Entries by Maren Kühr

Austria on the fast track

The Who’s Who of the biotech industry relies on Austria. Every second biotechnology company is located in the hotspot of Vienna, where a leading research centre – the Campus Vienna BioCenter – has emerged. Multinationals and startups benefit from an extensive value chain, from basic research to production and distribution. The national investment promotion agency Austrian Business Agency (ABA) is the first point of contact when making the leap into the Austrian market.

Flexible. Reliable. Focussed.

Richter-Helm is a leading and expanding Germany-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). Richter-Helm provides excellent services in the continuously growing market of pharmaceutical biotechnology. Offering a broad range of microbial manufacturing, development and analytical services, Richter-Helm will bring customer projects to the next level.

BioSpain 2021, showcasing Spanish biotech leap forward

The largest biotech event organised by a national bioindustry association (AseBio) in Europe and one of the biggest in the world will take place from 27 September to 1 October. To be held in Pamplona-Iruña, the capital of the region of Navarra, and a scientific cluster for biotechnology, BioSpain will feature
a combination of on-site networking opportunities and site visits, an online trade show, presentations,
and panels that will be accessible simultaneously on-site and online.

LKF – 30 years dedicated to clinical trials

This year LKF – Central Laboratory, which specialises in international clinical trials, celebrates its 30th anniversary. Although size and services have developed significantly since the beginning, LKF´s corporate philosophy is still the same. With its dedicated team, LKF supports clinical trials with an individual and study-oriented, flexible approach with consistent high-quality laboratory standards.

First German Evotec BRIDGE in Heidelberg

On 13 April 2021, Evotec SE launched beLAB2122 in collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb company and five top-tier academic institutions. Mediated and supported by BioRN Life Science Cluster Rhine-Neckar, this $20 million BRIDGE brings together leading academic institutions in Southwestern Germany with the goal of efficiently advancing novel drug discovery projects.

Accelerate single cell analyses in industry and academia

Just a few years ago, single-cell analyses were complex and not user-friendly. Now, thanks to professionalised workflows, the technology is finding its way into the industry. European Biotechnology spoke with Dr Michael Schnall-Levin, SVP R&D, Founding Scientist, from market leader 10X Genomics about the increasing importance of capturing cell heterogeneity for biomedical research.

Formulation development for ATMPS in high demand

Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) are booming, but ATMP formulations are still far from advanced: ATMPs either have a very short shelf life (hours to days) or require (ultra) cold storage conditions. A tailored formulation development program can remarkably improve this situation. Coriolis, an expert for biopharmaceutical research and (formulation) development, expands its ATMP development facilities to meet the increasing market demand.

Tough times for cancer cell therapies

So far, no gene and cell therapies have been approved to treat solid tumours. European Biotechnology spoke with Karen Miller, SVP Pipeline Research at Adaptimmune plc, about promising candidates, and the art of circumventing supply chain bottlenecks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.