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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

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

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

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

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

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