21 January 2026
QV Bioelectronics receives £4.5m boost for implantable brain cancer therapy
A Cheshire-based medtech business has secured £4.5m of investment and grant funding to revolutionise treatment for the most common type of primary brain cancer in adults. The investment round was led by PXN Ventures, which launched following the merger between Praetura Ventures...
10 December 2025
Oxford BioTherapeutics enters into strategic collaboration with GSK to discover novel targets for antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer
• Collaboration leverages OBT's proprietary OGAP®-Verify platform and GSK's drug development expertise to advance multiple selected novel oncology targets … • The agreement - OBT's second high-profile pharma collaboration this year - reflects the strong validation of...
9 December 2025
Welsh Government Ministers visit Biofortuna to celebrate innovation and skills development
Biofortuna, a leading diagnostics manufacturer and laboratory services provider, welcomed Welsh Government Ministers Ken Skates MS and Jack Sargeant MS on Monday (8th December) to demonstrate how the Deeside-based CDMO is playing a pivotal role in the early detection of disease.
24 November 2025
MAXWELLIA - Pharmacist and ‘OTC innovator’ named North West Innovation Entrepreneur of the Year
Pharmacist and founder of healthcare brand Maxwellia, Anna Maxwell, has been named Innovation Entrepreneur of the Year for the North West at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Her work involves ‘switching’ UK prescription (Rx) medicines to launch as over the counter (OTC)...
13 October 2025
New prescription-strength pain relief hits high street chemists, hailed as ‘game-changer’ by pharmacists
Alderley Park, Cheshire, UK – A new anti-inflammatory pain relief treatment available from pharmacies, is being described as a ