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News and Trends 25 Jun 2018

Cambridge Biotech Raises €32M Series A Round to Treat Chronic Inflammation

NodThera raised £28M (€32M) in a Series A round co-led by Sofinnova Partners and 5AM Ventures to develop treatments for chronic inflammation. NodThera, based in Cambridge, UK, closed a substantial Series A financing round to develop its lead small molecule drug candidate to treat inflammatory diseases, as well as other drugs for neurodegenerative diseases and […]

June 25, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 25 Jun 2018

Update: Could Epigenetics Treat Alzheimer’s? A Spanish Biotech May Give Us Answers

Update (25/06/2018): Oryzon enrolls first patients in the UK in its clinical trial testing its epigenetic Alzheimer’s drug. The company plans to enroll a total of 90 patients in Spain, France and the UK. Update (14/05/2018): Oryzon has been given approval to expand to France its Phase IIa clinical trial for an epigenetic Alzheimer’s drug. The […]

June 25, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 22 Jun 2018

Radiotherapy-Enhancing Cancer Nanomedicine Secures Good Phase II/III Results

A nanomedicine designed to help amplify and focus radiation treatment on hard to treat soft tissue sarcoma cells has achieved positive Phase II/III trial results for French-American biotech Nanobiotix. “Data are exceptional and show without any doubt an improvement of radiation therapy impact,” commented Sylvie Bonvalot, Head of Sarcoma and Complex Tumor Surgery Unit at […]

June 22, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

News and Trends 22 Jun 2018

Next-Generation CAR-T Company Raises €130M on NASDAQ IPO

London-based Autolus has made its debut on the NASDAQ raising funds to boost the development of a next generation of CAR-T cell therapy for cancer. Founded in 2014 as a spin-out from University College London, Autolus has been taking great strides to develop its CAR-T technology. In less than four years, the company managed to raise nearly €150M […]

June 22, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 21 Jun 2018

Gene Editing Could Cut the Cost of One of the Most Expensive Animal Diseases in the World

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have genetically engineered pigs that are resistant to a common disease that has exorbitant costs to the livestock industry. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with the animal genetics company Genus, have produced pigs that are resistant to one of the most costly animal diseases in the […]

June 21, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 20 Jun 2018

Massive Series B Funding Could Bring Belgian Immuno-oncology Treatments Into the Clinic

iTeos Therapeutics raised €65M ($75M) to bring two of its cancer treatments into the clinic within the next one and a half years. iTeos Therapeutics, a Belgian biotech, raised what may have been the largest Series B financing round in Europe so far this year, led by MPM Capital. The funding will be used to […]

June 20, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

Gates Foundation Oxitec Malaria Genetically Modified Mosquitoes

News and Trends 20 Jun 2018

Gates Foundation and Oxitec Fight Malaria with Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has partnered with Oxitec for the development of a new strain of genetically-modified mosquitoes that can help reduce the spread of malaria in America. In its latest effort to free the world of malaria, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has joined forces with Oxitec, a British company that […]

June 20, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 19 Jun 2018

A Chip Could Help Us Identify Wheeze-Causing Types of Viruses

Researchers in Vienna have developed a chip that identifies cold viruses that cause flare-ups of respiratory conditions such as asthma. The technology could help identify culprit viruses and help those affected take the best preventive and treatment measures. The chip, created by researchers at the Medical University of Vienna, uses a small blood sample to […]

June 19, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 19 Jun 2018

Biomaterial to Regenerate Teeth Approved in Europe

The Israeli company Datum Dental has received approval to launch a biomaterial for dental implants in Europe and Canada. Datum Dental has developed a biomaterial specifically designed to help the body regenerate real bone tissue after dental operations. Launched in the US last year, the biomaterial has now received CE marking in Europe and approval […]

June 19, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 15 Jun 2018

London Pharma Company Rakes in Positive Results for Two HIV Phase III Trials

ViiV Healthcare obtained positive Phase III results for its two-drug HIV treatment regimen, which could reduce toxicity as compared to the standard three-drug HIV treatments normally given to patients. ViiV Healthcare, a British company, has positive results from two Phase III trials that compared the safety and efficacy of its two-drug HIV treatment regimen to […]

June 15, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 14 Jun 2018

Device Helps Protect Cereals by Diagnosing Herbicide Resistance in Weeds

Mologic and Newcastle University have launched a diagnostic device that provides rapid information on herbicide resistance for a common weed, which could help cut major losses for the British agricultural industry. The partnership between academia and industry has developed a device that can diagnose herbicide resistance in the blackgrass weed, which could help farmers protect […]

June 14, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

News and Trends 14 Jun 2018

Our Eyes Could Open A Window to Diagnosing Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

Spanish researchers have developed a way to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases by analyzing eye movements. The Madrid-based research team and its spin-off company Aura Innovative Robotics have developed a diagnostic test for neurodegenerative disease that tracks a patient’s eye movements and analyzes the data using machine learning. The diagnostic test, called OSCANN Desk, is currently being […]

June 14, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

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Cambridge Biotech Raises €32M Series A Round to Treat Chronic Inflammation

Update: Could Epigenetics Treat Alzheimer’s? A Spanish Biotech May Give Us Answers

Radiotherapy-Enhancing Cancer Nanomedicine Secures Good Phase II/III Results

Next-Generation CAR-T Company Raises €130M on NASDAQ IPO

Gene Editing Could Cut the Cost of One of the Most Expensive Animal Diseases in the World

Massive Series B Funding Could Bring Belgian Immuno-oncology Treatments Into the Clinic

Gates Foundation and Oxitec Fight Malaria with Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes

A Chip Could Help Us Identify Wheeze-Causing Types of Viruses

Biomaterial to Regenerate Teeth Approved in Europe

London Pharma Company Rakes in Positive Results for Two HIV Phase III Trials

Device Helps Protect Cereals by Diagnosing Herbicide Resistance in Weeds

Our Eyes Could Open A Window to Diagnosing Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

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