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Automated MRI: AI system spots clinically significant prostate cancer
Researchers publishing in Nature Communications unveiled an automated MRI system designed to detect clinically significant prostate cancer with high reliability. The team led by Wu, Liu and Yang...
cfDNA fragment–chromatin correlation enables pan‑cancer detection
An international team introduced a pan‑cancer detection method that pairs cell‑free DNA (cfDNA) fragment coverage with chromatin accessibility patterns to identify cancer across tumor types and...
ASAH1 axis drives venetoclax resistance in AML
A 2025 BMC Cancer study identified ASAH1 and altered sphingolipid metabolism as drivers of venetoclax resistance in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), particularly in monocytic phenotypes. The research...
CombiCoR‑Vax phase II tests sequential immunotherapy and chemo in MSS mCRC
Researchers launched CombiCoR‑Vax, a phase II trial testing a sequential immunotherapy‑then‑chemotherapy regimen in patients with refractory microsatellite‑stable (MSS) metastatic colorectal...
Eli Lilly hits $1 trillion – obesity drugs power rally
Eli Lilly reached a historic market valuation of $1 trillion after sustained gains tied to its obesity drug franchise. Market reports and company data show that demand for GLP-1–class medicines...
Resalis ASO challenges GLP‑1s: precision obesity approach
Resalis Therapeutics presented data and preclinical rationale for an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) targeting miR‑22 that it says produces precision weight loss and metabolic benefits,...
Ginkgo launches Virtual Cell Initiative: builds 12 billion datapoint resource
Ginkgo Bioworks’ Ginkgo Datapoints unit announced the Virtual Cell Pharmacology Initiative (VCPI), an open‑source effort to standardize virtual cell modeling for drug discovery and generate...
Iambic compresses chemistry‑to‑clinic to two years – AI and automation deliver
Iambic, a San Diego–based company, reported that physics‑informed algorithms and automation have shortened its chemistry‑to‑clinic cycle to about two years, delivering small molecules into...
Novartis to build U.S. manufacturing hub in North Carolina: end‑to‑end capacity planned
Novartis announced plans to establish a flagship manufacturing hub in North Carolina as part of a $23 billion U.S. infrastructure investment, adding biologics, sterile packaging, and solid‑dose...
DARPA vet Fisher tapped to lead UK research agency ARIA
The U.K. research funding agency ARIA named a former DARPA official, Fisher, as its new chief, according to BioCentury reporting. The appointment signals ARIA’s continued strategy of importing...
Ocean Diagnostics pushes rapid sepsis ID toward 2028 launch after perfect pilot
France‑based Ocean Diagnostics completed a pilot clinical evaluation showing its rapid sequencing–based blood test matched gold‑standard blood cultures at 100% concordance and detected additional...
Taiho and Cullinan file rolling NDA for zipalertinib – EGFR exon‑20 program advances
Taiho Pharmaceutical and Cullinan Therapeutics initiated a rolling NDA submission to the U.S. FDA for zipalertinib, seeking accelerated approval for patients with locally advanced or metastatic...
Thermally programmed one‑pot CRISPR assay enables on‑site viral surveillance
Researchers published a thermally programmed one‑pot CRISPR assay that integrates thermal control with CRISPR molecular recognition to deliver rapid, sensitive viral detection suitable for on‑site...
Sydnexis FDA complete response spotlights transparency concerns
Sydnexis received a complete response letter (CRL) from the FDA that prompted industry commentary about regulatory transparency and shifting review expectations, BioCentury reported. The company’s...
Ginkgo launches Virtual Cell Initiative: 12-billion-point pharmacology push
Ginkgo Bioworks’ Datapoints unit announced the Virtual Cell Pharmacology Initiative (VCPI), a community-driven open-source effort to standardize virtual cell modeling for drug discovery. Ginkgo...
Ocean Dx pilot matches culture — startup targets 3.5-hour sepsis ID
France-based Ocean Diagnostics reported a pilot clinical evaluation showing its rapid bloodstream-infection test matched conventional blood cultures at 100% in a 110-patient ICU study at Bordeaux...
Eli Lilly breaks trillion-dollar barrier — first drugmaker to reach $1T
Eli Lilly became the first pharmaceutical company to reach a $1 trillion market valuation, driven largely by demand for its obesity medicines and strong commercial performance across its...
FDA transparency under fire: Sydnexis CRL and industry letter press regulator
A BioCentury report on Sydnexis’ complete response letter (CRL) has reignited criticism about the FDA’s transparency and shifting review standards, and hundreds of biotech leaders have sent a...
Big pharma onshores: Novartis and AstraZeneca pledge US manufacturing investment
Novartis unveiled plans to build a flagship North Carolina manufacturing hub with end-to-end biologics, sterile packaging and solid-dose capabilities, part of a $23 billion U.S. infrastructure...
Oligo hits obesity at its source: Resalis presents miR-22 ASO data
Resalis Therapeutics presented preclinical and translational data at TIDES Europe showing an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) targeting miR-22 that the company says drives durable, metabolically...