Boyds expands Regulatory Affairs team to support growing demand

October 16, 2026
Consultancy, Diagnostics, Pharmacy, drug development, life sciences, regulatory affairs

Vicki Hayes has joined Boyds as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs with Jan Ohotski becoming Director of Regulatory Affairs.   Hayes …

Sterling doubles ADC manufacturing capacity at Welsh facility

October 16, 2026
ADCs, Corporate, HPLC, Immunology, Infections and infestations, Oncology, manufacturing

Sterling Pharma Solutions has completed a multi-million-pound expansion of its dedicated bioconjugation facility in Deeside, Wales, doubling manufacturing capacity and …

Femtosecond laser cuts lung tumour margin assessment time

October 15, 2026
Devices, Diagnostics, Hospital Management, Oncology, laser imaging, lung disease, tumour

Femtosecond laser imaging has reduced the time needed to assess lung tumour margins from 36 minutes to less than six …

Blood sensor detects Parkinson’s-associated proteins in 40 minutes

October 15, 2026
Diagnostics, Haematology, Neurological Diseases, Neurology, Parkinson's disease, blood testing, sleep disorder

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the University of Oxford have developed a blood-based electronic …

Cori Clinical raises US$4m to expand AI platform for clinical trial design

October 14, 2026
AI, Data Capture, Pharmacy, clinical data, clinical trial design, regulatory affairs

Cori Clinical has raised US$4m in a seed funding round to expand its AI platform for clinical trial design and …

Ofichem acquires US drug substance CDMO Kinentia

October 14, 2026
Biotechnology, CDMO, Pharmacy, acquisitions, drug substance development

Ofichem has agreed to acquire Kinentia Biosciences, a US drug substance contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), in a deal …

Jager-van Dijk is new Arletta Pharma Solutions CEO 

October 13, 2026
FDA, Female Sexual Disorders, Genito-Urinary system, HRT, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, specialty pharmaceuticals, women's health

Netherlands-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for women with Female Sexual Disorders (FSD), Arletta Pharma Solutions has appointed Jeannette …

Tridem begins phase Ib trial of Parkinson’s disease vaccine

October 13, 2026
Cardiology, Neurology, Parkinson's disease, Vaccine, clinical trial

Tridem Bioscience has enrolled the first patients in a phase Ib clinical trial of TRB-001, an intradermal therapeutic vaccine targeting …

Bio-Techne opens GMP small-molecule manufacturing facility in Bristol

October 13, 2026
Cardiology, Cleanroom, Diabetes, Haematology, Neurology, Rare Diseases, cell therapies, manufacturing and production, small molecules

Bio-Techne has opened a new facility in Bristol manufacturing Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)-grade small molecules for cell therapy developers. The …

Trio become latest Symbiosis commercial additions

October 12, 2026
CDMO, Devices, Diagnostics, Immunology, clinical trials, pharmaceutical markets

Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services has further strengthened its commercial team with three new appointments.  Payal Roychoudhury and Joaquín Pérez Fornieles join …

UK immunoglobulin supply faces growing pressure, report warns

October 12, 2026
Manufacturing and Production Critical supplies, Immunology, NHS Blood and Transplant, Neurology, procurement

The UK may face increasing pressure to secure long-term supplies of immunoglobulin (Ig), with rising demand and heavy reliance on …

How will biomarker-led diagnostics reshape respiratory medicine?

October 11, 2026
Asthma & COPD, COPD, Chronic Diseases, Diagnostics, biomarkers, clinical trial

By Dr Louise Ryan Murphy, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is typically diagnosed and assessed through symptoms, lung function and …

Five Facts about COPD

October 11, 2026
Medical Communications Asthma & COPD, COPD, Five Facts, HRT, Smoking Cessation, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, smoking

1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a group of progressive lung conditions, principally emphysema and chronic bronchitis, that restrict airflow …

Agentic commercial: how AI creates dialogue with HCPs and patients to help medicines reach them faster

October 11, 2026
Licenses/Quality Standards, Marketing, Sales & Marketing Training AI, Devices, Diagnostics, Hospital Management, Pharmacy, biopharma, medical adoption, pharmaceutical

By Chris Moore Commercial engagement in biopharma used to centre largely on direct conversations between sales reps and physicians or …

Fortysomethings’ non-attendance at NHS Health Checks raises concerns, says study

October 11, 2026
Chronic Diseases, NHS, Oncology, cardiovascular disease, survey

People in their forties account for almost three-quarters of those who do not attend NHS Health Checks, highlighting the challenge …

NICE recommends daratumumab quadruplet for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

October 8, 2026
NICE, Oncology, drug recommendation, drug regulation

NICE has published final draft guidance recommending daratumumab with bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone (D-VRd) for previously untreated adults with multiple …

AstraZeneca’s Trixeo approved in EU for asthma

October 8, 2026
Asthma & COPD, AstraZeneca, EU

AstraZeneca’s Trixeo Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyrronium/formoterol fumarate dihydrate) has been approved in the European Union as a maintenance treatment for asthma in …

Amplio reports early human data for novel methotrexate approach in rheumatoid arthritis

October 7, 2026
Rheumatology, clinical testing, immunology, rheumatoid arthritis

Amplio Pharma has reported phase 1b results for NovoBioJect, an investigational combination of low-dose methotrexate (MTX) and novobiocin being developed …

Survodutide delivers up to 13.1% weight loss in phase 3 obesity and diabetes trial

October 6, 2026
Diabetes, GLP-1, Obesity, diabetes, obesity, phase 3 trial

Boehringer Ingelheim’s investigational survodutide produced weight loss of up to 13.1% after 76 weeks in people with obesity or overweight …

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