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News and Trends 2 Oct 2017

Meet the Young CEO of a PCR Workflow Automation Company

He is a young entrepreneur with a fast growing company. His software for the automation of PCR results interpretation in research laboratories has had a rocket start. Here’s his story! “I was looking for an internship for my bachelor’s degree in computer science…” His story starts like so many others, but unlike most it took […]

October 2, 2017 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 2 Oct 2017

Update: The EU Approval of Dupixent Might Bring its Pricing Polemic to Europe

Update (01/10/2017): The European Commission has tighter control over pricing that governments have over here Images via Tero Vesalainen, Roman Stetsyk /Shutterstock

October 2, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 30 Sep 2017

The Art of Darya Warner: Bacterial Portraits, Meaty Tomatoes and Bioluminescence

From beautiful microscopic stills to designing the technology of the future, artist Darya Warner captures the beauty of life in her work. Darya Warner is an artist originally from Belarus, now based in the US, with an eye to spot beauty under the light of the microscope. From genetically engineered fluorescent E. coli to cauliflower, […]

September 30, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 29 Sep 2017

Austrian Scientists Turn Human Bone into Surgical Screws

An alternative approach for the repair of broken bones is being developed in Austria, which would overcome major limitations of metal surgical screws. Researchers from TU Graz, Austria, are working with the start-up surgebright to develop surgical screws from donated human bone for foot and jaw surgery. Metal screws are the current standard but these have major limitations […]

September 29, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 28 Sep 2017

French Microbiome Biotech Gets a €6.5M Leg Up to Market Launch

LNC Therapeutics is ready to take its oral microbiome-based therapeutic to market for obesity. Investors have contributed a bit of cash to get it there. Bordeaux-based LNC Therapeutics has raked in €6.5M in a Series C. It has raised a total of €16.5M since it was founded in 2010. Seventure Partners, a leading VC focused […]

September 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 28 Sep 2017

German Pharma Enters the Clinic with Solid Tumor Treatment

A Phase I study will investigate the safety and tolerability of Immatics approach to treating solid tumors. Immatics is a German biopharma based in Tuebingen, which is a leader in the field of cancer immunotherapy. It has announced today the initiation of a Phase I trial that will test the safety and tolerability of its […]

September 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 28 Sep 2017

Everyone Wants a Piece of this Scottish Biotech’s AI

Evotec has doubled down on its investment in Exscientia: the German outfit just announced it has invested €15M to take a minority stake. Sanofi, GSK and Evotec have all jumped at the opportunity to work with Exscientia, a Scottish startup founded in 2012 and incubating in Dundee. Now, Evotec has gone beyond the initial immuno-oncology deal […]

September 28, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 28 Sep 2017

Oxford Spinout goes for $75M IPO on Nasdaq to Fund Gene Therapy Programs

Nightstar has gone public on the American market with the aim of raising $75M for its gene-based retinal disease cures. Spun out from Oxford in 2013, Nightstar is developing and commercializing one-shot gene therapies for various eye diseases that could lead to blindness. This morning, it debuted on the Nasdaq with a projected $75M (£56M / €64M) […]

September 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 28 Sep 2017

Study Results Confirm that Abivax’s Treatment Towards an HIV Cure Gets Rid of Virus

Abivax’s HIV cure candidate, ABX464, caused a significant drop in the viral reservoir over an extended period during a Phase IIa study. Abivax targets the immune system to cure viral diseases. The company has announced initial results from the first cohort of patients in its most recent Phase IIa trial testing its potential HIV cure, ABX464. Initial […]

September 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 27 Sep 2017

German Researchers’ Algorithm Can Predict New Targets for Existing Drugs

An algorithm based on the brain’s self-organizing capacity has been developed in Germany that could combat the rising costs of drug development. A team at TU Dresden has pioneered an algorithm that exploits the self-organization of the brain to predict new drug targets, without the need for extra biological or molecular information. The study, published in Briefings […]

September 27, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 27 Sep 2017

French Gene Therapy for Wilson’s Disease gets Orphan Status

Vivet Therapeutics has been granted Orphan Drug Designation for its gene therapy for Wilson’s disease, VTX-801, by both the FDA and the European Commission. The French biotech Vivet Therapeutics is developing what could eventually become the first gene therapy for Wilson’s disease. Seeing its potential, both the FDA and the EC have decided to grant […]

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

News and Trends 27 Sep 2017

Belgian Pharma’s Single-Tablet HIV Treatment Approved in the EU

Janssen’s single-tablet regimen, Symtuza, has been approved by the European Commission for the treatment of HIV in adults and adolescents in the EU. The pharmaceutical arm of Johnson & Johnson, Janssen, has announced that the European Commission has approved its single-tablet regimen (STR), Symtuza, to treat Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections. Previous studies have demonstrated […]

September 27, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

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Meet the Young CEO of a PCR Workflow Automation Company

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Austrian Scientists Turn Human Bone into Surgical Screws

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Oxford Spinout goes for $75M IPO on Nasdaq to Fund Gene Therapy Programs

Study Results Confirm that Abivax’s Treatment Towards an HIV Cure Gets Rid of Virus

German Researchers’ Algorithm Can Predict New Targets for Existing Drugs

French Gene Therapy for Wilson’s Disease gets Orphan Status

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