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ADC Therapeutics Cuts Workforce, Closes UK R&D Site Amid Setbacks

June 15, 2025

ADC Therapeutics announced a 30% workforce reduction and the closure of its UK R&D facility after halting development of multiple preclinical and clinical candidates due to limited efficacy and...

Magnetic Soft Millirobot Enables Simultaneous Mobility and Sensing

June 15, 2025

A research team led by W. Zeng and colleagues has developed a magnetic soft millirobot that can both navigate and sense environmental variables simultaneously. Utilizing a polymer matrix with...

Parkinson’s Disease: Novel Insights into Peripheral Nerve Fiber Changes

June 15, 2025

Recent cohort studies published in npj Parkinson’s Disease reveal key alterations in cutaneous nerve fibers in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and atypical parkinsonism. Using immunohistochemical...

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

June 15, 2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved pembrolizumab for patients with resectable locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma expressing PD-L1 (CPS ≥1). This marks the first...

23andMe Acquired by Founder’s Nonprofit After Bidding War

June 15, 2025

Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and former CEO of 23andMe, led a nonprofit, the TTAM Research Institute, which has secured a $305 million deal to acquire the majority of 23andMe’s assets after...

Novo Nordisk to Initiate Phase 3 Trials for Next-Generation Obesity Drug Amycretin

June 15, 2025

Novo Nordisk has announced plans to commence late-stage (phase 3) clinical trials for amycretin, a dual GLP-1 and amylin receptor agonist designed for weight loss. This program includes both...

Rapid Construction of Vascular Organoids via Dual Transcription Factor Activation

June 15, 2025

Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital and collaborators have developed an accelerated method to generate vascular organoids from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) by...

Advanced Multiomics Partnerships Accelerate Biological Insight

June 15, 2025

Multiomics approaches integrating genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics are increasingly central to life sciences. Ultima Genomics and partners like Olink Proteomics have collaborated to...

New Cooling Technology Promises Energy Savings for Data Centers

June 15, 2025

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed an evaporative cooling technology using fiber membranes with controlled porosity to passively dissipate heat from electronics....

AI Trained on Single-Cell Immune Data to Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy

June 15, 2025

Immunai has partnered with the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy to generate a large-scale, clinically annotated single-cell gene expression dataset from over 1,000 cancer patients...

AI Advances Psychiatry with Faster, Smarter Treatment Decisions

June 15, 2025

Clinical trials and real-world data increasingly harness artificial intelligence and digital biomarkers to refine psychiatric treatment strategies. AI tools offer psychiatrists improved...

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab for Resectable Head and Neck Cancer

June 14, 2025

The FDA approved pembrolizumab for resectable locally advanced head and neck cancer with PD-L1 expression, based on data from the KEYNOTE-689 phase 3 trial showing improved event-free survival and...

J&J’s Dual-Target CAR-T Shows 100% Response in Phase 1b Trial

June 14, 2025

Johnson and Johnson reported a 100% objective response rate in relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma patients with one prior therapy using its dual CD19/CD20-targeting CAR-T. The therapy...

ADC Therapeutics Shuts UK Site, Cuts 30% Workforce After Pipeline Losses

June 14, 2025

After discontinuing its only clinical-stage candidate, ADC Therapeutics announced closure of its UK R&D facility and a 30% staff reduction. Several early programs were halted to focus resources on...

FDA Approval Shifts Head and Neck Cancer Care Paradigm

June 14, 2025

The FDA has approved pembrolizumab for patients with resectable locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma expressing PD-L1, marking the first checkpoint inhibitor approval in the...

Pivotal Clinical Data in Dual-Targeting CAR-T Cell Therapy for Lymphoma

June 14, 2025

Johnson and Johnson released encouraging phase 1b data for their dual-targeting CD19/CD20 CAR-T therapy in relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma patients. The objective response rate was...

Financial Surge Follows Positive Hypertension Readout at Insmed

June 14, 2025

Insmed mailed a $750 million follow-on public equity offering following positive clinical data in hypertension. The financing round highlights growing investor confidence fueled by clinical...

Nonprofit Led by Anne Wojcicki Secures 23andMe Asset Acquisition

June 14, 2025

Former CEO Anne Wojcicki’s nonprofit, the TTAM Research Institute, won a second auction to acquire 23andMe’s assets for $305 million, surpassing Regeneron’s prior bid. Agreement includes...

Quantum Simulations Reveal Quasicrystal Stability Mechanisms

June 14, 2025

University of Michigan researchers conducted first quantum-mechanical simulations of quasicrystals, showing that these non-repeating atomic structures can be energetically stable. Employing...

New Rapid Method Enables Vascular Organoid Construction from iPSCs

June 14, 2025

Researchers reported a novel approach to generate functional vascular organoids by simultaneous activation of endothelial and mural lineage transcription factors ETV2 and NKX3.1. This method...