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News and Trends 30 Jan 2017

Novo Nordisk will open a €135M Diabetes R&D Center at Oxford University

A new research center funded by Novo Nordisk will foster collaborations between its staff and researchers from the University of Oxford. Novo Nordisk and the University of Oxford have announced a collaboration focused on type 2 diabetes research. As part of the effort, the Danish pharma will invest €135M (£115M) over a 10-year period to […]

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

News and Trends 30 Jan 2017

The FDA gives Fast Track Priority to uniQure’s Hemophilia B Gene Therapy

UniQure has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the FDA, granting fast track to its gene therapy for hemophilia B. UniQure is one of the companies leading the development of gene therapy for hemophilia. Now, the FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to its candidate AMT-060 for hemophilia B. This is awarded to selected therapies that have […]

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

News and Trends 30 Jan 2017

‘Trojan Horse’ Shark Antibodies could beat the Blood Brain Barrier

Ossianix, partnered with Lundbeck, is developing shark antibodies that can help therapeutics cross the blood brain barrier. Ossianix develops shark-inspired antibody fragments, VNARs, with outstanding properties thanks to their small size and high solubility. The company has now received a milestone payment from Danish pharma Lundbeck for the development of the technology as a delivery […]

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

News and Trends 27 Jan 2017

Bad News for Diabetics: Eli Lilly Abandons French Ultra-Rapid Insulin

Eli Lilly has decided to terminate its partnership with Adocia for the development of BioChaperone Lispro, an ultra-rapid insulin for diabetes. Despite results from 6 clinical studies indicating that Adocia’s ultra-rapid insulin performs better than Eli Lilly’s Humalog, the big American pharma has decided to terminate its collaboration with the French biotech. As part of this […]

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

News and Trends 27 Jan 2017

Researchers are One Step Closer to Understanding Artificial Silk

Silk is a material in high demand, and so is a method to produce it artificially. A Swedish-German team of researchers is studying how to make silk with milk whey protein. Besides making way for a potentially cheaper process, artificial silk could have important medical applications. Researchers from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm and […]

January 27, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 26 Jan 2017

Europe’s Largest Biotech Actelion Seals the Deal with J&J for €28B

Actelion will be acquired by J&J for a whopping €27.9B, and its early R&D pipeline will be spun out into a new Switzerland-based outfit. The wait is over folks: Actelion, the largest biotech in Europe and one of the only 9 to make it to the billion-euro club in 2016, has just announced its acquisition by Johnson & Johnson for a […]

January 26, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 25 Jan 2017

Novartis Relies on Biotech to keep up its Solid Financial Performance

Novartis has announced excellent results for 2016. Could its strong focus on biotech be the key to the big pharma’s success? Novartis just released its 2016 financial report, boasting €45.2B ($48.5B) in net sales and its therapeutic antibody for psoriasis, Cosentyx (secukinumab), becoming a blockbuster. The Swiss pharma is suffering competition from generics, but it expects […]

January 25, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 25 Jan 2017

Update: From Lupus to a Vaccine for Diabetes Type I? Dates Announced

Update (25/01/2016): NeoVacs has announced plans to obtain preclinical proof of concept in 2017 for its type 1 diabetes program and to initiate clinical development in the first half of 2018 with the recommendation of its Scientific Advisory Board. Published on 13/10/2016 Neovacs has announced a research collaboration that could lead to the development of […]

January 25, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 25 Jan 2017

Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes will arrive in India to fight Dengue

Oxitec is preparing to start trials testing its solution to reduce the population of disease-transmitting insects in India with its own genetically modified mosquitoes. Oxitec, a spin-out from Oxford University, engineers mosquitoes to reduce their populations in areas where they spread infectious diseases. After success in Brazil and the Cayman Islands, the company is now heading […]

January 25, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 25 Jan 2017

Cryopreservation: Can you Cheat Death by Freezing Yourself?

Some people have already decided to take a leap of faith by cryogenically freezing themselves, often in the attempt to beat a yet incurable disease. Is science ready for it? And are we? Cryopreservation is a fairly common practice in sci-fi cinema. Several film directors – from Stanley Kubrick in his masterpiece “2001: A Space […]

January 25, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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News and Trends 24 Jan 2017

Spanish Researchers Create a Human Skin 3D Printer

Scientists in Spain have created a 3D printer that uses bioink to recreate authentic human skin for drug testing and regenerative medicine applications. Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3) and collaborators, including the Spanish bioengineering firm BioDan, have presented a prototype of a 3D printer that can create completely functional human skin. An industrial model could […]

January 24, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 24 Jan 2017

Smart Nebulizers for Children with Asthma are Underway

Vectura has received FDA approval to start testing a smart device to improve asthma therapies in children. Vectura, based in the UK, develops inhaled delivery technology for diseases that affect air tracts, such as cystic fibrosis, or influenza. The company has now received an investigational new drug (IND) approval from the FDA to study a […]

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

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Novo Nordisk will open a €135M Diabetes R&D Center at Oxford University

The FDA gives Fast Track Priority to uniQure’s Hemophilia B Gene Therapy

‘Trojan Horse’ Shark Antibodies could beat the Blood Brain Barrier

Bad News for Diabetics: Eli Lilly Abandons French Ultra-Rapid Insulin

Researchers are One Step Closer to Understanding Artificial Silk

Europe’s Largest Biotech Actelion Seals the Deal with J&J for €28B

Novartis Relies on Biotech to keep up its Solid Financial Performance

Update: From Lupus to a Vaccine for Diabetes Type I? Dates Announced

Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes will arrive in India to fight Dengue

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Spanish Researchers Create a Human Skin 3D Printer

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