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News and Trends 10 Oct 2017

Market Ready HIV Self-Test Gets the Thumbs Up from the European Union

Technology allowing individuals to accurately test themselves for HIV has received a CE Mark from the EU, meaning it can soon be released onto the market. The EU has awarded a CE Mark to an HIV self-test, developed by world-leading diagnostics developer, Atomo Diagnostics, Sydney, Australia. The world’s first at-home device detects the presence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus […]

October 10, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 9 Oct 2017

British Scientists Regenerate Bone By Mimicking Nature

Nano-sized vesicles that are generated naturally during bone formation have the potential to regenerate bone, teeth and cartilage. Researchers from the University of Birmingham have mimicked the body’s natural healing process to repair damaged tissue, for example, bone. The study, which is published in Scientific Reports, has found that vesicles produced by stimulated cells outperform the […]

October 9, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

Medical Museion Copenhagen Mind the Gut exhibition

News and Trends 7 Oct 2017

Mind the Gut: Copenhagen Exhibition Explores Bacteria and Feelings

The exhibition Mind the Gut at the Medical Museion in Copenhagen opens its doors to visitors to challenge the view of our own bodies. The Medical Museion in Copenhagen has expanded its exhibition area to make way for Mind the Gut, an exploration of the complex relationship between our brain and bowels through art, science, […]

October 7, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 6 Oct 2017

Study Reveals No Evidence to Support Most European Cancer Drug Approvals

A new study concludes the majority of cancer drugs approved by the EMA between 2009 and 2013 weren’t backed by sufficient evidence that they are effective. A team of researchers from King’s College London and the London School of Economics has published a new study reviewing the clinical data used to back the approval of […]

October 6, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 6 Oct 2017

British-Finnish Alliance to Bring Gene Therapy to the Masses

FIT Biotech and Avacta hope to combine their technologies to produce highly specific, best-in-class gene therapy treatments. The two companies have spotted an opportunity to bring together their technologies and form a leading gene therapy system in a market that could be worth over $4.3B (€3.7B) by 2024. FIT Biotech, based in Finland, has been working on […]

October 6, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 5 Oct 2017

Spanish Biotech’s Stock Surges After Decision to Move out of Barcelona

Oryzon Genomics announced it will move its headquarters from Barcelona to Madrid days after the Catalonian independence vote, making its stock grow by 30%. Oryzon Genomics, a Spanish biotech leveraging epigenetics to treat cancer, announced on Tuesday its decision to move out of Barcelona and establish its new headquarters in Madrid, citing the “optimization of […]

October 5, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 5 Oct 2017

British Biotech To Raise £12.2M to Finish Off Liquid Biopsy Technology

Angle will raise £12.2M, which will allow it to acquire assets from Axela to put the finishing touches to its full liquid biopsies solution. Angle is a leader in the liquid biopsy market, the ‘holy grail’ of cancer diagnostics. The company has developed technology that recently outperformed the gold standard in the field. Angle is hoping to raise £12.2M […]

October 5, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

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News and Trends 5 Oct 2017

Dutch Clinical Trial Points to Fecal Transplant as Diabetes Treatment

A small clinical trial in the Netherlands has found that a fecal transplant from a lean donor can temporarily improve diabetes symptoms in obese men. Research published in Cell Metabolism from the University of Amsterdam has found that a fecal transplant from lean men to obese men can cause a short-term improvement in insulin resistance. This […]

October 5, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 Richard Henderson Heptares Therapeutics

News and Trends 5 Oct 2017

British Biotech Founder Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017

Richard Henderson, awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017, founded Heptares Therapeutics to apply his Nobel-winning technology to discover new medicines. This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for the development of cryo-electron microscopy. This technology, now widely used in structural biology labs, is considered a stepping […]

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

News and Trends 5 Oct 2017

Synbio adds Softness: Robots of the Future will be Squishy

As AI and machine learning approach biotech, synthetic biology is approaching soft robotics. What is it bringing to the field? Conventional rigid-bodied robots are used to perform specific single tasks efficiently but often with limited adaptability when it comes to interacting with humans. During the past few years, soft robots made of highly pliable materials […]

October 5, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 4 Oct 2017

Ablynx Launches $175M IPO on Wall Street After Phase III Success

Fresh from announcing positive Phase III results, Ablynx has wasted no time in filing a $175M (€148M) IPO to continue developing its nanobodies technology. On Monday, the Belgian biotech shared the news that its nanobody, caplacizumab, received encouraging results for the treatment of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP), a life-threatening blood disorder. This news boosted the company’s […]

October 4, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

immatics amgen fundraising cancer immunotherapy

News and Trends 4 Oct 2017

Amgen Joins €50M German Fundraising for T-Cell Receptor Cancer Immunotherapy

Immatics has completed a $58M (€50M) round with the participation of Amgen, not long after both companies signed a billion-dollar partnership. Immatics, a company based in Tübingen specialized in cancer immunotherapy, has announced that its Series E round has reached $58M (€50M). Existing investors including dievini Hopp Biotech, Wellington Partners, and AT Impf took part in the fundraising, which […]

October 4, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Market Ready HIV Self-Test Gets the Thumbs Up from the European Union

British Scientists Regenerate Bone By Mimicking Nature

Mind the Gut: Copenhagen Exhibition Explores Bacteria and Feelings

Study Reveals No Evidence to Support Most European Cancer Drug Approvals

British-Finnish Alliance to Bring Gene Therapy to the Masses

Spanish Biotech’s Stock Surges After Decision to Move out of Barcelona

British Biotech To Raise £12.2M to Finish Off Liquid Biopsy Technology

Dutch Clinical Trial Points to Fecal Transplant as Diabetes Treatment

British Biotech Founder Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017

Synbio adds Softness: Robots of the Future will be Squishy

Ablynx Launches $175M IPO on Wall Street After Phase III Success

Amgen Joins €50M German Fundraising for T-Cell Receptor Cancer Immunotherapy

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