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News and Trends 27 Apr 2021

EMA Approvals for Multiple Sclerosis Highlight Treatment Shortfalls

While the EU saw rapid-fire approvals in the multiple sclerosis space last month, the innovations centered mostly on improving existing approaches. Which areas of multiple sclerosis treatment need more options? At the end of March, the EMA made key decisions on three treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic neurodegenerative disease affecting 2.5 million people […]

April 27, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 21 Apr 2021

Vazkepa Gets EMA Nod for Cardiovascular Disease, But Hurdles Remain

Last month’s EU approval of Vazkepa — a treatment derived from fish oil and branded as Vascepa in the US — has added much-needed ammunition to the arsenal of doctors battling cardiovascular disease. Yet other similar treatments are returning lukewarm results and the possibility of approvals being withdrawn hangs in the air. Icosapent ethyl, a […]

April 21, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev

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News and Trends 18 Feb 2021

Cannabinoids in Focus after GW Pharmaceuticals Snapped up for €6B

This month’s €6B acquisition of the UK heavyweight GW Pharmaceuticals by Jazz Pharmaceuticals has been hailed as a major validation of the medical cannabinoid industry. The deal is the largest to date in the medical cannabinoid field. Jazz’s offer valued GW’s shares nearly 50% higher than their previous day’s close. The acquisition is expected to […]

February 18, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev

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News and Trends 22 Dec 2020

EMA Greenlights BioNTech and Pfizer mRNA Vaccine for Covid-19

BioNTech and Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, made from messenger RNA, has become the first of its kind to be approved by the EMA. The EMA has granted conditional approval to Comirnaty, a vaccine against Covid-19 developed by BioNTech and Pfizer. The approval comes weeks after the UK became the first country in the world to approve […]

December 22, 2020 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 14 Dec 2020

Will Europe Follow Singapore in Approving Cultured Meat?

Singapore is the first country to grant approval to meat grown from animal cells, known as cultured meat. Will European countries follow suit? Eat Just is a San Francisco-based company that sells plant-based alternatives to eggs and other animal products. The firm made headlines last week when it got regulatory approval to market cultured chicken […]

December 14, 2020 - 5 minutesmins - By Kostas Vavitsas

In Depth 4 Nov 2020

The Return of Gene Therapy

Gene therapy is a hot area in the biotech industry right now, with many treatments in development and a number of recent approvals. However, the path has not always been a smooth one. Gene therapy has been one of the biggest success stories of the 21st century. Genetic diseases were once seen as incurable, etched […]

November 4, 2020 - 8 minutesmins - By Farhan Mitha

News and Trends 30 Oct 2020

Bayer’s AskBio Acquisition Strong Statement For Gene Therapy in Europe

This week, German big pharma Bayer announced a €3.5B takeover of Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, a well known US gene therapy specialist. This is only one of many examples of the funding windfall experienced by the gene therapy field in 2020. Despite the difficulties posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 has been a good year for gene […]

October 30, 2020 - 6 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

Expert Advice 14 Oct 2020

Everything You Need to Know About Biotech Business Models

What’s my business model? Who do I partner with? How do I scale up? These are typical strategic questions a young biotech will regularly face. The business model of a biotech company can determine its long-term trajectory to success. In this article, we’ll focus on a typical ‘platform’ biotech company in the biopharma sector whose […]

October 14, 2020 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 2 Oct 2020

Huge €62M Series B Boost for Mosa Meat’s Cell-Based Burgers

The Netherlands-based food technology company Mosa Meat has raised €62M in a Series B round that will be used to bring its cultured beef products a step closer to the market. The funding round was led by the Luxembourg firm Blue Horizon Ventures in collaboration with the Bell Food Group, M Ventures, and others. Of […]

October 2, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Laura Cowen

Expert Advice 23 Sep 2020

How to Invest Smart in Biotech Stocks

Anyone investing in public biotech companies will find it challenging to answer the key question: does this company have a good chance to create real value? Medical breakthroughs can result in huge revenues, but being the first to develop and commercialize technologies based on cutting-edge research inherently comes with a high risk of failure. In […]

September 23, 2020 - 12 minutesmins - By Carlos de Rojas

Interview 29 Jul 2020

Medical Cannabis: Regulatory Issues, Patient Demand, and Pricing Changes in Germany

While the coronavirus pandemic has shaken many industries to their core, the European medical cannabis industry continues to flourish. A number of recent developments in Germany show that the demand for medicinal cannabis is growing. But the German medical cannabis industry is also facing a number of challenges, including an unmet patient demand and a […]

July 29, 2020 - 8 minutesmins - By Larissa Warneck-Silvestrin

News and Trends 13 Jul 2020

Forbion Raises €185M to Fuel Late-Stage European Biotechs

The Dutch life sciences venture capital firm Forbion has bagged €185M in the first closing of a fund aimed at investing in late-stage European biotech companies, which often struggle to raise capital. The main mission of Forbion’s fund — named the Growth Opportunities Fund — is to invest in European life sciences companies raising their […]

July 13, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By David Wilson

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EMA Approvals for Multiple Sclerosis Highlight Treatment Shortfalls

Vazkepa Gets EMA Nod for Cardiovascular Disease, But Hurdles Remain

Cannabinoids in Focus after GW Pharmaceuticals Snapped up for €6B

EMA Greenlights BioNTech and Pfizer mRNA Vaccine for Covid-19

Will Europe Follow Singapore in Approving Cultured Meat?

The Return of Gene Therapy

Bayer’s AskBio Acquisition Strong Statement For Gene Therapy in Europe

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Huge €62M Series B Boost for Mosa Meat’s Cell-Based Burgers

How to Invest Smart in Biotech Stocks

Medical Cannabis: Regulatory Issues, Patient Demand, and Pricing Changes in Germany

Forbion Raises €185M to Fuel Late-Stage European Biotechs

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