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News and Trends 7 Nov 2018

Solid Phase II Performance for French Autoimmune Liver Disease Drug

Genkyotex’s small molecule therapy had encouraging short-term effects on patients with the autoimmune liver disease primary biliary cholangitis in a Phase II trial. Over six weeks, the drug reduced the blood levels of a liver disease biomarker molecule by up to 23% in 92 participants. In patients with late-stage disease, who have few treatments available, […]

November 7, 2018 - 2 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

News and Trends 24 Oct 2018

15-Minute Cardiovascular Blood Test to Sell Across Europe

French diagnostics company Magnisense has raised €5M to expand the sales of its emergency tests for heart attack and heart failure, which can be performed at home in just 15 minutes. The diagnostic technology developed by Magnisense, called MiAG, uses magnetic nanoparticles to detect extremely low quantities of cardiovascular biomarkers in the blood. “MiAG allows […]

October 24, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 23 Oct 2018

Microbiome Biotech Enterome Signs Deal With Takeda Worth up to €600M

The French biotech Enterome and Takeda are teaming up to fight Crohn’s disease, with a deal worth up to €600M. The two companies will collaborate in the development and commercialization of Enterome’s lead microbiome-targeting treatment currently in Phase I trials. Under the terms of the deal, Takeda will pay Enterome €44M upfront, and up to […]

October 23, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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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

More News! 16 Oct 2018

Drug Combination for Rare Genetic Nerve Disorder Nails Phase III

A treatment developed by French biotech Pharnext has become the first clinically proven therapy for a rare genetic disorder that affects the nervous system. In a Phase III trial, the treatment reduced the level of disability of patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a condition that affects peripheral nerves. This disease causes problems with walking, running and […]

October 16, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 9 Oct 2018

Slow-Release Drug Biotech IPO Raises €30M

The French biotech MedinCell, an injectable slow-release drug specialist, has received a shot of success as its IPO raises €30M in the Euronext stock exchange in Paris. MedinCell is hoping to improve patient compliance with medication regimes by injecting them with a drug-infused gel. Patient compliance with taking medication can be as low as 30% […]

October 9, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Interview 25 Sep 2018

How to Overcome Failure as a Biotech Company

Turning failure into success is a difficult but much needed skill in a high-risk industry such as biotech. At our latest Labiotech Refresh event, Christine Placet, now the CEO of ophthalmic gene therapy company Horama, shared her personal story of how she saved her previous company, Trophos, from an almost certain failure. The mission of […]

September 25, 2018 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

More News! 19 Sep 2018

This Liver Model Made With 4D Bioprinting Could Improve Drug Toxicity Testing

Poietis has partnered with the pharma company Servier to develop a 4D bioprinted liver model that could predict liver toxicity of drugs better than current methods. Liver toxicity testing is one of the key tests that are performed during preclinical trials with investigational drugs. “The role of the liver is to degrade substances toxic to […]

September 19, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 18 Sep 2018

Update: French Biotech Raises €22M for a Gene Therapy Trial in Retinitis Pigmentosa

Update (18/09/2018): Horama has increased the total raised in its Series B fundraising to €22.5M, with the Belgian fund V-Bio Ventures joining the team of investors backing the company. The funds will be mainly directed at developing Horama’s gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa. Published on 08/10/2017 Horama has raised a second fundraising round that will support […]

September 18, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 6 Sep 2018

Insulin Combo Reduces After-Meal Sugar Spikes in Type 1 Diabetics

In the midst of a legal litigation with Eli Lilly, Adocia has released Phase 1 data showing its insulin combo can outperform Lilly’s fast-acting insulin in keeping sugar levels low after a meal. The trial, which recruited 24 type 1 diabetics, studied the effect of Adocia’s BioChaperone pramlintide insulin on glucose levels right after […]

September 6, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Startup Scout 3 Aug 2018

This Biotech Targets the Neuronal Causes of Hearing Loss

Today, we’re in Archamps, France, visiting Pragma Therapeutics, a neuroscience biotech developing drugs to regulate neuronal signalling in hearing loss. Mission: Pragma Therapeutics develops treatments for noise-induced and age-related hearing loss that regulate glutamate levels. Glutamate is the most abundant neurotransmitter in the nervous system and makes nerve cells turn on, or fire. In patients with […]

August 3, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik

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Solid Phase II Performance for French Autoimmune Liver Disease Drug

DNA Repair Treatment Shows Early Promise for Treating Cancer

15-Minute Cardiovascular Blood Test to Sell Across Europe

Microbiome Biotech Enterome Signs Deal With Takeda Worth up to €600M

Innate’s Cancer Immunotherapy Combo Beats Standard Treatment Twofold

Drug Combination for Rare Genetic Nerve Disorder Nails Phase III

Slow-Release Drug Biotech IPO Raises €30M

How to Overcome Failure as a Biotech Company

This Liver Model Made With 4D Bioprinting Could Improve Drug Toxicity Testing

Update: French Biotech Raises €22M for a Gene Therapy Trial in Retinitis Pigmentosa

Insulin Combo Reduces After-Meal Sugar Spikes in Type 1 Diabetics

This Biotech Targets the Neuronal Causes of Hearing Loss

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