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Jun 11, 2025

Buckle up, because the world of AI healthcare startups is on fire! Investors are throwing serious cash, think billions, at companies using artificial intelligence to shake up the pharmaceutical industry. Over the past decade, a jaw-dropping USD 60 billion has flooded into AI healthcare startups, with USD 30 billion...

May 20, 2025

Incyte’s ZYNYZ Approved by FDA as First-Line Treatment for Advanced Anal Cancer The FDA approved ZYNYZ (retifanlimab-dlwr), a PD-1 inhibitor developed by Incyte, for the treatment of adult patients with inoperable locally recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal (SCAC). The approval incl...

May 14, 2025

The pharmaceutical industry stands at a crossroads, where innovation is no longer a luxury but a necessity. The AI in the drug discovery market is at the forefront of this transformation, driven by the remarkable capabilities of generative AI. This technology, which creates novel solutions by learning from vast dat...

May 13, 2025

Eli Lilly’s ZEPBOUND Outperforms WEGOVY in SURMOUNT-5 Trial Eli Lilly and Company released detailed results from the Phase IIIb SURMOUNT-5 clinical trial, showing that ZEPBOUND (tirzepatide) significantly outperformed WEGOVY (semaglutide) in weight loss among adults with obesity or overweight and at least one we...

May 07, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are reshaping the world of Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), bringing a new level of intelligence and efficiency to healthcare. SaMD refers to software designed for medical purposes that doesn’t rely on physical hardware. When integrated with AI/ML, these so...

May 06, 2025

FDA Approves Abeona’s ZEVASKYN as First Cell-Based Gene Therapy for RDEB The FDA approved Abeona Therapeutics’ ZEVASKYN (prademagene zamikeracel, or pz-cel), the first and only autologous cell-based gene therapy for treating wounds in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB). ZEVASKYN is d...

Apr 29, 2025

Boston Scientific Pushes Forward Despite $200M Tariff Challenge Boston Scientific has announced that tariffs are expected to add approximately $200 million to its costs this year, but the company remains confident in its ability to absorb the financial hit. Despite the tariff burden, the company reported robust ...

Apr 09, 2025

Just a few years back, imagining a machine detecting a heart attack before symptoms surfaced or spotting a tumor more accurately than the human eye sounded like science fiction. Today, it’s just another day in AI-powered healthcare diagnostics. Artificial Intelligence is no longer a distant promise; it's a livin...

Mar 27, 2025

Alcon Announced CE Mark Approval and Launch of Clareon Vivity IOL in Europe, Expanding Visual Options  On March 25, 2025, Alcon, the global leader in eye care committed to enhancing vision, announced that Vivity®, the most widely implanted extended depth of focus (EDOF) intraocular lens (IOL), became availa...

Mar 11, 2025

Neurotech’s ENCELTO Becomes First FDA-Approved Treatment for Macular Telangiectasia Type 2 Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that the FDA has approved ENCELTO (revakinagene taroretcel-lwey) for the treatment of Macular Telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel), a progressive neurodegenerative retinal disease th...