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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

How can Europe strengthen its global competitiveness in biotechnology? Heidelberg, July 7th: This question was at the heart of a high-level roundtable hosted by the bioRN Life Science Cluster with Member of the European Parliament Hildegard Bentele. Representatives from Ascendis Pharma, BD, PROGEN, Novaliq, BASF Agricultural Solutions, PEPperPRINT, Evotec and Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler joined the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]