Dani Bancroft, Author at Labiotech.eu

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Former Editor, now flitting back and forth as a freelancer. Originally from London and studied Zoology at the University of Reading, UK. Previous work includes having written for The Spark University Newspaper and the Wellcome Trust.

Articles by Dani Bancroft

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News and Trends 18 Nov 2015

Nanomedicine Inside Out: A Nestlé Advance in Cuboid Drug Delivery Systems

A New feat in Nanomedicine: The Cubosome drug delivery system has now been 3D-mappped and studied internally by Scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) and University of Coimbra (Portugal) at the Nestlé Research Center in Lausanne (Switzerland). What are Cubosomes? These small nanostructures are ‘crystalline liquid phases’ engineered in bulk to hold […]

November 18, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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News and Trends 17 Nov 2015

What will Happen now the Microbiome Hype has Broken into the Immuno-Oncology Field?

The Microbiome and Immuno-Oncology fields are hugely trendy in the Biotech Industry – and now a marriage between the two has finally occurred… The Microbiome field is still very new, with the launch of the US Human Microbiome Project just happening in 2008. Nonetheless, some start-ups are moving fast up the microbiome ranks, as well […]

November 17, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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News and Trends 16 Nov 2015

Interview with the CEO of Genfit – The Billion Euro Liver Biotech on its phase III NASH Drug

Interview with Jean-François Mouney (Chairman and CEO of Genfit) at the ‘Liver Meeting 2015‘ congress for the American Association for the study of Liver disease (AASLD) on Friday in San Francisco (US). Genfit is the European leader in NASH research (Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), today making the news again at AASLD in San Francisco. The company, which […]

November 16, 2015 - 5 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

News and Trends 13 Nov 2015

Curetis Molecular Diagnostics IPO Exceeds Expectations

The Southern German Med-tech for infectious disease biotech, Curetis, has sold shares up to a value of €40M, which is 10 million above its initial target, despite a lower ranged Offer price. Curetis have developed a molecular diagnostics system for hospital acquired infections (such as MRSA and Pneumonia). Their Unyvero system is a piece of […]

November 13, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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News and Trends 12 Nov 2015

Sanofi’s COBRA Research to Tackle the Challenge of A Universal Influenza Vaccine for Winter

Sanofi Pasteur is the infectious disease division of the French Giant Sanofi, responsible for producing 1 Billion vaccine doses each year. Now they are looking to ‘evolve’ the vaccine R&D field, adapting their approach to find a broader spectrum defense against seasonal Influenza strains. However, the UK NIHR and PepTCell are also after the same […]

November 12, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

News and Trends 12 Nov 2015

The Dermatology People in Denmark are Buying Out Japanese Skin Blockbusters

Leo Pharma has entered an Asset Purchasing Agreement of €675M for the Japanese Derma business of Astellas in Tokyo, to include their products for eczema, acne and their dermatitis blockbuster Protopic. Leo Pharma, which is headquartered in Copenhagen (Denmark), has therapeutic areas beyond the cosmetic, with other areas of research including skin cancer (melanoma) and […]

November 12, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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News and Trends 11 Nov 2015

Using Algae and NanoTech to Kill Cancer: An Australian-German Collaboration

Algae diatoms are now being used to kill cancer! A new research paper on nano-particles from Adelaide (Australia) has worked with researchers at the Dresden University of Technology (TUD) to create an algae-encapsulated chemotherapy, as published in Nature. This is certainly exciting stuff. Diatoms are a type of microalgae that have a silica based ‘shell’, […]

November 11, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

News and Trends 11 Nov 2015

French-Danish Clinical Trial Made Blood Cancer Disappear in 72% of Patients

Onxeo is the French orphan-drug specialist in Oncology who has various pipelines for certain cancers. Now their phase I clinical trial of belinostat (trade name Beleodaq) combined with chemo for relapses in non-Hodgkin Lymphomas has shown an 89% response rate. Originally developed by TopoTarget (a biotech in Copenhagen) Belinostat is now under Onxeo’s portfolio (along […]

November 11, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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News and Trends 11 Nov 2015

Oxford’s Nightstar Gene Therapy for Blindness in Men Shines with $35M Fundraiser

Choroideremia is a rare X-linked recessive retinal disease which eventually leads to blindness. A series B funding round has landed the NightstaRx (‘Nightstar’) biotech in Oxford an additional $35M for their vision-improving gene therapy. Since the mutation causing Choroideremia is sex-linked, sufferers are almost always males, with the onset of symptoms in childhood often starting […]

November 11, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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News and Trends 10 Nov 2015

What the FUGT? We tried the Algae Bar Beer for the TransArt Fest in Copenhagen!

We went to the TransArt Festival at the stunning ‘Dome of Visions‘ in Copenhagen on Friday. There, we met loads of scientists and members of the public who were just as entranced as us by the home-grown BioArt. After our blogger Julie covered the Fab Foundation’s ‘Biohacking’ movement last Monday, I was really intrigued by […]

November 10, 2015 - 4 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

News and Trends 6 Nov 2015

The Danish ‘Algae Cathedral’ is Manufacturing Proteins that Make Flamingos Pink

A project at the Symbiosis Center Denmark has found a way to use Algae brewing bio-reactors to produce proteins for use in the Biotech industry. One such protein is the hotly sought after in biomedical research is Astaxanthin, also known for making Flamingo birds pink. The Center brings together many biotech businesses, which recycle each […]

November 6, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

News and Trends 6 Nov 2015

Biotech of the Week: Synpromics, the Scottish company enabling precise Gene Expression

This week we leave the wonderful weather of Mallorca and head North, through France, England and across Hadrian’s Wall where we land in the capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh. This city is famous for many things, being one of the most haunted cities in the world to being built on an extinct volcano however, it […]

November 6, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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Nanomedicine Inside Out: A Nestlé Advance in Cuboid Drug Delivery Systems

What will Happen now the Microbiome Hype has Broken into the Immuno-Oncology Field?

Interview with the CEO of Genfit – The Billion Euro Liver Biotech on its phase III NASH Drug

Curetis Molecular Diagnostics IPO Exceeds Expectations

Sanofi’s COBRA Research to Tackle the Challenge of A Universal Influenza Vaccine for Winter

The Dermatology People in Denmark are Buying Out Japanese Skin Blockbusters

Using Algae and NanoTech to Kill Cancer: An Australian-German Collaboration

French-Danish Clinical Trial Made Blood Cancer Disappear in 72% of Patients

Oxford’s Nightstar Gene Therapy for Blindness in Men Shines with $35M Fundraiser

What the FUGT? We tried the Algae Bar Beer for the TransArt Fest in Copenhagen!

The Danish ‘Algae Cathedral’ is Manufacturing Proteins that Make Flamingos Pink

Biotech of the Week: Synpromics, the Scottish company enabling precise Gene Expression

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