Pfizer has partnered with a ‘computation-driven’ pharmaceutical technology company to develop a drug discovery platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Its collaboration with ...

The 21st century pharmaceutical and biotech sector has come a long way from its roots in 19th century pharmacy. pharmaphorum looks at its evolution over the centuries. The roots of the ...

In the last UK election in 2019, the NHS emerged as a major talking point, as the scale of the country’s support of the service was brought to the fore. Now, with health inequality a growing ...

Radiopharma start-up Alpha-9 Oncology has closed a sizeable third investment round, heading a list of recent financings that also feature Axonis, Kivu Bio, SynOx, Agomab, and Blue Earth Therapeutics.

Novo Nordisk is finally facing some major competition to its obesity franchise juggernaut, now that Eli Lilly’s rival therapy tirzepatide has been approved by the FDA as a weight-loss drug.

Eli Lilly has agreed a deal to acquire French antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) specialist Mablink, continuing a series of transactions that build its position in what has become one of the fastest ...

Roche’s anti-TIGIT drug tiragolumab has failed a lung cancer study, denting enthusiasm for the programme just as there were signs that it was getting back on track after a series of ...

Novartis has claimed accelerated approval from the FDA for a second indication for Fabhalta – IgA nephropathy (IgAN) – as it charts a course to blockbuster sales for the drug. The US regulator ...

April was both National Minority Health Month and Counselling Awareness Month, designations that call attention to persistent health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities and lift up the ...

Astellas has struck a deal with fellow Japanese pharma company Elpiscience to develop up to four cancer immunotherapies that work by revving up the activity of macrophages against tumour cells.

NHS England has started a pilot trial of an iPhone app and device combination that could be used by nursing staff to speed up reviews of suspected throat cancer. The technology consists of an ...

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has implemented one part of its plan to reform the regulations governing clinical trials, namely an initiative to cut the time ...