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‘We have what we need to grow:’ Biogen CEO happy to ease off the M&A for a while
Biogen's business development team may have been busy in recent years, but CEO Christopher Viehbacher is easing off the acquisitions…
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Optical methods tackle complex optimization problems faster and more efficiently
Osaka, Japan—Optimization is the quiet engine behind everything from planning transport routes to organizing huge datasets. But as these problems…
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New Einstein puzzle variant uncovers surprising physics
Aperiodic order is back in the spotlight. A team at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo has…
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Novo Nordisk fails to dismiss lawsuit over CagriSema readout
Novo Nordisk’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit about its CagriSema readout has failed, with the judge ruling that parts of…
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Processa acquires Vidya for potential BTK inhibitor rival to Novartis’ Rhapsido
Processa Pharmaceuticals has made a push into the autoimmune space via the acquisition of Vidya Therapeutics, which delivers a potential…
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‘Reverse mergers are increasingly popular’: Caldera hops on Synlogic’s Nasdaq listing
Caldera Therapeutics has struck a reverse merger with the publicly traded Synlogic and inked a $278 million financing deal, continuing…
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Vertex’s latest autoimmune TCE play involves $28M upfront to AbCellera
AbCellera’s T-cell engager platform has reeled in a second client this summer, with Vertex paying $28 million upfront for a…
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3D Visualization Reveals Nanoplastic Distribution in Neonatal Mouse Brains
Nanoplastics—plastic fragments smaller than one micrometer—are now detected across food, water, air, and even biological tissues. Yet understanding how these…
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Transcriptomic Profiling Reveals Differences Between Human Brown and White Fat Depots
A new transcriptomic map of human fat is helping to clarify why “brown” and “white” adipose tissues behave so differently—and…
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Oligomeric alpha-Synuclein in Neural Extracellular Vesicles Signals Parkinson Non-Motor Symptoms
A team of researchers reports that oligomeric alpha-synuclein carried inside neural-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs) may forecast specific non-motor burdens in…