Sharing Life Sciences Innovations
Why are start-ups such hotbeds for innovation?
A large proportion of new treatments and life sciences breakthroughs can often be traced back to humble beginnings in a start-up venture. Why is it that these smaller companies seem so adept at de…
Predictions for Belgian biotech in 2020
With the Belgian biotech landscape blooming, BioVox reached out to some of the investors in our network to see what their predictions are for the coming year. From trends to companies to keep an e…
Battling antibiotic resistance: new strategy targets bacterial slime
Researchers have developed a new antibacterial strategy that weakens bacteria by preventing them from cooperating. The method involves attacking the protective biofilm produced by the whole bacter…
Signposts inspired by bat sonar improve self-driving robots
To improve sonar navigation systems used by self-driving robots, researchers from Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany have turned to nature for an ingenious solution. By studying the relationship…
V-Bio Ventures invests in RootWave in a EUR 6.5 m Series A financing to develop and market electrical weed killing solutions
Ghent (Belgium), 20th of January 2020 - Today V-Bio Ventures announces its investment in RootWave, a pioneer in electrical weed killing solutions. RootWave secured ca. EUR 6.5m in a Series A inves…
How business models shaped our current drug development trends
With the soaring cost of drugs for rare indications, many biotech and pharmaceutical companies are focusing R&D efforts on orphan diseases. Will the pendulum swing back towards more common maladie…
V-Bio Ventures invests in Augustine Therapeutics, a VIB and KU Leuven spin-off to fight neuromuscular diseases
Ghent, Belgium, December 16 2019 – Today V-Bio Ventures announces its investment in Augustine Therapeutics, a new venture developing innovative therapeutics for patients suffering from Charcot-Mar…
Magic mushrooms in modern medicine
More than 75 years after the initial discovery of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), psilocybin and other natural psychoactive drugs, and their initial exploitation by the western pharma industry, …
Combining disciplines for a simple sampling solution
Novosanis have been able to achieve great success with their clever yet simple urine sampling solution Colli-Pee®, largely thanks to their multidisciplinary approach to product development. We spo…
New immune system gene discovered in a Flemish boy
Researchers studying a rare disease have identified a new gene responsible for human immune system regulation. An international collaboration combined information from both mouse models and a sing…
Could tick saliva help save lives?
The biotech Bioxodes is using a molecule derived from tick saliva to stop blood clots. The Walloon company is focused on preventing thrombosis during procedures involving medical devices. The curr…
Caelus Health and Nestlé Health Science sign exclusive global development & option agreement on Caelus’ microbiome-based food supplements
PRESS RELEASE Amsterdam/Beerse, November 25, 2019 – Caelus Health, which develops food supplements and pharmaceutical products for the prevention, early treatment and management of cardio-metaboli…
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3rd Global NASH Congress and co-located Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes & NAFLD Symposium
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Mon 10 Feb 2020 - Tue 11 Feb 2020
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This two-day meeting has been purposely designed to facilitate collaboration and attract attendance from multiple stakeholders including KOL, investigators, academia, pharma, providers and regulat…
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Thu 20 Feb 2020 - Fri 21 Feb 2020
20 Feb 16:00
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Life-on-Chip Conference - Enabling personalized medicine by cross-over innovation Do you want to know more about the latest cross-over innovations? Then you have to attend our 2nd ‘Life-on-Chi…
8th Plant Genomics & Gene Editing Congress: Europe
Postilion Convention Centre WTC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Wed 04 Mar 2020 - Thu 05 Mar 2020
04 Mar 09:00
- 05 Mar 18:00
This Congress will explore the latest developments in ‘omics’ technologies, breeding techniques and the application of AI in bioinformatics and phenotyping. Food security remains one of the key ch…
