Entries by Thomas Gabrielczyk

New drug kills mosquitos by blood poisoning

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.

Researchers crack the code of protein degradation

Researchers 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.

Augustine Therapeutics NV raises €78m in Series A round

Leuven-based Augustine Therapeutics NV will use the proceeds from a €77.7m in Series A financing led by Novo Holdings and Jeito Capital to advance its preclinical HDAC6 inhibitor AGT-100216 for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease to Phase I testing.

UK to boost scale-up of biomanufacturing infrastructure

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee wants to improve technology transfer in industrial biotechnology through better regulation, more funding, and improved access to scale-up infrastructure for biomanufacturing and bioengineering start-ups.

The tenth pin for quality management in life sciences

The much-discussed digital transformation in the healthcare sector is in full swing. European Biotechnology spoke with Dr. Sabrina Graf, COO of the globally active Tenthpin Group, about how the right software can improve quality management, keep the system landscape lean, and safe both, time and money.

US President deprioritises biotechnology

The U.S. administration of President Donald Trump has revoked Executive Order 14081, “Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy,” originally issued on September 12, 2022. This decision will have far-reaching consequences for the U.S. biotech industry.