Business & Industry

The European Union has moved closer to implementing new measures aimed at protecting the availability of essential medicines and reducing exposure to external supply risks, as lawmakers advanced the Critical Medicines Act framework first introduced in March 2025. The...

Agilent Technologies and Veeda Lifesciences have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at strengthening regulatory-aligned analytical and bioanalytical workflows for biopharma development as GLP-1 and other advanced therapeutic modalities continue to progress across global pipelines. The partnership will combine Agilent’s...

A long-term development and commercial manufacturing agreement has been signed between Shilpa Medicare Limited and Switzerland-based NXI Therapeutics AG, extending the Indian pharmaceutical company’s role in global biologics and specialty therapeutics manufacturing. The agreement covers comprehensive chemistry, manufacturing and...

Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has started construction of a new manufacturing facility in Denton, Texas, as part of its previously announced $23 billion investment plan aimed at expanding research and production operations across the United States. The project, expected...

Angelini Pharma has finalized a definitive agreement to acquire Catalyst Pharmaceuticals for an equity value of approximately €3.5bn ($4.1bn). This move marks a strategic entry into the US market for the company, further consolidating its operational focus on brain...

AddParts, a UK-based technology company focused on improving operational continuity in pharmaceutical production environments, has secured a six-figure pre-seed investment from SFC Capital to support the expansion of its virtual storeroom technology. Announced on 29 April 2026 in Sheffield,...

Belgian pharmaceutical company UCB is making a substantial move to expand its immunology pipeline, entering into a multi-billion dollar agreement to acquire Candid Therapeutics a clinical-stage biotechnology company working on therapies designed to treat autoimmune disorders by resetting the...