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.
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 SA’s 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-T’s 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.
CPHI Worldwide expands outreach
Latest NewsThe world’s largest event for pharma professionals, CPHI worldwide, will see an expansion to the rapidly-growing field of biologics next year in Madrid
Insight into biomarkers
BackgroundAYOXXA’s LUNARIS platform:?In a case study "Translational proteomics: a new perspective for
ophthalmology research, Ayoxxa gives insights into the capabilities of its Lunaris multiplex protein
analysis platform.
300 jobs more: US company expands its Irish campus
Latest NewsUS biotech company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals revealed plans to create some 300 new jobs in Ireland’s Limerick County. The jobs form part of a US$100m (€85m) expansion plan for the company’s campus there.
Immunethep receives grant from Gates Foundation
Latest NewsPortuguese biotech company Immunethep has convinced the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to hand out a grant to test its antibody against the bacterial extracellular virulence factor GAPDH.
EU researchers unveil how T cell dysfunction triggers MS
Latest NewsFrench and British scientists have revealed insight into how a critical immune regulatory pathway contributes to the development of multiple sclerosis (MS), potentially paving the way toward future immunotherapies for the debilitating condition.