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Best in Biotech 8 May 2019

Top 10 Biotechs in Lausanne

The Swiss city of Lausanne is perhaps best known as a hub of international sport, but what many outsiders may not realize is that it’s also one of Switzerland’s biggest biotech hubs. Many of the biotechs in the city are connected to the University of Lausanne (UNIL), as well as the renowned Swiss Federal Institute […]

May 8, 2019 - 7 minutesmins - By David Cox

News and Trends 1 May 2019

Next-Generation CAR-T Therapy Shows Promise in Child’s Neuroblastoma

Cell Medica’s next-generation CAR-T cell therapy has resulted in ‘extensive tumor regression’ in a child with high-risk neuroblastoma, one of the deadliest types of childhood cancer. Only available to cancer patients for the last couple of years, CAR-T cell therapy has had impressive results in treating patients for whom other available options do […]

May 1, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 30 Apr 2019

Swiss Biotech Raises €11M to Develop Treatments for Liver Fibrosis

Founded in March this year, Alentis Therapeutics has bagged a Series A round of €11.1M (CHF 12.5M) to develop antibody drugs treating liver fibrosis, which currently has no approved treatments. Liver fibrosis is the scarring of liver tissue, which can happen as a consequence of aging, chronic hepatitis or conditions such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). […]

April 30, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 23 Apr 2019

Combining DNA and RNA Testing Could Improve Precision Medicine for Cancer

An international clinical trial has shown that extending cancer testing beyond genetic mutations has potential to improve the personalized treatment of cancer. In recent years, the field of precision medicine has been rapidly growing and is bringing a lot of hope to both patients and physicians, especially in the diagnosis and treatment of […]

April 23, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 11 Apr 2019

Swiss Multi-Cancer Diagnostic Test Approved in Europe

A cancer test developed by the Swiss company SOPHiA GENETICS has been approved for diagnosing multiple types of solid tumors by looking at genetic variations in 42 genes. SOPHiA GENETICS works in data-driven medicine, using huge amounts of genomic data to diagnose and personalize treatments to a patient. This new technology is being adopted by […]

April 11, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 29 Mar 2019

Liquid Biopsy for Lung Cancer Gets €46M Boost

Inivata has raised a €46M (£40M) Series B round that will further advance the commercialization of the company’s blood test for lung cancer as well as the development of new tests. Investors include Woodford patient Capital Trust, IP Group, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Johnson & Johnson Innovation and RT Ventures. Based in both the US and […]

March 29, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 27 Mar 2019

Artificial Intelligence Could Beat Tumors Resistant to Immunotherapy

The French company OSE Immunotherapeutics has signed a partnership to use artificial intelligence to develop treatments for tumors that don’t respond to checkpoint inhibitor drugs. In the last five years, checkpoint inhibitor drugs have become a potentially life-saving option for people that don’t respond to traditional cancer treatments. These antibody drugs have shown promise in […]

March 27, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 20 Mar 2019

Czech Cell Therapy Increases Survival in Ovarian Cancer by 62%

The Czech biotech company Sotio has shown in a phase II trial that its cellular immunotherapy can decrease the risk of a patient dying from ovarian cancer by 62%. The cell therapy was tested in people with the most severe stages of recurrent ovarian cancer, in combination with second-line chemotherapy when cancer returned after […]

March 20, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 27 Feb 2019

UK Biotech Gets Huge Grant to Launch Off-the-Shelf CAR-T Cancer Therapy to Clinic

The UK biotech Cell Medica has received a €7.6M ($8.7M) grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to advance an off-the-shelf CAR-T cell therapy that can work not only in blood cancer but also in solid tumors. The funding will help the company to develop a special type of CAR-T cell therapy […]

February 27, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Interview 27 Feb 2019

How to Make Cancer Drug Resistance Futile

For many solid tumors, treatments undergo a cycle: the drugs initially work well, the tumor shrinks, but then becomes resistant again. Stefanie Flückiger-Mangual, CEO of the Swiss biotech Tolremo, believes that this cycle can be stopped. Solid tumors often act like a recurring villain in a TV series. Whatever drug you throw at them, however […]

February 27, 2019 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 11 Feb 2019

Series A to Fund Therapy That Exposes Cancer to Immune System

The UK biotech Grey Wolf Therapeutics has raised €11.4M (£10M) to fuel the development of a cancer therapy that flushes tumor cells out of hiding from the immune system. Many approved cancer immunotherapies, such as CAR-T cell therapy and checkpoint inhibitors, have made a big difference for many people with cancer. However, a common problem with […]

February 11, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

More News! 8 Feb 2019

Swiss Firm Launches Cancer Test That Gives Results in Minutes

Lunaphore Technologies has launched a device for automated testing of cancer tissue samples that gives results in under 30 minutes. Lunaphore has developed a piece of next-generation equipment to perform immunohistochemistry (IHC) tests, a common technique used to find specific cancer biomarkers in tissue samples from cancer patients after a biopsy. The equipment, called LabSat, will […]

February 8, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Top 10 Biotechs in Lausanne

Next-Generation CAR-T Therapy Shows Promise in Child’s Neuroblastoma

Swiss Biotech Raises €11M to Develop Treatments for Liver Fibrosis

Combining DNA and RNA Testing Could Improve Precision Medicine for Cancer

Swiss Multi-Cancer Diagnostic Test Approved in Europe

Liquid Biopsy for Lung Cancer Gets €46M Boost

Artificial Intelligence Could Beat Tumors Resistant to Immunotherapy

Czech Cell Therapy Increases Survival in Ovarian Cancer by 62%

UK Biotech Gets Huge Grant to Launch Off-the-Shelf CAR-T Cancer Therapy to Clinic

How to Make Cancer Drug Resistance Futile

Series A to Fund Therapy That Exposes Cancer to Immune System

Swiss Firm Launches Cancer Test That Gives Results in Minutes

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