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GSK ViiV Healthcare Double HIV Treatment

News and Trends 4 Apr 2019

Update: Two-Drug HIV Treatment Effective for up to Three Years

Update (04/04/2019): ViiV Healthcare’s two-drug HIV treatment, Juluca, has successfully suppressed the HIV virus for up to three years in patients’ blood. In a clinical study, 513 HIV-infected people switched to daily pills of Juluca from their standard drug regimes, which included three or four different drugs. Juluca was effective at suppressing the virus for […]

April 4, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 3 Apr 2019

UK Scientists Activate Stem Cells to Heal Corneal Injuries

A group of researchers in the UK has developed a potential treatment for corneal injuries, such as those caused by chemical burns, by making surrounding tissue softer and letting stem cells regenerate damaged tissue. The cornea is a transparent tissue that is important for focusing light onto the retina and guarding entry into the eye. […]

April 3, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 1 Apr 2019

Cambridge Fund Raises €175M to Supercharge Local Life Sciences Ecosystem

The UK venture capital fund Cambridge Innovation Capital, backed by the University of Cambridge, has raised €175M (£150M) to spend on life science and technology companies in the Cambridge area. The money will support the 25 companies in the fund’s portfolio, including the biotech Bicycle Therapeutics, whose peptide-toxin molecules are in clinical trials for the […]

April 1, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 29 Mar 2019

Liquid Biopsy for Lung Cancer Gets €46M Boost

Inivata has raised a €46M (£40M) Series B round that will further advance the commercialization of the company’s blood test for lung cancer as well as the development of new tests. Investors include Woodford patient Capital Trust, IP Group, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Johnson & Johnson Innovation and RT Ventures. Based in both the US and […]

March 29, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

In Depth 25 Mar 2019

Where Does Brexit Leave European Biotech?

In the next couple of months, the UK will officially exit the EU, in a move that is popularly known as Brexit. With this date fast approaching, companies, organizations and individuals all over the world have speculated about how Brexit might impact them. According to the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, at the launch of […]

March 25, 2019 - 9 minutesmins - By Karen O’Hanlon Cohrt

News and Trends 21 Mar 2019

Celgene and Exscientia Sign the Largest Deal in AI for Drug Discovery

In a deal with €22M paid upfront and undisclosed “substantial milestones and royalties,” Exscientia will use its artificial intelligence technology to help Celgene speed up the discovery of drug candidates for cancer and autoimmune diseases. “It is the largest AI drug discovery deal done in the industry to date,” said Andrew Hopkins, CEO of Oxford-based […]

March 21, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 18 Mar 2019

Shares Drop 40% as Allergy Therapeutics Announces Failed Phase III Trial

Allergy Therapeutics has revealed that its immunotherapy for birch pollen allergy did not result in a significant symptom improvement when compared to a placebo. As a direct result of the announcement, the shares of Allergy Therapeutics on the London Stock Exchange dropped over 40% within two hours. The phase III trial enrolled 582 people across […]

March 18, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 6 Mar 2019

Second Patient Achieves HIV Remission After Bone Marrow Transplant to Treat Cancer

For the second time in history, an HIV-positive patient with blood cancer has achieved HIV remission following a customized bone marrow transplant to treat their cancer from an HIV-resistant donor. The HIV-positive patient received a bone marrow transplant to treat the blood cancer Hodgkin’s lymphoma, from which he also suffered. The researchers used this cancer […]

March 6, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 27 Feb 2019

UK Biotech Gets Huge Grant to Launch Off-the-Shelf CAR-T Cancer Therapy to Clinic

The UK biotech Cell Medica has received a €7.6M ($8.7M) grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to advance an off-the-shelf CAR-T cell therapy that can work not only in blood cancer but also in solid tumors. The funding will help the company to develop a special type of CAR-T cell therapy […]

February 27, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Startup Scout 22 Feb 2019

This Biotech’s Algorithm Accelerates Cell Therapy Development

Mogrify is the new kid on the block for cell therapy. Based in Cambridge, UK, it boasts technology that could speed up the development of cell therapies by predicting the best chemical recipe to transform mature adult cells into other cell types. Mission: To use next-generation sequencing and gene expression data to develop more cost-effective […]

February 22, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 21 Feb 2019

First All-Inclusive Biotech Lab Facility Will Launch in Paris

The young UK company RUNLABS plans to open the first facility where biotech companies can hire a package of lab space, lab services, offices, and even technicians. A common time sink in setting up a biotech company is the sheer amount of administration involved, such as hiring staff, getting insurance, and facilities maintenance. The company […]

February 21, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 18 Feb 2019

Tuberculosis Treatment Kills Bacteria with Their Own Suicide Toxin

A European academic research collaboration has found a new potential weapon against antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis: its own toxins. Many types of bacteria, such as the pathogen responsible for the deadly lung disease tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, use toxins to stay alive. For example, these toxins can be useful when the bacteria are starved or infected by viruses, […]

February 18, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Update: Two-Drug HIV Treatment Effective for up to Three Years

UK Scientists Activate Stem Cells to Heal Corneal Injuries

Cambridge Fund Raises €175M to Supercharge Local Life Sciences Ecosystem

Liquid Biopsy for Lung Cancer Gets €46M Boost

Where Does Brexit Leave European Biotech?

Celgene and Exscientia Sign the Largest Deal in AI for Drug Discovery

Shares Drop 40% as Allergy Therapeutics Announces Failed Phase III Trial

Second Patient Achieves HIV Remission After Bone Marrow Transplant to Treat Cancer

UK Biotech Gets Huge Grant to Launch Off-the-Shelf CAR-T Cancer Therapy to Clinic

This Biotech’s Algorithm Accelerates Cell Therapy Development

First All-Inclusive Biotech Lab Facility Will Launch in Paris

Tuberculosis Treatment Kills Bacteria with Their Own Suicide Toxin

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