Tag: therapy
CRISPR Therapy Approved for the First Time in History
In the United Kingdom, authorities have approved the use of a CRISPR therapy called Casgevy to treat two inherited blood diseases. So what is CRISPR and why is this decision…
Bayer reports success in first cell therapy against Parkinson’s disease
Bayer Bayer wants to open up new sales potential in the billions with new gene and cell therapies. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Bayer has taken a step forward in developing a…
Healing cancer with immune cells – the miracle therapy becomes possible for everyone
Frankfurt Emily Whitehead has celebrated her birthday twice a year for the past ten years. Once for the anniversary of her birth and once because she is another year cancer…
Therapy Chair Will Provide Free Support
Volunteer psychologists affiliated with the Therapy Chair have announced that they will provide free psychological support to earthquake victims and those who go to the disaster area for help. Stabilizing…
Cellbricks organs from the 3D printer are on the verge of a therapy revolution
The start-up Cellbricks is working on a 3D printer for human tissue. In the Handelsblatt Disrupt podcast, tech reporter Larissa Holzki talks to Joachim von Arnim, co-head of Cellbricks, about…
Undercover biotech star expands into cell therapy
Frankfurt Novel cell and gene therapies have been causing a sensation in medicine for several years. German pharmaceutical companies do not yet play a major role here. But a biotech…
Undercover biotech star expands into cell therapy
Frankfurt Novel cell and gene therapies have been causing a sensation in medicine for several years. German pharmaceutical companies do not yet play a major role here. But a biotech…
Digitally printed medicines are intended to improve therapy
Frankfurt One tablet once a day in exactly the individually required dose – this is what every patient’s medication plan could look like one day, if the founders of the…
Novartis drug against prostate cancer shortly before approval
Frankfurt In Europe, a novel drug against prostate cancer is about to be approved. The drug Pluvicto from the Basel-based pharmaceutical company Novartis promises improved therapy and longer survival times,…
Crispr/Cas gene scissors – First therapy before approval
Frankfurt Ten years after the breakthrough in science, the Crispr/Cas gene scissors are about to be used for the first time in medicine. In the coming weeks, the US biotech…
Crispr/Cas gene scissors – First therapy before approval
Frankfurt Ten years after the breakthrough in science, the Crispr/Cas gene scissors are about to be used for the first time in medicine. In the coming weeks, the US biotech…
Bayer brings cell therapy research to Berlin
Bayer in Berlin In the future, the pharmaceutical company also wants to conduct research on novel cell therapies at the Innovation Campus in Berlin. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Bayer is building…
Corona virus endangers heart patients twice – more diseases, less therapy
Catheter laboratory with the latest medical technology While cardiovascular diseases were increasing, fewer people were being treated for them. (Photo: obs) Berlin Cardiologists warned early on that the corona pandemic…
So it is with the new Alzheimer’s therapy
Neurologist Alois Alzheimer, drug Aduhelm To date, there is no drug that can cure the disease. (Photo: Mauritius Images, Getty Images, REUTERS (M)) Frankfurt “Will there be a breakthrough in…
Using killer cells to fight cancer: researchers are promoting CAR therapy
Biontech boss Ugur Sahin, Medigene boss Dolores Schendel, patient Emily Whitehead From the point of view of many experts, the novel immunotherapies mark a new era in cancer treatment, Frankfurt…
Using killer cells to fight cancer: researchers are promoting CAR therapy
Biontech boss Ugur Sahin, Medigene boss Dolores Schendel, patient Emily Whitehead From the point of view of many experts, the novel immunotherapies mark a new era in cancer treatment, Frankfurt…
With personalized therapy against depression
Frankfurt Benedikt von Braunmühl has big plans: The Munich biopharmaceutical company HMNC Brain Health, which he runs, wants to usher in a new era in the treatment of depression. Precision…
Molnupiravir in check: the new corona pill only works well if it is mild – guide
Last week the British Medicines Agency approved molnupiravir, a tablet used to treat people with Covid-19. It is still being examined by the European Authority (EMA). Scientists have now carried…
“A good advisor helps better than a bad therapy”
Stefanie Stahl Stahl’s book “The child in you must find a home” has been on the Spiegel bestseller list for over five years. Dusseldorf Do you find it difficult to…