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EuropaBio Newsletter 01-05 July
HEADLINES
Monday Sector Leaders: Biotechnology Stocks
In trading on Monday, biotechnology shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.7% as a group,led by Onyx Pharmaceuticals (ONXX), trading higher by about 50.6% and Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA).Over the weekend, Onyx Pharmaceuticals rejected an all cash offer from Amgen in the amount of $120 per share and noted it would be actively exploring the sale of the company for a higher price Read more

Scientists create human liver from stem cells
Scientists have for the first time created a functional human liver from stem cells derived from skin and blood and say their success points to a future where much-needed livers and other transplant organs could be made in a laboratory.scientists say they now have important proof of concept that paves the way for more ambitious organ-growing experiments. Read more

Healthcare Biotech

3-D Printing Could Build New Bone Using Stem Cells

Damaged bones could be fixed with a new technique that involves 3D printing a tissue using living stem cells.The tissues of our body are structured at the level of single cells," Shakeshaff said. "Using 3D printing, we can position cells in precise places." Read more

Type 2 Diabetes Patients Benefit From Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplants

Type 2 diabetes patients who receive self-donated (autologous) bone marrow stem cells require less insulin, a new study revealed.  Read more

Agricultural Biotech

Tougher climate-resistant crops

When legumes improved thanks to genetic analysis act as a test bench for more resilient plants, susceptible of ultimately reducing EU dependence on food and feed imports. Might it be possible to make better plants more quickly than we do today? And without the public objection that accompanies genetic manipulation? Climate change means that this is now an urgent question. The EU funded ABSTRESS project is intended to address it.  Read more

Industrial Biotech

UK Targets Growth in Industrial Biotechnology

UK - Industrial biotechnology could be worth £12 billion to the UK economy by 2025, but just how is the UK capitalising on this  opportunity? Read more

Spanish Town Taps Sewage to Make Biofuel

At the southern tip of Spain, researchers are trying to be the first to turn municipal wastewater into biofuel. Read more

Seaweed biofuels: a green alternative that might just save the planet
Producing biofuels in the sea removes at a stroke many of the serious problems with conventional biofuels. Read more

EVENTS

  • 23-24 September: 7th Eropean Business Development Conference, Dusseldorf, Germany. More information

  • 30 September - 2 October: European Forum for industrial Biotechnology , Brussels, Belgium. More information

  • 09-11 October: BioJapan 2013 Conference, Pacifico Yokohama, Japan. More information

  • 14-15 October: Nordic Life Science Days, Stockholm, Sweden. More information

  • 17-18 October: Isbc 2013 - Third Central European Life Science Investment Conference, Krakow, Poland. More information

  • 22-23 October: Italian Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy, , Naples, Italy. More information

  • 23-25 October: World Congress on Regenerative Medicine, Leipzig, Germany. More information

  • 29-30 October: CropWorld Global 2013 Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. More information
  • 09-10 December: Biolatam Conference, Bogota, Colombia. More information
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