Artificial intelligence has edged past the pilot phase in clinical development. Once a niche add-on, AI is now helping biopharma companies design, recruit, and run trials faster, cheaper, and—crucially—more inclusively. And regulators are starting to pay serious attention. 17 July 2025
Artificial intelligence is showing promise in improving the detection and management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive lung disease that can lead to respiratory failure and severely limit quality of life, according to data and analytics group GlobalData. 13 August 2025
Texas, USA-based clinical-stage biotech Gameto, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing stem cell-derived therapies for reproductive health, has announced the completion of a $44 million Series C financing. 13 August 2025
Evotec reported second-quarter 2025 revenues of $188 million, down 6% year-on-year, as strength in its biologics division partly offset weaker demand in discovery and preclinical services. Net loss narrowed to $48 million from $103 million, with earnings per share at minus $0.24. 13 August 2025
The US Food and Drug Administration approved New Jersey, USA-based Insmed’s Brinsupri (brensocatib) tablets to treat non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB), a chronic inflammatory lung condition, in patients ages 12 years and older. 13 August 2025
Germany’s Bayer and privately-held Kumquat Biosciences, a US biotech founded by pioneers of the KRAS pathway, have entered into an exclusive global license and collaboration to develop and commercialize the US firm’s KRAS G12D inhibitor. 12 August 2025
US pharma giant Pfizer and Japan’s Astellas Pharma today announced positive top-line results from the Phase III EV-303 clinical trial (also known as KEYNOTE-905). 12 August 2025
US generics major Viatris has won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for iron sucrose injection, USP, an intravenous iron replacement product used to treat iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in adult and pediatric patients aged two years of age and older, with chronic kidney disease (CKD). 12 August 2025
US pharma major AbbVie is considering a $1-billion acquisition of Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. 31 July 2025