Why are start-ups such hotbeds for innovation?
Posted 5th February 2020 by Joshua Sewell
This article is republished with kind permission from BioVox. This article was guest authored with Biovox by Willem Broekaert, from V-Bio Ventures.
Ireland and the Future of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
Posted 16th December 2019 by Liv Sewell
Ahead of the 3rd Global Bioprocessing, Bioanalytics and ATMP Manufacturing Congress in Dublin, we consider how Ireland is uniquely positioned to play a significant role in the next generation of biopharmaceutical manufacturing and delivery of life changing medicines.
Biobanking, Therapeutics & Probiotics in Microbiome Research
Posted 19th December 2018 by Jane Williams
As the world becomes increasingly aware of the important role that different bacterial ecosystems play with regards to human and animal health, there is a growing wealth of research coming out of the microbiome industry. Kristina Campbell & Marilyn White, of KC Microbiome, conducted these interviews at the Microbiome R&D and Business Collaboration Forum: USA.
Use and misuse of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing
Posted 12th November 2018 by Jane Williams
Since its discovery in 2012, the use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system to edit genomes has raised the expectations for the cure of untreatable disorders. Very often, as biomedical geneticists we found ourselves talking about the potentials and drawbacks of CRIPSR/Cas9 both at scientific and layman level.
A Model Approach To Microbiome Therapeutics
Posted 16th November 2017 by Jane Williams
By any measure, momentum in the microbiome space keeps building. The 2017 Silicon Valley Bank mid-year Microbiome Investment Trends report provides one of the most up-to-date snapshots: close to USD 1 billion has been invested in microbiome companies globally since 2010, and SVB’s analysts predict the total capital in disclosed equity investments in 2017 alone could be reaching north of USD 400 million by year-end. And my own analysis of Microbiome Partnership Trends, published earlier this year, documents the dramatic increase in partnerships during 2016, a trend that has shown no signs of slowing down.