Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Arthrosi Therapeutics Inc. for $950 million upfront and up to $550 million in milestone payments. The deal brings the investigational gout drug pozdeutinurad (AR882) into Sobi’s pipeline, positioning the oral URAT1 inhibitor as a potential anchor asset in a late-stage inflammatory franchise. […]
Personalis, Inc. has reported pivotal findings from its NeXT Personal assay in a new Cell publication, highlighting the test’s ability to detect molecular residual disease in stage I to III non-small cell lung cancer. The study, part of the TRACERx initiative and led by Professor Charles Swanton of the Francis Crick Institute and University College […]
Prelude Corporation has announced the first independent validation of AidaBreast, a multi-omic diagnostic test developed to predict both locoregional recurrence risk and individualized radiation therapy benefit in early-stage hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative invasive breast cancer. The study, conducted at Royal Melbourne Hospital and presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2025, evaluated over 400 women […]
Spiderwort’s spinal cord scaffold earns scientific validation as its dermal filler enters human trials Spiderwort Biotechnologies Inc. has reported two key developments in its cellulose-based regenerative platform, signaling a step forward in both neurorepair and aesthetic medicine. A peer-reviewed study published in Scientific Reports confirms that the company’s plant-derived scaffolds promote neural tissue repair and […]
AST, a United States-based provider of aseptic fill-finish systems for pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers, has entered a strategic partnership with Italy’s Marchesini Group, a global leader in pharmaceutical packaging machinery. Under the agreement announced on December 10, 2025, Marchesini Group has acquired a 44.39 percent equity stake in AST. The deal aims to combine AST’s […]
Innoviva Specialty Therapeutics has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for NUZOLVENCE (zoliflodacin), a first-in-class, single-dose oral antibiotic for the treatment of uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea in adults and adolescents. This approval, based on the largest-ever Phase 3 clinical trial for a new treatment against Neisseria gonorrhoeae, marks the first new oral gonorrhea […]
Veritiv Operating Company has launched TempSafe PalletShield, a pre-qualified, fiber-based pallet shipper for cold chain logistics, designed to offer curbside recyclability without compromising thermal performance. The system delivers more than five days of validated temperature control and is capable of holding up to 596 liters and 300 pounds of dry ice, specifically targeting the needs […]
Indivumed GmbH and the Wilmot Cancer Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center have expanded their collaboration to accelerate the development of patient-derived tumor models and AI-informed therapeutic discovery for solid tumors with high unmet clinical need. What this collaboration changes for the cancer model ecosystem The expansion of the Indivumed and University of […]
The rapid progress of artificial intelligence in medical imaging is creating fresh optimism among healthcare leaders seeking to close the persistent equity gap in breast cancer screening. The regulatory push by Lunit, a Seoul-based AI diagnostics firm, for its Lunit INSIGHT Risk model, which estimates a woman’s five-year breast cancer risk directly from mammogram images, […]
Pfizer Inc. has moved a step closer to reshaping the treatment paradigm for one of hemophilia’s most challenging patient subgroups. The company’s investigational therapy HYMPAVZI (marstacimab) demonstrated a 93 percent reduction in bleeding episodes in patients with hemophilia A or B who have developed inhibitors, according to data presented at the 67th American Society of […]