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Can Geneva PE’s NXXIM platform fix fragmentation in diagnostic imaging?

Geneva Private Equity has launched NXXIM, a new AI-powered enterprise medical imaging platform designed to unify radiology, pathology, genomics, and electronic health record data into a single, real-time diagnostic environment. The investment-backed venture will pilot its platform in clinical settings in 2026, aiming to streamline fragmented workflows and reduce time-to-diagnosis for large health systems. What

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Why Illumina’s investment in MyOme could reset expectations for genome-based prevention

Illumina, Inc. and MyOme, Inc. have announced a new strategic collaboration, including an equity investment by Illumina to support MyOme’s upcoming Proactive Health (MPH) Trial. The large-scale clinical study, expected to begin in 2026, will evaluate the impact of artificial intelligence-integrated whole-genome sequencing on chronic disease prevention and cost savings across the U.S. healthcare system.

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What Pillar Biosciences’ China move means for decentralized oncology diagnostics

Pillar Biosciences has expanded its collaboration with AstraZeneca to bring its next-generation sequencing-based liquid biopsy kits to China, aiming to accelerate localized tumor profiling and broaden access to precision oncology diagnostics. The partnership, which includes Shanghai Zhengu Biological Technology Co., Ltd., is designed to support assay implementation across Chinese hospital laboratories to reduce diagnostic turnaround

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Pharma & Biotech

What Neurizon’s entry into the HEALEY ALS trial means for the future of NUZ-001

Neurizon Therapeutics Limited has received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its investigational therapy NUZ-001 to be included in the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial, a globally recognized adaptive trial framework for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The decision formally designates NUZ-001 as Regimen I in the platform, allowing clinical site activation and study

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Is InstaMed’s oral peptide strip the needle-free breakthrough peptide delivery has been waiting for?

InstaMed Pharmaceuticals has reported rapid commercial traction for its InstaRelease oral dissolving strip, a patented non-injectable peptide delivery technology. The company announced a 300 percent month-over-month sales increase since its May 2025 launch and shared results from a double-blind pharmacokinetic study validating buccal absorption of glutathione as an effective alternative to traditional injection. The platform

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How Anixa’s breast cancer vaccine could change immunoprevention strategies

Anixa Biosciences Inc. has reported final Phase 1 results for its investigational breast cancer vaccine targeting the α-lactalbumin protein, showing that the primary endpoints were met and 74 percent of participants demonstrated protocol-defined immune responses. The data were presented at the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and build the case for a Phase 2

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Proton therapy delivers survival gain in head and neck cancer: Could this Lancet trial shift payer and policy resistance?

A new phase III clinical trial published in The Lancet has shown that proton therapy significantly improves overall survival and reduces treatment-related toxicities in patients with oropharyngeal cancers compared to traditional photon-based radiation. Conducted across 21 U.S. institutions and led by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the study is the

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Can B-cell depletion change how we treat generalized myasthenia gravis?

Amgen has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration for Uplizna (inebilizumab-cdon) to treat adults with generalized myasthenia gravis who are anti-acetylcholine receptor or anti-muscle specific tyrosine kinase antibody positive. The greenlight makes Uplizna the first and only CD19-targeted B cell therapy approved for this patient population, introducing a twice-yearly dosing regimen

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Mazdutide shows weight loss efficacy in Chinese teens: Phase 1b results raise hopes for approval

Innovent Biologics has reported that mazdutide, its dual GLP-1 and glucagon receptor agonist, achieved statistically significant reductions in both body mass index and weight in Chinese adolescents with obesity during a 12-week Phase 1b clinical trial. The trial met its primary endpoint, demonstrated a favorable safety profile, and paves the way for a Phase 3

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Can Akeso’s cadonilimab unlock PD-L1-agnostic immunotherapy for gastric cancer patients?

Akeso Inc. has secured clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration to initiate COMPASSION-37, a global Phase III trial evaluating cadonilimab, a first-in-class PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody, as part of a first-line treatment regimen for HER2-negative, unresectable or metastatic gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. The randomized, multicenter trial will compare cadonilimab plus chemotherapy against

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