Dana-Farber Researchers Create Experimental AI-based Oncologist’s Assistant
On Jan. 20, 2026, Dana-Farber researchers announced developing an AI-based oncologist’s assistant that shows the potential for AI…
AI model built by Yale and Google team finds new way to treat cancer
On Jan. 13, 2026, collaborating with Google’s top artificial intelligence labs, a team of Yale researchers announced they…
Four Flu-Related Deaths Among Children in Boston
On Jan. 6, 2026, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is informing residents that flu has been associated…
US measles outbreak tops 2,000 known infections
On Dec. 29, 2025, measles cases nationwide have reached 2,012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Ginkgo Bioworks Selected by PNNL to Deliver a Modular, High‑Throughput Phenotyping Platform for DOE’s M2PC
On Dec. 5, 2025, Ginkgo Bioworks announced it has been awarded by the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)…
Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes
On Dec. 3, 2025, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers announced they can accurately measure blood glucose by…
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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…
Doctors still outperform AI in clinical reasoning, study shows
On Nov. 24, 2025, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine show that a test…
New AI model could speed rare disease diagnosis
On Nov. 24, 2025, a new AI model called popEVE developed by Harvard Medical School researchers and colleagues…
Biotechnology | FDA | Oncology | Therapeutics
FDA approves first cancer drug based on Broad Institute science
On Nov. 20, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first cancer drug based…
MIT researchers invent new human brain model to enable disease research, drug discovery
On Nov. 5, 2025, MIT researchers announced they have developed a new 3D human brain tissue platform, the…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA approves menin inhibitor for patients with acute leukemia with NPM1 mutation, backed by Dana-Farber science
On Nov. 4, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved revumenib, a first-in-class oral menin inhibitor,…
Genetic variant increases risk of heart muscle disease common in individuals of African ancestry
On Oct. 31, 2025, investigators from Mass General Brigham, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and VA…
Thermo Fisher to buy clinical services provider Clario for up to $9.4 billion
On Oct. 29, 2025, Thermo Fisher announced it would buy privately held data management company Clario for up…
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Leiden Report Show Universities in China Dominate Top Ten Rankings
On Oct. 29, 2025, the CWTS Leiden ranking show that Harvard University dropped to third place in the…
Ancient DNA Database Faces Uncertain Future after Funding Expires
On Oct. 23, 2025, researchers at a Harvard Medical School laboratory announced they are uncertain how they will…
Alkermes Announces Agreement to Acquire Avadel Pharmaceuticals for $2.1 billion
On Oct. 22, 2025, Alkermes and Avadel Pharmaceuticals announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under…
Blackstone, and TPG announce plans to take medtech Hologic private for $18.3 billion
On Oct. 21, 2025, private equity firms Blackstone and TPG said they will buy medical diagnostics firm Hologic…
Boston Scientific Announces Agreement to Acquire Nalu Medical for $533 million
On Oct. 17, 2025, Boston Scientific announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nalu Medical,…
Broad Clinical Labs sets new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for fastest DNA sequencing technique
On Oct. 15, 2025, Broad Clinical Labs, in collaboration with Roche Sequencing Solutions and Boston Children’s Hospital, announced…
UMass Engineers Create First Artificial Neurons That Could Directly Communicate With Living Cells
On Sept. 30, 2025, a team of engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst announced the creation of…
Biogen to Acquire Alcyone Therapeutics for $85 million, Expanding Drug Delivery Solution Portfolio
On Sept. 18, 2025, Biogen announced it has has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Massachusetts-based Alcyone…
Biogen Receives EC Approval for ZURZUVAE® (zuranolone), the First and Only Treatment Approved for Women with Postpartum Depression in Europe
On Sept. 17, 2025, Biogen announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for ZURZUVAE® (zuranolone)…
gene therapy offers hope for genetic hearing loss
On Sept. 14, 2025, scientists from the Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University…
Elutia Announces Sale of BioEnvelope Business to Boston Scientific for $88 Million
On Sept. 9, 2025, Elutia announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its EluPro™ and…
eGenesis Announces IND Clearance for EGEN-2784 in Pig Kidney Transplant and Landmark Patient Updates in Ongoing Expanded Access Study
On Sept. 8, 2025, eGenesis announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational…
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…
Skyhawk Therapeutics Announces Strategic Collaboration with Merck to Discover Novel RNA-Targeting Small Molecules for Neurological Disorders
On Aug. 18, 2025, Skyhawk Therapeutics announces a strategic research collaboration with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The collaboration…
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…
Scientists apply optical pooled CRISPR screening to identify potential new Ebola drug targets
On Jul. 24, 2025, researchers at the Broad Institute and the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) at…