Vienna-based Themis Bioscience frontlines vaccine development against emerging diseases
From Switzerland, we depart once again, this time for Vienna. This week, we are visiting…
September 2, 2016 - 1 minute
Insect-borne diseases
This new vaccine could tackle both Zika and Dengue at once
These potentially fatal diseases have reached pandemic proportions and are starting to threaten the Western world. Excivion…
August 22, 2016 - 2 minutes
The Cayman Islands will now also release GM Mosquitoes against Zika Virus
A court finally allowed the release of Oxitec's 'friendly' mosquitoes in the Grand Cayman (1…
August 1, 2016 - 2 minutes
This Malaria drug is being re-purposed for Cancer Radiotherapy
Cancer Research UK says an old anti-malaria drug could be repurposed as a cancer therapy. In…
July 26, 2016 - 3 minutes
GMO Tobacco could Produce cheaper Medicine for Malaria
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology in Potsdam have altered tobacco…
June 20, 2016 - 3 minutes
A New Cellular ‘Back Door’ has been found to fight Malaria
Paris & Strasbourg (France) researchers have discovered an 'Achilles Heel' for malaria: A specific molecule the…
April 13, 2016 - 3 minutes
Florida to release Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes to stop Zika Virus
Oxitec (UK) is on track to be allowed to trial their self-limiting, genetically engineered mosquitoes…
March 14, 2016 - 3 minutes
Medicine Nobel Prize for Parasite Drug Discoveries which saved Billions
The Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology has been jointly awarded to Youyou Tu (the…
October 5, 2015 - 4 minutes
Oxitec’s revolutionary Genetically Modified Insects acquired by Intrexon for €146M
Oxitec's self-limiting gene technique, which is designed to exterminate dangerous insects, has a price now:…
August 10, 2015 - 3 minutes
Sanofi’s CEO, Olivier Brandicourt takes stock of its Biotech pipeline
Olivier Brandicourt, new CEO of Sanofi since last April, has been interviewed by EuroBusiness Media…
August 3, 2015 - 3 minutes
Sanofi to solve Growing Resistance against Malarial Treatments
Sanofi extended its collaboration with Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) to jointly develop a new…
July 10, 2015 - 3 minutes
A Vaccine against Placental Malaria made with ExpreS2ion’s Protein Expression Technology
University of Copenhagen released a vaccine candidate against the form of malaria that strikes pregnant…
March 23, 2015 - 2 minutes
