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BioTech Weekly

Ernst Oberortner

18 episodes

1 week ago

🔬 This Week’s Top Biotech News Here are the biggest stories shaping the world of biotechnology this week 👇 Eisai – Health Canada Grants Authorization for LEQEMBI® (lecanemab) for Early Alzheimer’s DiseaseBiopharma Embraces Synthetic BiologySanofi-Aventis Canada – Dupixent® (dupilumab injection) approved for COPDStockWatch: Intellia Shares Sink as Clinical Hold Follows Safety SetbackBird Flu’s Human Risk Spurs Phage Therapy ResearchThis Retina Implant Lets People with Vision Loss Do a Crosswor...

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🔬 This Week’s Top Biotech News Here are the biggest stories shaping the world of biotechnology this week 👇 Eisai – Health Canada Grants Authorization for LEQEMBI® (lecanemab) for Early Alzheimer’s DiseaseBiopharma Embraces Synthetic BiologySanofi-Aventis Canada – Dupixent® (dupilumab injection) approved for COPDStockWatch: Intellia Shares Sink as Clinical Hold Follows Safety SetbackBird Flu’s Human Risk Spurs Phage Therapy ResearchThis Retina Implant Lets People with Vision Loss Do a Crosswor...

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Episodes (18/18)

BioTech Weekly

Oct 20 - Nov 2, 2025

🔬 This Week’s Top Biotech News Here are the biggest stories shaping the world of biotechnology this week 👇 Eisai – Health Canada Grants Authorization for LEQEMBI® (lecanemab) for Early Alzheimer’s DiseaseBiopharma Embraces Synthetic BiologySanofi-Aventis Canada – Dupixent® (dupilumab injection) approved for COPDStockWatch: Intellia Shares Sink as Clinical Hold Follows Safety SetbackBird Flu’s Human Risk Spurs Phage Therapy ResearchThis Retina Implant Lets People with Vision Loss Do a Crosswor...

1 week ago

18 minutes

BioTech Weekly

BioTech Weekly - Oct 06-19, 2025

🔬 Top Biotech News Here are the key developments in biotechnology this week: 1️⃣ StockWatch: After 1- and 6-Month Gains, Gene Editing Companies Await Q3 Results 2️⃣ GlycoNet/Alberta Innovates – Driving health research to market for Alberta’s future 3️⃣ AI is changing how we quantify pain 4️⃣ BIO on the American Road: Biotech innovation and job growth in Illinois 5️⃣ The race to make the perfect baby is creating an ethical mess 6️⃣ Sick Cells: Elevating the patient voice 7️⃣ Enhancing Sp...

3 weeks ago

15 minutes

BioTech Weekly

BioTech Weekly - Sep 22 - Oct 05, 2025

Sources: AMR Drugs and Diagnostics Must Evolve in TandemMEDICURE – ANNOUNCES UPDATE ON ENROLLMENT IN ITS MEND-PNPO PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL AND PRESENTATION OF THE TRIAL DESIGN AND BASELINE DATA AT THE 2025 CHILD NEUROLOGY SOCIETY CONFERENCEUnlocking the Potential of Transcription FactorsKapoose Creek Bio – Partners with Terrain Life Science to Advance Study of Lead Compound KCB-100What Comes Next? Industry Takeaways from FDA’s Cell and Gene Therapy Listening SessionVariational AI – Enters Coll...

1 month ago

15 minutes

BioTech Weekly

BioTech Weekly - Sep 08-21, 2025 (Weeks 37 & 38)

From policy pushes to breakthrough science, here are the highlights you won’t want to miss: 1️⃣ BIO’s Texas visit will highlight a growing biotech ecosystem 👉 https://bio.news/state-policy/bios-texas-visit-will-highlight-a-growing-biotech-ecosystem/ 2️⃣ BIO Coffee Chat looks at patient access after three years of the IRA 👉 https://bio.news/federal-policy/bio-coffee-chat-looks-at-patient-access-after-three-years-of-the-ira/ 3️⃣ Cellares & Tech Provider Team expand Cell Q’s capabilities for...

