Microplastics are highly prevalent in the United States, contaminating various environmental compartments and even entering the human body. Studies have found microplastics in food, water, and air, with estimates suggesting that the average American consumes thousands to hundreds of thousands of microplastic particles annually (Ocean Conservatory). So it’s no surprise that the medical industry is stepping in and beginning to offer solutions and treatments to rid our body of these harmful toxins
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The Science of Biophotons: Illuminating Health and Healing in Modern Medicine
For millennia, light has symbolized vitality and healing across cultures and religions. Ancient traditions, from Ayurveda’s prana to the radiant halos in Christian iconography, often depicted light as a marker of health or a conduit for restoration. These esoteric beliefs, though profound, lacked empirical grounding until modern science began to explore the phenomenon of light within living systems.
Today, the study of biophotons, defined as ultra-weak photon emissions from living
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Pfizer and Trump Administration Announce Landmark Agreement to Lower Drug Costs
What You Should Know:
- Pfizer Inc. has announced a historic agreement with the Trump Administration that is designed to ensure U.S. patients pay lower prices for their prescription medicines while strengthening America’s role as the global leader in biopharmaceutical innovation.
- The voluntary agreement, made in response to a presidential letter, aims to implement measures that ensure Americans receive drug prices comparable to those available in other developed
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Sanofi Commits Additional $625M to Sanofi Ventures to Fuel Biotech and Digital Health Innovation
What You Should Know:
- Sanofi Ventures has announced a significant $625M multi-year capital commitment from Sanofi, substantially increasing its total assets under management (AUM) to over $1.4B.
- The new capital injection into the evergreen venture fund reinforces Sanofi's strong belief that important medical breakthroughs often begin in early-stage companies.
Fueling Strategic Growth in Key Therapeutic Areas
The new funding commitment builds on more than a decade of
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Beyond the “Batch of One”: How Flexible Manufacturing is Revolutionizing Biopharma
Biopharmaceutical companies today are facing a very different manufacturing challenge than they were a decade ago. Traditional production models were built to make large volumes of a small number of products. But with the rise of targeted therapies, faster development cycles, and increasing demand for personalized medicine, that one-size-fits-all approach no longer works.
Now, the industry is under pressure to support smaller batches, more complex processes, and tighter timelines—without
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Ryght AI’s Clinical Research Platform Now Available on Microsoft Azure Marketplace
What You Should Know:
- Ryght AI today announced that its innovative clinical research platform is now available on Microsoft Azure Marketplace, providing sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs) with streamlined access to AI-powered site selection and feasibility workflows.
- This availability enables healthcare organizations to leverage their existing Microsoft Azure cloud commitments while accelerating clinical trial processes through advanced generative and agentic AI
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Pfizer Acquires Metsera for $4.9B, Expanding into Obesity and Cardiometabolic Market
What You Should Know:
- Pfizer Inc. and Metsera, Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement under which Pfizer will acquire Metsera, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines for obesity and cardiometabolic diseases for $4.9B.
- The acquisition is a strategic move for Pfizer, allowing it to enter a significant and growing therapeutic area. The Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved the transaction.
Financial Terms
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Lunit and Agilent Partner to Develop AI-Powered Companion Diagnostics for Cancer
What You Should Know:
- Lunit, a provider of AI for cancer diagnostics, and Agilent Technologies Inc., a global leader in life sciences, have announced a nonexclusive collaboration to develop AI-based companion diagnostic solutions.
- The strategic partnership will combine Lunit's AI technology with Agilent’s expertise in tissue-based companion diagnostics. The goal is to create advanced solutions that meet the demands of novel and complex biomarker assays in drug
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Bar-Ilan University and Sheba Medical Center to Launch $120M Biotech Research Institute
What You Should Know:
- Bar-Ilan University and Sheba Medical Center have announced the establishment of a joint research institute.
- The $120M institute will serve as a bridge between academia, healthcare, and industry to accelerate the translation of laboratory discoveries into clinical treatments. It will be located within Sheba’s new Health Tech Valley (HTV) in Ramat Gan, which is owned by Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings.
Biotech Institue Focus Areas
The new
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Why AI Isn’t Curing Disease, Yet: Crossing Pharma’s Valley of Death with Physical Intelligence
We were told AI would cure disease in years. That’s a fallacy.
Today, over 90% of clinical drug candidates still fail. It costs more than $2 billion and over a decade to bring a single drug to market. And now the industry faces a brutal paradox, which is the promise of exponential progress stuck inside a system governed by diminishing returns.
This is pharma’s version of Eroom’s Law, i.e. the inverse of Moore’s Law, where the return on drug development declines as science
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