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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

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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

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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

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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

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Adial Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of International PCT Patent Application to Protect Core Assets and Extend IP Exclusivity to at least 2045

New patent based on treatment of populations identified to be particularly responsive to ondansetron treatment after examination of Adial’s clinical data and information 14 January 2026 -- Virginia, US --...

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

Natera Announces Next Breakthrough in MRD-Based Risk Stratification, Leveraging Multi-Modal AI Modeling

New AI-derived model integrates longitudinal ctDNA and clinical data with digital pathology and tumor sequencing data, to refine recurrence risk assessment and outcomes prediction 13 January 2026 -- Texas, US...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 13, 2026

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ConcertAI and Foundation Medicine Integrate Genomic and Clinical Data to Transform Translational Research and Efficient Drug Development

ConcertAI now offers industry’s most comprehensive clinically-linked dataset to life science organizations Dataset encompasses ConcertAI’s full network of industry partners, representing nearly half a million patients Applications span entire drug...

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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New Study Shows Extended-Release Buprenorphine Safely Delivers Rapid, Clinically Meaningful Reductions in Opioid Use and Supports Abstinence in High-Risk Populations

Both monthly maintenance doses (100 mg and 300 mg) improved opioid abstinence and were well-tolerated with no new safety signals identified Post-hoc analyses indicated the 300-mg monthly maintenance dose performed...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: December 17, 2025

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T-CURX Announces $20M Series A First Closing Led by BiomedVC to Fund Pipeline of Clinical-Stage CAR-T Programs and Advance Proprietary Non-Viral In Vivo CAR-T Platform

17 December 2025 -- Würzburg, Germany -- T-CURX GmbH (T-CURX) today announces the first closing of a $20M (€ 17.7M) Series A financing with a syndicate of European and Asian investors...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: December 17, 2025

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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

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