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AI breakthroughs unlock drug discovery targeting intrinsically disordered proteins

July 20, 2025

Researchers led by Nobel Laureate David Baker have harnessed artificial intelligence to design protein binders for intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs), previously considered undruggable...

Quantum computing poised to tackle biopharma complexities

July 20, 2025

Emerging analyses highlight the potential of quantum computing to address complex challenges in biopharma, including molecular modeling and drug discovery processes difficult for classical...

Funding landscape: Seed and Series A investments rise amid concentrated capital

July 20, 2025

Data from the first half of 2025 indicate an increase in seed and Series A financing rounds within biotech, with $4.7 billion raised. However, the funding landscape is marked by concentration,...

Medical University of Vienna secures €2.5M grant for multiomic biomarker initiative

July 20, 2025

The Organizational Unit Core Facilities at the Medical University of Vienna received €2.5 million from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency to enhance multiomics-based biomarker discovery and...

GenesisM breaks ground on multi-tenant biomanufacturing hub in Greater Boston

July 20, 2025

GenesisM, a joint venture between Bain Capital Real Estate and Botanic Properties, has initiated construction on a 154,000-square-foot Class A biomanufacturing facility in Bedford, Massachusetts....

Sarepta Gene Therapy Safety Crisis: Third Death Confirmed

July 19, 2025

Sarepta Therapeutics is facing escalating safety concerns as a third patient has died after receiving one of its gene therapies. The latest fatality involved a 51-year-old participant in a...

Scipher Medicine Shifts to Data-Driven Precision Medicine Development

July 19, 2025

Scipher Medicine is evolving its strategy to expand beyond rheumatoid arthritis diagnostics toward broader personalized medicine using clinicogenomic datasets. Under new leadership, Scipher now...

FDA Adcomm Rejects Otsuka’s PTSD Drug Combo: Calls for More Evidence

July 19, 2025

The FDA Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 10-1 against the approval of Otsuka Pharmaceutical's combination therapy of Rexulti and Zoloft for PTSD treatment. Committee members...

Bristol Myers’ Reblozyl Fails Phase III in Myelofibrosis Anemia

July 19, 2025

Bristol Myers Squibb announced failure of Reblozyl to meet the primary endpoint in the Phase III INDEPENDENCE trial for anemia associated with myelofibrosis, showing no significant reduction in...

GenesisM Breaks Ground on Biomanufacturing Facility in Boston

July 19, 2025

GenesisM, a joint venture between Bain Capital Real Estate and Botanic Properties, has commenced construction of a 154,000-square-foot Class A biomanufacturing facility in Bedford, Massachusetts....

Thermo Fisher to Acquire Sanofi’s Sterile Manufacturing Site

July 19, 2025

Thermo Fisher Scientific has agreed to acquire Sanofi’s sterile fill-finish and packaging facility in Ridgefield, New Jersey, enhancing Thermo Fisher’s U.S. manufacturing footprint. The site’s...

AI Advances Undruggable Protein Targeting: Nobel Laureate Baker’s Lab

July 19, 2025

Researchers from David Baker’s laboratory have developed AI techniques to design protein binders targeting intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) of proteins, long considered undruggable due to...

Medical University of Vienna Secures €2.5M Grant for Multiomic Biomarker Research

July 19, 2025

The Medical University of Vienna’s Organizational Unit Core Facilities received €2.5 million from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency to advance multiomics-driven biomarker discovery and...

Funding Trends Show Seed and Series A Up in First Half 2025

July 19, 2025

Capital flows into early-stage biotech startups have increased in the first half of 2025, with seed and Series A rounds rising to a total of $4.7 billion. However, fewer companies contributed to...

Innovations in Lipid Nanoparticles Enhance mRNA Therapeutic Profiles

July 19, 2025

A University of Pennsylvania team has demonstrated that modifying the ionizable lipid component of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) by adding phenol groups can both reduce inflammatory side effects and...

Sarepta gene therapy under FDA scrutiny: third patient death reported

July 19, 2025

Sarepta Therapeutics is facing intensified regulatory and commercial challenges following the confirmation of a third patient death related to its gene therapy products. The newest fatality...

FDA advisory setbacks for GSK and Otsuka drug approvals

July 19, 2025

Recent FDA advisory committee meetings have dealt significant blows to GSK and Otsuka’s drug approval plans. GSK’s attempt to reintroduce its multiple myeloma antibody-drug conjugate Blenrep in...

Scipher Medicine expands from rheumatoid arthritis diagnostics to precision immunology

July 19, 2025

Scipher Medicine, recently under new leadership, is transitioning beyond its commercial molecular assay for rheumatoid arthritis to broader personalized medicine applications across non-oncology...

FDA approvals and clinical updates signal activity in oncology, HIV, weight-loss, and inflammatory diseases

July 19, 2025

The FDA’s June approvals included 22 drugs, equaling the March total and pushing 2025 into the third-highest year on record for new drug approvals at midyear. Notable approvals include Gilead’s...

Biopharma financing trends and capital flows show mixed dynamics in 2025

July 19, 2025

The first half of 2025 witnessed a rise in seed and Series A funding in the biotech space, although the number of companies participating declined, reflecting concentrated investment. A prominent...