Lonza expands manufacturing pact with Genetix to meet rising demand for gene therapy ZYNTEGLO

Lilly expands affordable access to diabetes & obesity medicines under new medicare programme

Starting January 1, 2027, Lilly’s Zepbound (tirzepatide), Mounjaro (tirzepatide), and orforglipron, if approved, will be available through participating Medicare Part D plans

Avio Smart teams up with Huwel Lifesciences to roll out next-gen molecular diagnostics in India

Huwel’s diagnostic solutions leverage open RT-PCR system

FDA nod to Bristol Myers Squibb’s Sotyktu as new oral therapy for psoriatic arthritis

The FDA decision was based on results from the pivotal POETYK PsA-1 and POETYK PsA-2 Phase 3 trials

Relmada’s NDV-01 shows strong 12-month results in hard-to-treat bladder cancer

The study showed a 76% complete response (CR) rate at 12 months, rising to 95% at any time for high-risk NMIBC patients

AbbVie reports promising early results for novel obesity therapy ABBV-295

ABBV-295 produced clinically meaningful, dose-dependent weight loss over 12–13 weeks

Sumitomo Pharma bags world-first go-ahead for iPS cell therapy to treat Parkinson’s disease

The conditional, time-limited approval comes through a joint effort with RACTHERA, a joint venture in which Sumitomo Chemical holds a 66.6% stake and Sumitomo Pharma holds 33.4%

EU unveils draft guidance to fast-track clinical trials during public health emergencies

The document, published under the Accelerating Clinical Trials in the EU (ACT EU) initiative, sets out how trials should be conducted when health emergencies disrupt normal research operations

SEQSTER launches 1-Click DataLake, unlocking real-world health data from 150M+ patients

The company says those insights can power advanced analytics and real-world evidence (RWE), helping researchers improve trial design, study feasibility, and recruitment strategies

DiaMedica bags Health Canada nod for Phase 2 preeclampsia trial

DiaMedica said it plans to launch the trial later in 2026