BioVox

With a local focus and global reach, the news platform BioVox shares insights into the Benelux life sciences ecosystem with readers across the world. BioVox is an independent publisher, providing its community with quality content and first-row access to interesting breakthroughs and trends in biotech, medtech, agtech, pharma, and more. We shine a spotlight on the latest news and innovations from both our partners and community.

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November 21, 2023

Belgium – nurturing innovation at the interface of biology and technology

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The ´Science for health´ congress gathers local and global experts in Brussels on November 28 to discuss how to adapt healthcare to current challenges, combining cutting-edge technology with biology and place Belgium at the forefront of healthcare innovation.

November 15, 2023

Belgian breakthrough in endometriosis research captures investors’ attention

by Liesbeth Demuyser
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Even though endometriosis impacts millions of women globally, the condition remains poorly understood and researched, leading to delayed diagnosis and lack of effective treatment. Encouragingly, there are promising recent developments in the field coming from Belgium. Professor Hugo Vankelecom’s research group at KU Leuven uses advanced cellular models, known as organoids, to delve into the disease and expedite the drug discovery process. The Danish BioInnovation Institute now offers the team an incubation program to pave the way towards industrial success.

November 15, 2023

Key steps for impactful communication

by Emma Buchet
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New advances in the life sciences shouldn’t be kept in the dark. Whether you are an academic publishing a paper, a researcher with a breakthrough drug, or an entrepreneur with the next big biotech innovation, you want to reach your audience and achieve your goals. However, it can be hard to know how to go about it. So let’s break it down and examine some of the key considerations for impactful science communication.

November 10, 2023

miDiagnostics announces collaboration with Galapagos to develop closed-flow, ultra-rapid CAR-T sterility test for its point-of-care CAR-T manufacturing platform

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miDiagnostics NV, a global technology leader in point-of-care diagnostics, today announced a collaboration agreement with Galapagos to develop a closed-flow, ultra-rapid PCR sterility test for CAR-T batch release in a decentralized manufacturing setting, in compliance with regulatory requirements, including those in the U.S., Europe and Japan.

September 12, 2023

Augustine Therapeutics expands its leadership team and R&D platform, enters regulatory development.

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Leuven, Belgium, September 12th, 2023 – Augustine Therapeutics, a biotech company developing innovative therapies for neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders, announced today the expansion of its leadership team with Marie Trad, MD as Chief Medical Officer, Jonathan van Eyll, PhD as Head of Pharmacology and Cédric Szyndralewiez, MSc as Head of Non-Clinical and Early Development. The company is also opening its state-of-the-art R&D laboratories and offices in the new Arenberg Accelerator building located in Leuven. Growing the R&D team and internal capacity will further accelerate the development of Augustine’s HDAC6-focused programs towards the clinic for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), as well as CNS diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).