Blenrep Multiple Myeloma NHS England Rollout Makes UK a World First in Blood Cancer Treatment England has become the first country in the world to make GSK's belantamab mafodotin, marketed as Blenrep, available to multiple myeloma patients through a national health...
Life science news 20 April 2026: A landmark pancreatic cancer breakthrough, record-breaking biotech IPO, major UK investment announcements and a surge in FDA approvals define a momentous week for the global life science industry. Revolution Medicines reported on 13...
When US and Israeli military operations against Iran began on 28 February 2026, the consequences for global energy markets were immediate and predictable. What was less widely anticipated was the scale of the disruption now rippling through the life sciences sector....
UK Government's Life Sciences Large Investment Portfolio: A New Era for British Life Science The United Kingdom's life sciences sector received a significant policy boost on 14 April 2026 when the government formally announced the Life Sciences Large Investment...
The UK is currently navigating a silent epidemic that threatens not only our collective physical well-being but also our national productivity and the long-term sustainability of our healthcare infrastructure. Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions now impact nearly one in...
Life science news 13 April 2026: A record-breaking wave of M&A, an escalating GLP-1 pricing war and major FDA approvals define a landmark week for the global life science industry. Gilead Sciences announced on 7 April its acquisition of Munich-based antibody-drug...
70,000 sq. ft. facility expands the company's biopharma, chemical and cold chain storage capacities DUBLIN, Ireland, (March 6, 2026) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, the world leader in serving science, today announced the opening of a new, 70,000 sq.ft. distribution...
People living with dementia will help close a long-standing weakness in research - the clinical trial evidence gap - in a new home-based study. While those over 65 account for two-thirds of illness in the UK, they make up just one-third of trial participants. This...
In its most significant structural overhaul since the 2021 Organon spin-off, MSD (known as Merck & Co. in the U.S. and Canada) has announced the division of its Human Health business into two standalone units: an Oncology Business Unit and a Specialty, Pharma...
A New Era for EHR Data A new study published in the latest issue of the Royal College of Physicians’ Future Healthcare Journal introduces PICTURE, an innovative data platform designed to convert routine electronic health record (EHR) data into actionable clinical...
After the success of previous summits, the revolutionary Smart Ageing Summit has announced a return to Oxford this May to host its fourth annual event. Rhodes House, University of Oxford is the perfect setting for non-profit organisation Oxford Health Project to host...
British research expertise to deliver faster cancer diagnosis and cleaner energy Major new backing for medical imaging centres across the UK alongside tidal energy testing expansion in Orkney and cutting-edge materials. From: Department for Science, Innovation and...
The global market for GLP-1 receptor agonists, once defined by scarcity and premium pricing, is entering a new phase. Prices for these blockbuster medicines, used to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes, are beginning to fall rapidly, forcing pharmaceutical companies,...
A Diagnostic Separation That Shaped a Generation For most of the modern history of psychiatry, autism and ADHD were treated as mutually exclusive conditions. Clinicians were trained to look for one or the other. Until the publication of DSM-5 in 2013, a dual diagnosis...
Leading global healthcare services provider Uniphar announces a strategic merger between Uniphar | Clinical and BMclinical, reinforcing Uniphar | Clinical’s integrated clinical supply offering and solidifying its position as a trusted partner to pharmaceutical and...
Thousands of people living with schizophrenia and severe depression are being recruited by the NHS for a major new study which could unlock a “new era” of personalised treatment for severe mental illness. As part of the world’s largest mental health study, researchers...
THX Pharma (formerly known as Theranexus) has entered into a strategic licensing agreement with French pharmaceutical company Biocodex covering two experimental programs, Batten-1 and TX01, in a move aimed at accelerating development and expanding commercial reach....
Auxilium and Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives (MBI) have announced a joint life sciences accelerator cohort in Worcester designed to attract and support founders developing the next generation of healthcare and life sciences technologies. Founders selected for the...