A drug named nitisinone, EU-approved for the treatment of metabolic diseases, also shows strong mosquito-killing properties. According to researchers headed by Lee Haines, it turns human blood toxic to Anopheles mosquitoes that transmit Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly form of malaria.
EU bioeconomy strategy enters crucial phase
Latest NewsEurope’s decision on how to combine economic growth and decarbonisation in the future depends on the renewal of the EU bioeconomy strategy. The question is whether the EU will fall further behind globally or whether bioeconomy will become the EU’s growth engine.
Moss Cell Line Finds Broader Application
Sponsored PublicationsFreiburg-based Eleva relies on its moss-based platform for the development of new biologics both independently and with partners. A new alliance with Spanish CDMO 3PBIOVIAN now secures clinical production capacity for both activities.
EMA set to simplify biosimilar approval
Latest NewsThe EMA has asked the industry to share their thoughts on its draft guidelines for developing and assessing biosimilars. The idea is to make it easier for patients in the EU to get access to biosimilars, while also keeping Europe a good choice for developers.
SLAS selects 12 most innovative automation start-ups
Associations, Latest NewsThe Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) has selected 12 start-ups to exhibit at Europe’s premier automation conference as part of its Innovation AveNew programme at SLAS Europe 2025, which takes place from 20-22 May in Hamburg, Germany.
Connecting Europe’s biotech community
AssociationsJoin YEBN’s top biotech event in Budapest! Connect with innovators, learn from professionals, and shape the future of biotech. Don’t miss this opportunity to network and grow, join us now!
Fueling innovation with accessible mRNA products
slider, Sponsored PublicationsThrough a new partnership with VWR, TriLink Biotechnologies has made its catalogue of industry-leading nucleic acid technologies more available in Europe. By improving the ordering process and reducing lead times, this partnership will support early-phase researchers and established commercial clients with cutting-edge mRNA products.
Annual general meeting in Vienna
AssociationsThe BIOTECH AUSTRIA hybrid annual meeting took place on 25 February 2025 in Vienna, 2025 being the fifth anniversary.
New drug kills mosquitos by blood poisoning
Latest NewsA drug named nitisinone, EU-approved for the treatment of metabolic diseases, also shows strong mosquito-killing properties. According to researchers headed by Lee Haines, it turns human blood toxic to Anopheles mosquitoes that transmit Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly form of malaria.
Researchers crack the code of protein degradation
Latest NewsResearchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) and MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge have developed and patented the new UbiREAD technology, which decodes the complex ubiquitin code that marks target proteins for E3 ligase-mediated degradation in cells.
Life Sciences Meets Lab Automation
AssociationsSLAS is pleased to bring together the laboratory automation and life sciences research communities at the SLAS Europe 2025 Conference & Exhibition at the Congress Center Hamburg, 20-22 May.