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Diagnostics In 2015: Past Trends Coalesce, New Roads Open

 
• By Mark Ratner

The introduction of Apple’s ResearchKit is our top story of the year. Mobile apps and the increasing ability to take measurements of vital signs, gather information on habits and collect other phenotypic measures is rapidly changing thinking about clinical trials design.

Many of the fundamental trends and issues we’ve spotted in the past several years – the degree of leverage the diagnostics industry can gain from the integration of companion diagnostics into pharma’s development planning, the regulation of laboratory-developed tests, and the infiltration of next-generation genome sequencing on just about every level of drug/diagnostics development, for example – coalecsed in 2015, much as they had started to do last year when we titled our year-in-review piece “More of the Same.” (See Also see "Diagnostics In 2014: More Of The Same" - In Vivo, 21 January, 2015..) This past year may be thought of as one of acceptance, or consolidation of thought. These matters are now well-trod turf. But much new territory was also claimed during the year, most notably in the areas of digital health, data acquisition and analytics.

Call it the ascendance of the app, and no story carries more weight than the introduction of Apple’s ResearchKit, announced...

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When VC Steps Back: Finding Alternative Biotech Funding

 
• By Jo Shorthouse

The biotech funding landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift. With traditional VC becoming increasingly cautious and selective, industry executives are exploring new avenues for capital. Conversely, this evolution may ultimately benefit the sector's long-term sustainability.

Podcast: “They Are Able To Keep Their Body”: Medipost On Its Stem Cell Therapy Vision

 
• By Anabel Costa-Ferreira

In Vivo spoke with Edward Ahn, CEO of Medipost, a Korean company that has developed stem cell therapies from cord blood, on how they are working across regulatory markets to provide a novel treatment for degenerative diseases.

Can Italy Shake Off Its Reputation And Become A Premier Hub For Biotech?

 
• By Barnaby Pickering

Leading industry experts have spoken to In Vivo about how investment, a change in mindset and a fresh approach to policy may allow Italy to kick-start its biotech ecosystem.

Rising Leaders 2025: Abbas Kazimi’s Vision For Nimbus Therapeutics

 
• By David Wild

Rising Leader Abbas Kazimi's leadership at Nimbus Therapeutics combines immigrant resilience, patient-first partnerships, contrarian strategic bets and a deeply personal mission driving breakthrough drug discovery innovation.

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Podcast: Scancell’s Cancer Vaccine Progress With NHS Partnership

 
• By Jo Shorthouse

In the latest podcast interview, Phil L'Huillier, CEO of Scancell, discussed the company's work in cancer vaccine development, and its selection as the first British biotech to be a part of the NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad.

Geopolitical Volatility Not Dimming A Healthy Mid-Term Outlook For Life Sciences Deals

 
• By Ashley Yeo

New report by global law firm Taylor Wessing and Bayes Business School forecasts a steadily increasing volume of major life sciences M&A in the coming five years, but highlights concerns over cybersecurity and unrealistic valuations. Taylor Wessing partner Andrew Edge spoke to In Vivo.

Navigating the GLP-1 Opportunity In China: Strategic Imperatives For Western Pharma

 
• By Jo Shorthouse

The Chinese appetite for GLP-1s is noticeable. While the market opportunity for western pharma is huge, so are the strategic market access challenges, though not unsurmountable, L.E.K. Consulting told In Vivo.