Altesa BioSciences unveils breakthrough data on Rhinovirus Drug at ICAR2026

Vapendavir is an oral, potent, broad-spectrum antiviral active against rhinoviruses and related respiratory enteroviruses

LGM Pharma commits $15M to US facilities in major CDMO expansion

This follows a $6 million expansion in Rosenberg in 2025 and signals a major push to boost commercial capacity, expand R&D capabilities, and meet rising demand for US-based drug product manufacturing

$7 million grant to UW Institute for protein design to fuel next-gen enzyme breakthroughs

The initiative will be led by David Baker, 2024 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, IPD director, professor of biochemistry, and HHMI Investigator at the University of Washington

AptarGroup nasal spray tech joins ENA respiratory’s Phase II trial of INNA?051

The collaboration highlights the rising importance of intranasal delivery in developing non-vaccine approaches to respiratory disease prevention

Sakura Finetek and Hamamatsu forge alliance to transform digital pathology workflow

Both companies say the collaboration is driven by a shared mission to improve patient outcomes by aligning every step of the diagnostic process

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories launches India’s first DCGI-approved Semaglutide injection ‘Obeda’ for type 2 diabetes

The announcement marks Dr. Reddy’s Day?1 entry into the GLP?1 receptor agonists therapy space and readiness to serve patients in India

Touchlight & NEB launch game-changing benchtop DNA kit

This linear, covalently closed, double-stranded DNA offers a rapid, cell-free alternative to traditional plasmid DNA, addressing a critical bottleneck in nucleic acid therapeutics development

MedRabbits launches integrated clinic to revolutionize patient care

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals’ Phase 3 EMANATE trial falls short of primary goals

The study included four independent genetic substudies targeting obesity caused by heterozygous variants in the POMC/PCSK1, LEPR, SRC1 (NCOA1), and SH2B1 genes

Epigenica expands into Japan via PrimeTech partnership

The move opens Japan’s advanced life science market to Epigenica’s high-throughput epigenetic profiling kits