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News and Trends 13 Dec 2019

Transgene’s Cancer Vaccine Abandoned after Phase II Fail

French biotech Transgene has ceased the development of a therapeutic cancer vaccine that failed to shrink tumors in patients with lung cancer in a phase II trial. In the phase II trial, Transgene tested its therapeutic cancer vaccine in combination with chemotherapy and the checkpoint inhibitor drug nivolumab, marketed as Opdivo. The treatment failed to […]

December 13, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 12 Dec 2019

Iterum Therapeutics Reels from Antibiotic Phase III Fail

An antibiotic candidate developed by the Irish company Iterum Therapeutics has failed to meet the main goal of a phase III trial, a blow for efforts to meet the challenge of global antibiotic resistance. Iterum Therapeutics’ drug sulopenem was tested in a phase III trial that recruited 674 patients suffering from complicated intra-abdominal infections. These […]

December 12, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 11 Dec 2019

€14M Series A to Fund Cancer Immunotherapy Boosting Checkpoint Inhibitors

The Swiss biotech ImmunOs Therapeutics has raised a Series A round of €13.7M (CHF 15M) that will fund the first human trials of its cancer immunotherapy that could improve the response of cancer patients to checkpoint inhibitors. The round was co-led by the Swiss life sciences venture capital firm BioMedPartners and by Pfizer Ventures. The […]

December 11, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 9 Dec 2019

Autolus Reveals Early Clinical Data of Next-Gen CAR-T Therapy

London-based Autolus has shown its next-generation CAR T-cell therapy does not induce some of the severe side effects that have led to deaths in patients treated with CAR T-cell treatments currently on the market. Since their arrival on the market in 2017, CAR T-cell therapies have provided hope to patients with rare forms of blood […]

December 9, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 9 Dec 2019

Scientists Use DNA Data Storage to Hide Information in Everyday Objects

Scientists have developed a method for storing DNA data in 3D-printed objects, which could one day allow machines to replicate themselves. The group, based at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, as well as in Israel and the US, began by synthesizing DNA molecules that encode blueprints of the Stanford bunny, a rabbit-shaped object commonly used in testing […]

December 9, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 6 Dec 2019

Update: Cancer Immunotherapy Biotech Files for Insolvency

Update (06/12/2019): Following the phase III failure of its immunotherapy drug for colorectal cancer in the summer, the German company Mologen has filed for insolvency. Published 06/08/2019 A DNA immunotherapy drug developed by the German company Mologen has failed to improve the survival of patients with colorectal cancer in a phase III trial. The phase […]

December 6, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 6 Dec 2019

Dutch Startup Gets €9M to Create First Lab-Grown Pork Prototype

Dutch startup Meatable has raised €9M in a seed round that will allow the company to host a tasting of its first prototype of lab-grown pork by summer 2020. The fundraising was led by the German VC BlueYard Capital, which had participated in Meatable’s previous €3M round last year. New investors include business angels Albert […]

December 6, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 4 Dec 2019

€48M Series B Fuels Immunotherapies for Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases

ImCheck Therapeutics has raised a Series B round worth €48M to fund the development of first-in-class immunotherapies that treat cancer and autoimmune diseases by targeting a rare type of immune cells called a gamma delta T-cell. ImCheck Therapeutics’ Series B round was led by Pfizer Ventures — the venture capital arm of the big pharma […]

December 4, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 2 Dec 2019

€31M Series B Funds Rollout of Artificial Pancreas in Type 1 Diabetes

The French biotech Diabeloop has raised €31M to launch an artificial pancreas device designed to automatically control the blood glucose levels of type 1 diabetes patients. According to Diabeloop, this is the biggest Series B round raised by a European company developing therapies that use artificial intelligence. The round was led by the French family […]

December 2, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 29 Nov 2019

Bioplastics Consortium Granted €25M EU Funding

The PEFerence consortium, coordinated by Avantium Renewable Polymers, has received reconfirmation of a €25M Horizon 2020 grant from the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking to develop plant-based, recyclable plastics. The grant was originally awarded in 2017 when the PEFerence consortium was under coordination of Synvina, a joint venture between Avantium and BASF. This venture was dissolved […]

November 29, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 28 Nov 2019

Personalized Vaccine Could Delay Onset of Pancreatic Cancer

A personalized vaccine developed by researchers in the UK and China extended the survival of mice with pancreatic cancer, opening the door to the first treatments to prevent rather than treat one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. “Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most challenging tumors to treat,” said Yaohe Wang, professor at […]

November 28, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 27 Nov 2019

Scientists Turn Crop Waste into Fragrances with Microbes

A team of researchers in Brazil and the UK has developed a fermentation technique to turn plant waste, such as wheat straw, into a valuable chemical used in the fragrance industry. In a study published in the journal Green Chemistry, the scientists used engineered Escherichia coli bacteria to break down sugar cane and wheat straw, […]

November 27, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Transgene’s Cancer Vaccine Abandoned after Phase II Fail

Iterum Therapeutics Reels from Antibiotic Phase III Fail

€14M Series A to Fund Cancer Immunotherapy Boosting Checkpoint Inhibitors

Autolus Reveals Early Clinical Data of Next-Gen CAR-T Therapy

Scientists Use DNA Data Storage to Hide Information in Everyday Objects

Update: Cancer Immunotherapy Biotech Files for Insolvency

Dutch Startup Gets €9M to Create First Lab-Grown Pork Prototype

€48M Series B Fuels Immunotherapies for Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases

€31M Series B Funds Rollout of Artificial Pancreas in Type 1 Diabetes

Bioplastics Consortium Granted €25M EU Funding

Personalized Vaccine Could Delay Onset of Pancreatic Cancer

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