Breaking news from across the pharma sector
15 July 2025 -- Manchester, UK -- Yourgene Health (part of the Novacyt group of companies), a leading international molecular diagnostics group, announces the launch of LightBench® Discover, a high-precision 3-in-1 instrument for genomic research labs conducting long-read sequencing.
10 July 2025 -- Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium -- VIVES Partners, the managing company of VIVES Funds, today announces its participation in an €84M ($98.8M) Series B financing for Swiss radiopharmaceuticals company Nuclidium AG.
9 July 2025 -- Cambridge, UK -- SPT Labtech, a global leader in innovative laboratory automation, today announced a strategic collaboration with Semarion, a University of Cambridge spin-out company from the Cavendish Laboratory combining materials engineering and cell biology to tackle unmet drug screening needs.
9 July 2025 -- Heidelberg, Germany and Paris, France -- BioMed X, an independent biomedical research institute based in Heidelberg, Germany, announced today the launch of a new initiative with Servier.
7 July 2025 -- California, US -- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc, a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostics products, today announced the launch of four new Droplet Digital™ PCR (ddPCR™) platforms. The newly introduced instruments include Bio-Rad’s QX Continuum™ ddPCR system along with the QX700™ series of ddPCR platforms acquired as part of the company’s recently completed acquisition of digital PCR developer Stilla Technologies.
7 July 2025 -- Leicester, UK -- Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection, a global leader in precision instruments and inspection solutions, will be exhibiting at PPMA Total Show 2025 from 23rd–25th September at the NEC Birmingham, showcasing a wide range of innovative contamination detection and compliance technologies.
7 July 2025 -- Northampton, UK -- HORIBA, a global leader in analytical and measurement technology, has expanded its worldwide network of Analytical Solution Plazas with the opening in the UK of its latest advanced technology centre.
4 July 2025 -- Beijing, China -- RealMan Intelligent Technology announced that it is showcasing its latest innovations at Automatica 2025, the world’s leading trade fair for smart automation and robotics.
1 July 2025 -- Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France -- Takara Bio Europe is pleased to announce it has entered into a distribution agreement with MACHEREY-NAGEL (MN), a leading global provider of analytical and bioanalytical products. Under this agreement, Takara Bio Europe will distribute MN’s Bioanalysis portfolio in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxemburg, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
1 July 2025 -- Cambridge, UK -- Shift Bioscience (Shift), a biotechnology company uncovering the biology of cell rejuvenation to develop new therapies for age driven diseases, today announced the results of a new study detailing an improved approach to ranking virtual cell models for gene discovery.
1 July 2025 -- Cambridge, UK -- 4basebio PLC, a specialist in synthetic DNA manufacturing and nucleic acids for next-generation therapeutics, today announced refreshed branding and the launch of its new website, reflecting the company’s continued growth and success in this rapidly advancing field.
30 June 2025 -- Odense, Denmark -- Alphalyse, a fast-growing Danish specialist CRO that has developed GMP‑validated LC‑MS assays for HCP impurity testing in biologic drugs, today announces that Fidelio Capital has acquired a majority stake in the company.