Entries by Thomas Gabrielczyk

BioBLU® Single-Use Bioreactors – Single-Use Simplicity

Single-use bioreactor technology offers a set of benefits compared to common glass or stainless-steel vessels, including reduced downtime between runs, minimal cleaning effort, or decreased cross-contamination risk. Advantages like these have generated an ever-growing demand for this technology over the years. In that regard, BioBLU® Single-Use Bioreactors combine the benefits of single-use bioreactor technology with the reliable performance of conventional glass or stainless-steel bioreactors.

Conflict of interest?

In 2016, PharmaMar filed a European marketing authorisation application for Aplidin as a treatment for patients with multiple myeloma. After the European Medicines Agency rejected the MAA twice, which was accepted in Australia with the same data, PharmaMar sued the EC. European Biotechnology spoke with PharmaMar’s Chairman José María Fernández Sousa-Faro.

Swiss Biotech Report: Sunrise, not sunset, is the feeling of the hour

In 2022, the Swiss biotech industry "continued to demonstrate its resilience, adapting well to geopolitical upheavals and remaining a key driver of innovation for global healthcare". Swiss biotech companies generated revenues of CHF 6.8bn. Capital inflows amounted to more than CHF 1.3bn, of which CHF 780m went to listed companies and CHF 550m to private companies. These are some of the findings of the annual industry report published by the Swiss Biotech Association in collaboration with EY and presented at Swiss Biotech Day in Basel.