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News and Trends 6 Mar 2015

Global Bioenergies Produces its First “Second Generation” Isobutene

We already presented Global Bioenergies in our article “Is France leading the European Synthetic Biology-based Biofuel field?”, but as a reminder the company is developing a process to convert renewable resources into hydrocarbons (more specifically isobutene, a building blocks that can be converted into fuels, plastics, organic glass and elastomers) through fermentation. Global Bioenergies annouced having […]

March 6, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 5 Mar 2015

Novartis announces completion of transactions with GSK

Completes transactions with GSK including: acquisition of GSK oncology portfolio, creation of Consumer Healthcare joint venture, and sale of non-influenza Vaccines business Sharpens company focus on growing segments of innovative pharmaceuticals, eye care and generics Addition of GSK oncology products and two pipeline compounds is expected to expand Novartis position in targeted therapies and small […]

March 5, 2015 - 5 minutesmins - By Cédric Brock

News and Trends 5 Mar 2015

Synpromics and UniQure, new Collaboration in Gene Therapy.

Synpromics has formed a collaboration with uniQure, the Dutch pioneer in human gene therapy, to develop synthetic promoters with specific application in the delivery of gene therapies to liver. Synpromics, a leading synthetic biology company, will use its unique approach to develop synthetic promoters with upregulated, liver cell specific, activity whilst also decreasing the promoter molecular […]

March 5, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Lourdes Riquelme

News and Trends 5 Mar 2015

Baxter’s Bioscience Business Acquires SuppreMol

Baxter has acquired SuppreMol for €200M before working capital and other adjustments. The acquisition includes SuppreMol’s early-stage development portfolio of novel biologic immunoregulatory therapeutics for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. SuppreMol is a privately held biopharmaceutical company based in Martinsried, Germany developing treatment options for autoimmune and allergic diseases, focusing on the modulation of Fc […]

March 5, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Lourdes Riquelme

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News and Trends 4 Mar 2015

Bristol-Myers Squibb signs an agreement for Bavarian Nordic’s PROSTVAC

Bristol-Myers Squibb signs an exclusive agreement with Bavarian Nordic for PROSTVAC, a prostate-specific antigen-targeting cancer immunotherapy. Bavarian Nordic will receive up to €880.4M. Bristol-Myers Squibb will have the exclusive option to license and commercialize PROSTVAC, Bavarian Nordic’s investigational Phase III prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in development for the treatment of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic castration-resistant […]

March 4, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Lourdes Riquelme

News and Trends 4 Mar 2015

Boehringer Ingelheim submits applications for approval of Idarucizumab, an anti-anticoagulant

Boehringer Ingelheim submitted idarucizumab for approval of marketing authorization to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada. The submission is directed to patients who require rapid reversal of the anticoagulant effect of dabigatran, the active ingredient in Boehringer Ingelheim’s Pradaxa. Pradaxa, a direct thrombin inhibitor (DTI), was the first […]

March 4, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Lourdes Riquelme

News and Trends 4 Mar 2015

Alkermes presents its new treatment of Alzheimer’s agitation

Alkermes reveals a new drug candidate, ALKS 7119, for treatment of Alzheimer’s agitation, depression and other central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Alkermes has successfully completed preclinical development and expects to initiate the first clinical study of its newest candidate, ALKS 7119, in the third quarter of 2015. ALKS 7119 has a multivalent mechanism of action […]

March 4, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Lourdes Riquelme

News and Trends 3 Mar 2015

ICON Completes the Acquisition of MediMedia Pharma Solutions

ICON plc completed the acquisition of MediMedia Pharma Solutions, creating the industry’s leading integrated market access solution. Headquartered in Dublin, ICON plc is a global provider of drug development solutions and services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The company specialises in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical […]

March 3, 2015 - 1 minutemin - By Lourdes Riquelme

News and Trends 3 Mar 2015

Calixar Raises €1 Million to License-out its Isolation Technologies

CALIXAR, develops new approaches to isolate in solution – with the highest purity levels – full-length membrane antigens and proteins, whilst keeping their structural and functional integrity. The company announced the completion of its second round of financing with its historical investors, Bpifrance (French public investment bank) and the Banque Populaire. The aim of this […]

March 3, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 2 Mar 2015

Monsanto Reaffirms its Commitment in Europe

While the “Salon International de l’Agriculture 2015” has just closed its doors in Paris, Monsanto, a global provider of leading technology solutions and products that improves farm productivity, reaffirms its commitment to the European market of seeds. Monsanto’s strategy includes investments of €500 million over ten years to develop the company’s production capacity in Europe […]

March 2, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 28 Feb 2015

The biotechnologies applied to the veterinary science, the markets by 2018

France was the first country where the veterinary studies have become institutionalized through the establishment of the first veterinary schools in the eighteenth century. Veterinary science is vital to the study and protection of livestock, herd health and monitoring the spread of disease. It requires the acquisition and application of scientific knowledge in multiple areas […]

February 28, 2015 - 5 minutesmins - By Cédric Brock

News and Trends 27 Feb 2015

Sanofi: Get Ready for the Launch of the First Inhaled Insulin in the U.S.

Sanofi, the global healthcare leader has core strengths in the field of healthcare due to its seven growth platforms: diabetes solutions, human vaccines, innovative drugs, consumer healthcare, emerging markets, animal health and the new Genzyme. This article will focus on Sanofi Diabetes. In August 2014, our previous article “Sanofi buys Mannkind’s inhaled insulin for €824.5m” […]

February 27, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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Global Bioenergies Produces its First “Second Generation” Isobutene

Novartis announces completion of transactions with GSK

Synpromics and UniQure, new Collaboration in Gene Therapy.

Baxter’s Bioscience Business Acquires SuppreMol

Bristol-Myers Squibb signs an agreement for Bavarian Nordic’s PROSTVAC

Boehringer Ingelheim submits applications for approval of Idarucizumab, an anti-anticoagulant

Alkermes presents its new treatment of Alzheimer’s agitation

ICON Completes the Acquisition of MediMedia Pharma Solutions

Calixar Raises €1 Million to License-out its Isolation Technologies

Monsanto Reaffirms its Commitment in Europe

The biotechnologies applied to the veterinary science, the markets by 2018

Sanofi: Get Ready for the Launch of the First Inhaled Insulin in the U.S.

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