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Kainova Therapeutics Secures $32M CAD to Accelerate Development of Immuno-Oncology and Inflammation Therapies

Financing led by Investissement Québec with continued support from long-standing investors Plans include the acceleration of clinical development of breakthrough GPCR targeting treatments for patients. 10 February 2026 -- Montreal,...

Category: Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: February 10, 2026

Kainova Therapeutics
contact@kainovatx.com
7171 Frederick Banting Montreal, QC H4S 1Z9 Canada

SPT Labtech and BellBrook Labs Introduce High-Throughput Screening Platform for Cancer Research

Automated workflow to be highlighted at SLAS 2026, 7-11 February, Boston Collaboration combines precision liquid handling technology with Transcreener ADP2 fluorescence polarization assay for screening of VPS4B ATPase inhibitors. 9...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: February 9, 2026

SPT Labtech
discover@sptlabtech.com
SPT Labtech Ltd. Melbourn Science Park Melbourn Hertfordshire SG8 6HB United Kingdom

ALTx Therapeutics launches into the Slingshot accelerator with £12.55 million of funding

Based on the pioneering work of British scientist Simon Boulton, ALTx leverages fundamental insights in cancer cell immortalisation to develop novel treatments for cancer Spinning out of The Francis Crick...

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

Slingshot Therapeutics
info@slingshot-accelerator.co.uk

Natera Announces Completion of Enrollment in Randomized ACES-EMB Trial in Heart Transplantation

ACES-EMB is the first randomized-controlled trial to compare dd-cfDNA surveillance to routine biopsy in organ transplantation, highlighting the benefits of Prospera in organ rejection 28 January 2026 -- Texas, US...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 30, 2026

Natera
13011 McCallen Pass Building A Suite 100 Austin, TX 78753

Johnson & Johnson receives CHMP positive opinion for AKEEGA (niraparib and abiraterone acetate dual action tablet) for the treatment of patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) with BRCA1/2 mutations

AMPLITUDE is the first clinical trial to evaluate potential therapies for patients with mHSPC and known HRR gene alterations, with positive results supporting the niraparib-based combination regimen as a new standard...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 30, 2026

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
mediaenquiries@its.jnj.com
Janssen-Cilag Limited 50-100 Holmers Farm Way High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP12 4EG

Tempus Reveals Its AI-Driven IPS Test More Accurately Predicts Immunotherapy Benefit Compared to Conventional Biomarkers

27 January 2026 -- Illinois, US -- Tempus AI, Inc, a technology company leading the adoption of AI to advance precision medicine, today announced results from a new study demonstrating that...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 27, 2026

Tempus
support@tempus.com
600 W Chicago Ave. Ste 510, Chicago, IL 60654

Bial Achieves Key Milestone in Phase 2b ACTIVATE Study ofBIA 28-6156 in GBA1-Associated Parkinson’s Disease

75% of patients have completed the Week 78 Last Study Visit Topline results expected in mid-2026 27 January 2026 -- Porto, Portugal -- Bial, an innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 27, 2026

Bial
À Avenida da Siderurgia Nacional 4745-457 Coronado (S. Romão e S. Mamede) Portugal

Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease publishes trial results showing HMTM potentially offers accessible oral treatment option for patients with early Alzheimer’s disease

26 January 2026 -- Scotland, UK -- TauRx Therapeutics Management Ltd today announced results from its Phase III LUCIDITY trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of hydromethylthionine mesylate (HMTM) in...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 26, 2026

TauRx Therapeutics
andy.groundwater@taurx.com
395 King Street Aberdeen AB24 5RP United Kingdom

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

Dawnzera (donidalorsen) granted European Union marketing authorisation for the prevention of hereditary angioedema

Donidalorsen is a first-in-class RNA-targeted prophylactic therapy for patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) Donidalorsen demonstrated a significant reduction in HAE attack rate compared with placebo in the Phase 3 OASIS-HAE...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 21, 2026

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd
medical.information@otsuka-europe.com
Gallions Wexham Springs Framewood Road Wexham SL3 6PJ

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

Brainomix e-Lung AI Imaging Technology Selected as Co-Primary Endpoint in Boehringer Ingelheim Phase 3 Clinical Trial in Pulmonary Fibrosis 

The DROP-FPF trial is the first Phase 3 trial in interstitial lung disease (ILD) to use automated, quantitative high-resolution CT scan (HRCT) imaging biomarkers as a co-primary endpoint 20 January...

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

Brainomix
investors@brainomix.com
First Floor, Seacourt Tower West Way Oxford OX2 0JJ

Neurizon Secures Global Trademark Protection Across Key Markets

Neurizon has secured registered trademark protection for NEURIZON across all priority global markets, including the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan Completion of the US...

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

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

Exciva raises €51 million ($59m) in Series B funding round co-led by Gimv and EQT

20 January 2026 -- Heidelberg, Germany -- Exciva GmbH, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutic compounds for the treatment of neuropsychiatric conditions, today announces the closing of a €51 million ($59m)...

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

Exciva
info@exciva.com
Hauptstrasse 25, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany

Axsome Therapeutics Initiates FORWARD Phase 3 Trial of AXS-14 for the Management of Fibromyalgia

15 January 2026 -- New York, US -- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc, a biopharmaceutical company leading a new era in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced the first patient...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 15, 2026

Axsome Therapeutics
info@axsome.com
One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007