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News and Trends 13 Oct 2017

Sanofi Invests €170M in French Facilities to Expand Flu Vaccine Supply

Sanofi Pasteur will expand its main vaccine manufacturing site to increase distribution of its quadrivalent flu vaccine VaxigripTetra around the world. Sanofi will invest €170M in expanding its vaccine production facilities in Val de Reuil, France, which also hosts its global vaccine distribution center, from which it currently ships 900 million vaccine doses a year. The company plans to complete the expansion by […]

October 13, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Startup Scout 13 Oct 2017

This French Biotech is Taking On CNS Diseases of the Young and the Elderly

This week we’re in Castres in the South of France to visit Neurolixis. This biotech is taking on diseases of the CNS, such as Parkinson’s, depression and schizophrenia. Mission: Neurolixis is tackling CNS and mood diseases, a number of which lack effective treatment options at the moment. The biotech currently has two candidate drugs undergoing […]

October 13, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 11 Oct 2017

French Gene Therapy to Cure Retinitis Pigmentosa Enters the Clinic

Horama has been authorized to start a Phase I/II trial in France testing HORA-PDE6B, a one-off gene therapy with the potential to cure retinitis pigmentosa. Based in Paris, Horama develops gene therapies to treat genetic diseases affecting vision. The company will now start a Phase I/II clinical trial that will recruit 12 patients at the Nantes […]

October 11, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 28 Sep 2017

French Microbiome Biotech Gets a €6.5M Leg Up to Market Launch

LNC Therapeutics is ready to take its oral microbiome-based therapeutic to market for obesity. Investors have contributed a bit of cash to get it there. Bordeaux-based LNC Therapeutics has raked in €6.5M in a Series C. It has raised a total of €16.5M since it was founded in 2010. Seventure Partners, a leading VC focused […]

September 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 28 Sep 2017

Study Results Confirm that Abivax’s Treatment Towards an HIV Cure Gets Rid of Virus

Abivax’s HIV cure candidate, ABX464, caused a significant drop in the viral reservoir over an extended period during a Phase IIa study. Abivax targets the immune system to cure viral diseases. The company has announced initial results from the first cohort of patients in its most recent Phase IIa trial testing its potential HIV cure, ABX464. Initial […]

September 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 27 Sep 2017

French Gene Therapy for Wilson’s Disease gets Orphan Status

Vivet Therapeutics has been granted Orphan Drug Designation for its gene therapy for Wilson’s disease, VTX-801, by both the FDA and the European Commission. The French biotech Vivet Therapeutics is developing what could eventually become the first gene therapy for Wilson’s disease. Seeing its potential, both the FDA and the EC have decided to grant […]

September 27, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 26 Sep 2017

French Biotech Gets $20M to Treat the Microbiome with CRISPR Nanobots

Eligo Bioscience has announced its first fundraising round, amassing $20M (€18.5M) that will be put towards bringing it CRISPR nanobots to a first clinical trial in humans. The French startup Eligo Bioscience has grown rapidly since its foundation in 2014. The company has announced today its Series A round, which, led by Khosla Ventures and […]

September 26, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 25 Sep 2017

Sanofi ‘Super-Antibody’ HIV Treatment Kills the Majority of Virus Strains

Sanofi, in collaboration with the US National Institute of Health, is developing an antibody HIV treatment that can kill 99% of strains. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is notoriously difficult to treat as it mutates so quickly. Some patients develop ‘broadly neutralizing antibodies’ that attack fundamental parts of the virus, and are therefore very powerful tools. Researchers […]

September 25, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 22 Sep 2017

EU gives French Biotech €20M to Continue the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

Da Volterra has been boosted by a €20M loan to speed up the development of solutions for the antibiotic resistance crisis. The French biopharma concentrates on the prevention and treatment of serious infections. This is a big area of interest due to rapidly rising antibiotic resistance. The company has been boosted by a €20M loan from the […]

September 22, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 12 Sep 2017

France Invests €15M in Developing a New Generation of Antibiotics

Deinove has received funding from Bpifrance to work on the discovery of the next generation of antibiotics to fight antibiotic-resistant pathogens. The Investments for the Future Program, operated by the French public investment bank Bpifrance, has granted €14.6M to the Antibiotics against Resistant Infectious Germs (AGIR) project, carried out by the Deinove group in collaboration […]

September 12, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 12 Sep 2017

French Nanoparticle Therapy Fails to Improve Liver Cancer Treatment in Phase III

Onxeo has announced Phase III results for its nanoparticle chemotherapy Livatag, which failed to improve the outcome for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma compared to other available treatments. The stock of the French oncology specialist Onxeo was halved this morning when it revealed the results of a Phase III trial with its candidate Livatag that failed to […]

September 12, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 12 Sep 2017

French Startup Raises €11M in Series A to Reinvent DNA Synthesis

DNA Script has gathered the support of key international investors to take a new, faster DNA synthesis technology closer to the market. In a Series A round led by Illumina Ventures and joined by Merck Ventures and existing investors Sofinnova Partners, Kurma Partners, and Idinvest Partners, the young French startup DNA Script has raised a total […]

September 12, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Sanofi Invests €170M in French Facilities to Expand Flu Vaccine Supply

This French Biotech is Taking On CNS Diseases of the Young and the Elderly

French Gene Therapy to Cure Retinitis Pigmentosa Enters the Clinic

French Microbiome Biotech Gets a €6.5M Leg Up to Market Launch

Study Results Confirm that Abivax’s Treatment Towards an HIV Cure Gets Rid of Virus

French Gene Therapy for Wilson’s Disease gets Orphan Status

French Biotech Gets $20M to Treat the Microbiome with CRISPR Nanobots

Sanofi ‘Super-Antibody’ HIV Treatment Kills the Majority of Virus Strains

EU gives French Biotech €20M to Continue the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

France Invests €15M in Developing a New Generation of Antibiotics

French Nanoparticle Therapy Fails to Improve Liver Cancer Treatment in Phase III

French Startup Raises €11M in Series A to Reinvent DNA Synthesis

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