Unitary Patent:?Ingve Stjerna, plaintiff before the Federal Constitutional Court, argues that the UPC system does not deliver on its promise to make European patents cheaper and more affordable to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). European Biotechnology asked José Pfizer, Head of Intellectual Property at 4SC AG, to address the issue from the perspective of a German SME.
The hunt for a cure for Huntington’s
BackgroundGenetic Diseases:?Its a disease that often strikes people in the prime of life, slowly destroying control over body, mind and personality. It inevitably kills the patient, but usually only after at least a decade of suffering. The underlying cause of Huntingtons disease – a dominant mutation on Chromosome IV – was discovered almost 25 years ago. Now the first trials to target the condition at its source have begun. Chances of finding a cure have never been more realistic.
MAB Discovery expands 2013 partnership with BioNTech AG
Latest NewsGerman MAB Discovery GmbH has extended its 2013 collaboration with BioNTech AG by a contract to produce another set of therapeutic antibodies against a range of targets delivered by BioNTec.
European biotech stocks: New wave of optimism
Latest NewsNousCom raises €42m
Latest NewsSwiss oncolytic virus and vaccine specialist NousCom has closed a €42m Series B financing round led by new investor Abingworth. Co-investors include new 5AM Ventures, and existing investors LSP and Versant Ventures.
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ProductsAseptic Sample Transfer out of a Closed, Sterile System: due to the Sterisart® Septum Technology.
Blocking antibody recycling vs autoimmune diseases
Latest NewsResearchers at Belgian UCB SA have clinically demonstrated that an antibody targeting a normal cellular recycling process can remove autoantibodies from the blood of people with autoimmune diseases.
Another death related to allogenic CAR-T cell therapy
Latest NewsFollowing the death of a patient with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN), the FDA put a hold on two clinical Phase I trials with UCART123, French Cellectis SAs allogenic CAR-T therapies. Preliminary results from two trials in CD19+ relapsed or refractory B-Cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients dosed with UCART19 suggest that cytokine release syndrome (CRS) associated with allogenic CAR-Ts must be managed very carefully.
BioGeneration Ventures Fund III closed at €82m
Latest NewsDutch venture capital company BioGeneration Ventures (BGV) has closed its third fund, BGV III, at €82m exceeding the original target by €32m.
“We have mixed feelings…”
OpinionUnitary Patent:?Ingve Stjerna, plaintiff before the Federal Constitutional Court, argues that the UPC system does not deliver on its promise to make European patents cheaper and more affordable to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). European Biotechnology asked José Pfizer, Head of Intellectual Property at 4SC AG, to address the issue from the perspective of a German SME.
Ablynx raises US$230m
Latest NewsBelgian nanobody producer Ablynx closes an initial public offering of American Depositary Shares at Nasdaq totalling US$200m plus a fully exercised greenshoe option amounting aggregate gross proceeds to US$230.