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News and Trends 30 Nov 2018

Update: UK Biotech Scores £5M Series A to Boost Next-Generation Cancer Antibodies

Update (30/11/2018): IGEM Therapeutics has increased the total raised in Series A to £5M (€5.6M) with the participation of two new investors, Alsa Holdings and UCL Technology Fund. The funding will go towards the development of a new generation of antibody drugs for cancer. Published on 20/06/2017 IGEM Therapeutics has raised £2M (€2.3M) in Series A […]

November 30, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

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Startup Scout 23 Nov 2018

This Biotech Arms Tumor-Busting Cells to Treat Cancer

In the medieval city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, Lava Therapeutics is developing a cancer immunotherapy that arms a rare type of immune cell called gamma delta T cells. Mission: Develop antibodies that recruit innate immune cells near tumors and activate them to kill cancer cells. T cells are immune cells that have a strong potential […]

November 23, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Startup Scout 9 Nov 2018

This Biotech Uses Radioactive Chemicals to Diagnose Brain Cancer

In Athens, Greece, we find pro-Actina. This biotech is working on a method to diagnose brain cancer by measuring how ‘leaky’ the brain is. Mission: Founded in 2006, the company is working to improve glioma diagnosis by using a combination of CT scans and an injectable radioactive chemical tracer. Gliomas are the most common forms […]

November 9, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 5 Nov 2018

DNA Repair Treatment Shows Early Promise for Treating Cancer

Paris-based Onxeo has proved in humans the potential of a cancer treatment that interferes with DNA repair mechanisms. The therapy has potential to work in a wide range of tumors without cancer cells becoming resistant. Onxeo has reported preliminary results from an ongoing Phase I trial in which six different doses will be tested. […]

November 5, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

In Depth 30 Oct 2018

Shuttles, Bubbles and Ultrasound: Crossing the Blood–Brain Barrier

What do shuttles, bubbles and ultrasound have in common? They are all methods that can all be used to target the blood–brain barrier and make treating brain diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s easier. The blood–brain barrier is the gatekeeper to the brain. This highly selective protective sheath regulates the flow of substances in and […]

October 30, 2018 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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News and Trends 22 Oct 2018

Innate’s Cancer Immunotherapy Combo Beats Standard Treatment Twofold

A combination cancer immunotherapy from French biotech Innate Pharma was twice as effective at treating recurrent squamous cell carcinoma as standard therapy in a Phase II trial. Squamous cell carcinoma is a head and neck cancer that forms lesions in the mucous membranes of body cavities such as the mouth, nose and throat. “Patients are […]

October 22, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 8 Oct 2018

Oxford Biotech Launches with €26M to Target ‘Immunometabolism’

Sitryx has launched today with the goal of treating cancer and inflammatory conditions by targeting the metabolism of immune cells, a promising area of research. The new company has kicked off with a €26M Series A round co-led by two specialized investors, SV Health and Sofinnova Partners. Sitryx also has investment from GSK, with […]

October 8, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 1 Oct 2018

Cancer-Sniffing Diagnostics Company Secures €43.1M Funding

Intoxication is not the only condition that we could diagnose with breathalyzers. The UK-US company Owlstone Medical has secured €43.1M funding to help commercialize its tech that ‘smells’ cancer in your breath. Owlstone’s breathalyzer kit diagnoses conditions by measuring volatile organic compounds in a person’s breath. Disease pathologies affect the types and amounts of these […]

October 1, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 20 Sep 2018

RNA Therapy Shows Promise for Treating Liver Cancer

British biotech MiNA Therapeutics’ innovative RNA treatment may enhance liver cancer patients’ response to standard cancer therapies, suggest early results from a Phase I/IIa clinical trial. When they received the biotech’s small activating RNA (saRNA) treatment, two patients showed complete responses after being given the cancer treatment sorafenib and one showed a partial response to […]

September 20, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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More News! 13 Sep 2018

Boehringer Ingelheim Acquires Oncolytic Virus Biotech Company

Boehringer Ingelheim is paying €210M to acquire all the remaining shares of ViraTherapeutics, an Austrian biotech company developing oncolytic viral therapies for cancer. ViraTherapeutics develops cancer therapies based on viruses that selectively kill tumor cells, based on the principle that cancer cells show defective mechanisms to defend themselves against viruses that are not able to […]

September 13, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 28 Aug 2018

Update: Gilead and Novartis’s CAR T-Cell Therapies Approved in Europe

Update: Following on from earlier approvals in the US, the European Commission announced it has given marketing approval for both Gilead’s Yescarta and Novartis’s Kymriah for treatment of patients with various forms of blood cancer. Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel) can be used to treat adults with a relapsed or refractory form of the blood cancer diffuse large […]

August 28, 2018 - 4 minutesmins - By Editorial Team

News and Trends 10 Aug 2018

UK Biotech Raises €73M to Target DNA Repair in Treating Cancer

Artios Pharma completed a €73M (£65M) Series B financing round to develop cancer treatments that target DNA repair mechanisms. Cancer occurs when cells in part of the body start dividing uncontrollably as a result of damaged or mutated DNA. In collaboration with Cancer Research UK, Artios Pharma is developing cancer treatments that inhibit proteins involved […]

August 10, 2018 - 3 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

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Update: UK Biotech Scores £5M Series A to Boost Next-Generation Cancer Antibodies

This Biotech Arms Tumor-Busting Cells to Treat Cancer

This Biotech Uses Radioactive Chemicals to Diagnose Brain Cancer

DNA Repair Treatment Shows Early Promise for Treating Cancer

Shuttles, Bubbles and Ultrasound: Crossing the Blood–Brain Barrier

Innate’s Cancer Immunotherapy Combo Beats Standard Treatment Twofold

Oxford Biotech Launches with €26M to Target ‘Immunometabolism’

Cancer-Sniffing Diagnostics Company Secures €43.1M Funding

RNA Therapy Shows Promise for Treating Liver Cancer

Boehringer Ingelheim Acquires Oncolytic Virus Biotech Company

Update: Gilead and Novartis’s CAR T-Cell Therapies Approved in Europe

UK Biotech Raises €73M to Target DNA Repair in Treating Cancer

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