European Seeds Asscociation

With globally at least 30 million of cases per year, sepsis is a major health threat for which a specific adjunctive sepsis therapy beyond antimicrobial treatment, surgical source control and supportive intensive care measure is still missing.

Expression of PD-L1, atezolizumab's target on immune and cancer cells. © Roche

Roche is making up lost ground in immuno-oncology. The Swiss company’s PD-L1 directed immunotherapy atezolizumab is more effective in combatting lung cancer than standard chemotherapy.

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Well, those bloody idiots in the UK managed to do it talk themselves from decades of hysteria about straight bananas (entirely fabricated by one B Johnson during his time as a journalist in Brussels) into actually voting to leave.

Avantium has already gained financial support by Coca Cola for further developing a sustainable bio-based bottle. © Avantium

The new joint venture Synvina is positioned in the market for drop-in bioplastics with advanced product characteristics.

Meet management, investors, service companies etc.  © Boris Mannhardt, BIOCOM AG

With  about 38,000 attendees and 2,500 exhibitors, CPhI worldwide in Barcelona has broken another record. Personalised 3D printed pills and hypothesis generation using big data were only two trends reported.

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Dublin-based protein immunotherapy developer Prothena has appointed Gene Kinney as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Kinney has also been appointed to Prothena’s Board of Directors.
Bioreactors in Kalundborg, Denmark, © Novozymes

The fate of the bioeconomy in Europe remains undecided. The evaluation of the European Commission’s bioeconomy strategy plus action plan has been delayed.

Apeiron Biologics CEO Hans Loibner © Inwien.at

Austrian Apeiron Biologics has outlicensed the global marketing rights for its neuroblastoma antibody dinutuximab beta to British Eusa Pharma.

Novo Nordisk headquarters in Bagsværd, Denmark © Novo Nordisk

Danish insulin maker Novo Nordisk tries to relieve financial pressure by laying off 1,000 staff. The step was necessary due to challenges on the US market, the company said.

Source: Carlos de Sousa

Swedish immuno-oncology play Immunicum AB has appointed Carlos de Sousa as its new CEO. Most recently, de Sousa worked as Chief Business Offer at Danish Zealand Pharma.