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Oct 16 2024
From the Lab to the Market: What Biotech Commercialization looks like from the Perspective of an Incubator
How does starting a company developing a new drug differ from, for example, one focused on IT? What can convince an investor to join such a company? Why should a scientist embark on the commercialization of their discoveries? What is the paradoxical advantage of being behind the global biotech leaders in the Czech Republic? And why do you sometimes feel like a translator? Jiří Moos, director of the biotech incubator i&i Prague, answers all these questions and much more in the following interview.
Oct 1 2024
PANC-CKI Consortium led by CasInvent pharma Secures €4M Eurostars Grant for Pancreatic Cancer Research
The PANC-CKI consortium, led by the Czech biotech, CasInvent Pharma, has been awarded a €4M Eurostars grant for a project entitled 'Developing a Novel Casein Kinase 1 Inhibitor for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment: An AI-Integrated Approach.' The project aims to validate CI-CK1i, a new inhibitor targeting casein kinase 1 (CK1) for the treatment of pancreatic cancer patient, needing urgently new treatment options.
Mar 11 2024
This fall Prague will be the stage for a showcase of cutting-edge biotechnologies featuring prominent figures such as Christian A. Stein, Petr Jansa, and other leading experts.
The capital city of the Czech Republic is set to host the second Prague.bio Conference on September 24th 2024. The event unites top minds in biotechnology, representatives from major investment funds, technology transfer law specialists and other professionals from the biotech and medtech sectors. For ticket purchases, the project registration form and the latest news visit: www.conference.prague.bio.
Nov 30, 2024
CasInvent Pharma raises € 1.6 million from i&i Prague and Other Investors to Support the Development of CK1 Inhibitors for Treatment-Resistant Solid and Hematological Tumours
CasInvent Pharma, a university spin-off focused on developing anti-cancer compounds, has successfully closed the Pre-Series A funding round, raising a total of € 1.6 million from both existing and new investors. Founded in 2020 as a spin-off from Masaryk University in Brno and with the support of i&i Prague, CasInvent Pharma specializes in the development of highly selective inhibitors targeting the casein kinase 1 enzyme family....
Nov 30, 2023
IOCB Tech Group Successfully Represents the Czech Republic at the Prestigious Biotech Conference BIO-Europe 2023
Over 5,000 participants from more than 50 countries and a total of over 30,000 official meetings – that was the outcome of this year's edition of the international BIO-Europe conference in Munich. The Czech Republic was represented by the companies IOCB Tech, i&i Prague, and i&i Biotech Fund (i&i Bio)...
Apr 25, 2023
The Prague.bio international conference will bring together the best of science and business in Prague.
The first edition of the Prague.bio international conference will offer a unique meeting of representatives from science and business who will exchange their experiences in the development of new drugs, diagnostics, medical technologies and other areas of biotechnology. The event is supported by the Czech government and will feature renowned experts from the world of BioTech.
Feb 7, 2023
New startup in our portfolio: Sophomer's technology will make immunoassays faster, easier and cheaper
The academic startup Sophomer today announced the signing of a licensing agreement to commercialize a technology that can replace the traditionally used bovine serum albumin (BSA) in immunoassays. The newly licensed technology has been developed in collaboration between the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS (IMC), Elisa Development and the bio-innovation center i&i Prague. The signing of the license agreement also officially accelerated the activities of the startup...
Feb 6, 2023
Czech liquid biopsy startup Elphogene comes under full control of one of the founders
Czech biotechnology start-up Elphogene who pioneered cancer monitoring through its liquid biopsy technology has announced a change in its shareholder structure. The new and sole owner is now Marek Minarik, one of the two original founders of the company. In the portfolio of the bio-innovation centre i&i Prague, Elphogene was one of the oldest startups. Now our mission is over.
Dec 23, 2022
We are looking for new Antonin Holy and new drugs and diagnostics that can have a global impact and success
"i&i Bio invests in technology transfer with a strong focus on healthcare. We look for unique technologies that come from Czech and foreign science. We always try to find something new and unique, something that could bring great benefit to patients and also to our investors," says Jaromír Zahrádka for Fintag.cz. The podcast is in the Czech language.