Life sciences
A major UK clinical trial has found that combining two targeted drugs leads to better survival and fewer side effects than chemotherapy for people with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), the most common form of leukaemia in adults. The Flair trial involved 786 people with previously untreated CLL, treated across 96 cancer centres in the UK. [...]
The NHS in England will be the first health system globally to offer a ‘trojan horse’ targeted treatment for blood cancer that could delay disease progression nearly three times longer than current options. Belantamab mafodotin will be made available to around 1,500 patients a year with multiple myeloma – an incurable cancer of the bone [...]
Researchers have found a way to flush out hidden HIV in human cells, potentially bringing scientists a step closer to a cure. The breakthrough uses mRNA technology to expose the virus inside white blood cells, where it normally escapes detection by both the immune system and current treatments. The team developed a new delivery method [...]
An 'AI scientist' working alongside human researchers has helped identify combinations of affordable, approved drugs—originally used for conditions like high cholesterol and alcohol dependence—that may also be effective against cancer. The study, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, used the GPT-4 large language model (LLM) to find hidden patterns in scientific literature and [...]
An artificial intelligence technique for detecting DNA fragments shed by tumours and circulating in a patient’s blood could help clinicians more quickly identify and determine if pancreatic cancer therapies are working. After testing the method, called ARTEMIS-DELFI, in blood samples from patients participating in two large clinical trials of pancreatic cancer treatments, researchers found that [...]
Scientists and medics have developed an ultra-rapid method of genetically diagnosing brain tumours that will cut the time it takes to classify them from 6-8 weeks, to as little as two hours – which could improve care for thousands of patients each year in the UK. The method has been developed by scientists at the [...]
Technology‑enabled home healthcare pioneer celebrates ongoing expansion – easing NHS pressures and advancing preventative care across the UK MONDAY 12 MAY 2025, LONDON, UK: Cera, the UK’s leading digital-first home healthcare provider, today announces new milestones in its rapid expansion, as it continues its journey to transform healthcare through technology. Cera, which launched in 2016, [...]
The McDermott Will & Emery Team offer their key takeaways from MWE's recent European Health & Life Sciences Symposium in Paris In April 2025, we were proud to host the annual European Health & Life Sciences Symposium at the Shangri-La hotel in Paris. Attended by some 300 delegates from across the industry, participants including investors, [...]
Healthcare technology companies worldwide secured major investment this month, from seed rounds to strategic partnerships. Nigeria’s Platos Health raises US$1.4m for metabolic health platform Lagos-based Platos Health closed a US$1.4m pre-seed round to expand its AI-powered metabolic health platform, Platos 3.0. The raise highlights growing investor interest in Africa’s digital health sector, with support from [...]
Ultrahuman, a developer of health optimisation technology, has announced that it’s ramping up its capacity of the Ring AIR. Ultrahuman’s manufacturing facility (UltraFactory) in partnership with SVtronics, a US-based electronics manufacturing business, has been operational in Plano, Texas, since November 2024. With expansion plans underway, the facility aims to serve 100% per cent of US [...]
