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AI in drug discovery & development: News watch, October 2026

Recent news in biopharma AI include a $1.5bn partnership between AstraZeneca and insitro, plus news from Iambic, DaltonTx, NVIDIA, and Chai Discovery.

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Boosting biotech in Basel – with Valentina Francia

pharmaphorum speaks with Valentina Francia from Basel Area Business and Innovation about why many life sciences startups are finding success in Basel.

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GLP-1 drugs linked to reduced acute schizophrenia episodes

The list of illnesses that may benefit from treatment with GLP-1 drugs gets ever longer, and a study has found that schizophrenia may be an addition.

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Could OMass become the UK's 'big biotech' company?

UK-based OMass Therapeutics' ambition to join the 'big biotech' ranks has been bolstered by an impressive $310m third-round financing.

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Why clinical trials lose a quarter of their patients before ...

Data fragmentation creates unnecessary burden on sponsors and the people clinical trials aim to serve.

Views & Analysis

Solving the “information challenge” of rare disease diagnosi...

Getting a diagnosis is often the biggest challenge facing a rare disease patient in the UK.

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Digitalising drug discovery

The oceans of health data out there can be overwhelming for pharma companies to manage – but if extracted correctly, the prospect to develop drugs from scratch in as little as a year is ver

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Centessa’s founder on the new company’s unique R&D model

Putting together a quarter-billion dollar pharma company from ten mergers in four months is not for the faint-hearted – but that’s what biotech investment guru Francesco de Rubertis has ach

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Synthetic control arms in clinical trials: Making it happen

Across the industry, pharma companies are turning to AI and real-world data to address many of the challenges of running clinical trials.

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How synthetic control arms are changing clinical trials

Clinical trials are involved, expensive, and have been done largely the same way for decades but with today’s technology all that can change. With drawn-out timelines and billions

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AI in drug discovery & development: News watch, October 2026

Recent news in biopharma AI include a $1.5bn partnership between AstraZeneca and insitro, plus news from Iambic, DaltonTx, NVIDIA, and Chai Discovery.

News

GLP-1 drugs linked to reduced acute schizophrenia episodes

The list of illnesses that may benefit from treatment with GLP-1 drugs gets ever longer, and a study has found that schizophrenia may be an addition.

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PHARMAP 2027 Addresses the Future of Pharmaceutical Manufact...

Senior pharma professionals gather in Berlin on 19-20 April for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Packaging Congress (PHARMAP) 2027

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The Evolution Summit Announces September 2026 Program for Cl...

Marcus Evans announces The Evolution Summit, taking place September 28-29, 2026 at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa, San Diego, CA.

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Boosting biotech in Basel – with Valentina Francia

pharmaphorum speaks with Valentina Francia from Basel Area Business and Innovation about why many life sciences startups are finding success in Basel.

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Why clinical trials lose a quarter of their patients before ...

Data fragmentation creates unnecessary burden on sponsors and the people clinical trials aim to serve.

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Beyond recruitment: Creating patient engagement that lasts

In the final episode of our patient- and site-centric solutions interview series, Zoltan Varga discusses the importance of PRE.

Deep Dive

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Cancer misinformation is a trust problem, not just an inform...

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The GLP-1 Reckoning

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Designing obesity trials around real lives: How patient cent...

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The future of cardiometabolic trials: From obesity to outcom...

Gain practical insight into how leading experts are designing the next generation of cardiometabolic trials in an upcoming webinar from hVIVO

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Exploring the future: Opportunities and challenges in cell a...

Rare disease treatment poses distinct challenges for physicians, patients, caregivers, and pharma companies.

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Beyond clinical: Boosting recruitment and retention with SDO...

The success of clinical trials hinges on a complex array of factors, many of which extend beyond traditional clinical care.

Podcasts

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pharmaphorum podcast Episode 278, Shai Melcer, IIA

Bioconvergence & future human health, with Shai Melcer

Shai Melcer discusses bioconvergence, a multidisciplinary research and development approach that merges technologies.

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pharmaphorum podcast Episode 272, Dr Harpreet Singh, Precision for Medicine

Understanding Operation Trialblazer, with Dr Harpreet Singh

Dr Harpreet Singh, CMO at Precision for Medicine, brings both an insider and outsider perspective to discussing Operation TRIALBLAZER.

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Prevent-Stop-Cure: Diagnostics & chronic liver disease, with...

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Boosting biotech in Basel – with Valentina Francia

pharmaphorum speaks with Valentina Francia from Basel Area Business and Innovation about why many life sciences startups are finding success in Basel.

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Beyond recruitment: Creating patient engagement that lasts

In the final episode of our patient- and site-centric solutions interview series, Zoltan Varga discusses the importance of PRE.

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LSX 2026 with Sam Possemiers, MRM Health

Taking the microbiome seriously, with Sam Possemiers

pharmaphorum catches up with MRM Health founder and CEO Sam Possemiers at LSX 2026.

White Papers

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From Alzheimer’s disease research to the real-world setting:...

In a new white paper, Lucid Strategy Consulting suggests three key themes for pharma strategists seeking market leadership in the Alzheimer's space.

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A data-driven guide to small molecule drug discovery and dev...

A new white paper from Excelra takes a closer look at how discovery teams actually experience the small molecule development journey.

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A New Framework to Engineer Breakthrough Value for Medicines

A new white paper from Lumanity – ‘A New Framework to Engineer Breakthrough Value for Medicines: Value Inflection Points Across the Development Path’.