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Funding – November 11, 2026

EU-funded project launches to back Herantis’ Phase 2 Parkinson’s trial

HERMOD, a €8 million research project funded by Horizon Europe, has launched to support the multinational Phase 2 study of Herantis Pharma’s HER-096 in Parkinson’s disease. The project brings together clinical, academic and industry partners across Europe.

Pharma article – November 11, 2026

Elypta urine biomarker linked to five-year cancer risk

A urine-based profile of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) was linked to the risk of a cancer diagnosis within five years in 5,436 healthy adults, independently of established risk factors, according to a peer-reviewed study from Elypta published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Biotech Business – November 11, 2026

AAX Biotech and Discovery Evolution team up on bispecific cancer antibodies

AAX Biotech and Discovery Evolution have started a research collaboration to discover and develop bispecific antibody candidates in oncology. The goal is to produce differentiated candidates for further preclinical evaluation.

Collaboration – November 11, 2026

Orexo to test powder formulation of mRNA vaccines with SVF Vaccines

Orexo and SVF Vaccines have started a research collaboration to find out whether Orexo’s powder-based formulation technology, AmorphOX, can be used to develop stable powder formulations of mRNA vaccines encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles (LNPs).

Pharma Business – November 11, 2026

BICO narrows focus to precision biology and reviews options for Biosero

BICO has launched a new strategy, BICO 2030, that focuses the group on precision biology and moves it away from large, integrated lab automation projects. As part of the shift, the company is assessing options for its lab automation subsidiary Biosero.

Biotech article – November 11, 2026

Circio and Solid Biosciences test circular RNA in heart gene therapy

Circio has started a research collaboration with US company Solid Biosciences to evaluate whether combining its circVec circular RNA technology with Solid’s AAV capsid, POLARIS-101, can produce more potent and targeted gene therapies for genetic heart disease.

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Clinical Trials – November 10, 2026

Survodutide passes Phase 3 heart safety test

Boehringer Ingelheim’s obesity drug survodutide, licensed from Zealand Pharma, did not increase the risk of major cardiovascular events compared with placebo in the Phase 3 SYNCHRONIZE-CVOT trial. With this result, the registrational SYNCHRONIZE program in obesity is complete.

Clinical Trials – November 9, 2026

Novo’s ziltivekimab fails to cut heart events in full ZEUS data

Full results from Novo’s Phase 3 ZEUS trial confirm that the IL-6 inhibitor ziltivekimab did not reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular death in people with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and inflammation. The data were presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2026 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Clinical Trials – November 6, 2026

Second Gubra-partnered obesity drug moves into Phase 2

Boehringer Ingelheim has started Phase 2 development of BI 3034701, a potential first-in-class GLP-1/GIP/NPY2 triple receptor agonist partnered with Gubra, triggering a EUR 10 million milestone payment, Gubra said in its third-quarter trading statement. It is the second Gubra-partnered obesity program to reach Phase 2 this year, after AbbVie’s ABBV-295.

Clinical Trials – November 5, 2026

New data supports Herantis’ Phase II design

Finnish Herantis Pharma has extended the placebo-controlled period of its upcoming Phase II study of HER-096 in Parkinson’s disease. The company points to newly published evidence that smartphone-based motor assessments detect disease progression more sensitively than conventional clinical measures.

Clinical Trials – November 4, 2026

Abera cleared for first-in-human trial

Uppsala-based Abera Bioscience has received approval from the Dutch Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO) to start a Phase I trial of its nasal pneumococcal vaccine candidate Ab-01.12. The approval marks the company’s move from preclinical to clinical development.

Clinical Trials – November 3, 2026

Camurus starts Phase IIb obesity study

Camurus has dosed the first patient in LUNAR-2, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase IIb study of CAM2056, its monthly semaglutide depot, in people with overweight or obesity.

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Global report – May 26, 2025

Doing business in the world’s new life science powerhouse

In a sector long dominated by the US and Europe, Mainland China is now catching up in global pharma and biotechnology. 

Global report – May 14, 2025

US life sciences under Trump

While reports of federal cutbacks across the US health, life sciences, and research landscapes continue to fuel anxiety among scientists, the situation may not be as dire as people fear, according to one investor.

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