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Regeneron Sanofi dupilumab Atopic Dermatitis

News and Trends 29 Mar 2017

Get Ready for One of the Biggest New Drug Approvals of the Year

After Praluent, Sanofi and Regeneron have now scored their next drug approval with dupilumab, an antibody for the treatment of atopic dermatitis. With three placebo-controlled clinical trials enrolling a total of 2119 adult participants, Sanofi and its partner Regeneron were able to convince the FDA of their new biological for the treatment of atopic dermatitis. The product of this expansive effort comes […]

March 29, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

Lysogene gene therapy Sanfillipo A obs study

News and Trends 29 Mar 2017

French Gene Therapy Biotech Gets Ready for Phase II/III

Lysogene has crunched the numbers on its observational study for Sanfillipo A – now the company can move into the final phase for its Sanfilippo A therapy. Lysogene is a French biotech specializing in gene therapy of rare CNS diseases. Its lead asset is a gene therapy for the treatment of the rare genetic disorder […]

March 29, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 29 Mar 2017

Looking to Patent your Biotech Invention? Here’s What You Need to Know

So you’ve made a discovery you want to protect or an invention you want to commercialize. How do you claim intellectual property? Patents are the most relevant kind of intellectual property protection for technology-driven industries, particularly high-tech startups. They grant intellectual property rights covering technical inventions and relate to compositions, processes or methods of making these, or their use for a particular purpose. More […]

March 29, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor

European Patent Office CRISPR Decision 1

News and Trends 28 Mar 2017

Europe Turns the Tables in the CRISPR Patent Battle

ERS Genomics has announced that the EPO intends to grant a patent with broad claims covering the use of CRISPR to Emmanuelle Charpentier. ERS Genomics has announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) will grant its founder, Emmanuelle Charpentier as well as the University of Vienna and University of California, Berkeley, a patent covering the broad use of CRISPR-Cas9 […]

March 28, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

Numab Ono Pharmaceutical Immuno Oncology

News and Trends 28 Mar 2017

Swiss Antibodies Recruited by the Developer of BMS’ Cancer Blockbuster

Ono Pharmaceutical is offering the Swiss Numab €241M (CHF 258M) for the development of a multi-specific antibody for immuno-oncology applications. Numab, one of the hottest biotechs in Zurich, has developed a unique technology to generate stable antibody fragments (not an easy feat!) and use them as building blocks for multi-specific antibodies that can target up […]

March 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 28 Mar 2017

Why did Biotech Beat Pharma to Bring the First Gene Therapy to Market?

Pharma would seemingly best biotech in any competition. A few CEOs explain why it left the honor of “The First Gene Therapy” to biotech. On July 20, 2012, the western world’s first gene therapy, Glybera, received marketing authorization from the EMA. The treatment was designed and developed by uniQure as one-off treatment for Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency (LPLD), a […]

March 28, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 27 Mar 2017

You Can Now Search Worldwide Genomic Data in a Single Platform

Access to data is still the main bottleneck for genomic researchers. Repositive has created a free online platform to solve this problem once and for all. Repositive is building an online platform that makes genomic data from different sources easily searchable and accessible from a single portal. Its mission is to speed up genetic diagnostics […]

March 27, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 24 Mar 2017

Novartis puts the Development of two Anti-Aging Drugs in American Hands

PureTech will take on the development of two mTORC1 inhibitors from Novartis aimed at stopping the decline of the immune system associated with age. Novartis is building up the portfolio of PureTech, a Boston-based healthcare company listed on the London stock market. Originally an investment firm, it now has put together a drug pipeline from […]

March 24, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Research Biosensor Chip Bacterial Infections 1

News and Trends 24 Mar 2017

New Biochips Quickly Identify the Best Antibiotic for each Bacterial Infection

Scientists from Israel have piloted a new silicon biosensor chip that can rapidly identify the best antibiotics for treating a bacterial infection. Antibiotic resistance makes up one of the major health challenges of the 21st century. Some of the major causes of the increasing numbers of resistant bacterial strains are overuse of antibiotics and mistreatment of infections. […]

March 24, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 23 Mar 2017

A Cheaper Heat-Stable Vaccine Could Prevent Child Deaths in Africa

An innovative rotavirus vaccine, BRV-PV, which does not require refrigeration, has passed Phase III trials in children living in sub-Saharan Africa. The Research and Epidemiology branch of the humanitarian organization Doctors without Borders (MSF), Epicentre, has published the results of its recent Phase III trial for a new oral vaccine against rotavirus infection. The vaccine, […]

March 23, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 23 Mar 2017

Galapagos Enters Clinical Trials with New Cystic Fibrosis Drug

Galapagos has announced to kick off a Phase I trial with its novel Cystic Fibrosis potentiator GLPG3067, triggering a €7M milestone payment from AbbVie. Galapagos and AbbVie teamed up in 2013, with the aim of developing a triple combination therapy for the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Now, Galapagos announced the start of a Phase […]

March 23, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

eppendorf bioflo120 sponsored e1490947196269

News and Trends 23 Mar 2017

Speed up R&D? Eppendorf is Offering a new Solution!

With their latest bioreactor system, BioFlo 120, Eppendorf is aiming to make bioprocesses more flexible and straightforward. Apart from brewing beer, bioprocesses play a major role in the biotech industry. Ever since the breakthrough of genetic engineering technologies in the end of the last century, we have started to exploit microorganisms or mammalian cells as […]

March 23, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

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Get Ready for One of the Biggest New Drug Approvals of the Year

French Gene Therapy Biotech Gets Ready for Phase II/III

Looking to Patent your Biotech Invention? Here’s What You Need to Know

Europe Turns the Tables in the CRISPR Patent Battle

Swiss Antibodies Recruited by the Developer of BMS’ Cancer Blockbuster

Why did Biotech Beat Pharma to Bring the First Gene Therapy to Market?

You Can Now Search Worldwide Genomic Data in a Single Platform

Novartis puts the Development of two Anti-Aging Drugs in American Hands

New Biochips Quickly Identify the Best Antibiotic for each Bacterial Infection

A Cheaper Heat-Stable Vaccine Could Prevent Child Deaths in Africa

Galapagos Enters Clinical Trials with New Cystic Fibrosis Drug

Speed up R&D? Eppendorf is Offering a new Solution!

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