1 month ago

16 minutes

BioTech Weekly

BioTech Weekly - Sep 01-07, 2025 (Week 36)

🔬 This Week's Top Biotech News Here are some of the most exciting developments in biotechnology: How are biotechs tackling malaria?#WCLC25: Summit reports full Phase 3 data from first group of Western lung cancer patientsNavigating the biotech development journey from first steps to global scale with LonzaThe biggest biotech funding rounds in August 2025Roll-to-roll method streamlines DNA sequencing with faster, more efficient fluidics#WCLC25: Merck and Daiichi Sankyo head to FDA with ADC for...

2 months ago

6 minutes

BioTech Weekly

BioTech Weekly - Aug 25-31, 2025 (Week 35)

🔬 This Week in Biotech From groundbreaking therapeutics to new AI-driven tools, here are the latest developments shaping the future of biotechnology: 1️⃣ Promising broad-spectrum antiviral targets discovered in conserved N-glycans 👉 https://www.genengnews.com/topics/infectious-diseases/broad-spectrum-antiviral-strategy-identifies-synthetic-carbohydrate-receptors-that-target-conserved-enveloped-virus-glycans/ 2️⃣ Raina Biosciences launches advanced generative AI platform for mRNA thera...

2 months ago

7 minutes

BioTech Weekly

BioTech Weekly - Aug 18-24, 2025 (Week 34)

🧬 This Week’s Top Biotech News Here are some of the most exciting developments shaping biotechnology this week: 1️⃣ Tissue origami: Using light to study and control tissue folding 🔗 https://phys.org/news/2025-08-tissue-origami.html 2️⃣ Poplar tree discovery could help shape the future of energy and biomaterials 🔗 https://phys.org/news/2025-08-poplar-tree-discovery-future-energy.html 3️⃣ How RNAi is expanding from rare disease therapies to common conditions 🔗 https://www.labiotech.eu/podcast/h...

2 months ago

5 minutes

BioTech Weekly

Special Issue - Aug'25 - DNA as Data Storage

🔬💾 DNA as the Future of Data Storage – Resources & Insights The conversation around DNA as a revolutionary data storage medium is accelerating. Below is a collection of articles, research, and community discussions for anyone curious about the science, potential, and real-world applications of this technology: 📖 Background & Fundamentals DNA digital data storage (Wikipedia)DNA Data Storage Alliance – FAQ🌍 Explainers & Features DNA Drives, Glass Discs & 5D Crystals: The Race to...

2 months ago

15 minutes

BioTech Weekly

BioTech Weekly - Aug 11-17, 2025 (Week 33)

🚀 Biotech & Life Sciences – Latest Highlights 🔹 VivoSim Labs Appoints Tony Lialin as Chief Commercial Officer 🔹 Enveric Biosciences Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial and Corporate Results 🔹 Allonnia and Eagle Mine Partner to Deploy D-Solve™ Technology to Unlock More Nickel 🔹 Cannara Biotech Enhances Financial Flexibility Through Strategic Asset Sale 🔹 Medidata Accelerates Business Transformation with Lisa Moneymaker as Chief Strategy Officer 🔹 Ousted FDA vaccine chief Vinay Prasad is ...

2 months ago

6 minutes

BioTech Weekly

Week 32 - Aug 4-10, 2025

🚀 Biotech & Pharma Industry Updates 🚀 Here’s a roundup of some of the most notable developments in neuroscience, oncology, mental health, and beyond: 🔹 Quantum BioPharma Announces Very Promising Results from the Massachusetts General Hospital Scientists on the Novel PET Tracer Used to Detect and Monitor Demyelination in Multiple Sclerosis Patients — Breakthrough imaging tracer could change how we track MS progression. 🔹 PharmAla Delivers MDMA to Merhavim Mental Health Centre Clinical Tria...

3 months ago

6 minutes

BioTech Weekly

Jul 21-27 (Week 30) & Jul 28-Aug 3, 2025 (Week 31)

🔹 Jul 21-27, 2025 -- Highlights 3 cost-conscious fertility startups that are making egg-freezing more accessiblePermira, Nordic in Takeover Talks for Vaccine Maker BavarianGate Bioscience Enters into a Collaboration and License Agreement with LillyProvectus Algae Raises $12.6M in Series A Led by At One Ventures and Grant FundingReal Chemistry Deepens Media and Technology Edge With Acquisition of Greater Than OnePharmAla Issues Q3 Financial Statements 🔹 Jul 28-Aug 3, 2025 -- Highlights A...

