good news for Hybrigenics, which has been planning to dissolve the company after the failed Phase II trial of its only candidate, a treatment for acute myeloid leukemia. The financial details of the offer […]

January 14, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 10 Jan 2019

This Retinal Implant Lets Visually-Impaired Patients See Patterns

An electronic chip from French company Pixium Vision, inserted behind the retina to treat age-related macular degeneration, has shown excellent results in a small clinical trial. The five patients in the feasibility study suffered from dry age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of visual impairment in people over 65 in Europe. In this incurable […]

January 10, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 21 Dec 2018

French Scientists Find a Weak Spot in HIV-Infected Cells

Researchers at the Institut Pasteur were able to selectively kill the cells where HIV hides from antiretroviral drugs, opening the way for a new form of HIV treatments. The reason why HIV comes back when a person stops taking antiretroviral therapy is that it remains hidden and undetected within immune T cells. In a study […]

December 21, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Interview 13 Dec 2018

Making DNA Quantification More Precise Than Ever

Technology advances are taking DNA quantification to a whole new level of precision by making it possible to identify single molecules in a sample. Philip talked to Rémi Dangla, CEO and co-founder of Stilla Technologies, to discuss advances and challenges in the field. Founded in 2013, Stilla Technologies is a French company that makes and […]

December 13, 2018 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 12 Dec 2018

Antibody Hitting Tumor Self-Destruct Button Passes Phase I

A first-in-class antibody cancer treatment, from the French company Netris Pharma, has shown good safety and anti-tumor effects in a phase I trial in patients with advanced solid tumors. The antibody met the trial’s primary objective of good tolerability in the 19 recruited patients. In addition, the antibody helped to stabilize the disease and shrink […]

December 12, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 12 Dec 2018

Ultrasound Brain Cancer Therapy Gets €9M Series B Funding

A Series B funding round has bagged the French company CarThera €9M to fund the clinical development of an ultrasound brain cancer therapy. “The objective was for €8M, and we raised €1M more than expected,” Frederic Sottilini, CEO of CarThera, said to me. “That was very positive for us.” CarThera’s therapy uses a beam of ultrasound […]

December 12, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 4 Dec 2018

Microbiome Therapy Shows Early Promise in Cancer Patients

A clinical trial run by MaaT Pharma has shown that restoring the microbiome of patients undergoing chemotherapy has potential to improve the outcome of patients with the blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The microbes living in our gut can have a big influence on the success of cancer treatments. Some microorganisms are known to […]

December 4, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

More News! 20 Nov 2018

Phase I Gives Hope for First Zika Vaccine

Results from a Phase I trial showed promising safety and efficacy of a potential first vaccine against the mosquito-borne Zika virus, developed by French biotech Valneva and US biopharma Emergent BioSolutions. In the US-based Phase I trial, 67 participants were injected with either placebo or inactivated forms of the virus as a vaccine. Two months later, […]

November 20, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 20 Nov 2018

French Firm Gets Funding to Sell More Precise DNA Quantification System

Paris-based Stilla Technologies has raised €16M in a Series A round to sell and develop a high-precision PCR system for DNA quantification with promising applications in diagnostics. The substantial round was led by Illumina Ventures, the investor arm of the gene sequencing giant Illumina. With the funds, Stilla Technologies plans to accelerate sales of its […]

November 20, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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This Biotech Makes Cosmetics out of Seaweed

Sanofi Obtains License for French Company’s Antibody Engineering Platform

Huntington’s Could Be Diagnosed in Five Minutes With This Lab-on-a-Chip

Update: French Biotech Considers Takeover After Failed Leukemia Drug Trial

This Retinal Implant Lets Visually-Impaired Patients See Patterns

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Making DNA Quantification More Precise Than Ever

Antibody Hitting Tumor Self-Destruct Button Passes Phase I

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Microbiome Therapy Shows Early Promise in Cancer Patients

Phase I Gives Hope for First Zika Vaccine

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