Somerset smashes fund target, raises $288M to power India’s healthcare transformation

Godavari Biorefineries secures Japanese patent for antiviral compounds

The patent protects antiviral compounds developed by the company that inhibit Vacuolar ATPase (V-ATPase) activity in cells, a mechanism involved in viral infection pathways

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

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

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

Roche breaks lab barriers as FDA clears mass spec tests for wider use

The newly classified assays join Roche’s Ionify 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D total assay in a growing U.S. portfolio

SK bioscience bags fresh backing to accelerate fight against respiratory disease

RSM01, a preventive treatment targeting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), was licensed earlier this month from the Gates Medical Research Institute