3 months ago

13 minutes

BioTech Weekly

BioTech Weekly - Jul 14-20, 2025 (Week 29)

🔬 Corporate Updates & Partnerships Zymeworks to Report Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Host Conference Call on August 7, 2025OBIO® Paves the Way for Companies to Succeed in Canada as a Stepping Stone to New Global Markets💊 Clinical Trials & Therapeutic Breakthroughs 4Moving Biotech Enrolls First Patient in Phase 2a Trial of 4P004, a Potential First-in-Class GLP-1 Therapy for Knee OsteoarthritisAptose Receives Second Advance under the Loan Agreement with Hanmi Pharmaceutical ...

3 months ago

15 minutes

BioTech Weekly

Week 28 - Jul 7-13, 2025

📢 Industry Highlights in Biotech & Life Sciences 📢 From leadership changes to licensing deals and product launches, here's a roundup of recent developments shaping the future of healthcare innovation: Sources 🔗 Biocytogen Enters into Antibody Licensing Agreement with BeOne Medicines to Accelerate Innovative Drug Development 🔗 Radiant Biotherapeutics Appoints Deborah Geraghty, Ph.D., as President and Chief Executive Officer 🔗 enGene Announces Board and Leadership Appointments to Supp...

4 months ago

11 minutes

BioTech Weekly

Week 27 - Jun 30 - Jul 5, 2025

🔬 Bioscience Association Manitoba Applauds Government Action to Advance Bioscience Research and Clinical Trials in Manitoba 🤖 ImmunoPrecise Validates LENSai Epitope Mapping Platform Across Broad Range of Unseen Therapeutic Targets Beyond Training Data 👩‍⚕️ Synedgen Promotes Dr. Laura Saward to Chief Executive Officer and Appoints Dr. Kenton Gregory to Chief Medical Officer 🧬 Anne Wojcicki’s nonprofit gets court approval to buy 23andMe for $305 million 💡 Portal Biotech Raises $35 Million Serie...

4 months ago

5 minutes

BioTech Weekly

Week 26 - Jun 23-29, 2025

🚨 Biotech & Pharma Industry Highlights – Latest Announcements 🚨 Here are some recent developments shaping innovation across neuroscience, oncology, mental health, and regenerative medicine: 🔬 New Data for Nusinersen Underscore Biogen’s Commitment to Advancing Clinical Research to Improve Outcomes in SMA Biogen presents new clinical data showing improved motor outcomes with a higher dose of nusinersen in SMA patients. 💊 PSYENCE GROUP INC. Announces Update on Previously Announced Non-Broker...

4 months ago

7 minutes

BioTech Weekly

BioTech Weekly - Jun 16-22, 2025 (Week 25)

🚨 BioTech Breakthroughs You Can't Miss – This Week in 7:30min Minutes 🎧 This week’s roundup features 14 key articles across 5 major categories (Strategic & Leadership Updates, Financing & Transactions, Clinical & Regulatory Developments, Policy & Market Shifts, Industry Vision & Commentary). From FDA policy moves and major layoffs to new funding rounds and pediatric trials, this summary highlights the momentum and challenges shaping biotech today. 🔬 Whether you're an inves...

4 months ago

7 minutes

BioTech Weekly

BioTech Weekly - Week 24 - Jun 9-15, 2025

🚀 Biotech & Life Sciences Weekly Highlights 🌱 Privacy Under Fire: 27 states and D.C. are suing 23andMe to stop the sale of personal genetic data without consent — as Regeneron eyes acquisition during bankruptcy proceedings.Organoid Innovation: Pluristyx launches the PluriForm™ Organoid Kit, dramatically cutting down organoid development timelines with ready-to-differentiate iPSCs.Funding Milestone: Genesys Capital closes its largest fund yet — Genesys Ventures IV LP — backing Canadian lif...

4 months ago

5 minutes

BioTech Weekly

BioTech Weekly - Jun 2-8, 2025 (Week 23)

🚀 This week’s podcast covers a wide range of Biotech updates 🧬 Topics include a new gene-editing therapy used in a rare pediatric case, progress in cell sorting technologies, and recent patent activity in therapeutic development. If you’re looking for a brief, clear summary of what’s happening in the space, this episode offers a helpful overview. 🎧 Listen here. #Biotech #LifeSciences #GeneTherapy #CRISPR #Healthcare #IndustryUpdate #Podcast #AI #NotebookLM Sources: Baby saved by gene-ed...

5 months ago

5 minutes