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...
The FDA rare disease framework sets no timetable yet. See what the 14 October 2026 white paper proposes and what to watch next.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Amylin analogues have become one of the most active areas of obesity drug development. Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, Roche, Pfizer, AbbVie and AstraZeneca all hold clinical programmes built on the hormone amylin. The most advanced obesity candidate in the class, Novo...
The UK Government has taken steps to combat smoking, and now nicotine pouches, through legislation, public health campaigns, youth prevention and support services. In the UK the age limit for smoking is 18 years old, meaning that individuals must be at least 18 to buy...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is no longer a rare disease in Australia. Close to 180,000 Australians are now living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, with prevalence approaching 1% of the population in some estimates. Unlike many chronic diseases, IBD...
Life science news 21 September 2026: first US Sanfilippo approval, DESTINY-Lung04 data and a NICE OCD consultation. The FDA approved Fayuvi, the first treatment for Sanfilippo syndrome type A. AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu cut the risk of lung cancer...
Partnership pairs Vivan's genotype resolved cancer screening data with Ad Atomica's AI driven molecule design platform LONDON, UK, 16 September 2026: Vivan Therapeutics and Ad Atomica today announced a discovery collaboration. Vivan tests thousands of drugs and drug...
Mosaic variegated aneuploidy (MVA) is thought to affect fewer than 50 people worldwide. At that scale, ultra-rare disease research runs into a problem that funding alone does not solve. There is no cohort large enough to randomise. There is often no natural history...
Stellaromics Expands Pyxa® Adoption as Instruments are Installed at Leading Research Institutions Across the U.S. and Europe Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, CNAG, Karolinska Institutet, and Stanford University will apply 3D spatial multi-omics across...
Once concentrated in commercial manufacturing, freeze-drying has entered home kitchens and small food businesses through countertop equipment. That shift has made freeze-dried food safety a live question for small operators. University of Minnesota Extension describes...
Life science news 14 September 2026: two US approvals for rare diseases, a landmark antibody-drug conjugate readout, and two UK moves on pharmacy access and AI oversight. Scholar Rock’s Isembyld won FDA approval, described by the agency as the first SMA therapy to...
Most favoured nation pricing is now the central instrument of United States drug pricing policy. On 31 August 2026, the White House announced agreements with nine further manufacturers. That brought the administration’s stated total to 26 companies, covering 89 per...
Rakuten Medical Appoints Christophe Weber as Vice Chairman and Ken Takeshita, M.D., as Director to Accelerate US Growth and Oncology Innovation Enhanced Board and leadership team, including the appointment of a new Chief Medical Officer, strengthens governance,...
Last updated 18 October 2026. uniQure’s four-year Huntington’s data missed significance on the composite scale, while FUS-ALS gained a positive Phase 3 result. The neurodegeneration pipeline entered the autumn of 2026 looking very different from the one that opened...