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News and Trends 19 Jun 2020

Cancer Drug Inspired by Sea Animal Gets FDA Green Light

The Spanish company PharmaMar’s stock price has shot up by 30% as its cancer drug lurbinectedin was given accelerated approval for the second-line treatment of metastatic small cell lung cancer in the US this week. Lurbinectedin will be marketed under the brand name Zepzelca and will be made commercially available in the US in early […]

June 19, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Manuela Callari

In Depth 23 Jan 2018

Walking with the Dinosaurs of European Biotech: Which of Them is Roaring the Loudest?

Although biotech may seem like an industry that has only just gotten started, it was already up and running before the turn of the century. We took a look back at the pre-2000 companies to see how they’re faring. According to our biotech map, there were 219 biotechs in Europe in 1999. Today, our map […]

January 23, 2018 - 10 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 22 Jan 2018

PharmaMar Stock Crashes After Failed Ovarian Cancer Study

PharmaMar’s cancer drug Zepsyre has failed to prove more effective than chemo to treat ovarian cancer in Phase III, leading to a big hit to its stock. Based in Madrid, PharmaMar develops cancer drugs derived from marine organisms. Unfortunately, one of these compounds, lurbinectedin (Zepsyre), has failed to show better efficacy in treating ovarian cancer than chemotherapy in […]

January 22, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Interview 14 Mar 2017

Spain’s Biotech Ecosystem is Starting to Rise! Meet the Revolution’s Leaders

I interviewed three of the leaders of Spain’s biotech ecosystem: they all agree that the country is at an inflection point for growth and international recognition. This all started when I realized there’s usually far less biotech news coming our way from my home country, Spain, than from the UK, France or Germany. I decided to […]

March 14, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Infographics 21 Feb 2017

Infographic: The Biggest Biotech Company in Each European Country

We had a look into European biotech and created a map with the biggest biotech companies in each country, according to their market cap. Biotech is one of the biggest employers in Europe, where companies of all sizes strive to bring the most innovative technology to the market. To illustrate the dynamic biotech ecosystem in […]

February 21, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 1 Dec 2016

Spain joins the Antibody-Drug Conjugate Bandwagon to fight Cancer

PharmaMar announced positive preclinical results for an ADC candidate, showing that the traditional chemistry-based pharma companies are shifting towards the new generation of biologicals. PharmaMar is an oncology pharma in Madrid mining a vast source for drug discovery: marine organisms. The company is now pivoting to a more innovative technology with the announcement of positive […]

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

News and Trends 4 Aug 2016

Marine Drug goes to Phase III trials to treat Lung Cancer

PharmaMar is starting a new Phase III trial, with patients suffering from small cell lung cancer (SCLC). It’ll test the efficacy of its third candidate obtained from marine organisms (PM1183) as a SCLC treatment. PharmaMar is one of the hot Biotechs in Spain, which just saw its second drug finish Phase III trials with good results (and is […]

August 4, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 30 Jun 2016

11 Hot Companies to Meet this Year at BioSpain

Spain has a lot of great stuff – paella, tapas, siesta! But how is Spanish biotech doing? With BioSpain 2016 approaching, we took a look at some of the most important biotechs operating in Spain and attending the event. Bonus: here is a promotional code to have a discount of 10% on your ticket BIO2016 As one […]

June 30, 2016 - 5 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 8 Jun 2016

12 European Biotechs which ‘stole the show’ at World most Important Cancer Meeting

Pharma and Biotech from every corner flocked to Chicago for the beginning of June. Why? It’s where one of the biggest oncology events happens – the ASCO Annual Meeting 2016. Shortly after the AACR annual meeting (with presentations from several European Biotechs), it’s time for the ASCO annual meeting. Hosted by the American Society of Clinical […]

June 8, 2016 - 7 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 7 Apr 2016

This Successful Phase III Cancer Drug comes from Sea Squirts

PharmaMar is closer to have another cancer drug on the market, after the success of phase III trials with Aplidin for Multiple Myeloma. Based in Madrid, PharmaMar is a Biopharma developing anti-cancer drugs, with an interesting strategy for drug discovery. It researches compounds present in marine organisms and assess if they have any biological action […]

April 7, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 15 May 2015

European companies present their cancer treatment solutions in the USA

Each year, the American Society of Clinical Oncology gathers the cancer therapy developers during five days to present their latest results. Roche seems to be the European winner of this roundup, with amazing results of alectinib in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Roche’s investigational medicine alectinib shrank tumors in nearly half of patients suffering from this […]

May 15, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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