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Kupando doses first patient in phase 1 trial

First-in-class house dust mite allergy treatment now available in Scotland

NHS backs new treatment option for cystinosis

Fridge‑free vaccine shows global potential

Lexeo wins FDA RMAT status for LX2020

EHP Awards 2027 open for entries

NICE backs new blood cancer regimens

Obsidian begins registration cohort for amsoki-cel

Entera Bio data selected for ASBMR plenary session

NHS backs delayed‑release treatment for cystinosis

Oblenio doses first patients in phase 1a autoimmune trial

BeOne Medicines secures UK innovation passport for HCC therapy

Sanofi’s MenQuadfi approved for EU infants

Qnovia licenses novel antimicrobial peptide

Lexeo wins FDA RMAT status for LX2020

Polpharma Biologics gains FDA and EMA review acceptances

Parsortix study shows promise for ADC target detection

Vista trial begins dosing in precision cancer vaccine study

Lynavoy recommended for EU approval by the CHMP

Atsena gains EMA orphan status for two gene therapies

J&J reports major survival gains with dual‑target myeloma regimen

OrbusNeich begins Japanese trial for drug‑coated balloon

Nezglyal receives positive CHMP opinion supporting treatment access for boys with cALD

Novogene Europe expands single‑cell sequencing capability in Cambridge

MAD World Summit 2026

GSK wins US approval for ROS1 lung cancer therapy

Lundbeck secures FDA Fast Track for narcolepsy drug

R1 Therapeutics begins global phase 2b trial of AP306 for hyperphosphatemia

Mission Therapeutics divests MTX652 to Dimerix in deal worth up to $292 million

Nouscom to present re‑treatment data in Lynch Syndrome at ESMO 2026

ViiV Healthcare to unveil new HIV treatment data at AIDS 2026

Ariane de Ganck

Jasper Therapeutics merges with Kira Pharmaceuticals

Bethany Mancilla

EpilepsyGTx and ClearPoint Neuro join forces on targeted therapy

Sophie Spencer

NICE backs finerenone for heart failure

EC approves Erbitux combination for first‑line treatment of BRAF V600E‑mutant mCRC

FDA approves Leqembi Iqlik subcutaneous initiation dose for Alzheimer’s disease

SMC recommends VEOZA for moderate to severe menopausal vasomotor symptoms

SMC backs Columvi combination for second-line lymphoma treatment in Scotland

Pluripotent stem cell trial for Huntington’s disease

Jascayd gains UK licence for treatment of pulmonary fibrosis

Grünenthal receives FDA designations for tegacorat in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

The overlooked burden of ageing

Compass Pathways reports six‑month data confirming durable profile of COMP360

Ferrer and Prilenia begin confirmatory study of pridopidine in Huntington’s disease

Wegovy pill launches in UK as first daily oral GLP‑1 for weight management

Sofinnova reports Myricx Bio to be acquired by Novartis

Francis Crick Institute and Medicines Discovery Catapult open applications for next KQ Labs cohort

Novartis receives European Commission approval for Itvisma for spinal muscular atrophy

AlzeCure enters collaboration agreement with QuantumCell ApS for NeuroRestore project

R1 Therapeutics forms advisory board to support advancement of AP306

UAE launches first genomics-driven clinical trial to prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Viridian wins FDA approval for Lumvoa for thyroid eye disease

Force for functionality

Defending batch integrity

Racura treats first patient in phase 1 HARNESS‑1 lung cancer trial

NICE recommends MSD’s pembrolizumab for locally advanced cervical cancer

Lundbeck to present new Vyepti and bocunebart data at EAN 2026

Agomab outlines design of phase 2b NOV‑ERA study in fibrostenosing Crohn’s disease

Pierre Fabre wins EC approval for Braftovi regimen in BRAFV600E‑mutant mCRC

Cenrifki approved in EU for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

NICE backs daratumumab quadruplet for newly diagnosed transplant‑ineligible myeloma

Anocca doses first patients with precision TCR‑T therapy

Connecta launches phase 2a trial of neuroplasticity modulator

Aquipta recommended by NICE for acute migraine treatment

Talvey accepted for use in Scotland for relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma

Alzecure enters collaboration and with Lilly for Alzheimer’s project

Survodutide trial data show targeted visceral and liver fat reductions

First patient enrolled in German real‑world study of Pepaxti

Johnson & Johnson reports phase 2 data showing nipocalimab reduced SLE disease activity

European approval enables measles protection with CSL’s immunoglobulin Privigen

JJP Biologics reports positive interim phase 1b data for nebaprubart

Immunotherapy boost can spare more bladder cancer patients major surgery

Deep Science Ventures and MDC partner to accelerate brain treatments

Aragen to manufacture Renaissance Pharma’s FDA Fast Track mAb

Spectrum of truth

Pierre Fabre Laboratories secures CHMP backing for first‑line BRAFTOVI regimen

Resolution Therapeutics hails positive 4‑year MATCH data in liver cirrhosis

KOALA trial opens to enrol patients for first‑in‑human KMCAR T‑cell therapy

Pepaxti study supports use in wider myeloma population

UCB reports positive outcomes for bimekizumab in psoriatic arthritis

AstraZeneca wins US approval for first‑in‑class Baxfendy in hypertension

Cellbxhealth partners with AdventHealth on CTC‑based monitoring in two major cancer studies

Microbiotica reports positive results for MB097 in advanced melanoma

Prof Dr Wolfram Brugger

Kylie’s greatest hits

MHRA to open new Northern Ireland hub to strengthen UK‑wide life sciences collaboration

Novo Nordisk data shows oral semaglutide delivers significant weight loss in phase 3 trial

Enterprise reports positive phase 2 data for inhaled ENaC blocker in cystic fibrosis

SMC backs first-line metastatic bladder cancer combination after trial results

Poolbeg secures Canadian patent for POLB 001 in cancer immunotherapy‑induced CRS

Pulsesight reports positive phase 1 data for PST‑611 in dry AMD

UCB and Cancer Research UK form expanded alliance to advance novel cancer therapies

Calla Lily Clinical Care begins dosing in trial of intravaginal platform for threatened miscarriage

Virendra Shelar

Real time

Palisade Bio reports phase 1a/b data showing colon‑targeted exposure

MimiVax and Roswell Park open phase 2 trial of SurVaxM for metastatic neuroendocrine tumours