Entries by Thomas Gabrielczyk

Afatinib push back K-RAS-positive lung cancer

A team of Austrian, Hungarian and Canadian researchers has demonstrated that Boehringer Ingelheim’s FDA-approved ERB family kinase blocker afatinib prolonged survival in hard-to-treat K-RAS-mutated lung tumours.

Chemspec Europe 2018 starting

For two days, innovation in synthetic and bio-based fine chemicals will be in the focus of experts who meet at Chemspec Europe in Cologne (20-21 June, 2018, Koelnmesse).

Roche pays US$2.4bn for FMI take-over

Three years ago Roche acquired a majority in shares of Foundation Medicines Inc (FMI), a specialist in cancer panel sequencing, which has build a huge database with cancer mutation profiles. Now Roche paid US2.4bn to complete the take-over.

Deinobiotics reports novel antibiotics class

Researchers at French antibiotics specialist Deinobiotics SAS, a subsidiary of Deinove SA, and German researchers announces the discovery of a new class of resistance breaking antibiotics that kill MRSA or S. pneumoniae effectively.

EPO under pressure not to lower quality standards

Following a letter of about 1,000 EPO patent examiners , also patent attorneys have send an open letter to the European Patent Office (EPO), criticising its outgoing president for having established work routines that are set to lower quality of European patents.

Adrenomed reveals MOA of sepsis antibody

Adrenomed AG announced the publication of three scientific papers revealing how its adrenomedullin-targeting Phase II sepsis antibody Adrecizumab reverses vascular hyperpermeability in sepsis.

Expanding into the commercial supply space

Celonic AG has pursued an ambitious expansion strategy in mammalian cell line contract manufacturing to establish Phase III and commercial supply by mid-2019. A new GMP facility in Heidelberg was acquired, and capacity is also being expanded at the headquarters in Basel. European Biotechnology spoke with Franzpeter Bracht, COO of Celonic, about Celonic’s strategy.