arGEN-X advances a third therapeutic antibody program into preclinical development: http://t.co/hBB8aUOQ
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MDxHealth SA (NYSE Euronext: MDXH), a leading molecular diagnostics company in the field of personalized cancer treatment, announced today the receipt of the Frost & Sullivan 2011 European Molecular Diagnostics for Oncology Technology Leadership award. In giving the awards, Frost & Sullivan recognizes the strength and broad applicability of MDxHealth’s epigenetic technology platform in generating advanced tests for cancer assessment and the personalized treatment of patients. read more
Galapagos NV (Euronext: GLPG) announced that it won the prestigious Scrip Award for Biotech Company of the Year at last night's ceremony in London. The award recognizes the biotech company that has achieved the most in the 12-month period from June 2010 to May 2011. read more
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded its 2000th ERC grant to Matthew Holt, a British neuroscientist who will start in early 2012 at VIB-K.U.Leuven. The ERC Starting Grant, almost €1.5 million, is one of the most prestigious grants for young researchers in the European Union. read more
De strategische alliantie tussen Roche en reMYND om innovatieve behandelingen te ontwikkelen in de strijd tegen Parkinson en Alzheimer is genomineerd voor de Scrip Award “Best Partnership Alliance”. De ceremonie met de aankondiging van de winnaars en de uitreiking van de awards vindt plaats op 3 november in Londen. read more
De ‘Willen Winnen Award’ is een prijs die uitgereikt wordt door Voka – Kamer van Koophandel Kempen - aan een verdienstelijk bedrijf uit de regio. De prijs gaat naar een jonge, ambitieuze onderneming die durf en wendbaarheid aan de dag legt. Een onderneming die gelooft in de toekomst en timmert aan de weg. Misschien nog net iets te jong om qua resultaten al in de lijn te liggen van het rijtje indrukwekkende winnaars van de Prijs Ondernemen. Maar de nadruk ligt op ‘nog niet’, want de bedrijven die de ‘Willen Winnen Award’ krijgen zijn absoluut kandidaten om de Prijs Ondernemen in de toekomst in de wacht te slepen. Want willen winnen is wat deze bedrijven kenmerkt. read more
Research Institute for Chromatography (R.I.C.) announces that it and its consortium partners have been awarded a grant within Eureka’s Eurostars™ program with a total budget of €1.7 million for the development of a biosimilar monoclonal antibody in a Quality by Design approach. R.I.C. will apply its chromatographic and mass spectrometric expertise throughout the project. One of the co-applicants is Bioceros BV (Utrecht, The Netherlands) that will be responsible for the monoclonal antibody generation using its proprietary CHOBC® production platform. read more
