Millie Hoe Science Journalist
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Millie Hoe Science Journalist
@milliehoe.bsky.social
Scientific reporter with specific focus on biomanufacturing, biological sciences, cell and gene therapies and large molecules.

Reporter for BioProcess Insider and BioXconomy.
EpiBlok aims to change epilepsy treatment by using dynorphins, neuropeptides released during seizures, to target drug-resistant focal epilepsy while minimizing neurotoxicity risks.

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Dynorphins could be the key to solving epilepsy, says EpiBlok
German gene therapy company EpiBlok are hoping to upregulate the naturally occurring peptides.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Scorpius closed its North Carolina facilities, cut 28% of its workforce, and restructured to address a $297M deficit. Legal issues and financial struggles further impacted the CDMO's operations.

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Tivic forms CDMO after acquiring assets from Scorpius
The move compounds a rough year for Scorpius following the shutdown of its North Carolina sites.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Eli Lilly plans a $6 billion manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama, focusing on GLP-1 medicines like orforglipron. The site will use AI, ML, and sustainable practices, creating 450 jobs.

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Eli Lilly to build $6bn manufacturing facility in Alabama
The Alabama site is the third installment of four that Eli Lilly has planned for the US.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
NextCell, a Swedish startup, is using mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to halt type 1 diabetes progression in newly diagnosed patients. Their scalable manufacturing process was highlighted at the CGT International Europe event.

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NextCell leverages MSCs for diabetes treatment
The Swedish startup seeks to halt disease progression in newly diagnosed type-1 patients.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that affects 24 million people across the globe, but GLPs may be able to offer a solution.

A new Phase IIb (NCT01843075) clinical trial has shown liraglutide may be able to slow disease progression.

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GLPs slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s
A new clinical trial has shown promising safety and efficacy results for liraglutide in the treatment of Alzheimer’s
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December 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Politicians on both sides of the aisle have proposed legislation in the US Senate to establish a National Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Center of Excellence (COE) to boost the country’s biotechnology industry.

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Senate bill introduced to boost American-made biomanufacturing
The legislature hopes to establish a domestic center of excellence for biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Cellipont announced a partnership with Ronawk, a biotechnology start-up company focusing on the efficient culturing of cells.

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Cellipont partners with Ronawk to advance MSCs
The collaboration will focus on scaling up the manufacturing of stem cells using Ronawk’s platform.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Major US non-profit Caring Cross announced a collaboration with the Amrita Research Center, based in Delhi, India, to bring the manufacturing of integral cancer therapies to Indian hospitals.

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Caring Cross works to bring CAR-Ts to India
Caring Cross will work with the Amrita Research Center to decentralize CAR-T therapies.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
November marked significant milestones and setbacks in the neuromuscular disease landscape. Chief among them was the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of Novartis’ Itvisma (onasemnogene abeparvovec).

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SMA gene therapy approved as DMD drug suffers setback
Sarepta hits more roadblocks while Novartis’ high-priced SMA gene therapy finds a new route to patients.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Last week, UK-based pharmaceutical conglomerate AstraZeneca announced a further $2 billion investment at two separate sites within the US state of Maryland.

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AstraZeneca invest $2bn in Maryland facility
The investment is set to expand two facilities on US soil and is part of an overarching $50 billion commitment
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November 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Preclinical research shows ASOs could delay retinal degeneration in juvenile Batten’s disease.

BioXconomy spoke to study author Michelle Hastings about what her team’s findings could mean for the future treatment of Batten disease.

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ASOs could delay blindness in children with Batten's
Preclinical research shows ASOs could delay retinal degeneration in juvenile Batten’s disease.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Earlier this week, a leading pediatric cancer center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital announced it is expanding its facilities with the addition of an Applied Gene and Cell Therapy center.

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Leading Ohio children’s hospital expands gene therapy center
The Cincinnati Children’s Center has expanded its capacity to manufacture cellular products for rare diseases.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
'Earlier this year, biotechnology company Biomar filed for voluntary bankruptcy proceedings. The company was one of the first institutions to establish itself in the Léon Technology Park in Monterrey, Mexico.'

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Pioneering Léon company Biomar files for bankruptcy amid mounting debts
The Spanish biotech company entered bankruptcy just short of its 30th anniversary
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November 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM