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Ridgefield, CT, USA, July 9, 2026 – BioMed X, a leading innovation engine for pharma, and Boehringer Ingelheim today announced the launch of a new research team at XSeed Labs, the established innovation incubator embedded within Boehringer’s U.S. R&D headquarters in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The newly established research team, Team NIB (New Platform for Next-Generation Intraocular […]
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Clinical Trial on Mild Stroke: Inpatient or Outpatient Treatment?
Researchers at Heidelberg University’s Faculty of Medicine are investigating a new care model for older adults with mild strokes at the Heidelberg University Hospital’s Department of Neurology. The Joint Federal Committee (G-BA) is funding the ARTIFICE study with approximately 2.4 million euros. Full Text in German below. Klinische Studie zu leichtem Schlaganfall: stationär oder ambulant […]
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VERAXA Biotech to Launch AI-enabled Drug Discovery Collaboration with Ardigen to Support Growing BiTAC® Pipeline
Ardigen platform supports VERAXA’s in-house AI capabilities to optimize cancer target pair selection for conditionally active t cell engagers (TCEs) and antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – July 13, 2026 — VERAXA Biotech AG (NASDAQ: VRXA; “VERAXA”), an emerging leader in designing novel cancer therapies, today announced a collaboration with Ardigen S.A., an AI-driven computational partner for modern […]
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VectorBuilder Advances Free VectorBee Software to Help Researchers Work with Greater Control and Flexibility
Major VectorBee update reflects VectorBuilder’s continued investment in free, researcher-first tools for genetic engineering and vector design. CHICAGO — July 14, 2026 — VectorBuilder, a global leader in gene delivery technologies, is launching a major update to VectorBee, its acclaimed 100% free DNA software created to help researchers view, edit, annotate, and analyze DNA and protein sequences with […]
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Beyond Cell Painting: From Phenotypic Screening To Mechanistic Understanding Using Antibody Panels
In the past decade, collaboration between the imaging community and biopharma discovery teams has led to methodologies and workflows that increase the capability, throughput, and automation of cellular imaging and analysis pipelines. Unlike hypothesis-driven approaches or conventional screening assays focused on narrow research questions and a few molecular targets, morphological profiling explores broader biological questions […]
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AbbVie Announces TEPKINLY® (epcoritamab) in Combination with Lenalidomide and Rituximab is Approved by the European Commission for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced that the European Commission (EC) granted marketing authorization for TEPKINLY® (epcoritamab) in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab (TEPKINLY + R2) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma (FL). The approval is based on results from the pivotal Phase 3 […]
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Optimized Formula: New Bio-Ink Can Depict the Cell Environment Even More Accurately
It should be biofunctional – that is, it should replicate the natural cellular environment as closely as possible – and it should be printable: bioink. Achieving both of these properties at the same time is an enormous challenge that conventional biomaterials often fail to meet. Together with two partner companies, researchers at the NMI have now taken an important […]
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New AI System Provides Treatment Recommendations for Complex Blood Cancers
Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the HI-STEM* Stem Cell Institute, and the Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) have developed “HemaGuide,” an AI assistant that supports physicians in making difficult treatment decisions. In extensive testing, the system has shown a high degree of agreement with the recommendations of experienced experts and could significantly improve […]
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Coaching for Robots: Jens Kober brings people and machines together
Robots that can learn and adapt require not only data, AI tools, and algorithms but also direct communication with their users. Jens Kober would like to improve this interaction and as the new head of a research team at Fraunhofer IPA, he is focusing in particular on construction robotics. Whether helping out around the house, […]
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