UK pours £20 million into cutting?edge tech to tackle drug & alcohol addiction

The funding comes under the AHG Catalysing Innovation Awards, part of the Addiction Healthcare Goals programme led by the Office for Life Sciences

Novo Nordisk’s "Triple G" drug UBT251 triggers nearly 20% weight loss in 24 weeks

UBT251 appeared to have a safe and well-tolerated profile consistent with incretin-based therapies

BioVersys’ novel TB drug shows promising results in Phase 2a Trial

The clinical program has benefited from extensive European Union support, including the IMI2 TRIC-TB and UNITE4TB projects, as well as funding from the EDCTP2 bEto-TB project

BriaCell spins off sCD80 cancer therapy to BriaPro in strategic deal

VivaMed BioPharma teams up with Syngene International to fast-track AI-driven drug programmes

The alliance directly links VivaMed’s computational drug hypotheses with Syngene’s preclinical development capabilities

Lupin receives European Commission approval for biosimilar Ranibizumab

Merck restructures Human Health division for future growth

Merck is currently conducting approximately 80 Phase 3 studies, and the company expects more than 20 new growth drivers over next several years, almost all with blockbuster potential

Lonza scales bioconjugate innovation through enhanced synthesis offering

Expansion at the Oss (NL) site adds capacity and R&D capabilities, supporting the development and manufacturing of ADCs and other novel bioconjugates from First-in-Human to commercialization

Axol Bioscience acquires ophthalmology business from Newcells Biotech

Acquisition expands Axol’s portfolio of iPSC-derived retinal organoid and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) models

BioAsia 2026 cements Telangana’s global leadership in TechBio and life sciences

40+ most innovative startups with disruptive contributions across MedTech, Medical Devices, BioPharma, Cell and Gene Therapy, AI and ML, Nutraceuticals, and Biomarkers exhibited their cutting-edge solutions