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News and Trends 17 Dec 2016

Microbial Dresses and a Dishcloth that tells you it’s Time to Wash it

From microbial fashion to a fabric that changes colors in the presence of pathogens, Neffa is exploring the many benefits and applications of combining microbiology and textiles. Aniela Hoitink is an artist based in Amsterdam that specializes in incorporating microbiology into textiles. Her trademark Neffa englobes a series of projects that seek to translate innovations in these […]

December 17, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 15 Dec 2016

Curing Cancer with Safer Transplants: UK Approval to start Clinical Trials

Kiadis Pharma has received approval to test in the UK an immune therapy to address the big challenges of bone marrow transplants, currently the only cure for blood cancers. Kiadis Pharma, based in Amsterdam, is working on therapies to improve the outcome of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), a common treatment for multiple types of […]

December 15, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 12 Dec 2016

Meet Photanol: Harnessing Cyanobacteria’s Powers for Green Chemicals

Producing fuels and chemicals from CO2 and light has long been a dream of Biotech, and Amsterdam-based Photanol is working on making it an industrial reality with engineered cyanobacteria. I had a chat with Ross Gordon, Director of Business Development, about Photanol’s strategy. Photanol was present at the latest European Bioplastics Conference to present how it uses cyanobacteria, […]

December 12, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 2 Dec 2016

Mind, Mood and Microbes: Harnessing the Power of Probiotics

The canals of Amsterdam have attracted us this week to the capital of the Netherlands, where Winclove Probiotics has been working for more than 20 years in targeting the human microbiome. This field is now resurging, with research pointing to a close link between gut bacteria and human health. City: Amsterdam, the Netherlands Founded: 1991 Employees: 50+ Financial […]

December 2, 2016 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 28 Nov 2016

Finally a Cure for the Common Cold? And it’s Needle-free!

Mucosis is starting Phase I trials for SynGEM, a needle-free vaccine against RSV, which causes 200k deaths per year and has a huge cost for both healthcare and the economy. Mucosis is a biotech from the Netherlands developing needle-free vaccines. The company has now initiated the first human trial for SynGEM, a nasal spray vaccine against […]

November 28, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 3 Nov 2016

Which Teams are taking home Lego Trophies from iGEM this year?

The iGEM 2016 results are in! The world’s largest synthetic biology competition took place in Boston from the 24th to the 31st of October, and European teams took home the grand prizes in two of the three tiers, Postgraduate, Undergraduate and High School. The winners and their projects are listed below. Originally launched by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, […]

November 3, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

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News and Trends 22 Oct 2016

Meet the Bioartist that wants to Replace all your Furniture with… Fungi!

Can you imagine a future where everything in your daily life is made out of fungi..? It’s actually not such a stretch idea: this bioartist is showing the world all these microorganisms can do. Maurizio Montalti is an artist that uses fungi to build his own furniture and homeware. In 2010, he founded Officina Corpuscoli in Amsterdam […]

October 22, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 21 Oct 2016

New Partnership comes to the Rescue in Neurological Diseases

Developing effective treatments for neurological diseases is a big challenge in medicine. But here come UCB and Evotec with a new partnership that could help those suffering from epilepsy and Parkinson’s. UCB is a Biotech from Brussels that focuses on neurological and immune diseases. The company has multiple products on the market, including an antibody drug for arthritis and […]

October 21, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 10 Sep 2016

This Dutch BioArtist could be the Mistress of Natural Forces

Roos Meerman is a force to be reckoned with in the BioArt world – she has been racking up awards and just took home the 2016 BioArt & Design Award. Her work focuses on the manipulation of materials with natural forces like sound and temperature. Roos Meerman is a Dutch bioartist whose work on natural […]

September 10, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 29 Aug 2016

Maybe you don’t need Chemo: NEJM hails MammaPrint as Diagnostic Tool

About 46% of women with breast cancer may not need chemotherapy. An article in the New England Journal of Medicine describes a new assay from Agendia, MammaPrint, could save them the pain of this toxic treatment. Personalizing medicine is a major focus in the development of ever more precise treatments, and it is particularly relevant […]

August 29, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 5 Aug 2016

Dutch FF Pharma has a Promising Immunotherapy to fight Crohn’s Disease

Arrivederci Italia! We’re going to fly up to the Netherlands for another Biotech-related adventure! This time, we’re visiting Utrecht, the fourth most populated city in the country and home-base to FF Pharma, our Biotech of the Week! City: Utrecht (The Netherlands) Founded: 2012 Employees: N/A Financial Data: €4M Total Raised (as of 12/2015) CEO: Mark De Boer Mission: FF […]

August 5, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 29 Jul 2016

Gene Therapy for severe Hemophilia has new Phase I/II Results

uniQure has new data from the Phase I/II trial of its gene therapy for Hemophilia B, a rare genetic disorder. After 9 months, the therapy maintains 75% reduction of transfusions. A good sign for the therapy’s durability. Although quite rare (1 in 20,000 male births), Hemophilia B is famous for being spread in European royal […]

July 29, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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