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News and Trends 6 Dec 2019

Dutch Startup Gets €9M to Create First Lab-Grown Pork Prototype

Dutch startup Meatable has raised €9M in a seed round that will allow the company to host a tasting of its first prototype of lab-grown pork by summer 2020. The fundraising was led by the German VC BlueYard Capital, which had participated in Meatable’s previous €3M round last year. New investors include business angels Albert […]

December 6, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 4 Dec 2019

€48M Series B Fuels Immunotherapies for Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases

ImCheck Therapeutics has raised a Series B round worth €48M to fund the development of first-in-class immunotherapies that treat cancer and autoimmune diseases by targeting a rare type of immune cells called a gamma delta T-cell. ImCheck Therapeutics’ Series B round was led by Pfizer Ventures — the venture capital arm of the big pharma […]

December 4, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 2 Dec 2019

€31M Series B Funds Rollout of Artificial Pancreas in Type 1 Diabetes

The French biotech Diabeloop has raised €31M to launch an artificial pancreas device designed to automatically control the blood glucose levels of type 1 diabetes patients. According to Diabeloop, this is the biggest Series B round raised by a European company developing therapies that use artificial intelligence. The round was led by the French family […]

December 2, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 29 Nov 2019

Bioplastics Consortium Granted €25M EU Funding

The PEFerence consortium, coordinated by Avantium Renewable Polymers, has received reconfirmation of a €25M Horizon 2020 grant from the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking to develop plant-based, recyclable plastics. The grant was originally awarded in 2017 when the PEFerence consortium was under coordination of Synvina, a joint venture between Avantium and BASF. This venture was dissolved […]

November 29, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 28 Nov 2019

Personalized Vaccine Could Delay Onset of Pancreatic Cancer

A personalized vaccine developed by researchers in the UK and China extended the survival of mice with pancreatic cancer, opening the door to the first treatments to prevent rather than treat one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. “Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most challenging tumors to treat,” said Yaohe Wang, professor at […]

November 28, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 27 Nov 2019

Scientists Turn Crop Waste into Fragrances with Microbes

A team of researchers in Brazil and the UK has developed a fermentation technique to turn plant waste, such as wheat straw, into a valuable chemical used in the fragrance industry. In a study published in the journal Green Chemistry, the scientists used engineered Escherichia coli bacteria to break down sugar cane and wheat straw, […]

November 27, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 25 Nov 2019

Novartis Enters RNA Therapeutics with Medicines Company Merger

Novartis is to acquire The Medicines Company and its late-stage RNA interference drug designed to protect against cardiovascular disease in twice-yearly shots. Novartis will pay €8.8B ($9.7B) to acquire The Medicines Company, which is based in the US and focuses on developing the RNA drug inclisiran for the treatment of cardiovascular disease and renal impairment. […]

November 25, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 22 Nov 2019

ViiV Healthcare Licenses Long-Acting Antibody to Attack Hidden HIV

The UK company ViiV Healthcare will begin a phase IIa trial of an antibody licensed from the National Institutes of Health in the US that could block HIV transmission for longer than current antiretroviral therapies. The antibody is currently in an ongoing phase I trial run by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, […]

November 22, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 21 Nov 2019

€37.4M Invested in Azeria Therapeutics’ Cancer Treatment Program

UK-based Azeria Therapeutics has raised a Series B investment round of €37.4M to fund development of novel breast cancer drugs targeting proteins called pioneer factors. The series B financing includes a €34.5M commitment from leading UK healthcare VC firm Syncona. The remainder was provided by the CRT Pioneer Fund — a specialist UK fund dedicated […]

November 21, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 21 Nov 2019

Update: Swedish Medical Device Fails to Treat Spinal Cord Injury

Update (21/11/2019): The Swedish biotech BioArctic has terminated the clinical development of a biodegradable implant that is designed to treat spinal cord injury by encouraging the regrowth of nerve cells. The decision was made when an interim analysis in BioArctic’s phase I/II trial concluded that the treatment was ineffective. BioArctic will instead focus on developing […]

November 21, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

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News and Trends 19 Nov 2019

CRISPR Cell Therapy Shows Early Promise for Treating Blood Disorders

CRISPR Therapeutics and its US partner Vertex Pharmaceuticals have released the first clinical results for a cell therapy made using the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 in patients with genetic blood disorders. The interim results concern two patients enrolled in different phase I/II clinical trials testing the same therapy in two blood disorders: transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia and […]

November 19, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 19 Nov 2019

US-French Deal to Tailor Ultrasound Therapy to Brain Cancer Patients

The French company CarThera has teamed up with the US firm Kiyatec to study the effects on individual patients of an ultrasound therapy to deliver brain cancer drugs to the brain. Under the agreement, Kiyatec will test the effects of chemotherapy on cells taken from CarThera’s ongoing phase I/II trial in patients with brain cancer. […]

November 19, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Dutch Startup Gets €9M to Create First Lab-Grown Pork Prototype

€48M Series B Fuels Immunotherapies for Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases

€31M Series B Funds Rollout of Artificial Pancreas in Type 1 Diabetes

Bioplastics Consortium Granted €25M EU Funding

Personalized Vaccine Could Delay Onset of Pancreatic Cancer

Scientists Turn Crop Waste into Fragrances with Microbes

Novartis Enters RNA Therapeutics with Medicines Company Merger

ViiV Healthcare Licenses Long-Acting Antibody to Attack Hidden HIV

€37.4M Invested in Azeria Therapeutics’ Cancer Treatment Program

Update: Swedish Medical Device Fails to Treat Spinal Cord Injury

CRISPR Cell Therapy Shows Early Promise for Treating Blood Disorders

US-French Deal to Tailor Ultrasound Therapy to Brain Cancer Patients

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