Acquisition - April 17, 2026
Saga Diagnostics acquired by Roche
Saga Diagnostics has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Foundation Medicine, an independent subsidiary of Roche, for a deal value of up to USD 595 million, including commercial and regulatory milestone payments.
Biotech Business - April 16, 2026
EIB backs BioLamina with EUR 20 million
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 20 million to BioLamina to expand its development of laminin technologies.
Agreement - April 15, 2026
Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI
The partnership will apply advanced AI capabilities to analyse complex datasets, identify promising drug candidates, and reduce the time required to move from research to patient, the company states.
Clinical Trials - April 15, 2026
Promising results about new Lyme disease vaccine candidate
Pfizer and Valneva's Lyme disease vaccine candidate demonstrated strong efficacy in their Phase 3 VALOR trial.
MedTech Award - April 15, 2026
These are the winners of Medtech4Health Innovation Award
Suturion has been named the winner of this year’s Medtech4Health Innovation Award, receiving SEK 100,000 for its surgical innovation SutureTOOL. At the same time, Nil Medical was honored with the Patient’s Prize for its invention Nil Medical Vestpack.
Global report - April 14, 2026
New investigation about Merck’s tactics to sustain high prices
A global investigation led by journalists from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists shows how Merck & Co has deployed a range of strategies to sustain high prices and stifle competition.