Acquisition - May 19, 2026
LEO Pharma has acquired Replay
The acquisition adds expertise and a next generation gene therapy platform to LEO Pharma’s pipeline through Replay’s high‑payload herpes simplex virus (HSV) delivery vector.
Pharma Business - May 18, 2026
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s opens new laboratory in Gothenburg
The company's PPD Clinical Research Business is opening a new bioanalytical and biomarker laboratory within GoCo Health Innovation City.
Pharma Business - May 18, 2026
AstraZeneca’s Baxfendy approved in the US
It has been approved as the first and only aldosterone synthase inhibitor treatment for adults with hypertension.
Pharma Business - May 12, 2026
Bavarian Nordic awarded contract options from US Government
The Center for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has exercised additional options valued at USD 97 million under the existing contract to supply a freeze-dried formulation of JYNNEOS smallpox vaccine.
Biotech Business - May 11, 2026
Diamyd Medical provides business update
Diamyd Medical has announces that the initial phase of the strategic review, initiated following the discontinuation of the Phase 3 DIAGNODE-3 trial, has been completed.
CDMO - May 5, 2026
Diamyd Medical advances manufacturing of biologics
The company has established manufacturing capacity in accordance with current quality requirements and regulatory guidelines, it states.