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News and Trends 20 Jun 2017

Swedish Biotech publishes Long-Term Data on a Dendritic Cell Therapy for Cancer

Immunicum has reported new data on long-term follow-up of patients treated with ilixadencel, a unique dendritic cell therapy against cancer. Immunicum is a Swedish biotech developing a cell-based therapy against cancer. The company has just published in the Journal for Immunotherapy for Cancer detailed results from a Phase I/II trial evaluating its lead candidate ilixadencel. The cell […]

June 20, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Startup Scout 16 Jun 2017

Meet the Swedish Biotech that is Set to Cure a Rare Kidney Disease

This week we visited the Scandinavian summer and had a look at the Swedish biotech Oxthera, which is developing cell- and enzyme-based therapies to treat hyperoxaluria. Mission: Stockholm-based Oxthera is currently advancing two late-stage clinical products for the treatment of primary and secondary hyperoxaluria, a kidney disease that is caused by the build-up of oxalate in plasma […]

June 16, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 8 May 2017

Swedish Biotech Faces Another Phase III Flop in Multiple Sclerosis

Teva and Active Biotech have failed Phase III with their Multiple Sclerosis drug laquinimod to treat the relapsing-remitting form of the disease. Teva and Active Biotech have faced another setback with their long-expected successor to Teva’s Copaxone, laquinimod, for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The drug failed to meet the primary endpoint, trying to improve the […]

May 8, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

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News and Trends 21 Apr 2017

Fungi Genomes could be a Gold Mine of New Antibiotics

Good old Penicillium still has a lot more tricks upon its sleeve: Swedish researchers see its potential as a gold mine for new antibiotics. The genomic analysis of Penicillium species represents a potential gold mine for new bioactive compounds, or improved versions of those we already use. Published recently in Nature Microbiology, the work was carried at Chalmers University […]

April 21, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

Infant Bacterial Therapeutics Biotech of the Week

Startup Scout 24 Mar 2017

This Swedish Biotech Uses Bacteria to Treat Diseases in Infants

This week’s biotech brought us to Scandinavia. Based in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm, Infant Bacterial Therapeutics aims to treat rare diseases affecting newborns by targeting the infant microbiome. Mission: Infant Bacterial Therapeutics (IBT) aims to treat rare diseases affecting infants for which there is currently no treatment available. The company makes use of live bacterial therapeutics, which modulate inflammatory […]

March 24, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 22 Mar 2017

Swedish Oncology Biotech Teams up with World Leading Cancer Center

The Swedish biotech Aprea Therapeutics has entered a new collaboration with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to study the effects of its lead APR-246. Based in Stockholm, Aprea therapeutics is focusing on the development of its only drug candidate, APR-246. The molecule targets the key tumor supressor p53 to restore its function. Now, in collaboration […]

March 22, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 10 Mar 2017

SynBio Success with Enzyme opens Jet Fuel Production Possibilities

The well-known but stubborn FAS enzyme has been successfully modified to make petrol and jet fuel. This research opens up possibilities to produce biofuels with engineered microorganisms, or “cell factories”. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a method to modify the enzyme fatty acid synthase (FAS). This complex enzyme has long been […]

March 10, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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More News! 9 Mar 2017

There’s a New Target for Anti-Aging Therapies

According to a study at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) published in the journal Cell Reports, the protein integrin-ß3 is a new marker and regulator of cellular senescence. Past research has revealed that the rising number of senescent cells, which appear during normal ageing, contributes to many age-related diseases. In a new study by Ana O’Loghlen and collegues, integrin-ß3 has been identified as […]

March 9, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

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More News! 3 Mar 2017

Plants go Electronic with new Swedish Magic Sauce

e-Plants can become a reality with a new technique that creates in vivo electronic circuits. But what are these bioelectronic plants for? A research team from the Linköping University has developed a ‘magic sauce’ that can transform the normal vascular system, through which they transport water and nutrients from the roots, into an electronic circuit. […]

March 3, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 1 Mar 2017

Swedish Oncology Biotech makes a Large IPO for its Peptides

The Swedish company Oncopeptides raised €68M with its IPO on Nasdaq Stockholm, which will allow the company to push their compound into phase III trials. Oncopeptides was founded in 2000 and is focused on the development of its lead compound Ygalo. After the company started a Phase II trial in patients with late stage relapsed and refractory multiple […]

March 1, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 27 Jan 2017

Researchers are One Step Closer to Understanding Artificial Silk

Silk is a material in high demand, and so is a method to produce it artificially. A Swedish-German team of researchers is studying how to make silk with milk whey protein. Besides making way for a potentially cheaper process, artificial silk could have important medical applications. Researchers from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm and […]

January 27, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 14 Dec 2016

Swedish Therapy targeting All Solid Tumors enrolls First Patient

Immunicum just received FDA approval to start clinical trials in the US for a therapy that could overcome the challenges of T-cell therapies and target virtually any injectable solid tumor. Immunicum is a biotech from Gothenburg, Sweden, that focuses on immuno-oncology with a different approach from most companies. Instead of T-cells, the company engineers dendritic […]

December 14, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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Swedish Biotech publishes Long-Term Data on a Dendritic Cell Therapy for Cancer

Meet the Swedish Biotech that is Set to Cure a Rare Kidney Disease

Swedish Biotech Faces Another Phase III Flop in Multiple Sclerosis

Fungi Genomes could be a Gold Mine of New Antibiotics

This Swedish Biotech Uses Bacteria to Treat Diseases in Infants

Swedish Oncology Biotech Teams up with World Leading Cancer Center

SynBio Success with Enzyme opens Jet Fuel Production Possibilities

There’s a New Target for Anti-Aging Therapies

Plants go Electronic with new Swedish Magic Sauce

Swedish Oncology Biotech makes a Large IPO for its Peptides

Researchers are One Step Closer to Understanding Artificial Silk

Swedish Therapy targeting All Solid Tumors enrolls First Patient

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