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Thursday 23 July 2026

Oncology

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Elderly man talks to younger female nurse beside a Grail screening vehicle

Grail's multi-cancer test fluffs its lines in UK trial

Grail's Galleri blood test for cancer screening missed the mark in the much-anticipated NHS-Galleri trial, wreaking havoc with the firm's share price.

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AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot.

AstraZeneca raises guidance on stellar cancer drugs growth

AZ reports strong financial results for 2025, and provides a first peek at the data for its oral GLP-1 contender elecoglipron.

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Takeda signs $1.7bn AI alliance with Iambic

Takeda signs $1.7bn AI alliance with Iambic

Iambic bags another pharma partner, Takeda, which plans to use its AI platform to find drugs for cancer, gastrointestinal, and inflammatory disorders.

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Innovent and Eli Lilly logos

Lilly strikes $8.8bn-plus alliance with China's Innovent

Eli Lilly has deepened its ties with Chinese biopharma company Innovent Biologics, signing a seventh R&D with a $350m upfront payment.

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Flagship's AI-focused Generate Biomedicines files IPO

Flagship's AI-focused Generate Biomedicines files IPO

Generate Biomedicines has filed for an IPO on the Nasdaq, seeking to raise upwards of $100m for phase 3 trials of its twice-yearly asthma drug.

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Grail multi-cancer test taps into Hims & Hers network

Grail multi-cancer test taps into Hims & Hers network

Grail has teamed up with telehealth company Hims & Hers to boost access to its recently filed Galleri blood test for cancer screening.