Tagged with Biotechnology

USA At the American trade association’s latest CEO & Investor Conference, the board chair of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Ted W. Love discussed US policies and speculated about the impact of the upcoming American election on the industry while affirming that biotech continues to thrive in spite of recent challenges.…

United Kingdom The recent FDA decision to investigate the serious risk of patients developing new cancers after treatment with CAR-T therapies may have created some bad press around cell and gene therapies, but AstraZeneca has continued to consolidate its ambitions in the area with the acquisition of China-based cell therapy biotech, Gracell…

Hong Kong Serial entrepreneur Dr. Gina Jiang built a number of successful medtech startups in Silicon Valley before joining the Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology (HKIB) as its managing director. She discusses the institute’s work with vaccines and biologics as well as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and explains the Advanced Therapy Products…

Switzerland At this year’s Swiss Biotech Day, the Swiss Biotech Association celebrated its 25 years of existence and proved the ability of the sector to weather geopolitical disruptions and funding challenges with the findings published in the Swiss Biotech Report 2023. The organisation also celebrated recent industry successes with its Swiss…

China The latest healthcare and life sciences news from China, including Eisai’s USD 2 billion oncology deal with Bliss Biopharma; Hasten Biopharmaceutic acquisition of commercial rights in China for Rocephin from Roche and CytoNiche Biotechnology’s new R&D centre.   COVID global emergency over but risks remain, says China health official (Reuters)…

South Korea ExoCoBio’s CEO, Byong Seung Cho, went from biotech venture capital to setting up ExoCoBio, a company whose core technology is based on adipose stem-cell derived exosomes for regenerative medicine and medical aesthetics. He walks us through ExoCoBio’s exosome-based finished product line as well as its promising preclinical findings not just…

Italy Dompé’s Chief Operating Officer, Eriona Gjinukaj, responsible for creating the Italian mid-cap’s US affiliate, reveals the challenges and rewards of that experience and explains how she saw the company go from a primary care-focused Italian company to an internatonal biotech with an EMA and FDA-approved breakthrough therapy. I was lucky…

Global Two years into his role, Ipsen’s EVP and Chief Medical Officer Prof. Dr. med. Steven Hildemann MD discusses his vision of patient-centricity and how he is leading a medical transformation that puts data-driven insights at the core and aims to make a real difference to both clinical practice and patients’…

China Yuan Qing, President of the Shenzhen Life Science and Biotechnology Association, shares his insights on the characteristics of the life sciences environment in Shenzhen, the importance of the sectors as a key strategic priority for national and municipal governments, and his final message of confidence regarding the Shenzhen life science…

Tunisia Hammadi Ayadi, CEO of Sidi Thabet BiotechPole, proudly introduces the launch of the site’s incubator and announces the soon-to-come opening of the company cluster. This will provide a platform for the fusion of theoretical research and technical knowhow and aid the development of the first biotech drug made in Tunisia…

Austria Michael Krebs, managing director of the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA), the leading publicly funded non-university biomedical research organization in Austria, provides an overview of IMBA’s role in the Austrian biomedical ecosystem. Furthermore, he gives an insight into Austria compared to the rest of Europe and delivers exciting news on…

Taiwan Gou Jen Wang, the co-founder of Vida BioTechnology, and Bing Chen Gu, General Manager elaborate on how Vida BioTechnology provides added value to its customers by focusing on simplified use, innovation, lower cost and quality in next generation biosensing. Vida BioTechnology was founded in 2014. Can you introduce your company to…