News and Trends 28 Jul 2022 Biogen’s New Drug Application for first treatment of rare form of neurological disease accepted by FDA A drug to target a rare genetic form of a neurological disease that affects the nerve cells, leading to the loss of everyday functions, could be the first of its kind available if approved. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a New Drug Application (NDA) from Massachusetts-based Biogen Inc. for tofersen, an […] July 28, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 27 Jun 2022 Trial for adults with late onset Pompe disease halted due to serious adverse event The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a clinical hold on a trial being run for Astrellas Pharma Inc after one of the participants had a serious adverse event (SAE) of peripheral sensory neuropathy. Astrellas made the announcement after the trial, which is evaluating AT845, an investigational adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene replacement in […] June 27, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 22 Feb 2022 Fast Stroke Treatments in the Works with TargED’s €39M Series A Patients with sudden strokes and blood clotting conditions need faster and safer treatments. The Dutch company TargED Biopharmaceuticals has raised a €39M Series A round to fund the development of a fast-acting protein drug that could bridge this gap. Time is of the essence when treating acute ischemic stroke, a condition caused by a blood […] February 22, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Sponsored by WuXi AppTec 22 Sep 2021 Discovering New Therapeutic Targets for Alzheimer’s Disease Effective therapies for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s are urgently needed. But developing new drugs is difficult, time-consuming, and expensive, with a high risk of failure. Strategic partnerships can help biotech companies manage costs and access the latest technologies to drive innovation and advance novel therapy ideas. A serious unmet medical need Finding treatments for neurodegenerative […] September 22, 2021 - 7 minutesmins - By Julia Kaiser Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 2 Sep 2021 AC Immune’s Mixed Phase II Results Buoy Alzheimer’s Research An Alzheimer’s disease drug developed by AC Immune and Genentech has drawn conflicting phase II results this week, raising tentative hopes for the field of treatments targeting the protein tau. For decades, the major culprit responsible for Alzheimer’s disease was suggested to be the buildup of a protein called amyloid-beta in the brain. Blocking this […] September 2, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 24 Aug 2021 UK Venture Round Shines Spotlight on Europe’s Psychedelics Scene The UK has cemented its position as a European hub for psychedelics research following a €68.5M ($80M) Series B round from the startup Beckley Psytech. The Oxford-based Beckley Psytech — founded in 2019 to develop psychedelic treatments for neurological conditions — had originally set the target of its venture capital financing at €43M ($50M). Earlier […] August 24, 2021 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 8 Jul 2021 The Top European Biotech Funding Rounds in June While oncology and psychedelics dominated European biotech’s biggest funding rounds last month, startup seed financing focused more on gene therapy and drug discovery. Last month saw some momentous events for Europe’s biotech heavyweights. GSK paid an impressive €524M ($625M) upfront to co-develop an immuno-oncology candidate with iTeos Therapeutics in Belgium. Meanwhile, the German antibody drug […] July 8, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 10 Feb 2021 Top Neurotech Startups Unlocking the Brain in Russia Russia has established itself as a hub for neurotech startups, attracting scientists and business people keen to understand, treat, and repair the human brain. Here are the startups leading the charge of neurotech innovation in Russia. Neurotechnology is a field of research that aims to read and influence the brain. Turns out that neurotech is […] February 10, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Carlos de Rojas Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 21 Dec 2020 Late-Stage Success Raises Hopes to Tackle Alzheimer’s via Inflammation Paris-based AB Science has scored a rare late-stage clinical triumph in the Alzheimer’s disease field with a drug that puts brakes on inflammation in the brain. Last week, AB Science reported successful results from a phase IIb/III clinical trial testing its drug masitinib in patients with mild to moderate symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Although the company […] December 21, 2020 - 5 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 7 Dec 2020 Swiss Startup Tackles Tourette’s Syndrome Despite Recent Failures In spite of recent failures of clinical trials from others in the field, Swiss company Noema Pharma is gearing up to develop better treatments for the neurological condition Tourette’s syndrome. Noema Pharma will use a recent €49M Series A round to bankroll the phase I development of a candidate for Tourette’s syndrome along with the […] December 7, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 7 Oct 2020 Investment Is Pouring Into Neuromodulation Treatments The last month has seen several big investments in European neuromodulation and neurostimulation companies, which aim to treat neurological conditions by zapping nerve cells. What’s the reason for this funding peak? Last week, the Italian firm WISE announced the closing of a €15M Series C round to fund the development of a device that blocks […] October 7, 2020 - 6 minutesmins - By Helen Albert Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 2 Sep 2020 An Alzheimer’s Vaccine Challenged the Consensus for 25 Years For decades, Alzheimer’s disease research focused on a hypothesis that has increasingly been contested. A team of scientists in Slovakia has been swimming against the tide since the beginning, going for an alternative approach that has only recently started gaining recognition. Research in Alzheimer’s disease has recently been plagued by intense disappointment. For over 25 […] September 2, 2020 - 8 minutesmins - By Farhan Mitha Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email