Sharing Life Sciences Innovations
Are tech investments under threat by anti-science sentiments?
In biotech, company creation is usually preceded by scientific discoveries presenting solutions to existing problems. Because of this, early stage VC investment is, at its core, a science-driven a…
V-Bio Ventures leads Camel-IDS EUR 37m Series A financing
15 November 2018, Ghent (Belgium) - V-Bio Ventures leads Camel-IDS EUR 37m Series A financing to develop cancer targeted radiopharmaceuticals Camel-IDS is developing new radiopharm…
Mithra Announces the Completion of its Lead Clinical Phase III Programme for Estelle
14 Nov 2018 - Mithra (Euronext Brussels: MITRA), a company dedicated to Women’s Health, today announces the completion of the Phase III Estelle® study in the US and Canada. Estelle® is Mit…
Microbiome regulations from an EU start-up's perspective
Interested in the microbiome? So are we! Here’s a sneak-peek into S-Biomedic, one of the first microbiome start-ups in Belgium. We asked her to tell us about the challenge of being a new company d…
The Benefit of BioVox – why science journalism matters
This year, for the third time in a row, the BioVox team is looking forward to attending Wallonia’s largest life sciences event: BioWin Day. Proud to support this excellent initiative, BioVox will …
AI and The Black Box Dilemma
Artificial intelligence has become a regular staple in our modern lives. With increasingly complex programs allowing for scarily accurate image recognition software and even self-driving cars, the…
Ghent knowledge hub growing strong
The Flemish life sciences ecosystem is stronger than ever. This expertise, in biotech and health, is plain to see in the gorgeous city of Ghent. The ‘Technologiepark’ area, located just south of G…
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…
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…
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…
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Upcoming events
BCF Career Event Belgium
Ghent ICC, Belgium
Thu 22 Nov 2018
10:00
BCF Career Event is the largest Belgian career event for the Life Sciences. It is the meeting place for everyone who is or wants to be active in Bio/Life Sciences, Chemistry, Food or Pharma. BCF C…
Metabolism in Cancer and Stromal Cells (2nd edition)
Leuven, Belgium
Mon 26 Nov 2018 - Tue 27 Nov 2018
26 Nov 09:00
- 27 Nov 17:00
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…
BioWin Day 2018 - Artificial Intelligence for Health: Between Dream and Reality
Aula Magna
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Tue 04 Dec 2018
08:30
BioWin Day is the international networking biennial event that BioWin, the Health Cluster of Wallonia (Belgium), organizes. This event is the only one that gathers all stakeholders active in the b…
