BIOCOM

For the second time, biotech communication start-up Labiotech hosted its event LBRefresh, this year in Paris, France. Participants enjoyed panel discussions, a start-up battle and intimate fireside chats…

Waldemar Kütt, European Commission, at 11th EUBP conference in Berlin, © European Bioplastics

EU consumers have minor knowledge on bioplastics but unrealistically high expectations that can not be fulfilled, researchers said at 11th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin.

French Carbios has presented a process that depolymerises one of the most common non-recycled plastics polluting the oceans. 

Human Interferon Alpha, © Nevit Dilmen / NCBI

French immunotherapy expert Neovacs has teamed up with CDMO 3P Biopharmaceuticals for the manufacture of interferon alpha with recently licensed technology.

© Kymab

UK-based biopharma group Kymab has brought a new backer from China on board. With the help from ORI Healthcare Fund, Kymab secured a US$100m Series C financing.

Proteros has expanded its epigenetic drug discovery services for MSD. Just one year after having signed a first R&D pact, the computational chemistry firm inked a second contract in oncology.

adidas' prototype shoe made from spider silk, @ Amsilk

Adidas has presented the world’s first lightweight racing shoe made by recombinantly produced silk fibers. 

Researcher at Martinsried-headquarters of Medigene, © Medigene

Until mid-October, cancer immunotherapy play Medigene AG was a pure drug developer. With a potential US$1bn TCR-contract manufacturing deal with Bluebird Bio, it widened its business focus. Now, the company presented a process that delivers neospecific anti-tumour TCRs.

Mortality and population size of inflamed and non-inflamed tumour subtypes, x-axis: relative tumour mutation frequency (from low [left] to high [right]; © Roche; 
PAnC: Pancreatic cancer, AML: Acute myelogenous leukaemia; CLL: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; RCC: Renal cell carcinoma; GBM: Glioblastoma multiforme; CRC: colorectal carcinoma; OvCa: Ovarial carcinoma; SCCHN: Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck; TNBC: Triple-negative breast cancer; NHL: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma; GC: Gastric cancer, UBC: Urothelial bladder cancer; NSCLC: Non-small cell lung cancer

Swiss cancer meds world market leader Roche intensifies its focus on translational research to broaden the scope of cancer immunotherapies. 

Mortality and population size of inflamed and non-inflamed tumour subtypes, x-axis: relative tumour mutation frequency (from low [left] to high [right]; © Roche; 
PAnC: Pancreatic cancer, AML: Acute myelogenous leukaemia; CLL: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; RCC: Renal cell carcinoma; GBM: Glioblastoma multiforme; CRC: colorectal carcinoma; OvCa: Ovarial carcinoma; SCCHN: Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck; TNBC: Triple-negative breast cancer; NHL: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma; GC: Gastric cancer, UBC: Urothelial bladder cancer; NSCLC: Non-small cell lung cancer

Swiss cancer meds world market leader Roche intensifies its focus on translational research to broaden the scope of cancer immunotherapies.