Genomics & Proteomics

News, research & analysis from the global genomics and proteomics industries.

January 30, 2018

Global Therapeutic IPO Review: $6.4B Raised as Bullish Investors Back Biologics & Gene Therapies Despite Slowed Growth in 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]2017 saw a total of 73 Drug Development IPOs across 15 global exchanges, compared to 58 IPOs in 2016. In total approximately $6.4B was raised, 1% […]
January 23, 2018

Gene Therapy Manufacturing: An Impending Crisis or Temporary Growing Pains?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Food and Drug Administration recently announced the first ever approval of a directly administered gene therapy in the United States. Spark Therapeutics one-time gene therapy […]
October 24, 2017

Monogenic Gene Therapies: Will Spark Therapeutics’ Luxturna Avoid the Fate of Glybera & Strimvelis?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Philadelphia-based Spark Therapeutics recently received unanimous backing from an FDA advisory panel for Luxturna™, a one-shot gene therapy treatment for biallelic RPE65-mediated inherited retinal dystrophy […]
October 16, 2017

Evotec Invests €15m in Exscientia in Latest Partnership between Big Pharma & Artificial Intelligence-Driven Drug Discovery

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] German pharmaceutical company Evotec has expanded its partnership with Scottish artificial intelligence drug design pioneers Exscientia, investing a further €15m in exchange for a minority […]
October 5, 2017

2017 Global Therapeutic IPO Market: 121% YOY Increase in Funds Raised Despite Slow Q3

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The global therapeutic IPO market has failed to maintain the upward momentum established throughout a busy Q2 2017, with just over $1B raised by 13 […]
August 22, 2017

Exploring the History & Viability of Xenotransplantation: Porcine Retroviruses, CRISPR Off-Target Effects, Immune Rejection & Regulatory Hurdles

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Scientists at e-Genesis, a Massachusetts-based biotech firm, recently announced that they have successfully utilised CRISPR gene-editing technology to inactivate Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses (PERVs) in a line […]