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Best in Biotech 30 Jun 2021

Scotland’s Top 10 Biotech Companies to Watch Out For

Scotland has a thriving life sciences ecosystem with strengths in oncology, genetic engineering, and industrial biotech. Let’s pick up the bagpipes as we tour the top 10 biotech companies in Scotland. Scotland is the UK’s second-most populous country, boasting picturesque scenery, a rich history, and a strong focus on sustainability. There is a diverse range […]

June 30, 2021 - 11 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 28 May 2021

Startup Creator Launched to Fill Europe’s Microbiome Translational Gap

With a €49M ($60M) Series A, the French firm eureKARE debuted this month with the goal of priming the translational pump in hot areas where European academics have already made a mark, particularly the microbiome. Strong public funding in Europe often generates great science, but the relative lack of private funding resources leaves more opportunities […]

May 28, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Mark Zipkin

News and Trends 15 Jan 2021

GSK Acne Deal Heralds Growing Interest in Skin Microbiome

This week, the Paris-based Eligo Bioscience became one of a growing number of biotechs to land a big pharma deal focused on the skin microbiome, receiving up to €185M from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as they explore a CRISPR-based treatment for acne. Acne is a condition that troubles the majority of adolescents and often persists into adulthood. […]

January 15, 2021 - 4 minutesmins - By Kostas Vavitsas

News and Trends 1 Sep 2020

Microbiome Therapies Threatened by Covid-19 Restrictions

Providers of microbiome therapies worldwide have been hit by pandemic restrictions on the harvest of stool samples. Though these measures are now loosening in France, key safety challenges remain for companies using fecal microbiota. Fecal microbiota transplants — procedures where healthy individuals donate their gut microbes to a patient — have changed how we treat […]

September 1, 2020 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 29 Jun 2020

Enterome Secures €46M to Take Microbiome Therapies to Clinical Trials

French microbiome biotech Enterome has raised €46.3M in Series E funding to progress its cancer and inflammatory bowel disease therapies to phase I trials in a few weeks. Two new investors to Enterome — SymBiosis, a US-based investor, and the Japanese big pharma Takeda — took part in the fundraise in addition to existing investors […]

June 29, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

News and Trends 17 Apr 2020

French Biotech Licenses Microbiome Therapeutic to Treat Mood Disorders

The microbiome company LNC Therapeutics has entered into a licensing agreement to use a specific strain of gut bacteria for the treatment of mood disorders such as depression and anxiety. The agreement was made with the National Research Council (CSIC) in Spain, and gives LNC Therapeutics exclusive research, manufacturing, and commercialization rights of the microbiome-based […]

April 17, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Laura Cowen

Interview 15 Apr 2020

Investing in the Microbiome in the Age of Covid-19 and Beyond

For Isabelle de Cremoux, CEO and Managing Partner at Seventure Partners, 2020 was going to be an important year for microbiome research. However, the global coronavirus pandemic arrived, presenting one of the greatest unforeseen challenges in human history. I spoke to her about the microbiome field’s progress and the legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic going […]

April 15, 2020 - 7 minutesmins - By Larissa Warneck-Silvestrin

News and Trends 12 Feb 2020

Charcoal-Based Treatment Can Protect Gut Microbiome from Antibiotics

Ingestible pellets containing a charcoal-like treatment — designed by the French company Da Volterra — can stop the microbiome from being disrupted in hospitalized patients treated with antibiotics. The treatment also showed the potential to reduce the risk of Clostridium difficile gut infections in a phase II trial. When patients are given antibiotics for infections, […]

February 12, 2020 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 5 Feb 2020

MaaT Pharma’s Microbiome Cancer Treatment Given €18M Boost

French company MaaT Pharma has raised €18M in Series B financing that will support phase Ib and II trials of its biotherapeutic drug, which aims to restore the microbiome and improve outcomes in patients with various types of blood cancer and solid tumors. The financing round included French microbiome-focused investor Symbiosis, as well as support […]

February 5, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Startup Scout 17 Jan 2020

This Biotech Is Developing a Pill to Rival Antibiotics in Vaginal Infections

Gedea Biotech is nestled in the historic city of Lund, Sweden. The company is developing a pill that could tackle recurrent bacterial vaginosis infections without harming the vaginal microbiome like current antibiotics do. Mission: To develop a pill that can clear bacterial vaginosis by restoring normal acidity levels in the vagina, which helps good bacteria […]

January 17, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Best in Biotech 30 Dec 2019

European Biotech’s Top News in 2019

With the year coming to a close, it’s time to review the most important biotech news events that took place in the European biotech industry in 2019. It has been a solid year for the European biotech industry. In 2019, venture capital funding in Europe continued to be high after a very good year in […]

December 30, 2019 - 10 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 8 Oct 2019

UK Company and Merck Team Up to Develop Vaccines Based on the Microbiome

Merck will pay the microbiome company 4D Pharma up to €316.5M to develop vaccines based on delivering live bacteria to the gut. The partners will develop vaccines against three undisclosed conditions. As well as an undisclosed upfront fee for each condition, 4D Pharma will be eligible to receive up to €316.5M ($347.5M) in developmental milestones. […]

October 8, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Scotland’s Top 10 Biotech Companies to Watch Out For

Startup Creator Launched to Fill Europe’s Microbiome Translational Gap

GSK Acne Deal Heralds Growing Interest in Skin Microbiome

Microbiome Therapies Threatened by Covid-19 Restrictions

Enterome Secures €46M to Take Microbiome Therapies to Clinical Trials

French Biotech Licenses Microbiome Therapeutic to Treat Mood Disorders

Investing in the Microbiome in the Age of Covid-19 and Beyond

Charcoal-Based Treatment Can Protect Gut Microbiome from Antibiotics

MaaT Pharma’s Microbiome Cancer Treatment Given €18M Boost

This Biotech Is Developing a Pill to Rival Antibiotics in Vaginal Infections

European Biotech’s Top News in 2019

UK Company and Merck Team Up to Develop Vaccines Based on the Microbiome

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