Healthcare and Life Science
Scientists unlock secret behind how smoking and drinking alcohol causes cancer
Scientists have revealed exactly how tobacco smoke damages DNA to drive the development of different types of head and neck cancer, a finding that could unlock new treatments and prevention strategies. ...
CMR Surgical secures more than $200M to accelerate growth
CMR Surgical, the global surgical robotics company, announces the successful closing of a financing round of over $200 million through a combination of equity and debt capital to support the company’s ambitious growth plans. ...
World-first trial indicates immunosuppression may help treat Parkinson’s
A groundbreaking trial, led from Cambridge, has revealed that immunosuppressing medicines show promise for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, according to results presented this weekend at the world’s most prestigious neurodegeneration conference AD/PD. ...
AstraZeneca to invest $2.5 billion in new global strategic R&D centre, biotech agreements and manufacturing in Beijing
AstraZeneca announces an investment of $2.5 billion in Beijing to establish its sixth global strategic R&D centre together with major research and manufacturing agreements that will further advance life sciences in China. ...
Rapid growth of blood cancer driven by a single genetic 'hit'
A new study has unveiled when chronic myeloid leukaemia, a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow, arises in life and how fast it grows. Researchers reveal explosive growth rates of cancerous cells years before diagnosis and variation in these rates of growth between pati...
Killer50 companies raise megabucks in Q1 2025
Business Weekly newsdesk writes: Seven companies in The Killer50 pantheon compiled by Business Weekly have collectively raised almost $1/2 billion in the first quarter of 2025 alone. Two were in our Technology top 50 and five in the Life Sciences cohort. ...
New collaboration to uncover how the hidden language of genes shapes our immune system
A major new initiative, launched on 15 April, will map how gene activity shapes the immune system, and could help identify new therapeutic targets for conditions such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). ...
An Adventurous Biotech CEO
Priya Mande, CEO of RNAvate, is leading the discussion on Biotech and Partnering Hotspots at BioBeat25. Organisers Anne Horgan, Partner at Cambridge Innovation Capital, Alisa Molotova, Start-up Mentor and Miranda Weston-Smith, BioBeat Founder quiz her about how she got into her r...
Planning permission given for purpose-built cancer support centre in grounds of Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Planning permission for a new purpose-built cancer support centre in Cambridge has been granted. ...
EFEC insight: China’s 91st CMEF and the future of global medical innovation
The 91st China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF), held from 8–11 April 2025 in Shanghai, underscored China’s growing prominence in medical technology and innovation. With nearly 5,000 companies from over 30 countries showcasing thousands of cutting-edge products, CMEF solidifi...