Novartis announces plans to build flagship manufacturing hub in North Carolina
On Nov. 19, 2025, Novartis, a leading global innovative medicines company, announced plans to expand its operations in…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
Sandoz launches TYRUKO® (natalizumab-sztn) in US, as first and only multiple sclerosis biosimilar
On Nov. 17, 2025, Sandoz announced that TYRUKO® (natalizumab-sztn) is available to patients in the US. Developed by…
Novartis to acquire Avidity Biosciences, an innovator in RNA therapeutics for $11 Billion
On Oct. 26, 2025, Novartis announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Avidity Biosciences, a…
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…
ETH Zurich Computer Scientists Create A ‘DNA search engine’
On Aug. 10, 2025, computer scientists at ETH Zurich announced they have developed a digital tool capable of…
Dangerous fungal spores can surf the stratosphere—and survive
On May 7, 2025, scientists reported that they have captured fungal spores cruising in the inhospitable environment of…
Special drone collects environmental DNA from trees
On Jan. 19, 2023, researchers at ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal research institute WSL announced they had…