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News and Trends 19 Jun 2017

This Company Uses the Human Microbiome to Discover New Disease Mechanisms

A whole new avenue to human health and disease could soon be accessible, thanks to the human tissue microbiome. Vaiomer has found a way to make it possible! Has anyone else ever been unsettled by the idea that the human body hosts about 10 times more microbes than human cells? Although this might seem an […]

June 19, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 3 May 2017

French Biotech gets a Second Opportunity to Fight Liver Fibrosis

Genkyotex, a French biotech with an eye on NASH, has received FDA approval to initiate a Phase II trial in primary biliary cholangitis. Genkyotex’s lead candidate, GKT831, failed to prove its efficacy in a Phase II trial for diabetic nephropathy a couple of years ago. Now, the company is taking a second shot by targeting liver […]

May 3, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 18 Jan 2017

Evotec launches New Biotech to tackle the Most Deadly Diseases

Evotec has backed the foundation of Fibrocor, a Canadian company that will work on fibrosis, the underlying cause of some of the most deadly diseases. Fibrocor was launched yesterday in Toronto with €2M (CDN 2.8M) from the successful German biotech CRO Evotec and the Canadian non-profit MaRS Innovation. Evotec will provide all drug discovery activities […]

January 18, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 9 Jan 2017

Top European VC and CRO fund Young Metabolic Disease Biotech

Eternygen has received €8M in a Series A round led by Epidarex Capital that will be used to advance its pipeline in collaboration with Evotec. Eternygen is a young biotech in Berlin focusing on the treatment of metabolic diseases. The company has now raised €8M in Series A, led by Scottish biotech VC Epidarex Capital. Among the […]

January 9, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 21 Nov 2016

“We are Pioneering Cell Therapy to Cure NASH and Fibrotic Disease”

Promethera is collecting cash to fuel its liver disease program that revolves around HepaStem. I sat down with the CEO to hear more about the link between the company’s seemingly diverse interests and future direction. Promethera is the new kid on Belgium’s biotech block in Louvain-la-Neuve, and it’s hatching plans to make a splash with an IPO next spring. […]

November 21, 2016 - 7 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 7 Nov 2016

Green Light for Genfit to Tackle another Liver Disease

The FDA has cleared Genfit’s IND application to treat a second liver disease with a big unmet clinical need. With this new step forward, the company gets even closer to become the leader in liver disease treatments. After a very successful fundraising last week, Genfit is kicking off the week with good news from the […]

November 7, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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This Company Uses the Human Microbiome to Discover New Disease Mechanisms

French Biotech gets a Second Opportunity to Fight Liver Fibrosis

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