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Mar 19, 2026
Global pharmaceutical R&D deal values surged 49% to $86.7 billion in 2025 as companies concentrate investments in AI-powered drug discovery platforms, with average deal sizes reaching a record $1.16 billion despite fewer total partnerships.
Mar 18, 2026
Diacerein, an anthraquinone derivative, shows promise as a disease-modifying agent in rheumatoid arthritis through its anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective actions, with combination therapy appearing to enhance therapeutic benefits.
Mar 13, 2026
The blood-brain barrier continues to block most treatments for glioblastoma and central nervous system diseases, with only 0.01% of biologic drugs reaching the brain. New intellectual property coverage and synthetic methods aim to address delivery challenges.
Mar 12, 2026
New market reports forecast significant expansion in CAR T-cell therapy, US pharmaceutical drug delivery, and healthcare nanotechnology sectors, driven by chronic disease prevalence and technological advances.
Mar 09, 2026
Five intra-articular gene therapy platforms for knee osteoarthritis are in human trials in the US, while India prepares regulatory guidelines for mRNA, gene and cell therapies to accelerate innovation.
Mar 06, 2026
Novartis AG announced at its March 6, 2026 AGM a 5.7% dividend increase to CHF 3.70 per share for 2025, marking the 29th consecutive annual increase with a 3.0% yield, payable from March 12, 2026.
Mar 02, 2026
The pharmaceutical industry is experiencing recovery driven by innovation in drug development, aggressive M&A activity, and expansion of drug development services. The sector faces both opportunities and headwinds including pipeline setbacks and regulatory pressures.
Feb 26, 2026
Three new market reports project significant expansion in pharmaceutical R&D outsourcing, the U.S. pharmaceutical market, and biotechnology services outsourcing, driven by innovation, aging populations, and cost efficiency needs through 2035.
Feb 25, 2026
Novartis announced positive Phase III ALIGN results for Vanrafia in IgA nephropathy and plans to build a new radioligand therapy manufacturing site in Denton, Texas, operational by 2028.
Feb 24, 2026
Drug discovery outsourcing, preparative chromatography, and Latin America point-of-care diagnostics markets are forecast to grow at CAGRs between 7.5% and 8.2% through 2031, driven by biologics expansion and chronic disease prevalence.
Feb 24, 2026
The global oncology precision medicine market is projected to grow from $190.50 billion in 2026 to $366.53 billion by 2033 at a 9.8% CAGR, while the cancer biomarker testing market is expected to reach $96.53 billion by 2033 at a 12.6% CAGR.
Feb 24, 2026
Federal regulators unveiled a new regulatory approach to accelerate approval of personalized genetic treatments for rare, life-threatening conditions, allowing smaller studies when traditional large-scale trials aren't practical while maintaining post-market safety oversight.
Feb 14, 2026
Odisha introduces a biotechnology research fellowship offering Rs 30,000 monthly to 20 PhD scholars annually, while the state budget approves establishment of dedicated biotechnology research centers and an innovation mission.
Feb 18, 2026
Novartis has signed a research partnership and licensing agreement with Unnatural Products valued at up to $1.8 billion to develop macrocyclic peptide therapeutics targeting cardiovascular diseases using AI-driven drug discovery.
Feb 18, 2026
Unnatural Products entered a research collaboration and licensing agreement with Novartis worth up to $1.8 billion to develop orally-delivered macrocyclic peptide therapeutics for an undisclosed cardiovascular program.
Feb 18, 2026
Insilico Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have entered a collaborative research agreement to discover new therapeutic targets for gastroesophageal malignancies using AI-powered platforms and extensive multi-omic clinical datasets.
