Biogen to Acquire Apellis for $5.6 billion, Enhancing the Company’s Growth Portfolio in Immunology and Rare Disease
On Mar. 31, 2026, Biogen and Apellis Pharmaceuticals announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under…
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Lilly to acquire Centessa Pharma to advance treatments for sleep-wake disorders in deal worth up to $7.8 Billion
On Mar. 31, 2026, Eli Lilly and Centessa Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage company developing a new class of medicines…
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NIH-awarded life scientist Shu Xiaokun abruptly shifts research from US to China
On Mar. 20, 2026, the South China Morning Post reported that celebrated scientist Shu Xiaokun, Ph.D. leaves prestigious…
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National survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’
On Mar. 19, 2026, a nationwide STAT survey of federally funded researchers reveals that, a year after Donald…
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Biotechnology | Chemistry | Energy | Materials | Medicine
Failed experiment leads to surprise drug development breakthrough
On Mar. 12, 2026, scientists at the University of Cambridge announced they have developed a new way to…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Medical Device | Medicine | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Radiology | Therapeutics
Mass General Brigham Receives Transformative $50 Million Gift to Shape Future of Cancer Research
On Mar. 12, 2026, Mass General Brigham (MGB) announced it has received a $50 million gift that will…
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Biotechnology | Clinical Research | Diagnostics | FDA | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Ophthalmogy | Organ Transplant | Pharmaceutical | Rare Disease | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine | Women's Health
U.S. healthcare spending soars to over $5 trillion in 2024
On Jan. 14, 2026, U.S. healthcare spending rose by 7.2% to $5.3 trillion in 2024 from $4.9 trillion…
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Diagnostics | Disease | Medical Device | Medicine | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Women's Health
American Cancer Society Reports a Milestone 70 Percent 5-Year Survival Rate for all Cancers Combined
On Jan. 13, 2026, The American Cancer Society (ACS) released Cancer Statistics, 2026, the organization’s annual report on cancer facts and trends. The findings show, for…
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Novartis and U.S. government reach agreement on lowering drug prices
On Dec. 19, 2025, Novartis, a leading global innovative medicines company, announced it has reached an agreement with…
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FDA | Medicine | Therapeutics
Amneal Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Epinephrine Injection in Single- and Multi-Dose Vials for U.S. Hospitals
On Dec. 9, 2025, Amneal Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the…
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Disease | Infectious Disease | Measles | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO | Women's Health
Nearly one in five child deaths linked to growth failure
On Dec. 2, 2025, findings in the latest Global Burden of Disease 2023 study published in The Lancet…
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Anonymous donor gifts $50M to help University of Washington train ‘unsung heroes’ of healthcare
On Dec. 1, 2025, in an unusual act of philanthropy, an anonymous donor has committed more than $50…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Medicine | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
MIT scientists debut a generative AI model that could create molecules addressing hard-to-treat diseases
On Nov. 25, 2025, a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists reported that AI model BoltzGen generates…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Medical Device | Medicine | Nanotechnology | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
University at Buffalo to receive $50 million for biofabrication and imaging research hub
On Nov. 25, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the University at Buffalo (UB) will receive $50 million from…
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CDC | Clinical Research | HIV | Infectious Disease | Medicine | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Veterinary
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to End Monkey Research Program
On Nov. 21, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it has instructed staffers…
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FDA Quietly Approves Denosumab Biosimilars, Issues Interchangeability for Others
On Nov. 13, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved multiple denosumab biosimilars, enhancing market access…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Medicine | Therapeutics
Lilly and U.S. government agree to expand access to obesity medicines to millions of Americans
On Nov. 6, 2025, Eli Lilly announced an agreement with the U.S. government to expand access to its…
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FDA to Accelerate Biosimilar Development and Lower costs
On Oct. 29, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is aiming to reduce the…
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Setback for Roche in Natco Pharma case as India Supreme Court allows generic drug sales
On Oct. 18, 2025, the Swiss Pharma giant F Hoffmann La Roche (Roche) suffered a setback as the…
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Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Medicine | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
FDA unveils drugs to receive expedited review in support of ‘national priorities’
On Oct. 16, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the first round of experimental drugs that…
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Researchers Announce a phone book-sized surgical kit designed for the world’s most extreme environments
On Oct. 14, 2025, researchers Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) announced development of a portable…
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AstraZeneca announces historic agreement with US Government to lower the cost of medicines for American patients
On Oct. 10, 2025, AstraZeneca announced a historic agreement with President Donald J. Trump’s administration to lower the…
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Ypsomed to establish first U.S. manufacturing facility in North Carolina
On Oct. 10, 2025, Ypsomed announced it will establish its first manufacturing facility in the United States. The…
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory lays off 68 Employees
On Sept. 25, 2025, the operator of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory laid off 68 employees effective November 18, saying “unforeseen business circumstances” meant it wasn’t able to provide…
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New University of Alberta health institute will help research breakthroughs reach patients sooner
On Sept. 15, 2025, the University of Alberta (U of A) announced the Dianne and Irving Kipnes Health…
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MannKind to Acquire scPharmaceuticals for $360 million
On Aug. 25, 2025, MannKind and scPharmaceuticals announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement for MannKind to…
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MSDH Declares Public Health Emergency on Infant Mortality
On Aug. 21, 2025, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) declared a public health emergency in response…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Medicine | Therapeutics
Novo Nordisk lowers cost of Ozempic® to $499 per month for self-paying patients
On Aug. 18, 2025, Novo Nordisk announced the launch of a new offer that enables self-paying, eligible, type…
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Lilly signs $1.3 billion deal with Superluminal to discover obesity medicines using AI
On Aug. 14, 2025, Eli Lilly has signed a deal worth $1.3 billion with privately held Superluminal Medicines…
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Scripps Scientists build an “evolution engine” to rapidly reprogram proteins
On Aug. 7, 2025, research scientists at Scripps Research announced a new platform that enables fast, scalable protein…
