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News and Trends 4 May 2016

‘First Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer is One of the most Innovative Medical Products’ says Chinese FDA

That’s what the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) declared on the blood diagnostic test from Berlin-based Epigenomics‘ proprietary Septin9-Biomarker. Their Septin9 test Epi proColon is filling the need for early detection of colorectal cancer. Data show a huge increase in prevalence in urban China.Just last week we interviewed the CEO of Epigenomics, Thomas Taapken, on the company’s Cancer […]

May 4, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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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

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News and Trends 3 May 2016

Belgian Pediatric Oncology startup Recruits for Brain Tumor Trial

The Belgian biotech startup Oncurious is launching a phase I/IIa trial for an antibody to fight a brain tumor which affects children. Oncurious in Leuven (Belgium) was just launched last April as an emerging oncology company focused orphan drugs for the treatment of pediatric cancers. Its current candidate is preparing for a phase I/IIa trial for the […]

May 3, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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News and Trends 2 May 2016

What’s the Vatican doing with Biotech? Awarding Billionaire Doctors for Cancer & Stem Cell Research

Were you aware of the Vatican’s work in the Biosciences – including Biotech? Well, now it has awarded the Richest Doctor in the world, Patrick Soon-Shiong, some fancy award for his pioneering work against Cancer. AND it held an Adult stem cell therapy research conference with the Pope and US Vice President Joe Biden over the weekend. […]

May 2, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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

News and Trends 30 Apr 2016

What happened this week? Biotech Pyramid, CEO Interviews, Anti-Ageing

1. Infographic: Which are the most Valuable Biotechs in Europe? 2. Interviewing the CEO who uses Probiotics as Needle-free Vaccines 3. Illumina is Suing over NGS Prenatal Screening… Again 4. Interviewing the CSO of the newly £100Bn fund willing to finally tackle Dementia 5. Anti-ageing DIY Gene Therapy may have worked – to an extent… 6. ITW with the […]

April 30, 2016 - 1 minutemin - By Philip Hemme

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News and Trends 30 Apr 2016

BioArt : Julian Voss-Andreae Materialises Molecules through Metal Sculpture

Last week we also looked at molecular sculpture, but with the medium of Glass. Now we turn to metal work and the challenges of scaling up molecular design work with the German BioArtist Julian Voss-Andreae. Julian was originally a quantum physicist from Germany who studied in Berlin, Edinburgh and then Vienna before returning to the artist path […]

April 30, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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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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‘First Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer is One of the most Innovative Medical Products’ says Chinese FDA

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

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Belgian Pediatric Oncology startup Recruits for Brain Tumor Trial

What’s the Vatican doing with Biotech? Awarding Billionaire Doctors for Cancer & Stem Cell Research

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

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