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Windward Bio catches $175m from its IPO

Swiss biotech Windward Bio has raised $175m in its Nasdaq IPO as it prepares to take on some heavyweight rivals with its long-acting TSLP inhibitor.

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Neurosterix' $105m round leads the week's biotech financings

Neurosterix raises $105m for its schizophrenia candidate, as Delix, VectorY, and Eli Radiopharma also add to their cash reserves.

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Life sciences real estate: Beyond labs

Growth in biotechnology, pharmaceutical R&D, and advanced therapies is driving demand for specialist laboratory space.

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Inspection readiness is now a commercial question

Manufacturers of advanced therapies are discovering that a digital quality system does more than satisfy inspectors.

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BMS shakes up R&D under CMO Cristian Massacesi

Bristol Myers Squibb is combining its R&D operations into a single unit led by chief medical officer and development head Cristian Massacesi.

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Sanofi names VC leader Houman Ashrafian as R&D chief

Sanofi has made an interesting choice for its new head of R&D, turning to Houman Ashrafian, who has deep expertise in the biopharma industry, but can also draw on his

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Novo Nordisk buys another obesity biotech

Novo Nordisk has agreed its second acquisition in the space of a month of a biotech in the obesity category, snapping up fellow Danish company Embark Biotech for €15 milli

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FibroGen slumps on second failed DMD study

FibroGen has revealed that a second late-stage clinical trial of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) therapy pamrevlumab has failed to show efficacy, extending a run of bad

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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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Windward Bio catches $175m from its IPO

Swiss biotech Windward Bio has raised $175m in its Nasdaq IPO as it prepares to take on some heavyweight rivals with its long-acting TSLP inhibitor.

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Neurosterix' $105m round leads the week's biotech financings

Neurosterix raises $105m for its schizophrenia candidate, as Delix, VectorY, and Eli Radiopharma also add to their cash reserves.

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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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Life sciences real estate: Beyond labs

Growth in biotechnology, pharmaceutical R&D, and advanced therapies is driving demand for specialist laboratory space.

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Inspection readiness is now a commercial question

Manufacturers of advanced therapies are discovering that a digital quality system does more than satisfy inspectors.

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A certificate of analysis should be evidence, not a sales do...

Regulators weighing peptide bulk substances can ask whether today's documentation rules fit the risks of this supply chain.

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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.

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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.

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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’.

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Rational Based Drug Design Summit Europe

Driving Safer, Faster & More Efficient Discovery Across Europe

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Europe's Largest Gathering for ADC Innovation

Taking place in London from 8-11 March 2027, the 17th World ADC London returns as Europe's largest annual gathering dedicated to the ADC community

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3rd Annual Personalized Cancer Vaccine Summit 2026 | Decembe...

The 3rd Annual Personalized Cancer Vaccine Summit brings together leaders from across companies to share data-driven insights

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Rational Based Drug Design Summit Europe

Driving Safer, Faster & More Efficient Discovery Across Europe

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Europe's Largest Gathering for ADC Innovation

Taking place in London from 8-11 March 2027, the 17th World ADC London returns as Europe's largest annual gathering dedicated to the ADC community

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3rd Annual Personalized Cancer Vaccine Summit 2026 | Decembe...

The 3rd Annual Personalized Cancer Vaccine Summit brings together leaders from across companies to share data-driven insights

Windward Bio catches $175m from its IPO

Neurosterix' $105m round leads the week's biotech financings

Life sciences real estate: Beyond labs

Inspection readiness is now a commercial question

BMS shakes up R&D under CMO Cristian Massacesi

Sanofi names VC leader Houman Ashrafian as R&D chief

Novo Nordisk buys another obesity biotech

FibroGen slumps on second failed DMD study

Synthetic control arms in clinical trials: Making it happen

How synthetic control arms are changing clinical trials

Windward Bio catches $175m from its IPO

Neurosterix' $105m round leads the week's biotech financings

PHARMAP 2027 Addresses the Future of Pharmaceutical Manufact...

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

Life sciences real estate: Beyond labs

Inspection readiness is now a commercial question

A certificate of analysis should be evidence, not a sales do...

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

The GLP-1 Reckoning

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

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

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

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

Bioconvergence & future human health, with Shai Melcer

Understanding Operation Trialblazer, with Dr Harpreet Singh

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

Boosting biotech in Basel – with Valentina Francia

Beyond recruitment: Creating patient engagement that lasts

Taking the microbiome seriously, with Sam Possemiers

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

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

A New Framework to Engineer Breakthrough Value for Medicines

Rational Based Drug Design Summit Europe

Europe's Largest Gathering for ADC Innovation

3rd Annual Personalized Cancer Vaccine Summit 2026 | Decembe...

Rational Based Drug Design Summit Europe

Europe's Largest Gathering for ADC Innovation

3rd Annual Personalized Cancer Vaccine Summit 2026 | Decembe...

Closing the global evidence gap in oncology, with Flatiron H...

Securing your ROI: Turning post-acquisition integration into...

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