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In Depth 9 May 2017

Rise of the Superbugs: How is Biotech Fighting Antibiotic Resistance?

Fewer antibiotics are produced as development costs rise. We reached out to a few companies addressing the serious issue of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to our societies and health systems, and the number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is growing at a disquieting rate. The estimated number of people killed by […]

May 9, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 8 May 2017

French Researchers Discover a Target to Prevent Zika Birth Defects

Researchers from the Institut Pasteur and the Inserm have identified a protein target that, when overexpressed, can block Zika infections. The recent Zika epidemics in the Pacific and South America has led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a state of global emergency. One of the biggest concerns at the moment is that the […]

May 8, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 5 May 2017

Forget Chemical Synthesis, Yeast can Now Synthesize Complex Antibiotics

A new study presents a novel synthetic biology approach for antibiotic synthesis in yeast that could tackle the huge challenge of antibiotic resistance. Scientists at Imperial College London have hacked their way into introducing complex biosynthesis pathways in the baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In particular, they focused on the production of non-ribosomal peptides (Nrp), a group of […]

May 5, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 4 May 2017

Solid First-in-Human Results from Vaccine against Birth Defects

Hookipa has presented positive data from its first Phase I trial testing its vaccine technology against human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) infections. Hookipa, one of the top 10 biotechs we’re closely following this year, is developing a viral vaccine platform that has attracted big investments from both the private and the public sector. The company just announced […]

May 4, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 4 May 2017

Parent Bacteria Resist Antibiotics Better than their Offspring

According to a new study, a phenomenon known as biased inheritance protects older bacteria from the wrath of antibiotics in low concentrations. Older bacteria in a mixed population of dividing E. coli cells inherit a larger number of drug-expelling membrane proteins and pump out antibiotics better than their younger counterparts in the presence of low […]

May 4, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 12 Apr 2017

Swiss Pharma Clears €37M Funding to Develop a New Class of Antibiotics

Swiss Polyphor has closed a €37M (CHF40M) private funding round to finance the development of its most advanced candidate tackling antibiotic resistances. Polyphor is a clinical stage pharma developing a specific class of so called ‘macrocyclic drugs‘, which are chemically defined by a ring structure. The company’s pipeline is covering a broad range of diseases such as […]

April 12, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

More News! 7 Apr 2017

This Biotech Mining Probiotics to Treat the Skin has IPO’d in London

SkinBioTherapeutics has raised £4,5M in its IPO on the London Stock Exchange to advance its probiotic technology for skin health applications. SkinBioTherapeutics, a spin-out from the University of Manchester, made its debut this week in AIM, the London Stock Exchange’s market for smaller growing companies. The £4,5M (€5.25M) raised will be used to continue the development […]

April 7, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 6 Apr 2017

This New Biotech counts with the Largest Antibiotic Resistance Database

Curetis has launched Ares Genetics, a company that will use the biggest antibiotic resistance genetic database to advance the diagnose of infections. Ares Genetics, the new subsidiary of Curetis, will investigate the genetic foundation of antibiotic resistance to develop new approaches for the rapid diagnose of specific resistance in patients with infections, as well as tools to […]

April 6, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 3 Apr 2017

New Results Show GM Mosquitoes Keep Dengue and Zika at Bay in Brazil

In its second year, Oxitec has reduced the mosquito population in a Brazilian neighborhood by 81%, demonstrating the long-term potential of GM insects. Oxitec is a spin-out from the University of Oxford that fights infectious disease with genetically-engineered mosquitoes that produce inviable offspring. The company has already made field trials in the Cayman Islands, Panama, Brazil, […]

April 3, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 24 Mar 2017

New Biochips Quickly Identify the Best Antibiotic for each Bacterial Infection

Scientists from Israel have piloted a new silicon biosensor chip that can rapidly identify the best antibiotics for treating a bacterial infection. Antibiotic resistance makes up one of the major health challenges of the 21st century. Some of the major causes of the increasing numbers of resistant bacterial strains are overuse of antibiotics and mistreatment of infections. […]

March 24, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 23 Mar 2017

A Cheaper Heat-Stable Vaccine Could Prevent Child Deaths in Africa

An innovative rotavirus vaccine, BRV-PV, which does not require refrigeration, has passed Phase III trials in children living in sub-Saharan Africa. The Research and Epidemiology branch of the humanitarian organization Doctors without Borders (MSF), Epicentre, has published the results of its recent Phase III trial for a new oral vaccine against rotavirus infection. The vaccine, […]

March 23, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 15 Mar 2017

France Closes in on an HIV Cure by Detecting Cells with Dormant Viruses

French researchers have found a protein only expressed in HIV-infected reservoir cells, paving the way for an HIV cure that completely eliminates the virus. Researchers from the Institut de Génétique Humaine (IGH) at Montpellier University, France, have discovered a protein, CD32a, that is only present on the surface of CD4 T cells infected with dormant HIV. This […]

March 15, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Rise of the Superbugs: How is Biotech Fighting Antibiotic Resistance?

French Researchers Discover a Target to Prevent Zika Birth Defects

Forget Chemical Synthesis, Yeast can Now Synthesize Complex Antibiotics

Solid First-in-Human Results from Vaccine against Birth Defects

Parent Bacteria Resist Antibiotics Better than their Offspring

Swiss Pharma Clears €37M Funding to Develop a New Class of Antibiotics

This Biotech Mining Probiotics to Treat the Skin has IPO’d in London

This New Biotech counts with the Largest Antibiotic Resistance Database

New Results Show GM Mosquitoes Keep Dengue and Zika at Bay in Brazil

New Biochips Quickly Identify the Best Antibiotic for each Bacterial Infection

A Cheaper Heat-Stable Vaccine Could Prevent Child Deaths in Africa

France Closes in on an HIV Cure by Detecting Cells with Dormant Viruses

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