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Interview 6 Nov 2017

Battle of the Biotech Unicorns: CureVac vs. Moderna

An interview never seen before. We brought together the founders and CEOs of the two biotech unicorns pioneering mRNA therapy: CureVac in Germany and Moderna Therapeutics in the US. The idea of messenger RNA as a therapy is simple but brilliant: instead of giving a protein to a patient, you give their body the instructions […]

November 6, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 2 Nov 2017

AstraZeneca and Moderna want to beat Novartis at Treating Heart Failure

AstraZeneca will work with Moderna Therapeutics to bring together to the market an mRNA version of Novartis’ failed heart failure drug Serelaxin. AstraZeneca has signed a deal with US biotech Moderna Therapeutics to co-develop and co-commercialize an mRNA drug encoding for the protein hormone relaxin. The therapy has the same target as Novartis’ Serelaxin (RLX030), a drug that was dropped in March […]

November 2, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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In Depth 19 Sep 2017

RNA as a Therapy: Reviewing the Future Generation of Therapeutics

You’ve certainly heard about antibodies, peptides and even DNA as therapeutics, but what about RNA? In this review, we paint an overview of what’s up in a young field that some believe could be as big a revolution as monoclonal antibodies. For a long time after the discovery of nucleic acids, now almost 150 years […]

September 19, 2017 - 9 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Biotech Company Culture

News and Trends 17 May 2017

Way to Success: What Role does Company Culture Play in Biotech?

You’ve surely heard how great company culture is the key to the success of tech giants Google and Facebook. Does it also apply to biotech companies? Company culture is what drives employees to give their best every day for a cause they believe in. It’s what makes the best stay loyal to a firm over […]

May 17, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Best in Biotech 15 Mar 2017

What are the Best Countries to Recruit Biotech Talents in 2017?

Before the “who to recruit” phase, an important question is “where?” We ran through the top countries in which to look for talent in biotech and had a look at what you can expect from each cluster. For each one of them, we also referenced some data on the biotech, life science and research ecosystems to […]

March 15, 2017 - 10 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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News and Trends 26 Dec 2016

The Largest Deals, Fundraising and Exits of 2016 in European Biotech

Curious about which technologies have attracted the most cash in biotech finance this year? Here’s a list of the most impressive cash movements of 2016 in Europe. Believe it or not, 2016 has been the worst year for biotech finance in a decade. The political scene has become unfavorable for British biotech after Brexit, and the uncertainty raised by […]

December 26, 2016 - 5 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 12 Aug 2016

mRNA Money-magnet increases its Pile of Cash to over €1.3Bn

Moderna is taking Biotech investing to new heights, as it has now increased total fundraising&partnership cash to an unbelievable €1.34Bn ($1.5Bn). It can thank AstraZeneca, which is now adding €126M more to its investment. Amid dropping revenues and pipeline cuts, AstraZeneca remains steadily focused on innovation and Biotech. After all, this was the strategy CEO Pascal […]

August 12, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 27 Jul 2016

AstraZeneca plans Phase I trial with mRNA therapy for Cardiovascular Disease

The collaboration between AstraZeneca and the money-magnet Moderna is giving its first steps. AstraZeneca is filing for authorization of a German Phase I trial, to assess an mRNA therapy for cardiometabolic diseases. Therapies using mRNA have a lot of potential as biologics. Leading Biotechs in the field include CureVac (interview with its CCO here) and […]

July 27, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 14 Jan 2016

The Biotech World is Buzzing: J.P. Morgan’s 2016 Phenomenon Kicks off this Week!

Imagine a conference where all the Biotech CEOs and investors of the World come together…all the major players in this Industry, under one roof. That’s basically what the J.P.Morgan Conference is about. Organized by the banking firm of the same name, it is the 34th edition this year. And with age, comes exclusivity: The J.P. […]

January 14, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

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In Depth 5 Jan 2016

Ultimate Review: How Could mRNA Overtake all other Biologicals in Medicine?

What if we could send the body an instruction to produce its own drug? That’s what messenger RNA (mRNA) could achieve. A whole new area of therapeutics could be opened. Let’s try to get an overview of how… So for those who don’t know what a mRNA is, here are some basics. This diagram below […]

January 5, 2016 - 7 minutesmins - By Jerome Topsent

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News and Trends 17 Nov 2015

What will Happen now the Microbiome Hype has Broken into the Immuno-Oncology Field?

The Microbiome and Immuno-Oncology fields are hugely trendy in the Biotech Industry – and now a marriage between the two has finally occurred… The Microbiome field is still very new, with the launch of the US Human Microbiome Project just happening in 2008. Nonetheless, some start-ups are moving fast up the microbiome ranks, as well […]

November 17, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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News and Trends 16 Nov 2015

What are Money-Magnet Moderna’s future plans? French Founding CEO explains here

Before the end of the mRNA conference in Berlin, I had to interview Stephane Bancel, the French founding CEO of Moderna…one of the biggest deals in Biotech today. Moderna is the mRNA therapies companies from Cambridge/Boston (US), most famous for having raised over 900 million dollars in VC money. I met Stephane one and a […]

November 16, 2015 - 1 minutemin - By Philip Hemme

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