News and Trends 5 Oct 2016 New Link found between the Microbiome and “Genetic Obesity” Researchers at King’s College London have found a new link between gut microbiome diversity (or, more specifically, the lack of it) and a particularly troubling kind of obesity. This finding could also help explain the inheritability of this disease. The explosive growth of the Microbiome field promises a whole new type of therapies, but this […] October 5, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 4 Oct 2016 A Secretive new Oncology Biotech has made a Dramatic Debut Carrick Therapeutics has burst onto the oncology scene with a massive round of fundraising, reeling in almost €100M to become Europe’s cancer leader. Since its foundation last year, oncology upstart Carrick Therapeutics has mostly stayed off the radar. That changed yesterday, when it announced a splashy fundraising round of €85M ($95M) to propel it to the top of […] October 4, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 4 Oct 2016 One Step Closer to an HIV Cure That Can Eliminate the Latent Virus HIV has completely disappeared from the blood of a patient in clinical trials. The new HIV treatment that can target the virus even in its dormant state by activating latent infected cells and could possibly become the first HIV cure available. These initial results show that the new therapy, developed in the UK, may be effective in curing HIV. One of 50 […] October 4, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 22 Sep 2016 After only 6 months, Akarna seals the deal with Allergan for €44.8M upfront Earlier this week, we announced the launch of a new diagnostic tool for NASH by the French company Genfit. Now, Ireland strikes back with the acquisition of Akarna with a €44.8M upfront payment. Akarna focuses on the development of drugs for Non-Alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis (NASH) and boasts to count with a potentially best-in-class therapeutic candidate still in preclinical trials. The […] September 22, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 21 Sep 2016 A new player has entered the Game: €29M for DDR Cancer Therapy Artios Pharma, launched in May this year, just received €29M (£25M) in Series A to develop cancer treatments. Its technology targets the DNA-Damage Response (DDR) and could overcome one of the main challenges of cancer therapy. Top-notch investors from Europe and the US have eagerly thrown cash at Artios Pharma in their search for new cancer treatments. […] September 21, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Sep 2016 This European Biotech Initiative wants to remediate Contaminated Land It has been estimated that the impact of potentially polluting activities has affected around 3 million sites in Europe alone with great risk of adverse human health effects. As a result, there is considerable pressure to develop new innovative and cost-effective solutions to the problems posed by pollution. REMEDIATE ITN is making its approach. The project […] September 20, 2016 - 5 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Sep 2016 Abingworth launches UK Immuno-Oncology Startup with Seed Funding Just when we thought it couldn’t become any more intense, the field of immuno-oncology is heating up. VC giant Abingworth has seeded a new UK startup, GammaDelta Therapeutics, to bring its T cell therapy to the clinic. Abingworth, a huge British VC firm, has thrown its weight behind a new London-based immuno-oncology startup, GammaDelta Therapeutics. […] September 19, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Sep 2016 How Tech Transfer brings Science from the Bench to the Bedside There are so many exciting discoveries in scientific research that could be used to cure, feed and fuel the world, but there is a giant gulf between science and business. Tech transfer aims to bridge the gap! I interviewed a number of experts in the field to tell you how. Since the first modern biotechnology […] September 19, 2016 - 6 minutesmins - By Marie Godar Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 11 Mar 2015 Vitic database, the new must-have tool The latest version of the Vitic Intermediates database, chemical database and information management system, has been released by Lhasa Limited, a leading global supplier of knowledge based software and associated databases. Initiated in 2006, Vitic Intermediates is a cross industry data sharing consortium created and co-ordinated by Lhasa Limited, through the Vitic Nexus platform, supported by […] March 11, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Lourdes Riquelme Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email