Roohi Mariam Peter's articles Biotechnology what’s next for the Alzheimer’s drug? The approval of Leqembi in the U.S. last year was a breakthrough for the Alzheimer’s community, offering thousands a drug that would slow cognitive decline. But now, European regulators have refused to market the drug in the region. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended against the drug developers Eisai and Biogen selling Leqembi in Europe […] Written by Roohi Mariam Peter August 1, 2024August 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Biotechnology Radiopharmaceuticals market booms with funding surge in 2024 Emerging as a new class of drugs, radiopharmaceuticals are all the rage in cancer treatment research, at present. Pharma giant Novartis’ $1 billion acquisition of Massachusetts-based Mariana Oncology is proof of this growing fascination with this class of therapeutics. The American radiopharmaceutical company would also receive an additional $750 million in milestone payments in exchange […] Written by Roohi Mariam Peter June 29, 2024June 29, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Biotechnology a potential cure for hearing loss? The dawn of the 21st century witnessed the success of the Human Genome Project, the quiver of the Braille glove, and the ease of obtaining both an ancestry profile and a diagnosis for genetic disorders from a do-it-yourself at-home DNA test kit. Advancements in healthcare since then have been aplenty – with various new therapies […] Written by Roohi Mariam Peter June 12, 2024June 12, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Biotechnology What it’s essential to know to develop into a analysis assistant Ever puzzled what the function of a analysis assistant is like? Labiotech spoke to Elina Kuznecova, a analysis assistant on the College of Oxford, to know extra about what the function calls for, and the way integral they’re in supporting the biotech and life sciences trade. The function of a analysis assistant entails a spread […] Written by Roohi Mariam Peter April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Biotechnology Eight biotech companies tackling infectious diseases head-on Infectious diseases are diseases that are caused by pathogens that enter the body, hijack the body’s immune system and multiply, causing an infection. Five of the deadliest infectious diseases are measles, tuberculosis, malaria, diarrhoeal disease and influenza, according to the World Economic Forum. While Our World in Data statistics suggest that there has been almost […] Written by Roohi Mariam Peter November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Biotechnology major antitrust cases in recent years Antitrust laws are put in place to prevent unlawful activities like price fixing, as well as monopolies from forming, typically tied to big pharma. If these powerful companies were to swallow smaller biotechs in an attempt to fix prices, it would stifle competition, result in limited options for consumers, thereby leading to a rise in […] Written by Roohi Mariam Peter October 28, 2023October 28, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Biotechnology what’s next for the Alzheimer’s drug? The approval of Leqembi in the U.S. last year was a breakthrough for the Alzheimer’s community, offering thousands a drug that would slow cognitive decline. But now, European regulators have refused to market the drug in the region. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended against the drug developers Eisai and Biogen selling Leqembi in Europe […] Written by Roohi Mariam Peter August 1, 2024August 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Biotechnology Radiopharmaceuticals market booms with funding surge in 2024 Emerging as a new class of drugs, radiopharmaceuticals are all the rage in cancer treatment research, at present. Pharma giant Novartis’ $1 billion acquisition of Massachusetts-based Mariana Oncology is proof of this growing fascination with this class of therapeutics. The American radiopharmaceutical company would also receive an additional $750 million in milestone payments in exchange […] Written by Roohi Mariam Peter June 29, 2024June 29, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Biotechnology a potential cure for hearing loss? The dawn of the 21st century witnessed the success of the Human Genome Project, the quiver of the Braille glove, and the ease of obtaining both an ancestry profile and a diagnosis for genetic disorders from a do-it-yourself at-home DNA test kit. Advancements in healthcare since then have been aplenty – with various new therapies […] Written by Roohi Mariam Peter June 12, 2024June 12, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Biotechnology What it’s essential to know to develop into a analysis assistant Ever puzzled what the function of a analysis assistant is like? Labiotech spoke to Elina Kuznecova, a analysis assistant on the College of Oxford, to know extra about what the function calls for, and the way integral they’re in supporting the biotech and life sciences trade. The function of a analysis assistant entails a spread […] Written by Roohi Mariam Peter April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Biotechnology Eight biotech companies tackling infectious diseases head-on Infectious diseases are diseases that are caused by pathogens that enter the body, hijack the body’s immune system and multiply, causing an infection. Five of the deadliest infectious diseases are measles, tuberculosis, malaria, diarrhoeal disease and influenza, according to the World Economic Forum. While Our World in Data statistics suggest that there has been almost […] Written by Roohi Mariam Peter November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Biotechnology major antitrust cases in recent years Antitrust laws are put in place to prevent unlawful activities like price fixing, as well as monopolies from forming, typically tied to big pharma. If these powerful companies were to swallow smaller biotechs in an attempt to fix prices, it would stifle competition, result in limited options for consumers, thereby leading to a rise in […] Written by Roohi Mariam Peter October 28, 2023October 28, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
