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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

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News and Trends 18 Oct 2016

This New Biotech wants to Regrow Neurons to cure Parkinson’s

Mavalon Therapeutics will develop a drug candidate for Parkinson’s that can stop the disease progression by activating the growth of dying neurons. Mavalon Therapeutics, born today in the UK, will be entirely dedicated to the development of a drug candidate to stop the progression of Parkinson’s. Domain Therapeutics has created this new company with a €9M investment […]

October 18, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 17 Oct 2016

Meet the First Biotech to Jump on Autophagy After This Years’ Nobel Prize

Just after the Nobel Prize was awarded to the study of autophagy, PhoreMost announces a collaboration to target the process in neurodegenerative diseases. PhoreMost is a drug discovery company that focuses on finding ‘undruggable’ targets, such as the KRAS cancer gene. Now, the company has announced a collaboration with the University of Cambridge to start working […]

October 17, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 11 Oct 2016

World Mental Health Day: How is Biotech Helping the Cause?

Biotech is one of the main forces driving the development of effective therapies to treat neurological and mental disorders. For World Mental Health Day yesterday, we want to share with you some of the latest technologies that address these conditions. Yesterday, October 10th, was World Mental Health Day: it is dedicated to raising awareness of neurological and mental disorders […]

October 11, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 28 Sep 2016

ITW: Prexton Therapeutics CEO explains Development of new Parkinson’s Drug

For our first interview at the SACHS Conference in Basel yesterday, I met with François Conquet, founder and CEO of Prexton Therapeutics. His company’s treatment for Parkinson’s Disease just passed Phase I with flying colors. Prexton Therapeutics, based in Switzerland, has been focused on discovering new small molecules to treat Parkinson’s, and one of them, an mGluR4 positive […]

September 28, 2016 - 1 minutemin - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 29 Jun 2016

Vienna-based Biotech raises €10M to fight Metabolic diseases and Parkinson’s

AFFiRiS has received €10M from previous investors and one additional backer, adding up to €130M in total funding (half from grants and licensing incomes). This money fuels a pipeline in cardiometabolic and neurodegenerative diseases as more candidates break into clinical development. Based at the Campus Vienna Biocenter (Austria), AFFiRiS is developing immunotherapies to prevent chronic diseases. […]

June 29, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 27 May 2016

Biotech of the Week: Pharnext, developing next level drugs against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease

The Scandinavian charm is wonderful but this week we are (finally) heading back to Central Europe. Do I really need to say what happens in Paris? We all know that: The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the pretty sights, la Seine and it’s also the cité de l’amour. However, it is also where Pharnext, our Biotech of the Week, is […]

May 27, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 11 Apr 2016

It’s World Parkinson’s Disease Day! #EndParkinsons

Today (April 11th) is the birthday of the memorable Dr James Parkinson, who discovered this major neurodegenerative disease. So what is Parkinson’s Disease, and who is researching it? First described in 1817 by James Parkinson, Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the second most common chronic progressive neurodegenerative disorder in the elderly after Alzheimer’s. Since PD mainly affects […]

April 11, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

News and Trends 8 Jan 2016

Epigenetics Baby of Proteros is Signing Up with Top US Neurology Specialists

Founded in just 2013 by German Proteros and the US Atlas Ventures, Rodin Therapeutics is working epigenetics into discovery of novel therapies for Neurological diseases. Now they have hooked one of the largest players in the field, Biogen, into a €446M partnership. Since its inception within Atlas Venture’s company-creating seed program in March 2013, Rodin […]

January 8, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

News and Trends 24 Nov 2015

2015 Review: What Exciting Developments Have Been Made in Neurodegenerative Disease?

Since both Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s combined affect up to 50 million people worldwide, it is no wonder this new wave of break-through milestones is getting the industry excited… The Central Nervous System (CNS) comprises many complex tissues and highly specialized cell types, mutation in which can cause an array of deadly and chronic diseases. […]

November 24, 2015 - 9 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

News and Trends 20 Nov 2015

Get to Know the Top 50 Women in the UK’s Biotech Scene

The Movers & Shakers Report 2015 lists 50 of the Top female Bio-Entrepreneurs… here’s a select few I found particularly impressive in the Biotech Industry! Written by Miranda Weston-Smith, the BioBeat15 report is sponsored by Horton Ruston Poole, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, MedImmune and Pfizer to celebrate what women working in bio-business have brought to […]

November 20, 2015 - 5 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

News and Trends 16 Nov 2015

Swissmedic Approves Zambon and Newron Therapy against Parkinson’s

Italian Pharma Newron and its partner Zambon (from Milan) have been granted a license by Swissmedic (the regulatory agency in Switzerland) for Xadago, a new combo ‘add-on’ therapy for Parkinson’s Disease. Zambon, is a Pharmaceutical Company with a strong commitment in central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Its partner, Newron Pharmaceuticals, is a research and development biotech from northern […]

November 16, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Julie Lellouche

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New Partnership comes to the Rescue in Neurological Diseases

This New Biotech wants to Regrow Neurons to cure Parkinson’s

Meet the First Biotech to Jump on Autophagy After This Years’ Nobel Prize

World Mental Health Day: How is Biotech Helping the Cause?

ITW: Prexton Therapeutics CEO explains Development of new Parkinson’s Drug

Vienna-based Biotech raises €10M to fight Metabolic diseases and Parkinson’s

Biotech of the Week: Pharnext, developing next level drugs against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease

It’s World Parkinson’s Disease Day! #EndParkinsons

Epigenetics Baby of Proteros is Signing Up with Top US Neurology Specialists

2015 Review: What Exciting Developments Have Been Made in Neurodegenerative Disease?

Get to Know the Top 50 Women in the UK’s Biotech Scene

Swissmedic Approves Zambon and Newron Therapy against Parkinson’s

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