A decade ago, the news about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch went viral. Since then, a multitude of startups proliferated on a mission to create ecological alternatives to the ubiquitous fossil-based plastics. At ECBF, we are closely monitoring the emerging materials for packaging applications, by far the main use case of plastics.
Ultra-low freezers: Stability of cancer biomarkers
BackgroundMaintaining the integrity of tumour biomarkers during processing and storage is of great importance for the accurate diagnosis and prognosis of many diseases, including cancers. To safely store samples for research or clinical uses, freezing procedures are used to arrest the degradation of biomarkers. However, the stability of these molecules depends upon long-term storage conditions.
New partnerships push InDevR for Series B financing
Latest NewsInDevR Inc., a provider of analytical technologies for vaccines and biotherapeutics, has raised $9m in Series B financing.
Vésale Bioscience wins R&D grant
Latest NewsPhage therapy specialist Vésale Bioscience gas bageds €1.8m from European Innovation Council (EIC) to fight antibiotic resistance (AMR).
It’s on: the race for sustainable packaging
BackgroundA decade ago, the news about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch went viral. Since then, a multitude of startups proliferated on a mission to create ecological alternatives to the ubiquitous fossil-based plastics. At ECBF, we are closely monitoring the emerging materials for packaging applications, by far the main use case of plastics.
Abionyx Pharma announces success in fighting sepsis-triggered AKI
Latest NewsAbionyx Pharma SA has announced positive data from Phase IIa testing of iCER-001, a recombinant apoA-I, as a treatment for septic patients at high risk of developing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
BioNTech bags Instadeep for £562m
Latest NewsBioNTech SE will pay £562m in cash to acquire its former partner InstaDeep Ltd. to expand its capabilities in AI-based drug discovery.
At the interface of AI, healthcare, and data science
BackgroundThe AI Health Innovation Cluster is bringing together leading scientists at the interface
of artificial intelligence (AI), healthcare, and data science. The goal is to combine and further develop the outstanding research networks and infrastructures in modern health data sciences that have emerged in the Rhine-Neckar region in Germany in recent years.
Roche withdraws checkpoint blocker from the market
Latest NewsRoche AG’s US subsidiary Genentech Inc has withdrawn its checkpoint inhibitor atezolizumab from the market after disappointing results in bladder cancer.
Lessons learned in the face of new health challenges
BackgroundSARS-COV-2 exposed our vulnerability and strategic weakness at European level, in terms of biotechnological manufacturing capacity.
Novo Holdings invests into standardisation of LC-MS-based proteomics
Latest NewsEvosep APS has inked a $40m funding deal with Novo Holdings A/S that is aimed to advance standardised clinical LC-MS-based drug discovery and diagnostic multi-marker tests.