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News and Trends 15 Sep 2015

Will bacteriophages solve the antibiotic resistance problem in the EU?

French Pherecydes Pharma has launched the first EU clinical bacteriophage phase I/II trial to fight hospital acquired infections (HAIs) in military hospitals and burn units. In collaboration with two other French biotechs, the Phagoburn project aims to combat the stigma against human bacteriophage therapies in the EU and US in order to battle the oncoming […]

September 15, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

News and Trends 10 Sep 2015

CureVac, the mRNA Therapy Leader, is invading Moderna’s Homeland!

One more hit to Moderna Therapeutics struck by its German competitor CureVac! The Tübingen-based company just announced the opening of its subsidiary in Boston – hometown of Moderna – and a research collaboration with the U.S. non-profit International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) to develop a mRNA-based HIV treatment. CureVac, today announced the official launch of its U.S. operations in […]

September 10, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 26 Aug 2015

It’s proven: The (Almost) Universal Flu Vaccine is Possible!

The foundation stone was laid: A Dutch-American collaboration published in Science the first proof of concept that we could replace the seasonal flu shots with a vaccine that recognizes almost every subtype. The influenza virus is incredibly variable. A yearly refreshment of flu shots is necessary to provide a moderate protection against it, and subtypes […]

August 26, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 21 Aug 2015

Researchers dismantle one of Bacteria’s most wicked weapons: The Molecular Crossbow

Researchers from the Institut Pasteur and the National Center for Scientific Research in Paris have elucidated the molecular structure of a crossbow-like weapon from bacteria’s arsenal. Ultimately, this could help to fight infectious diseases. Bacteria are in a constant battle with innumerable other microbes in their environment, so they have to bring in the big guns to […]

August 21, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 13 Aug 2015

Emmanuelle Charpentier, co-discoverer of CRISPR-Cas9 Technology, comes to Berlin!

French, young and brilliant, Emmanuelle Charpentier will now be working as a director at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin! Emmanuelle Charpentier is labeled one of the most influential scientists by the Time magazine when she discovered THE new technology of the century: CRISPR-Cas9. Among numerous honors, she won the $3M Breakthrough Prizes […]

August 13, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 9 Aug 2015

Fresh Money for a Chlamydia Vaccine Using Synthetic Biology

Prokarium Ltd today announced a new £377k (€534k) funding from SynbiCITE to develop an innovative Chlamydia vaccine using synthetic biology. The new therapy could help the 92 million people affected by Chlamydia each year and help fighting one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. The £498k (€706k) Chlamydia vaccine project is funded at £377k (€534k) from SynbiCITE, the UK’s Innovation and […]

August 9, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 7 Aug 2015

Bill & Melinda Gates’ Faith in CureVac is Leading to a New Program

CureVac, a pioneer in the field of mRNA-based technology, today announced that the company has initiated its third target product development program in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The program will leverage CureVac’s RNActive technology platform in the development of a prophylactic vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adding to […]

August 7, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 4 Aug 2015

A 100% Successful Ebola Vaccine Available in a Record Time

It’s a really good news in the fight against Ebola. A vaccine has shown 100% success to prevent the disease during the outbreak in Guinea! The vaccine, which has been tested in a record time, can be the key to end the west African epidemics. In an interim analysis published by The Lancet, the new vaccine has […]

August 4, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 29 Jul 2015

Effective Antibody from a Patient recovering from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

Two months after the outbreak of the coronavirus in South Korea, researchers are presenting first results of an effective treatment for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). The Swiss biotech Humabs BioMed has been able to isolate an effective antibody from a cured patient that should now be further developed under a non-profit base. In 2012, […]

July 29, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 24 Jul 2015

MGB puts a new spin on fighting multi-resistant bacteria

MGB Biopharma wants to tackle multi-resistant bacteria with their newly developed anti-infectives. Its lead candidate, MGB-BP-3 is now entering Phase I. Biotech companies use several approaches when it comes to killing bacteria, especially when these are resistant against antibiotics. In our last news, we have seen, Ferring betting on bacteriophages or ELIGO using CRISPR on this purpose. The Scottish […]

July 24, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 20 Jul 2015

InnaVirVax Raises €3.6M to Speed Up its HIV Vaccine

HIV is definitely under the spotlight today. Just after Theravectys’ announcement about its phase I/II success, InnaVirVax completed a third funding round to accelerate its Phase 2 clinical development. The first-in-class immunotherapy designed to treat HIV infections gained further support by all the historical investors in the company. Since 1987, HIV has mainly been treated with a combination of […]

July 20, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 20 Jul 2015

Theravectys’ HIV Cure on the Road to Success

Theravectys just announced positive results of its HIV drug candidate in a phase I/II study. The therapeutic vaccine using lentivirus could be the first cure available for the 35 million people currently suffering from this worldwide epidemic. Paris-based Theravectys presented detailed results from its phase I/II study at the 2015 Towards an HIV Cure Symposium in Vancouver, Canada. The trial currently enrolled 38 HIV-positive patients […]

July 20, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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Will bacteriophages solve the antibiotic resistance problem in the EU?

CureVac, the mRNA Therapy Leader, is invading Moderna’s Homeland!

It’s proven: The (Almost) Universal Flu Vaccine is Possible!

Researchers dismantle one of Bacteria’s most wicked weapons: The Molecular Crossbow

Emmanuelle Charpentier, co-discoverer of CRISPR-Cas9 Technology, comes to Berlin!

Fresh Money for a Chlamydia Vaccine Using Synthetic Biology

Bill & Melinda Gates’ Faith in CureVac is Leading to a New Program

A 100% Successful Ebola Vaccine Available in a Record Time

Effective Antibody from a Patient recovering from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

MGB puts a new spin on fighting multi-resistant bacteria

InnaVirVax Raises €3.6M to Speed Up its HIV Vaccine

Theravectys’ HIV Cure on the Road to Success

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