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News and Trends 1 Sep 2022

Labiotech adds conference and event listings

In the past few months, Labiotech.eu has boosted its coverage range to go global, added a podcast, expanded to three weekly newsletters, introduced special monthly newsletters, and now we’ve added another string to our bow – conference and event listings. The page is designed so visitors can easily jump between months and events. Listings have […]

September 1, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 1 Sep 2022

Ensysce Biosciences and Quotient Sciences to develop opioid to prevent abuse and overdose

Ensysce Biosciences, Inc., a clinical-stage biotech company, and Quotient Sciences, a drug development and manufacturing accelerator, are partnering to support the development and clinical testing of PF614-MPAR. PF614-MPAR is a novel opioid combination product for the potential treatment of chronic pain that is designed to prevent both abuse and overdose. Quotient Sciences is currently using […]

September 1, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 31 Aug 2022

Compound found in trees has potential to kill drug-resistant bacteria

Researchers say the naturally-occurring compound hydroquinine has bacterial killing activity against several microorganisms. Antimicrobial resistance has become one of the greatest threats to public health globally. It occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making it difficult to treat infections. Because of this, there is a […]

August 31, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 31 Aug 2022

Laverock Therapeutics created to develop next generation of programmable cell therapies

Laverock Therapeutics Ltd has been founded to develop a gene silencing platform for the creation of programmable, allogeneic cell therapies. Having recently completed a seed funding round, the U.K. company has opened dedicated labs in the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst, employing six new team members on top of its senior management team. Laverock Therapeutics started out […]

August 31, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 30 Aug 2022

Biotech incubators scramble to tackle lab space crunch

Biotech startups are finding it hard to source lab space in London. Incubators such as Scale Space in the White City hub aim to ease up the pressure by opening flexible lab leases in the city. The COVID-19 pandemic has hammered home the importance of biotechnology in society. As a result, the last few years […]

August 30, 2022 - 9 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 30 Aug 2022

Artificial intelligence-based algorithm to be used for reporting of lymph node status in colon cancer

A collaboration looking at the development of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based digital pathology solution to detect cancer within lymph nodes from colorectal surgery cases has been announced today (August 30). Indica Labs, which works in quantitative digital pathology and image management solutions, has joined forces with The Industrial Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research in Digital […]

August 30, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

Interview 29 Aug 2022

Making a success out of technology transfer at UCLB

Having a good relationship with the technology transfer office at your university can be key to creating a successful startup. Anne Lane, CEO of University College London’s (UCL’s) commercialization company UCLB, discusses recent successes and shares insights on how to advance new innovations. Anne Lane began her career as a scientist, completing a PhD at […]

August 29, 2022 - 13 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

News and Trends 23 Aug 2022

Constructive Bio launches with $15M seed investment to re-engineer biology

A biotech company has launched in the UK after securing a deal that includes intellectual property re-engineering biology by creating new classes of enzymes, pharmaceuticals and biomaterials. Constructive Bio has completed a $15 million (€15 million) seed round and gained an exclusive license from the Medical Research Council to intellectual property (IP) developed by Professor […]

August 23, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 22 Aug 2022

BioInnovation Institute supports three start-ups

The BioInnovation Institute (BII), an international commercial non-profit foundation incubating and accelerating life science research, has invested in three international start-up companies in the U.K., Germany, and Finland. The three new ventures are strategically aligned with the BII’s focus, developing ground-breaking scientific initiatives across the therapeutics and health tech space. Each company will be funded […]

August 22, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Aug 2022

Beyond Biotech podcast 10: Endpoint Health, Nevrargenics, Triastek

This week our guests on the podcast are Xianghao Zuo, deputy director of R&D at Triastek; Endpoint Health CEO Jason Springs; and Andy Whiting, CEO of Nevrargenics. Triastek and Lilly working together on 3D printing for drugs A new research collaboration between Chinese company Triastek, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company will leverage 3D printing […]

August 19, 2022

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In Depth 18 Aug 2022

How technology transfer offices can navigate biotech commercialization

Technology transfer offices are vital departments for commercializing an academic’s biotech innovations, yet they can also be resource-stretched and averse to risk. Here are some ways they can streamline their process and land more deals with investors and big pharma. Technology transfer offices (TTOs) perform vital functions in universities by guiding academics through the process […]

August 18, 2022 - 8 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 17 Aug 2022

Researchers invited to apply for DNA synthesized by Evonetix’s platform

An early access program for semiconductor synthesized DNA has been opened by UK-based gene synthetic biology company, Evonetix. Evonetix’s DNA synthesis capability brings together semiconductor chip design and proprietary, thermally controlled synthesis chemistry, integral to the company’s future gene synthesis platforms. Silicon chip The company’s proprietary process utilizes a silicon chip to control the synthesis […]

August 17, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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Labiotech adds conference and event listings

Ensysce Biosciences and Quotient Sciences to develop opioid to prevent abuse and overdose

Compound found in trees has potential to kill drug-resistant bacteria

Laverock Therapeutics created to develop next generation of programmable cell therapies

Biotech incubators scramble to tackle lab space crunch

Artificial intelligence-based algorithm to be used for reporting of lymph node status in colon cancer

Making a success out of technology transfer at UCLB

Constructive Bio launches with $15M seed investment to re-engineer biology

BioInnovation Institute supports three start-ups

Beyond Biotech podcast 10: Endpoint Health, Nevrargenics, Triastek

How technology transfer offices can navigate biotech commercialization

Researchers invited to apply for DNA synthesized by Evonetix’s platform

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