Eli Lilly began 2026 expecting revenue of $80bn to $83bn. After its third quarter, it now expects $91bn to $92bn. Lilly’s sales reached $24.4bn in the three months to September, up 39%. Most of its large peers grew in single digits. Read together, pharma Q3 2026...
ULP Launches Founders’ Bench Award for Ophthalmology Innovation
University Lab Partners Launches Inaugural Founders’ Bench Award to Accelerate Ophthalmology Innovation Bausch + Lomb joins as founding corporate partner; UCI’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute serves as academic partner University Lab Partners (ULP) today announced the...
Weekly News Roundup | 2 November 2026
Life science news 2 November 2026: four approvals, three deals and a UK Budget investment package. Ferring has agreed to acquire Gameto in a deal worth up to $1.3825bn. The FDA granted accelerated approval to Voceryq for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. The MHRA...
Eppendorf and BioLabs Expand Collaboration to Munich
The collaboration will provide laboratory equipment, technical support and engagement opportunities for BioLabs resident companies. It builds on existing partnerships at BioLabs sites across the US, Germany and France. HAMBURG and MUNICH, Germany, 21 October 2026...
Life Science Publishing: Our First Year, and Where You Fit In
Almost a year ago, Life Science Daily News published its first articles with a simple belief. Specialist science deserves a specialist stage. Since then, that belief has grown into a global readership and an active community of contributors. This is the story of our...
Weekly News Roundup | 26 October 2026
Life science news 26 October 2026: two major deals, three US approvals, two UK updates and a reverse merger. Roche signed an antibody-drug conjugate deal with Hansoh. Merck KGaA agreed to buy Silence Therapeutics for about $1.3bn. The FDA granted accelerated approval...
Weekly News Roundup | 26 October 2026
Life science news 26 October 2026: two major deals, three US approvals, two UK updates and a reverse merger. Roche signed an antibody-drug conjugate deal with Hansoh. Merck KGaA agreed to buy Silence Therapeutics for about $1.3bn. The FDA granted accelerated approval...
Weekly News Roundup | 19 October 2026
Life science news 19 October 2026: three licensing deals, three FDA approvals and two MHRA announcements. Gilead Sciences signed a T-cell engager deal worth up to $1.875bn with Vir Biotechnology. Roche licensed an ALK7 obesity candidate from Rona Therapeutics. The...
FDA Rare Disease Framework: What Will It Change for Developers?
The FDA rare disease framework has not yet changed any rule or approval standard. The agency announced it on 14 October 2026 as an initiative, backed by a white paper. It promises evidence expectations tailored to each rare disease, but it sets no timetable. A public...
Cresset’s Flare AI Client Turns Hours of Work into Minutes
Scientists can now connect company-approved AI providers such as Claude Code and GitHub Copilot directly to Flare, helping teams set up, execute, and analyze complex computational chemistry workflows in minutes not hours. CAMBRIDGE, UK, 6 October 2026 Drug discovery...
Weekly News Roundup | 12 October 2026
Life science news 12 October 2026: three deals, three US approvals and two UK regulatory updates. Shionogi agreed to buy IntraBio for $2bn. Viatris offered $1.65bn for Pacira BioSciences. The FDA approved Tecentriq for Stage III dMMR colon cancer. Shionogi will...
Weekly News Roundup | 05 October 2026
Life science news 5 October 2026: four US approvals, three deals and two UK regulatory items. The FDA approved Emcitate, which it calls the first treatment for MCT8 deficiency. The FDA approved a heart valve that can be expanded as a child grows. AstraZeneca agreed to...
Why Periodontitis Matters Beyond Dentistry
In brief: Periodontitis, the advanced form of gum disease, is consistently linked with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Only the diabetes link is supported by treatment trials, in which periodontal therapy lowers HbA1c by about...
Low FODMAP Diet and Disordered Eating in IBS
A new study published in September has reinforced how, for people with IBS who have been taught the low FODMAP diet, uncontrolled digestive symptoms and psychological distress can be linked to disordered eating behaviours. It can help us think about how patients are...
The Financial Infrastructure Behind Healthcare Innovation
Healthcare is changing faster than I have ever seen it change, and the revenue cycle has to keep pace. We are talking about AI, new treatments, new technology, new specialties and entirely new ways of delivering care. All of that is exciting, and much of it has the...
When the Model Is Confident and the Patient Is Not
It is 2:07 a.m. in the emergency department. The waiting room is thin. The hallway is not. A middle-aged man looks pale. His vitals sit in the green band. A clinical decision support tile on the chart says low risk with a high confidence score. His wife keeps saying...
Weekly News Roundup | 28 September 2026
Life science news 28 September 2026: four US drug approvals, three UK developments and two global R&D deals. The FDA approved Atebrioz, the third treatment for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, and AbbVie’s Parkinson’s drug Juvmo. The MHRA approved...
Surgical Site Infections Can Consume Up to 75 Staff Hours
Surgical site infections can consume up to 75 staff hours and displace three operations, research finds A single surgical site infection (SSI) can consume an estimated 45 to 75 additional hours of healthcare staff time and create downstream demands equivalent to the...







