Crowdfunding goes blockchainSpanish Capital Cell continues to be a pioneer in the health crowdfunding scene and launched a new self-funding fundraising round to create the first ICO marketplace for health via Blockchain. more ➔
Determined to reduce the risk of bleedsAnalysts say Roches bispecific antibody Hemlibra will rock the US$15bn haemophilia A market, given that it may circumvent therapy resistance that affects the 30% of patients who form antibodies against … more ➔
User-driven early certainty: EPO steps bac...It was too good to be true. Following harsh criticism from industry, the European Patent Office (EPO) drafted a widely applauded proposal to allow exemptions to its Early Certainty Initiative in Examination. … more ➔
A match made in ScandinaviaTwo listed Scandinavian biotech companies are about to merge into one. Medical Prognosis Institute A/S (Nasdaq First North Stockholm) in Denmark and Oncology Venture Sweden AB (Aktie Torget) in Sweden … more ➔
EC earmarks €97.6m for HorizonIn Brussels, European Commissioners Jyrki Katainen and Carlos Moedas proposed a budget increase of 25% for the next European Research and Innovation programme Horizon Europe (2021-27) compared to Horizon … more ➔
Microbial game-changersHow do novel technologies affect the world’s largest enzyme producer? At the GBS, European Biotechnology asked Thomas Videbaeck, PhD, COO and Executive VP Research, Innovation and Supply. more ➔
Expanding into the commercial supply spaceCelonic 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, … more ➔
Follow the money – from niche to nor...Despite seemingly insurmountable environmental challenges ahead and the many successes flaunted by big biorefinery projects, the wider business community remains stubbornly sceptical about developing … more ➔
Fighting AMR: turning the p(h)ageThe rapid development of antibiotic resistance has become a major public health issue that could soon kill 10 million people annually. One promising alternative to ineffective antibiotics has been around … more ➔
How fast food hijacks young genesAmericans and Europeans love fast food, even though doctors are now more certain than ever that the highly processed meals that go hand-in-hand with a hectic Western lifestyle are not a smart health … more ➔
