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News and Trends 24 Aug 2015

Novartis signs $1Bn deal for GSK’s Multiple Sclerosis Antibody

Is this Novartis‘ next blockbuster? The Swiss company has acquired GlaxoSmithKline‘s (GSK) immunosuppressive antibody Ofatumumab for up to $1Bn. The new drug allows Novartis to enter the multiple sclerosis market for the third time. Earlier this year, Novartis purchased GSK’s oncology portfolio for $16 billion (€14Bn), including the fully human monoclonal anitbody Ofatumumab, which is […]

August 24, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 14 Aug 2015

Roche’s €382M Acquisition to Expand its Fight against Drug-Resistant Bacteria

The biggest biotech company worldwide has just become even bigger: Roche acquired the Californian GeneWEAVE BioSciences, a privately held company that developed a cool technology to diagnose drug-resistant bacteria. For the integration, Roche shells out $190M (€171M) upfront and up to $235M (€211M) product-related milestones. GeneWEAVE is an American company that developed a technology which is […]

August 14, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 13 Aug 2015

Roche abandons Wilex to Make Way for Immuno-Oncology

Roche just dropped a first-generation antibody-based treatment preventing cancer cells from proliferating. Interestingly enough, the partner of the collaboration, Wilex’ subsidiary Heidelberg Pharma, stated the research “progressed well, on schedule, and in a mutually satisfactory manner”. What happened? Heidelberg Pharma is a German company that discovers new drugs using its platform technology for antibody drug […]

August 13, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 12 Aug 2015

Roche and Clovis combine drugs to fight lung cancer, the most common cancer worldwide

Roche‘s subsidiary Genentech joined forces with NASDAQ-listed Clovis Oncology to evaluate a novel combination therapy for the treatment of advanced EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Its anti PD-L1 cancer immunotherapy and Clovis’ rociletinib will enter Phase Ib/II in 2015. With 1.35 million new cases annually, lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide. In […]

August 12, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 27 Jul 2015

Roche exits €940M discovery alliance with Molecular Partners

Roche left the collaboration with Molecular Partners, walking away from a potential cancer treatment using the DARPin technology. The collaboration, entered in 2013, was worth up to €940M. Molecular Partners is a Swiss company focusing on immuno-oncology. The company has developed a platform generating small proteins called DARPins (Designed Ankyrin Repeat Proteins). These can target […]

July 27, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 26 Jul 2015

Roche’s Deal pushes Vifor’s split from Galenica

Switzerland’s biggest pharmacy network, Galenica, wants to split off the specialty pharma company Vifor Pharma. This could be done earlier than expected, thanks to a lucrative Roche deal. Galenica has made large investments in the pharma business over the recent years. Vifor Pharma is already a world leader when it comes to iron deficiency treatments. In […]

July 26, 2015 - 1 minutemin - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 31 May 2015

Who are the European Cancer Champions?

Cancer makes no difference… Children, elderly, healthy, disabled, black, white, etc… the disease randomly selects its targets. One of the biggest challenges of the Biotech industry today, is to lead groundbreaking innovations capable of treating cancer, which also encompass each individual’s biological specificity. So who are the leading champions? Recently, Thomson Reuters listed the 5 […]

May 31, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexandre Lowrey

News and Trends 15 May 2015

European companies present their cancer treatment solutions in the USA

Each year, the American Society of Clinical Oncology gathers the cancer therapy developers during five days to present their latest results. Roche seems to be the European winner of this roundup, with amazing results of alectinib in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Roche’s investigational medicine alectinib shrank tumors in nearly half of patients suffering from this […]

May 15, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

News and Trends 3 Apr 2015

The Strategic Focus of Roche-Genentech on Personal Genetic data

Personal Genetic data plays more and more a critical role in drug development. Major Pharma company Roche and its Biotech subsidiary Genentech are iconic in this trend. They have always been the first ones to catch up the wave and get profit from it. Today, Genentech believes and focus on genome sequencing to continue bringing breakthrough […]

April 3, 2015 - 4 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 18 Feb 2015

#BioFigures: 3,000 whole genomes sequenced to fight Parkinson!

WHO? 23andMe, founded in 2006, is the leading personal genetics company dedicated to helping people access, understand and benefit from the human genome. The vision for 23andMe is to personalize healthcare by making and supporting meaningful discoveries through genetic research. Photo credit: 23andMe WHAT? 23andMe, announced an agreement with Genentech, a member of the Swiss Roche Group, […]

February 18, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Marie Godar

News and Trends 13 Jan 2015

Roche spent $1B for the Leading Molecular Information Biotech company: Foundation Medicine

2015 starts in a rush for the Biotech industry. Swiss Pharma-giant Roche just announced paying $1B to acquire 56% percent of leading molecular information and genomic analysis Biotech company Foundation Medicine. Foundation Medicine is a leading Biotech company in the field of molecular information and genomic analysis. It uses next-gen sequencing technology and solid bioinformatic analysis […]

January 13, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 18 Sep 2014

Would you be interested by MinION, the first pocket DNA sequencer ?

The first next-gen sequencing device of the size of an iPhone has been shipped. It is called MinION and is developed by the Oxford-based company Nanopore technologies. The long research and development process has finally paid off. How can a next-gen sequencer hold in a so small device? It uses a newly developed nanopore sequencing method. […]

September 18, 2014 - 3 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

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Novartis signs $1Bn deal for GSK’s Multiple Sclerosis Antibody

Roche’s €382M Acquisition to Expand its Fight against Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Roche abandons Wilex to Make Way for Immuno-Oncology

Roche and Clovis combine drugs to fight lung cancer, the most common cancer worldwide

Roche exits €940M discovery alliance with Molecular Partners

Roche’s Deal pushes Vifor’s split from Galenica

Who are the European Cancer Champions?

European companies present their cancer treatment solutions in the USA

The Strategic Focus of Roche-Genentech on Personal Genetic data

#BioFigures: 3,000 whole genomes sequenced to fight Parkinson!

Roche spent $1B for the Leading Molecular Information Biotech company: Foundation Medicine

Would you be interested by MinION, the first pocket DNA sequencer ?

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