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News and Trends 13 Sep 2019

Icelandic Company to Sequence 225,000 Genomes from UK Patients

The Icelandic genomics company deCODE genetics has joined the UK’s Wellcome Sanger Institute in sequencing 450,000 genomes as part of a massive €224M (£200M) project organized by the UK Biobank initiative. The UK Biobank’s €224M grant includes €56M (£50M) from the UK government, €56M from the UK’s Wellcome Trust charity, and €112M (£100M) from big […]

September 13, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Startup Scout 13 Sep 2019

This Biotech Makes Meat Substitutes from Crops Using Fungi

We’re traveling to Glasgow, UK, this week. The biotech 3F BIO is using fungi to convert plant sugars into proteins in a process that uses less than half of the water and feed that farming animal meat requires. Mission: To turn plant sugars into proteins using fungi, which could help to feed the growing world’s […]

September 13, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 10 Sep 2019

Blood Test Increases Early Lung Cancer Diagnosis in UK Trial

A blood test for anti-cancer antibodies, developed by the UK diagnostics company Oncimmune, detected more early cases of lung cancer than standard clinical monitoring procedures in a trial with more than 12,000 patients. Oncimmune’s trial recruited 12,209 patients with a high risk of developing lung cancer through smoking and family history, and monitored them for […]

September 10, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 5 Sep 2019

Orchard’s Gene Therapy Improves Children’s Motor Ability

Orchard Therapeutics’ gene therapy for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) resulted in motor ability improvements more than six times over the target endpoint, according to data released at a recent symposium. “Metachromatic leukodystrophy is a rare disease that affects the brain,” explained Mark Rothera, CEO of Orchard Therapeutics. “Kids born with MLD lose motor function very fast […]

September 5, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 22 Aug 2019

Two-Drug HIV Therapy Given Every 2 Months Proves Effective in Phase III

An experimental HIV therapy being developed by GSK spinoff ViiV Healthcare in partnership with Janssen has proven it is as effective when given every two months as when given once a month. “For the first time since the AIDS epidemic started more than 30 years ago, our study has demonstrated that it is possible to […]

August 22, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 16 Aug 2019

First Potential Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Early Promise

A vaccine targeting the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia, which would be the first of its kind if approved, has proved safe and able to stimulate the immune system in a phase I trial. In the phase I trial, the vaccine was injected into 35 healthy women. Blood samples from the volunteers were then measured to […]

August 16, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Startup Scout 16 Aug 2019

This Biotech Fights Alzheimer’s Disease by Targeting Support Brain Cells

It’s time to go to London, UK, this week. The UK biotech AstronauTx is developing drugs that could slow the progress of Alzheimer’s disease by aiming at star-shaped cells in the brain called astrocytes. Mission: To develop small molecule drugs targeting astrocytes, whose inflammatory activity is linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease […]

August 16, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 14 Aug 2019

Engineered Skin Shows Potential to Treat Burns in Phase I

Engineered skin tissue, developed as a regenerative medicine by the UK-US pharma company Mallinckrodt, has reduced the need for skin grafts in burns victims in a phase Ib trial. The phase I trial tested Mallinckrodt’s engineered skin treatment in 29 patients suffering from deep second degree burns. Patients with these burns have damage to the […]

August 14, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 13 Aug 2019

AskBio Acquires Scottish Biotech to Make Gene Therapies More Precise

The US company AskBio has acquired the Edinburgh-based Synpromics to pool their gene therapy technologies and produce inducible gene therapies that target particular organs or cells. AskBio specializes in developing viral vectors that carry gene therapies into cells, such as adeno-associated virus, whereas Synpromics develops DNA sequences called promoters that drive the expression of gene […]

August 13, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 7 Aug 2019

Late-Stage Clinical Trial Troubles for Dry Eye Disease Drug

A drug developed by the UK company Topivert Pharma has failed to reduce eyeball grittiness sensations in patients with dry eye disease in a phase II/III trial. The trial tested Topivert’s small molecule drug given as eyedrops to 202 patients suffering from dry eye disease, a condition where not enough tears are produced to lubricate […]

August 7, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

More News! 5 Aug 2019

Phase II Promise for Inhaled Chronic Lung Disease Treatment

A first-in-class inhaled drug developed by the UK biotech Verona Pharma improved lung function in a phase II trial treating the lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The 37 patients in the trial had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a common lung condition that involves a tightening of the lung airways and breathlessness. Verona Pharma […]

August 5, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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More News! 1 Aug 2019

Atlantic Healthcare’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease RNA Drug Fails Phase III

Hopes of seeing an approved treatment for the inflammatory bowel condition pouchitis have been dashed as the UK company Atlantic Healthcare’s RNA drug has proved ineffective in a phase III trial. The trial tested Atlantic Healthcare’s RNA drug alicaforsen as a treatment for patients with pouchitis. Patients with this condition have their colon surgically replaced […]

August 1, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Icelandic Company to Sequence 225,000 Genomes from UK Patients

This Biotech Makes Meat Substitutes from Crops Using Fungi

Blood Test Increases Early Lung Cancer Diagnosis in UK Trial

Orchard’s Gene Therapy Improves Children’s Motor Ability

Two-Drug HIV Therapy Given Every 2 Months Proves Effective in Phase III

First Potential Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Early Promise

This Biotech Fights Alzheimer’s Disease by Targeting Support Brain Cells

Engineered Skin Shows Potential to Treat Burns in Phase I

AskBio Acquires Scottish Biotech to Make Gene Therapies More Precise

Late-Stage Clinical Trial Troubles for Dry Eye Disease Drug

Phase II Promise for Inhaled Chronic Lung Disease Treatment

Atlantic Healthcare’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease RNA Drug Fails Phase III

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