More News! 18 Oct 2018 Phase III Triumph for Topical Hormonal Acne Treatment The Italian biotech Cassiopea reports good news for acne sufferers. Its hormonal anti-acne treatment Winlevi significantly helped to reduce acne in two Phase III trials. Winlevi, when applied to the skin, cleared the acne in more than twice as many participants with moderate or severe acne as placebo. The treatment also showed good safety results […] October 18, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 17 Aug 2018 This Italian Biotech Makes Wood-Derived Bone Implants Today, we’re in Faenza, Italy, visiting GreenBone, a biotech developing wood-derived bone implants for patients with bone fractures. Mission: Founded in 2014, GreenBone takes bamboo and converts it to a calcium compound called hydroxyapatite. The material could be used as an alternative to bone grafts made from a deceased donor or bone taken from another […] August 17, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 31 Jul 2018 Recycled Forestry Waste Could Make Cosmetics, Plastics and Biofuel An EU project is using forestry waste to make 2,3-butanediol, a chemical with a wide range of industrial applications, from perfumes to synthetic rubber and food additives. Rehap, an EU project, has found a way to produce 2,3-butanediol, a chemical building block used in a range of industrial applications, using sugars purified from forestry waste. […] July 31, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 25 Apr 2018 Planting the Seeds to Grow the Italian Biotech Industry Many European countries, including the UK, France, Germany, and Switzerland, boast a thriving biotech industry. Others are still a step behind when it comes to industrializing their research. Let’s take a look at how Italy is pushing through to make it to the first league. Italy is certainly a pioneer and leader in life science research — […] April 25, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Editorial Team Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 24 Apr 2018 Fundraising Boosts Italian Red Blood Cell Therapy EryDel has raised €26.5M to develop a red blood cell drug delivery system to treat a rare disease of the immune and nervous systems. Italian biotech EryDel has raised €26.5M to complete a Phase III trial testing a unique technology to treat ataxia telangiectasia, a rare genetic disorder. The fundraising was led by Sofinnova Partners, a leading European venture […] April 24, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 18 Apr 2018 What Lies Ahead for European Cell and Gene Therapies? Cell and gene therapies have recently made big advances in providing effective treatments for a variety of conditions, from cancers to rare diseases. Nonetheless, there are still significant challenges ahead before the technologies can become a viable treatment option for most patients. What if you could treat a disease on the level of tissue and […] April 18, 2018 - 5 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 12 Mar 2018 A Flick of a Switch Can Cause Age-Related Brain Deterioration Switching certain genes on or off causes the premature aging of stem cells that repair the brain. Identifying them could provide a target for new therapeutic approaches against neurodegenerative diseases. Scientists at the Babraham Insitute in Cambridge and the University of Sapienza in Rome have identified a number of genes involved in the aging of […] March 12, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 29 Jan 2018 This Italian Biotech Will Sequence 10,000 Genomes in 2 Years Dante Labs will use its DNA testing kit to sequence the DNA of 10,000 Europeans in an effort to improve our understanding of the human genome. Dante Labs developed the first DNA test to be made available in Europe, allowing the public to test their health from the comfort of their own homes. It has now […] January 29, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 11 Jan 2018 Here’s Another Reason to Eat Plenty of Fruit and Vegetables Researchers have discovered that bacteria break down fruit and vegetables to produce chemicals that control our genes and could help to prevent cancer and fight infections. British scientists from the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, UK, with colleagues from Brazil and Italy, have discovered a mechanism by which helpful bacteria in the gut can control the […] January 11, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 4 Dec 2017 Meet the CEO Leading Italy’s Charge to Become a Major Biotech Player Riccardo Palmisano is CEO of MolMed, the most important Italian biotech, which focuses on gene and cell therapies. We chatted about the company, which hopes to give the cancer therapies field a boost. You may have come across MolMed before, possibly in our recent piece on the top biotechs in Milan. The company was founded […] December 4, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Nov 2017 Cheap DNA Tests for Everyone! Italian Biotech Launches €149 Kit Dante Labs has developed the first DNA tests available in Europe, which will allow the public to test their health and wellbeing from the comfort of their own homes. Dante Labs hopes to transform genetics. The biotech wants to develop accessible genomic testing, giving people the knowledge and information they need to live long, healthy lives. Yesterday, the […] November 28, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 21 Nov 2017 Welcome to Amsterdam, EMA! Your New Home Post-Brexit Last year’s Brexit vote left the European Medicines Agency (EMA) searching for a new home. Last night, it was revealed that it will relocate to Amsterdam. Yesterday, representatives from each of the member states voted for the new location of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). In the end, it came down to a coin toss that […] November 21, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email