Farmantra, a Barcelona-based corporate finance advisory for life sciences companies specializing in early stage valuations, interim CFO support and fund raising, hosted a panel discussion on early stage value creation at Cal Tip Barcelona on the 29th of November. The discussion was focused on topics such as fund-raising management, early dilution through equity-raising, early licensing of assets,…

On November 2, 2018, the SOMCT02 clinical trial successfully recruited its 15th patient, marking 50% fulfillment of its targeted number of patients. Recruitment rate is quite quick with all patients expected to be enrolled by the end of this year. SOM Biotech is very proud of all the efforts being done by the participating sites,…

Europe's largest annual life science partnering conference was held on November 5-7, 2018 in Copenhagen. BIO Europe serves as a forum for companies across the biotech value chain to meet and do business through one-to-one meetings, workshops, panels and exhibitions. The three-day conference drew over 4,000 industry attendees of high level networking, representing more than 2,000 companies from…

Each month, “Preferències” director and host Josep Maria Carrasco presents companies of special interest located at the PCB (Barcelona Science Park) on the RTVE Radio 4 channel. The radio show tackles all things innovative, from fashion to music, cinema to gastronomy, art to science. On September 27th, SOM Biotech CEO Dr. Raúl Insa was invited…

Euronext, the first and largest pan-European stock exchange in the Eurozone, launched its fourth session of TechShare, the only European programme for non-listed companies dedicated to IPOs. The programme is an educational network designed to help fast-growing European tech companies understand the role of capital markets and how these high-potential businesses can help them reach the next stage…

The 3rd Workshop on the Transfer of Scientific Knowledge in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy was held on September 7, 2018, coinciding with the World Duchenne Awareness Day. The workshop was organized by Duchenne Parent Project España and was focused on the research of the Muscular Dystrophies of Duchenne and Becker in Spain. Participants gathered at the Faculty of Biology of…