SCHLAGWORTE: Life Science
Austria’s innovative life sciences scene: watch out for these companies, start-ups,...
Austria has earned an outstanding reputation as a research and production location in the life sciences – thanks to the synergy between top research...
All-in-one solution on offer
The medical technology company Luma Vision specialises in interventional cardiology procedures, offering cutting-edge hardware, software, and data science solutions for the treatment of cardiac...
‘A dating app for transplants’
Pirche develops AI-powered tools that personalise immunosuppression in transplantation medicine. Managing Director Tobias Klein explains how the platform is gaining clinical traction, why crowdfunding...
Biopesticides driving progress
Increasing resistance among pests and mounting regulatory requirements are placing growing pressure on agriculture. SenseUP Biotechnology offers an innovative, effective, and, above all, affordable...
Life-Science-Start-up Detechgene erhält frisches Kapital
Das Kölner Life-Science-Start-up Detechgene hat im Rahmen einer Finanzierungsrunde 3,3 Mio. EUR Kapital eingeworben. Die NRW.Bank hat davon 600.000 EUR beigesteuert. Mit den Mitteln...
Ellen Goel wird Co-Geschäftsführerin der Life Science Factory
Die Life Science Factory hat ihre Führung mit einer Doppelspitze neu aufgestellt: Seit dem 15. August 2025 verstärkt Ellen Goel die Geschäftsführung des Göttinger...
Legal pathways through the valley of death
A major challenge for companies in life sciences is to live through the long years of turning innovation into clinical studies and subsequently into...
Heading for clinical breakthrough backed by a broad investor base
Tubulis wants to improve the efficacy of cancer therapies by using antibody drug conjugates (ADCs). Three pipeline products are currently in clinical development. ‘We...
‘Be patient, but persistent!’
Ghazaleh Madani, CEO of the biotech start-up CanChip, which was founded in 2023, says she is on a mission to revolutionise cancer research with...
Hightech meets animal health
The animal health market is booming – and it’s quickly emerging as an attractive
investment opportunity for venture capital firms. Two portfolio companies backed
by MIG...
Life Science Pitch Day feiert 10. Ausgabe im IZB
Zum zehnten Mal hat das Innovations- und Gründerzentrum für Biotechnologie (IZB) in Zusammenarbeit mit dem High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim und MEDICE zum...
Thermosome Reports Encouraging Clinical Data of THE001 in Advanced Soft Tissue...
Thermosome GmbH, a clinical-stage drug development company focused on targeted tumor therapies, today announced new, encouraging data from its ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial...
Cooperation is key
In principle, Germany has excellent prerequisites, but does not currently play a leading role internationally in the life sciences. Even within Europe, it lags...
The use of AI in clinical trials
When using AI in clinical trials, stakeholders point to the challenges associated with the use of AI in clinical trials, amongst others the need...
Startschuss: Erste KfW Capital-VC-Academy in 2025
Am 25.03.2025 fand in Berlin der erste Termin der KfW Capital-VC-Academy dieses Jahres statt. Unter dem Motto: "Life Science: Potenziale, Chancen und Herausforderungen" wurde...