Lilly to acquire sleep drug biotech firm Centessa in $6.3 billion deal

The company’s broader OX2R portfolio includes clinical and preclinical assets with potential applications across neurological, neurodegenerative, and neuropsychiatric conditions

Torqur taps Lonza to power late-stage push for skin cancer therapy

Lonza will take on technology transfer, process optimization, and cGMP manufacturing, leveraging its global network and expertise in highly potent compounds

VLCC becomes exclusive partner to offer international laser certification exams in India

This makes VLCC the sole institution in the country authorised to conduct in-person NCLC exams

Sygnature Discovery appoints Susanne Back as Head of In Vivo Pharmacology

She brings 20 years of in vivo pharmacology experience across academia and industry, including senior scientific and leadership roles at Orion Pharma and Charles River

Merck completes acquisition of JSR Life Sciences’ chromatography business

Broadens downstream purification portfolio with next-generation Protein A chromatography for scalable manufacturing

Bristol Myers Squibb reports positive phase 4 data on Cobenfy for schizophrenia patients

The open-label trial involved 105 adults with schizophrenia who were on a stable dose of an oral atypical antipsychotic for at least six weeks

Samsung Biologics scores big at 2026 CDMO Leadership Awards

The CDMO Leadership Awards spotlight top-performing development and manufacturing service providers

Biocytogen partner NEOK Bio gets FDA nod for novel cancer therapy

The investigational new drug application with FDA was actually for NEOK002, an EGFR/MUC1-targeting antibody-drug conjugate aimed at solid tumors

GSK seeks European nod for promising Hepatitis B therapy

Apollo Hospitals expands air ambulance services offerings

Over the past few months, Apollo Hospitals has entered into MoUs with multiple national and international air ambulance service providers