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News and Trends 5 Mar 2018

Danish Biotech Starts Phase III Atopic Dermatitis Trial With Failed Asthma Treatment

Danish biotech LEO Pharma started a Phase III trial in atopic dermatitis with an antibody that AstraZeneca dropped after failing two Phase III trials in asthma. LEO Pharma is taking…

March 5, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 28 Feb 2018

Like Finding a Needle in a Haystack: How Are Biotechs Fighting Rare Diseases?

Rare diseases affect fewer than 1 in 2,000 people in Europe and less than 200,000 Americans at any given time. A lack of financial incentive has put pharma off but…

February 28, 2018 - 8 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 22 Jan 2018

Abcam Will Start Selling Over 700 Antibodies from Roche

Abcam and Roche have entered an agreement that will let Abcam sell 760 new antibodies to researchers worldwide through its online platform. Inspired by Amazon, Abcam has become one of…

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

News and Trends 20 Dec 2017

Actelion Spin Out and Roche Join Forces to Develop Cancer Immunotherapies

Idorsia and Roche have agreed on a research collaboration, with the big pharma getting exclusive rights to develop and license resultant cancer immunotherapy drugs. Idorsia was formed out of J&J's…

December 20, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 19 Dec 2017

Belgian Biotech and Roche Take on Neurological and Developmental Disorders

Confo Therapeutics has joined forces with Roche to develop new small molecule agonists of a G-protein coupled receptor to treat neurological and developmental disorders. Confo Therapeutics is developing a pipeline of…

December 19, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

Best in Biotech 18 Dec 2017

Smile! Here are the 12 Biggest Biotech Clinical Successes of 2017

Now that we've got the bad news out of the way, we're here to spread some Christmas cheer with the biggest clinical successes in biotech over the past 12 months.…

December 18, 2017 - 9 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 10 Nov 2017

Roche Partners with French Startup to Diagnose Septic Shock

In its first partnership with a biotech startup, Roche Diagnostics will help develop a blood test to accompany Inotrem's experimental therapy for septic shock. Roche Diagnostics has announced a research…

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

News and Trends 21 Jul 2017

Roche Abandons Spanish Cancer Epigenetics Drug

Roche has decided to terminate its license agreement with Spanish biotech Oryzon Genomics after rearranging its portfolio priorities. Oryzon Genomics, a biotech based in Barcelona working on epigenetics, was notified…

July 21, 2017 - 1 minutemin - 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…

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

In Depth 24 May 2017

What Happens when the Immune System Attacks Life-Saving Drugs?

Immunogenicity has been largely disregarded despite its huge impact on the performance of biological drugs. What is it and how can we fight it? Immunogenicity can be a huge problem.…

May 24, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 10 May 2017

Roche’s Checkpoint Inhibitor Misfires in Late-Stage Trials

Roche's drug tecentriq just failed a late-stage Phase III study in bladder cancer, raising questions about its future as an anticipated blockbuster. Roche and Genentech have been pushing their checkpoint inhibitor tecentriq onto the market last…

May 10, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

Best in Biotech 18 Apr 2017

The Top 12 Biotech Leaders You Should Know in Basel

After exploring Munich and the Golden Triangle, we head to another biotech hotspot full of people that should be on your list of who's who. Basel is home to some really…

April 18, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 6 Apr 2017

How is Biotech Transforming Pharma’s R&D Model?

Since the early 2000s, pharma has undergone a major reorganization. What roles do strategic alliances and acquisitions play in this new model? For almost two centuries, medicinal products have brought…

April 6, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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News and Trends 14 Mar 2017

Can Roche & MorphoSys beat the odds in new Alzheimer’s Phase III Trials?

After recent late-stage disappointments from Eli Lilly and Merck, Roche and Morphosys are stepping up with two new Phase III trials in Alzheimer's. Roche just announced plans to start two new…

March 14, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Best in Biotech 8 Mar 2017

Which European Blockbusters Topped the Charts in 2016?

Blockbuster drugs are raking in billions each year in sales. Let's have a look at the top 7 European best-seller drugs of 2016 and what their competition has to say. Not surprisingly,…

March 8, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

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News and Trends 28 Feb 2017

Hopes are up: A Second Phase III Trial for Alzheimer’s Disease

The Swiss biotech AC Immune announced that its partner Genentech (Roche) will start a second phase III clinical trial for its Alzheimer's therapy crenezumab. In 2006 AC Immune partnered up with Genentech…

February 28, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 23 Feb 2017

Biosimilars set to take on Oncology after a new Market Authorization

The European Commission has approved Truxima, the world's first biosimilar monoclonal antibody (mAb) with an oncology indication. Based in South Korea, Celltrion Healthcare is setting foot in the European oncology…

February 23, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 22 Feb 2017

Roche doubles down in Fight against Antibiotic Resistance

In 2014, Discuva partnered up with Roche to develop new antibiotics against multidrug-resistant bacteria. The two companies have announced an extension of their collaboration until February 2018. The Cambridge-based company Discuva wants to…

February 22, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 31 Jan 2017

Top 5 Biologicals from European Biopharma to Launch in 2017

A new report listing the top drug launches this year reveals the strong performance of biologicals and European biopharma on the drug market. After the worst year in biotech finance,…

January 31, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 26 Dec 2016

The Largest Deals, Fundraising and Exits of 2016 in European Biotech

Curious about which technologies have attracted the most cash in biotech finance this year? Here's a list of the most impressive cash movements of 2016 in Europe. Believe it or not, 2016…

December 26, 2016 - 5 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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