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U.S. FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation to Laguna Diagnostics’ mRNA Gene Biomarker Test to Aid in Differentiation of Schizophrenia and Bipolar I Disorder

29 April 2026 -- California, US -- Laguna Diagnostics, LLC today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to the company’s mRNA Gene...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 29, 2026

Laguna Diagnostics
info@lagunadiagnostics.com

NICE recommends UCB’s RYSTIGGO▼ (rozanolixizumab) for adults with antibody-positive generalised myasthenia gravis in Final Draft Guidance

Rozanolixizumab, discovered and developed in the UK, has been recommended by NICE as an add on treatment option for eligible adults with antibody-positive generalised myasthenia gravis (gMG) Recommendation represents three...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 29, 2026

UCB Pharma
208 Bath Road Slough Berkshire SL1 3WE

IMAAVY (nipocalimab)▼shows over two years of sustained disease control in a broad population with generalised myasthenia gravis (gMG)

Through 120 weeks of follow-up, nipocalimab delivered sustained clinical improvements and reductions in total IgG in antibody-positive adult patients including anti-AChR+ and anti-MuSK+ Patients achieving sustained minimal symptom expression (MSE)...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 22, 2026

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

FundaMental Pharma to showcase groundbreaking approach to treatment-resistant depression at Bio-Neuroscience Conference

Presentation will highlight lead clinical candidate FMP374, a novel dual-acting NMDAR modulator advancing toward IND-enabling studies for TRD 17 February 2026 -- Heidelberg, Germany -- FundaMental Pharma GmbH, a preclinical-stage...

Category: Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: February 17, 2026

FundaMental Pharma
info@fundamentalpharma.com
Nikola-Tesla-Straße 1 D-69124 Heidelberg / Germany

Newron Notes Publication Highlighting Clinically Meaningful Benefits of Evenamide as an Adjunctive Treatment in Schizophrenia

Publication presents clinical findings highlighting evenamide’s glutamatergic modulation as a therapeutic strategy for patients with inadequate response or treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) By targeting the hippocampus region of the brain, evenamide...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: February 3, 2026

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

MetP Pharma’s Neural Targeting Drug Delivery Technology Sets a New Benchmark for Brain Delivery of Peptides

Intranasal nose-to-brain delivery achieves superior brain exposure with low systemic burden, outperforming transporter-based BBB technologies in preclinical studies 29 January 2026 -- Emmetten, Switzerland -- MetP Pharma AG, a pioneer...

Category: Biotechnology, Drug Delivery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 29, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

Samsung Epis Holdings Delivers Business Updates at the 44th J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Samsung Bioepis plans to secure 20 biosimilars in its products and pipeline by 2030 The new pipeline will include dupilumab, guselkumab, ixekizumab, fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki, vedolizumab, and ocrelizumab, in addition to...

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

Samsung Bioepis
76, Songdogyoyuk-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon

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