Best in Biotech 9 Jul 2024 The 7 biotech companies in Portugal you should know about in 2024 We take a look at seven biotech companies in Portugal, which is home to a rich biotech ecosystem that is rapidly growing. July 9, 2024 - 7 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 12 Jul 2023 New venture capital company Biovance Capital Partners launches Bionova Capital has started a new venture capital company, Biovance Capital Partners. Bionova Capital is a healthcare-focused investor in early-stage life science companies across Europe. Founded in 2015, Bionova Capital actively manages a portfolio of five companies, two in Portugal, two in the U.K., and one in Spain. The new, independent company is fully owned […] July 12, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 12 Jan 2023 Anticancer drugs could lead to new sepsis treatment Researchers at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) in Oeiras, Portugal, say because anti-cancer drugs limit inflammation, they could be a potential treatment for sepsis. The study, published in eLife, reveals that the class of drugs used in cancer treatment limit the unrestrained production of inflammatory mediators by the immune system. The discovery positions these […] January 12, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 21 Dec 2022 Watch: Biocant Park – a biotech hub in the heart of Portugal Biocant Park is a science and technology park specializing in biotechnology, with a unique innovation environment among the sector in Portugal. Located in Cantanhede, between Porto and Lisbon, the park aims to promote, develop and apply advanced knowledge in life sciences. Currently, the park has four buildings with laboratories and offices for companies, and a […] December 21, 2022 - 1 minutemin - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 10 Oct 2022 Biocartis starts European commercialization of liver cancer test Biocartis Group NV has started the commercialization in Europe of the HepatoPredict test as a CE-IVD marked manual kit. The test, developed by Portuguese biotech company Ophiomics, is a prognostic diagnostic test that supports the decision of liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Herman Verrelst, chief executive officer of Biocartis, said: “We are […] October 10, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 31 Jan 2020 This Cancer Immunotherapy Attacks the Sugar Coat of Tumor Cells The Portuguese company CellmAbs is developing cancer immunotherapies that prevent tumor cells from evading the immune system by hitting sugar molecules on their surface. Mission: To develop drugs that bind with a type of sugar molecules only found on the surface of cancer cells called aberrant glycans. Some of these aberrant glycans are able to […] January 31, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 26 Oct 2018 This Biotech Develops Biodegradable Antimicrobial Paint For Your Yacht It is time to sail to Portugal for our Lisbon-based biotech of the week, BioMimetx. The company is developing biodegradable antimicrobial paint additives to help marine industries keep their surfaces clean of microbe buildup. Mission: Are you an environmentally conscious yacht owner who wants a clean boat bottom? If so, you are in luck, as […] October 26, 2018 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 27 Apr 2018 This Portuguese Biotech is Developing a Faster Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Today, we’re in Matosinhos, Portugal, visiting FASTinov, a biotech that is developing an antimicrobial susceptibility test that are faster than standard assays. The technology could help battle antibiotic resistance by identifying appropriate treatments. Mission: Founded in 2013, FASTinov is developing a new type of test for antimicrobial susceptibility that can help combat the global health problem of antibiotic […] April 27, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 9 Mar 2018 This Portugese Biotech is Developing a Vaccine for Life-Threatening Multibacterial Infections This week, we’re in Cantanhede, a small city near the coast in Portugal, to visit Immunethep. The company is developing immunotherapies against life-threatening multibacterial infections using a virulence mechanism common to different types of bacteria. Mission: Founded in 2014, Immunethep is a spin-off from the University of Porto that discovered a novel virulence mechanism by which bacteria suppress the […] March 9, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 29 Nov 2017 What’s Going on in the Biotech Ecosystem of Portugal? The biotech ecosystem in Portugal is rapidly growing. Ricardo Perdigao, Investment Manager at Portugal Ventures, discusses the country’s potential in this field. Portugal has seen the number of life sciences startups triple between 2008 to 2015. A study by Portugal Ventures links this growth to a better funding environment and to researchers being more aware that […] November 29, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Sep 2017 Biotech in Portugal gets a Boost with New Investment Fund Vesalius Biocapital and the Portuguese National Promotional Bank have announced a new joint venture that will invest in late-stage healthcare companies. The Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento (IFD), or Portuguese National Promotional Bank, is launching its first joint investment with an international VC, Vesalius Biocapital. Though its size hasn’t been revealed yet, the new fund is a 50/50 venture […] September 20, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 24 Sep 2016 The Future of Portugal as explained by Microorganisms Microbiology makes its mark at the first edition of the London Design Biennale taking place in Somerset House. Portugal’s exhibition by Marta de Menezes uses bacteria and viruses to create changing art that represents the future direction of the country. With the common topic “Design by Utopia“, 30 nations have interpreted utopic and dystopic futures using art to […] September 24, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email