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News and Trends 28 Sep 2022

Spoonshot on how foodtech can reduce food waste

With the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste just around the corner, Labiotech caught up with Spoonshot co-founder and CEO Kishan Vasani to find out how the foodtech sector can tackle food waste. Spoonshot is a software platform for food and beverage professionals that delivers category intelligence by leveraging data from more […]

September 28, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 27 Sep 2022

Protocol for treatment of neurotrophic keratopathy submitted to FDA by ReGenTree

Protocol for a second phase 3 clinical trial for a treatment for neurotrophic keratopathy (NK) – a degenerative disease of the corneal epithelium resulting from impaired corneal innervation, has been submitted. RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals reported that its U.S. joint venture partner and licensee, HLB Therapeutics, together called ReGenTree, made the submission to the U.S. Food and […]

September 27, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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News and Trends 27 Sep 2022

Bioheng Biotech has positive CAR-T cell therapy results published in academic journal

Positive results from a phase 1 clinical study of RD13-01, an anti-CD7 universal CAR-T therapy product, have been published in reputable academic journal, Cell Research. China-based Bioheng Biotech Co. Ltd, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel cellular immunotherapy made the announcement today (September 27). The results published with the title of ‘CD7-targeted allogeneic CAR-T […]

September 27, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 27 Sep 2022

Watch: Scottish biotech startup looking to sustainable omega-3 production

Established in 2016, Edinburgh-headquartered MiAlgae says there is a global threat to oceans caused by overfishing to supply omega-3 oil for human and animal consumption. This prompted the development of a solution through the circular economy. Labiotech visited the company recently to find out more about its operations. Using its biotech platform, MiAlgae uses co-products […]

September 27, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 27 Sep 2022

EU Agriculture Ministers meet in Prague to discuss sustainability and food security

At an informal gathering of EU Agriculture Ministers, food security and the role of European agriculture and sustainable global food production were the main discussion points. At the meeting held in Prague, the EU agriculture ministers also agreed that the time is now to act in a coordinated way to maximize sustainable increases in agricultural […]

September 27, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 27 Sep 2022

Watch: IntelliDigest using biotech to tackle food waste

After obtaining a PhD in environmental engineering, Ifeyinwa Kanu set up IntelliDigest in 2016. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the Heriot-Watt University Business School Incubator, the biotechnology company specializes in food sustainability. The company aims to address the sustainability challenges faced by the entire global food system, including producers, processors, manufacturers, retailers, and consumers. This […]

September 27, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 27 Sep 2022

Capagro launches second fund of €200M to support promising European startups

The most promising startups in the European FoodTech and AgTech sectors will be supported by funding from Capagro. The European AgriTech is building on the success of its first fund five years ago and is now launching its second with a fund of €200 million ($193 million). The launch of the new fund, Capagro Agri-Food […]

September 27, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 27 Sep 2022

Angel Pharma announces approval of IND application for clinical trial of mupadolimab

Approval of an investigational new drug (IND) application for mupadolimab has been granted by the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) to initiate a phase 1/1b clinical trial in China. Angel Pharma, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company owns the rights to mupadolimab in Greater China. Mupadolimab is a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against CD73. In preclinical […]

September 27, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

Acticor Biotech enrolls first U.S. patient in study for people with acute ischemic stroke

The first U.S. patient was enrolled in a study evaluating glenzocimab in those with acute ischemic stroke. Acticor Biotech, a clinical stage biotech company, made the announcement today (September 26). The patient was enrolled at the CHI Memorial Stroke and Neuroscience Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee, by neurologist, Ruchir Shah. Significant potential He said: “I am very […]

September 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

CEO and founder Bjorn Manuel Hegelich aligning laser beams within a laser system at TAU's facility in Austin, Texas.

News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

TAU Systems to build new generation of compact particle accelerators after $15M investment

TAU Systems has raised $15 million in seed investment to bring particle accelerators to a multitude of users by harnessing the latest laser technology to make electrons surf on three-dimensional plasma waves and accelerate them to ultra-high energies. The news is significant as, until now, high-energy particle accelerators have been limited to countries and governmental […]

September 26, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

TILT and MSD working on immunotherapy trial for non-small cell lung cancer

TILT Biotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing cancer immunotherapies, has signed a second clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with MSD, a tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, for a new clinical trial evaluating TILT-123, its oncolytic adenovirus armed with two human cytokines, in combination with KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), MSD’s anti-PD-1 therapy. The […]

September 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Sep 2022

Commercial launch of monkeypox PCR test for research use in laboratories worldwide

A newly developed molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for monkeypox is now commercially available globally for research use only applications. Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) and CerTest Biotec made the announcement today (September 26) that the test can be used in laboratories. The teams leveraged the BD MAX System open architecture reagent suite to develop […]

September 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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Spoonshot on how foodtech can reduce food waste

Protocol for treatment of neurotrophic keratopathy submitted to FDA by ReGenTree

Bioheng Biotech has positive CAR-T cell therapy results published in academic journal

Watch: Scottish biotech startup looking to sustainable omega-3 production

EU Agriculture Ministers meet in Prague to discuss sustainability and food security

Watch: IntelliDigest using biotech to tackle food waste

Capagro launches second fund of €200M to support promising European startups

Angel Pharma announces approval of IND application for clinical trial of mupadolimab

Acticor Biotech enrolls first U.S. patient in study for people with acute ischemic stroke

TAU Systems to build new generation of compact particle accelerators after $15M investment

TILT and MSD working on immunotherapy trial for non-small cell lung cancer

Commercial launch of monkeypox PCR test for research use in laboratories worldwide

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