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Bringing clinical trials into the home
Lowering the costs of drug development is more important than ever; with the increasing pressure on drug pricing and billions in funding poured into small biotechs, competition is fierce. While th…
Lessons in Herding Cats: Business Development for Life Sciences Companies
Business development challenges can make or break a company in any industry. For a life sciences company, overcoming the added hurdles inherent in the field makes success even more challenging. Dr…
Mithra Women's Health presenting good news at CPHI conference
11 October 2018 - Mithra (Euronext Brussels: MITRA), a Liège-based company dedicated to Women’s Health, provided an update on its key programmes at the CPHI world conference held yesterday…
What’s next for CRISPR crops in the EU?
Genetically Modification Organisms (GMOs) is one of the most hotly debated topics in the news today. Resistance to GMOs has in the past been huge and strict regulations have followed. In July this…
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awards the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo
1st October 2018 Cancer kills millions of people every year and is one of humanity’s greatest health challenges. By stimulating the inherent ability of our immune system to attack tumor cells …
Ghent University starts search for 21 top professors
7th September 2018 During the next few years, the faculties at Ghent University will more closely collaborate with each other in the realisation of ten interdisciplinary projects of major soci…
Are the days of journal paywalls finally numbered?
Europe has taken an ambitious step forwards in the fight for open access to academic papers. On September 4th, Science Europe announced the launch of cOAlition S: an initiative to enforce open acc…
Saving lives through fundamental research: James Allison wins Dr. Paul Janssen Award 2018
Dr. James Allison has dedicated his career to improving our fundamental understanding of how the adaptive immune system works. Much of what you will find on T cells in today’s immunology textbooks…
Can weeds be programmed to exterminate themselves?
Walking through a forest on a breezy September day, the very air seems to crackle with colour and life. The irony is, of course, that as you walk through trees with golden, crimson leaves, the vas…
How CRISPR/Cas9 is improving drug development using zebrafish
CRISPR/Cas9 came to the attention of scientists everywhere over five years ago. Ever since it hit the main stage, the gene editing technique has stayed in the spotlight, and for good reason. CRISP…
Forever young: the science of aging well
“Is aging a disease?” For a long time, the answer to this question seemed obvious: aging is a natural thing that happens to all of us. It is an inevitable side-effect of growing older. However…
Biotechs and subsidies - a fraught relationship
The ambition of any CEO heading a biotech start-up is to develop a new product and to reach patients quickly. However, drug development comes with long development timelines, making Biotech a capi…
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Lessons in Herding Cats: Business Development for Life Science Companies
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The business development professional's purpose is to optimize optionality and long-term value at each stage of a company's life. As a company grows and gains traction, it's easy to get enticed an…
Why Ya Buggin’ Out? Regulatory Hurdles and Other Obstacles on the Path to Microbiome Market
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Tue 13 Nov 2018
11:00
Along with the enormous promise, there’s a lot of uncharted territory in the world of Microbiome. Separating what we believe we know and what we truly know about the microbiome is essential to dir…
Metabolism in Cancer and Stromal Cells (2nd edition)
Leuven, Belgium
Mon 26 Nov 2018 - Tue 27 Nov 2018
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After a successful first edition of the VIB Conference “Metabolism in cancer and stromal cells” in September 2015, we are pleased to announce the second edition that will take place in the be…
