Mar 13, 2026
NIH funded dramatically fewer research grants in 2025, with funding rates dropping from 27% to 20% for established investigators and from 26% to 19% for early-career researchers, according to newly released agency data.
Mar 12, 2026
New market research reports analyze biotechnology collaboration agreements from 2020-2026, gas chromatography market growth projections, and Western blotting market trends through 2035.
Mar 09, 2026
Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug Mounjaro fueled sevenfold sales growth in Brazil and doubled sales in India within months of launch, as the company commits $1 billion to make India a global export hub for its supply chain.
Mar 03, 2026
University of Melbourne receives $2.1 million for quantum-enabled brain-on-chip platform for neurological diseases, while Evogene partners with Queensland University of Technology on AI-driven cancer therapeutics targeting chemotherapy resistance.
Mar 03, 2026
Researchers are developing gene therapy approaches for neurological disorders and head and neck conditions, using viral vectors and advanced delivery methods to treat brain tumors, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's disease.
Feb 26, 2026
NeuraLight will present a neuroprogression biomarker that outperforms the current gold standard for tracking Parkinson's disease progression at the AD/PD 2026 conference in Copenhagen beginning March 17.
Feb 21, 2026
Researchers at DZNE and the University of Tübingen have identified neurofilament light chain (NfL) as a blood biomarker detectable across animal species, with levels increasing with age and predicting lifespan in mice.
Feb 24, 2026
AI systems are evolving into essential research collaborators in 2026, while quantum computing emerges as a transformative technology with potential to create $200-500 billion in value for life sciences by 2035.
Feb 16, 2026
The drug development services market is projected to reach $31.5 billion in 2026, growing at 12.2% CAGR, while AI-designed drugs enter pivotal Phase III trials that will determine whether the technology can improve clinical success rates beyond the industry's persistent 90% failure rate.
Feb 18, 2026
The global AI in biotechnology market was valued at USD 1,033 million in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 1,971 million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 10.6%. A separate AI in precision medicine market is forecast to reach $38.88 billion by 2034 with a 35.5% CAGR.
Feb 12, 2026
President Trump signed a spending package funding the National Institutes of Health at nearly $49 billion, the highest level ever, reversing his earlier push for a 40% budget cut to medical research.
Feb 13, 2026
California-based Centivax has begun dosing participants in a Phase 1A clinical trial of Centi-Flu 01, a universal influenza vaccine designed to target conserved viral regions across all flu strains. Initial data from approximately 180 participants is expected within the year.
Feb 13, 2026
Artificial intelligence is increasingly used to analyze Alzheimer's datasets and inform drug discovery, while researchers identify promising new drug targets including the IDOL enzyme and somatostatin receptors that could lead to more affordable treatments.