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Immunocore GSK Immuno oncology collaboration

News and Trends 8 May 2017

Immunocore Boosts its Collaboration with GSK with new Lead Compound

Immunocore has singled out a new lead candidate in its immuno-oncology discovery program with GSK, triggering an undisclosed milestone payment to Immunocore. Based in Oxford, Immunocore is one of the hottest biotechs in the immuno-oncology space, which was able to raise one of the largest European private funding rounds ever (€300M) and is backed by […]

May 8, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

More News! 6 May 2017

Color Patterns in the Clothes of the Future will be Made by Bacteria

Natsai Audrey Chieza is an artist and researcher exploring the integration of life into the manufacturing of the materials of the future. Natsai Audrey Chieza wants to break with the current paradigm of fashion design and textile production with the help of microbiology. Her research focuses on developing bacterial biopigments for textiles to replace the […]

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

News and Trends 5 May 2017

Forget Chemical Synthesis, Yeast can Now Synthesize Complex Antibiotics

A new study presents a novel synthetic biology approach for antibiotic synthesis in yeast that could tackle the huge challenge of antibiotic resistance. Scientists at Imperial College London have hacked their way into introducing complex biosynthesis pathways in the baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In particular, they focused on the production of non-ribosomal peptides (Nrp), a group of […]

May 5, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 3 May 2017

E-GUIDE: This is how you bring a molecule to the clinic

May 3, 2017 - 0 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 27 Apr 2017

Heptares Finds New GPCR Target to Treat Pain, Cancer and Inflammation

Heptares Therapeutics has published the detailed structure and mechanism of action of a difficult-to-target GPCR protein with great therapeutic prospects. Heptares Therapeutics has published today in Nature new insights into the mechanism of action of antagonists of the protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2), a molecule involved in metabolism and inflammatory responses. The study is part of […]

April 27, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Startup Scout 21 Apr 2017

No more Needles – This UK Biotech is Developing Innovative Oral Vaccines

The small village of Keele is probably best known for its university, but it also hosts the Keele Science Park, where the biotech company Prokarium is developing new oral vaccine solutions based on synthetic biology. Mission: Prokarium has the vision that all protein vaccines can be delivered orally. Founded in 2012, the company has developed an oral […]

April 21, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 19 Apr 2017

Researchers Unmask How a New Diet can help Cure Cancer

Researchers from the University of Glasgow and the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute found that cancer cells are dependent on specific amino acids. In a new study published today in Nature, researchers found that removing two non-essential amino acids – serine and glycine – from the diet of mice slowed the development of lymphoma and intestinal […]

April 19, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 18 Apr 2017

Circassia Freezes its Allergy Portfolio after a Second Failed Clinical Trial

Circassia Pharmaceuticals will stop investing in its allergy programs due to two failed clinical trials in which the placebo beat its allergy immunotherapy. Circassia Pharmaceuticals has released the results from a Phase IIb trial for a house dust mite allergy immunotherapy. Although the treatment greatly reduced allergy symptoms in the patients, so did the placebo, making […]

April 18, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Mission Therapeutics Parkinsons research grant

News and Trends 11 Apr 2017

New Grant to Advance a Whole New Treatment Against Parkinson’s in the UK

Mission Therapeutics has received a grant to support the development of a novel approach to treating Parkinson’s that is attracting top partners worldwide. Right on time for World Parkinson’s Day today, Mission Therapeutics has announced it has been awarded a research grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation in the US. Named after its founder, the star of […]

April 11, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Interview 10 Apr 2017

“Alzheimer’s is the Last Unclaimed Therapeutic Space,” says TauRx exec

The Alzheimer’s field has been hit with a number of failures. I spoke to the COO/CBO of TauRx, whose alternative approach may yet succeed. Pharma is throwing all it can at the problem of Alzheimer’s Disease without any success to show for its efforts. Now the sixth leading cause of death across all age groups, […]

April 10, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

More News! 7 Apr 2017

This Biotech Mining Probiotics to Treat the Skin has IPO’d in London

SkinBioTherapeutics has raised £4,5M in its IPO on the London Stock Exchange to advance its probiotic technology for skin health applications. SkinBioTherapeutics, a spin-out from the University of Manchester, made its debut this week in AIM, the London Stock Exchange’s market for smaller growing companies. The £4,5M (€5.25M) raised will be used to continue the development […]

April 7, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 3 Apr 2017

New Results Show GM Mosquitoes Keep Dengue and Zika at Bay in Brazil

In its second year, Oxitec has reduced the mosquito population in a Brazilian neighborhood by 81%, demonstrating the long-term potential of GM insects. Oxitec is a spin-out from the University of Oxford that fights infectious disease with genetically-engineered mosquitoes that produce inviable offspring. The company has already made field trials in the Cayman Islands, Panama, Brazil, […]

April 3, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Immunocore Boosts its Collaboration with GSK with new Lead Compound

Color Patterns in the Clothes of the Future will be Made by Bacteria

Forget Chemical Synthesis, Yeast can Now Synthesize Complex Antibiotics

E-GUIDE: This is how you bring a molecule to the clinic

Heptares Finds New GPCR Target to Treat Pain, Cancer and Inflammation

No more Needles – This UK Biotech is Developing Innovative Oral Vaccines

Researchers Unmask How a New Diet can help Cure Cancer

Circassia Freezes its Allergy Portfolio after a Second Failed Clinical Trial

New Grant to Advance a Whole New Treatment Against Parkinson’s in the UK

“Alzheimer’s is the Last Unclaimed Therapeutic Space,” says TauRx exec

This Biotech Mining Probiotics to Treat the Skin has IPO’d in London

New Results Show GM Mosquitoes Keep Dengue and Zika at Bay in Brazil

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