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MetP Pharma’s Enabling Technology Creates a New Brain-Targeted GLP-1 Opportunity

Preclinical data in rats demonstrate dose-dependent and rapid brain targeting of intranasal semaglutide with low systemic exposure 22 January 2026 -- Emmetten, Switzerland -- MetP Pharma AG, a pioneer in nose-to-brain...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Delivery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 22, 2026

MetP Pharma
info@mattern-pharma.com
Schynweg 7 Office: St. Anna-Weg 16 P.O.Box 138 6376 Emmetten / Switzerland

Levicept Announces FDA Acceptance of IND Application for LEVI-04, a Potentially Disease-Modifying Treatment for Osteoarthritis

20 January 2026 -- Sandwich, UK -- Levicept Ltd, a biotechnology company focused on the development of LEVI-04, a first-in-class treatment for osteoarthritis (OA), today announces the US Food and...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 20, 2026

Levicept
info@levicept.com
Innovation House Discovery Park Ramsgate Road Sandwich Kent CT13 9ND

Meeting with Two Scientific Poster Presentations and Hot Topic Presentation

16 January 2026 -- New York, US -- AtaiBeckley Inc, a clinical-stage biotechnology company on a mission to transform patient outcomes by developing rapid-acting, durable and convenient mental health treatments,...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 16, 2026

Atai Beckley
250 West 34th Street New York, NY 10119

Alto Neuroscience Strengthens Intellectual Property Portfolio with Issuance of New Method-of-Treatment Patent for ALTO-207 in Depression

Issued and pending claims expected to protect ALTO-207 into the mid-2040s 14 January 2026 -- California, US -- Alto Neuroscience, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 14, 2026

Alto Neuroscience
info@altoneuroscience.com
650 Castro Street, Suite 450 Mountain View, CA 94041

Relmada Therapeutics Provides Regulatory Update Confirming FDA Alignment on Registrational Studies Design for NDV-01 for Two Separate Indications

FDA written feedback supports: a single-arm, open-label registrational trial in 2nd-line refractory high-grade NMIBC with CIS a randomized vs observation single trial in intermediate-risk NMIBC in the adjuvant setting Phase...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 12, 2026

Relmada Therapeutics
info@relmada.com
2222 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Floor 3 Coral Gables, FL 33134

MindMed Rebrands to Definium Therapeutics, Advancing a Leading Late-Stage Psychiatry Pipeline with Three Phase 3 Readouts Expected in 2026

Topline Data from Three Phase 3 Studies Evaluating DT120 Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) for GAD and MDD Expected in 2026: Voyage in 2Q, Panorama in 2H, and Emerge Mid-Year Company...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 12, 2026

Definium Therapeutics
Media@definiumtx.com
One World Trade Center Suite 8500 New York, NY 10007, United States

VectorY Therapeutics Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for VTx-002, a Firstin-Class Vectorized Antibody Targeting Underlying Disease Biology in ALS

Designation enables an enhanced development path for VTx-002 and underscores its disease-modifying potential in ALS, a universally fatal disease with no cure Milestone follows recent IND clearance and supports continued...

Category: BioManufacturing, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 8, 2026

VectorY Therapeutics
info@vectorytx.com
Science Park Matrix Innovation Center 408 1098 XH Amsterdam

AskBio Announces FDA Acceptance of Investigational New Drug (IND) Application for AB-1009 Gene Therapy for Treatment of Late-Onset Pompe Disease (LOPD)

AB-1009 program advances to Phase 1/Phase 2; clinical trial initiated in the United States Therapy granted United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Fast Track and Orphan Drug designations Pompe...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 8, 2026

AskBio
info@askbio.com
20 T.W. Alexander Drive Suite, 110 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Newron Further Expands Intellectual Property Portfolio for Evenamide with New EU Composition of Matter Patent

EP4615820 – “Crystalline Forms of Evenamide” is expected to extend asset exclusivity in EU into 2044 Evenamide is currently being investigated in Newron’s global ENIGMA-TRS Phase III development program, enrolling...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 6, 2026

Newron Pharmaceuticals
info@newron.com
via Antonio Meucci 3 20091 Bresso (Mi) Italy

MapLight Therapeutics Receives Fast Track Designation for ML-007C-MA for Alzheimer’s Disease Psychosis

5 January 2026 -- California and Massachusetts, US -- MapLight Therapeutics, Inc today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to ML-007C-MA, an...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 5, 2026

MapLight Therapeutics
info@maplightrx.com
800 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, California 9406

GH Research Announces FDA Lifts Clinical Hold on GH001, Clearing Path for Global Phase 3 Initiation in 2026

GH001 cleared by FDA for U.S. clinical investigation, enabling U.S. subject enrollment Company to seek FDA alignment on global Phase 3 program replicating Phase 2b design Phase 3 initiation targeted...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 5, 2026

GH Research
info@ghres.com
Joshua Dawson House Dawson Street Dublin 2, D02 RY95 Ireland

MindMaze Therapeutics: Consolidating a Global Approach to Reimbursement for Next-Generation Therapeutics

23 December 2025 -- Geneva, Switzerland -- MindMaze Therapeutics Holding SA, a commercial-stage company delivering evidence-based, precision digital treatments for neurological diseases, today outlined the evolution of its global reimbursement...

Category: Logistics, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: December 23, 2025

MindMaze Therapeutics
info@mindmaze.com
Chemin de Roseneck 5 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland

FDA Clears NUZ-001 for Entry into HEALEY ALS Platform Trial

FDA has completed their review of the Neurizon NUZ-001 regimen to the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial Master Protocol This marks the official entry of NUZ-001 as Regimen I in the...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: December 11, 2025

Neurizon Therapeutics
enquiries@neurizon.com
Level 4, 96-100 Albert Road South Melbourne, VIC 3205 Australia

Vandria Reports Positive Phase 1 Target Engagement Data for VNA-318, Supporting Further Development in Alzheimer’s Disease

Results presented at the 18th Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) meeting, San Diego, December 1-4 VNA-318, an oral brain-penetrant small molecule therapeutic modulates a novel target to reduce inflammation...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: December 2, 2025

Vandria
info@vandria.com
Route de la Corniche 8 1066 Epalinges Switzerland

Xlife Sciences AG Delivers Breakthrough in Early Alzheimer’s Detection, Unlocking Major Market Opportunity

1 December 2025 -- Zurich, Switzerland -- Xlife Sciences AG, together with saniva diagnostics GmbH, today announced a landmark achievement: NeuroMex is the world’s first certified and clinically validated medical device for...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: December 1, 2025

Xlife Sciences
info@xlifesciences.ch
Talacker 35 8001 Zürich Switzerland