Denise Neves Gameiro, Author at Labiotech.eu

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Journalist intern. Studied Bioengineering in Porto and was a lab rat in Sweden. Enjoying Berlin and the company of Labiotech’s resident plants.

Articles by Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 7 May 2016

BioArt: Vibrant Paper Vaccines, Vitamins and Controversial Farming

Zim & Zou are a French duo making colourful 3D models. Their vibrant art raises awareness of the food industry, healthy eating and children’s vaccination. Zim & Zou is the graphic design studio of Thibaut Zimmerman and Lucie Thomas, based in Nancy (France). After studying design, the two 28-year olds moved away from digital work to focus on tangible installations […]

May 7, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 6 May 2016

This Dutch Gene Therapy is on the shelf and seems to Work. But nobody is buying…

uniQure‘s Glybera was approved in Europe in 2012, making it the first gene therapy on the market in the West. But so far this €1M therapy has only been bought once… The approval of Glybera was an important milestone for Biotech. After years of being deemed too risky (after the death of Jesse Gelsinger in 1999), a […]

May 6, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 6 May 2016

Stem cell Biotech gets €26M to Start-off Gene Therapy Development for Children

Orchard Therapeutics has just been launched with a €26M investment led by a major investor. It will be developing gene therapies for a range of blood-related disorders in children. Based in London, Orchard Therapeutics may have just been founded, but it’s based on a long scientific track record. Its founding scientists have been pioneering the area […]

May 6, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 4 May 2016

How the UK is Engineering Bacteria to produce Propane for Greener Fuels

Researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology are working in engineering a microbe capable of producing propane – an increasingly important fuel. Propane is an emerging fuel, used from heating to transport fuel. Therefore, producing it via synthetic biology has been a major target in the biofuel field to be Greener. This is especially because biobased propane it’s a […]

May 4, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 4 May 2016

Feel like investing in Bio-Lighting? Here’s your chance

Glowee is bringing its bioluminescent bacteria back to crowdfunding, after raising €41k on Ulule. It is now after €645k to break into the industry – and anyone can invest in them. Glowee is a French start-up that is developing alternative lighting – with bioluminescent bacteria. This bacteria was genetically engineered to express proteins of marine […]

May 4, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 3 May 2016

Handheld Genetic Test proves itself for Hep-C with 100% Accuracy

Epistem’s molecular diagnostic (Genedrive) has achieved 100% accuracy in detecting a genotype relevant to Hepatitis – an important proof of concept for this field device. Located in Manchester (UK), Epistem has a market cap of €130,000 and 29 employees. One of its research areas is molecular diagnostics, under which it developed Genedrive. This device can make […]

May 3, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 3 May 2016

Llama Antibody Inhalation gets Positive Results for Respiratory Virus

Ablynx has gotten positive results for its candidate (ALX-0171) in Phase I/IIa trial for infants infected with a life-threatening virus – respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Located near Ghent (Belgium), Ablynx is making advances in its Nanobody platform, based on the shorter monoclonal antibodies of llamas. Due to their small size, these Nanobodies can be used in a […]

May 3, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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Best in Biotech 3 May 2016

Here are 12 Biotechs you need to know in Copenhagen – Skål!

With its canals, the Little Mermaid and the oldest amusement park in the world, Copenhagen is at the heart of the world’s obsession with Scandinavia – and it has a biotech scene to match. Pharma and biotech play a strong role in Denmark’s economy. The country is home to some key companies in the field, including […]

May 3, 2016 - 6 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 2 May 2016

Galapagos and AbbVie expand their Cystic Fibrosis collaboration

Galapagos and AbbVie expand their ongoing collaboration in Cystic Fibrosis. With a growth in the portfolio, Galapagos’ milestones increase from €300M to €520M. The most famous collaboration between AbbVie (US) and Galapagos (Belgium) was perhaps their candidate for rheumatoid arthritis – which hit a reef in September, knocking Galapagos’ stock by 39%. But the less […]

May 2, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 2 May 2016

Genetic Diagnostic can cut number of Breast Cancer Patients needing Chemo in Half

Agendia’s shows remarkable clinical results for its genomic assay (MammaPrint) allowed 48% of early-stage breast cancer patients to be spared from chemotherapy. Agendia started out in 2003 as a spin-off from the Netherlands Cancer Institute to commercialize diagnostic tools for cancer. Its first product was MammaPrint, which uses DNA microarray technology to test the activity 70 genes that […]

May 2, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 29 Apr 2016

Big Pharma invest massively in Biomanufacturing facilities

Sanofi is pumping €300M into its current manufacturing site in Belgium. This will support its antibody pipeline, with new laboratories of quality control and manufacturing sciences. Sanofi, France’s largest Pharma, seems to be betting more and more in biologics. Just a few years after buying Genzyme, it’s giving its subsidiary more prominence in their R&D. Now, […]

April 29, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 28 Apr 2016

EU approves Combo-Drug for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Servier sees one of its combo-drug (trifluridine/tipiracil) approved by the European Commission, after showing a 2 month improvement in overall survival for metastatic Colorectal cancer. The largest private Pharma from France, Servier has well-known stake in innovative oncology therapies due to its role in the restructuring of Cellectis as a universal CAR-T Biotech – which looks extremely […]

April 28, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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Articles by Denise Neves Gameiro

BioArt: Vibrant Paper Vaccines, Vitamins and Controversial Farming

This Dutch Gene Therapy is on the shelf and seems to Work. But nobody is buying…

Stem cell Biotech gets €26M to Start-off Gene Therapy Development for Children

How the UK is Engineering Bacteria to produce Propane for Greener Fuels

Feel like investing in Bio-Lighting? Here’s your chance

Handheld Genetic Test proves itself for Hep-C with 100% Accuracy

Llama Antibody Inhalation gets Positive Results for Respiratory Virus

Here are 12 Biotechs you need to know in Copenhagen – Skål!

Galapagos and AbbVie expand their Cystic Fibrosis collaboration

Genetic Diagnostic can cut number of Breast Cancer Patients needing Chemo in Half

Big Pharma invest massively in Biomanufacturing facilities

EU approves Combo-Drug for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

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