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 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 3 Mar 2017 An HIV Vaccine Eliminates the Virus in a Patient for 7 Months An HIV vaccine developed at the University of Oxford has kept 5 out of 15 patients completely free of HIV. One of the patients has already been clear for 7 months. AIDS affects over 36.7 million people. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the most common treatment, which kills those cells in which the virus is active. However, HIV can remain inactive and […] March 3, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 22 Feb 2017 Meet these 5 Awesome Biotechs from Barcelona at BIO Europe Spring 2017 As BIO Europe Spring 2017 approaches, we decided to take a closer look into biotechs from Barcelona, one of the hottest biotech hubs in Europe. Spring is coming and with it a new edition of BIO Europe Spring that will take place by the beach in Barcelona. The city has established itself as a hub for life sciences within […] February 22, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Feb 2017 Suffering from House Dust Mite Allergy? A New Therapy is on its Way Allergy Therapeutics, a UK-based biotech company, just announced the approval of its clinical trial application in Spain to advance its next-generation house dust mite allergy vaccine into phase I clinical development. The company Allergy Therapeutics is developing immunotherapeutic vaccines for the treatment of allergies and has been quite successful. Their Pollinex Quattro range of vaccines against […] February 14, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 24 Jan 2017 Spanish Researchers Create a Human Skin 3D Printer Scientists in Spain have created a 3D printer that uses bioink to recreate authentic human skin for drug testing and regenerative medicine applications. Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3) and collaborators, including the Spanish bioengineering firm BioDan, have presented a prototype of a 3D printer that can create completely functional human skin. An industrial model could […] January 24, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Oct 2016 Meet Spain’s Gold BIOMEDAList in Celiac Disease This week we’re heading South back to my hometown, Sevilla! Even well into October, the skies are clear and the sun is shining while we drop by Biomedal, this week’s Biotech. City: Sevilla, Spain Founded: 2000 Employees: 31 Financial data: €2.5M in sales with an impressive 60% growth in the last year Mission: The company has three […] October 28, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 21 Oct 2016 Mallorca’s not just for Holidays: Sanifit starts Phase II in a Rare Disease Forget about Madrid and Barcelona, the island of Mallorca has one of the hottest Biotechs in Spain: Sanifit is targeting calciphylaxis, an orphan disease that affects the huge dialysis market. Sanifit received the highest financing round in Spain last year (and probably ever) with €36.6M in series C. With this money, the company is advancing its candidate SNF472 in […] October 21, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email