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Startup Scout 16 Mar 2018

This Belgian Biotech Could Speed Up Diagnoses for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Today we’re in Ghent, Belgium, home to several successful biotechs, including Ablynx, to visit ADx Neurosciences. The biotech specializes in biomarker assays for the detection of neurodegenerative diseases. Mission: Founded in 2011, ADx Neurosciences focuses on the development of antibodies to detect biomarkers in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative conditions from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s to traumatic brain injury. The anitbodies […]

March 16, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 16 Jan 2018

Two Proteins in the Brain Could Protect Against and Repair the Damage Caused by Parkinson’s

Researchers have found two proteins that could be used to treat Parkinson’s disease patients by exerting neuroprotective and regenerative effects. Scientists at the University of the Basque Country have found that two neurotrophic factors work in synergy to benefit patients with early-stage Parkinson’s disease. The findings, based on research carried out across a number of studies, […]

January 16, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 28 Nov 2017

New Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s will be Developed in the UK

Synpromics and UCL will collaborate to develop a gene therapy to treat Parkinson’s disease that only targets specific neurons involved in the disease. Synpromics, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a company focusing on gene control. The biotech has decided to put its technology to use for the development of a gene therapy for Parkinson’s in […]

November 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 16 Nov 2017

German Diagnostics Firm Tackles Early Detection of Cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Hummingbird Diagnostics has teamed up with Saarland University to develop molecular diagnostics that can detect serious diseases early using blood samples. Based in Heidelberg, Germany, Hummingbird Diagnostics develops early diagnostics in multiple disease areas, ranging from cancer to cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disease. Its technology is based in the detection of miRNA, molecules that are involved […]

November 16, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 11 Oct 2017

Scottish Scientists Could Hold the Key to Unlocking Parkinson’s Disease

A decade of work has culminated in researchers reconstructing a protein that is key to defending the brain against Parkinson’s disease. Researchers at the University of Dundee have made a breakthrough by uncovering the 3D structure of an enzyme, PINK1, that can protect the brain against Parkinson’s disease. The disease is characterised by the degeneration […]

October 11, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 10 Jul 2017

Swiss Biotech Starts Phase II Trial to Treat Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s

Prexton Therapeutics has launched a Phase II trial to test whether its drug foliglurax can treat the motor complications of standard levodopa therapy. The Phase II trial will enroll 165 patients across the UK, Germany, France, Austria, Spain and Italy to monitor the effects of Prexton’s foliglurax. The company is looking for patients that have been treated […]

July 10, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 6 Jul 2017

Roche and Ireland’s Biggest Biopharma Take Their Parkinson’s Antibody to Phase II

Prothena and Roche are advancing their Parkinson’s antibody to Phase II, triggering a new milestone payment from what is proving a lucrative deal for Prothena. Prothena, the largest biopharma in Ireland, and its partner Roche have announced the first patient has been enrolled in a Phase II trial testing an antibody treatment for Parkinson’s. Reaching […]

July 6, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 12 May 2017

UPDATE: Italian Pharma receives €11M for Parkinson’s Drug Approval

UPDATE (12/05/2017): Newron has received €11.3M as a milestone payment for the approval from its partner, Zambon, which has the rights to commercialise Xadago globally. Originally published on 21/04/2017 Newron, an Italian biotech focused on CNS diseases, is on a roll. The latest win? FDA approval of its Parkinson’s drug, Xadago. Just in time for World […]

May 12, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

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Interview 20 Apr 2017

Newron’s Journey to Launch the First Parkinson’s Drug in 11 Years

Philip talked to Stefan Weber, CEO of Newron Pharmaceuticals, in our first meetup in Munich last week. His company has launched a new drug that could offer many more benefits than current medications to patients with Parkinson’s. Stefan discussed how failure can be an important part of success and what being European means in biotech. […]

April 20, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 11 Apr 2017

New Grant to Advance a Whole New Treatment Against Parkinson’s in the UK

Mission Therapeutics has received a grant to support the development of a novel approach to treating Parkinson’s that is attracting top partners worldwide. Right on time for World Parkinson’s Day today, Mission Therapeutics has announced it has been awarded a research grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation in the US. Named after its founder, the star of […]

April 11, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 13 Feb 2017

Biotech from the Bermuda Islands Brings Good News for Dementia Patients

Axovant Sciences has announced positive preliminary results from a Phase II trial directed at reducing hallucinations in patients with dementia. Axovant Sciences is a biotech located in Bermuda, a British tropical island in the Atlantic ocean. From there, the company develops drugs against dementia. The company was founded by young biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, which has […]

February 13, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 7 Feb 2017

Swiss Parkinson’s Biotech raises Massive €29M in Series B from Top European VCs

Top European VCs have invested €29M in Prexton Therapeutics to support two Phase II trials of its lead candidate foliglurax in Parkinson’s. An international team of top European biotech investors has participated in Prexton Therapeutics’ latest financing round. The €29M Series B round was co-led by the Dutch Forbion and the Irish Seroba Life Sciences, […]

February 7, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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This Belgian Biotech Could Speed Up Diagnoses for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Two Proteins in the Brain Could Protect Against and Repair the Damage Caused by Parkinson’s

New Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s will be Developed in the UK

German Diagnostics Firm Tackles Early Detection of Cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Scottish Scientists Could Hold the Key to Unlocking Parkinson’s Disease

Swiss Biotech Starts Phase II Trial to Treat Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s

Roche and Ireland’s Biggest Biopharma Take Their Parkinson’s Antibody to Phase II

UPDATE: Italian Pharma receives €11M for Parkinson’s Drug Approval

Newron’s Journey to Launch the First Parkinson’s Drug in 11 Years

New Grant to Advance a Whole New Treatment Against Parkinson’s in the UK

Biotech from the Bermuda Islands Brings Good News for Dementia Patients

Swiss Parkinson’s Biotech raises Massive €29M in Series B from Top European VCs

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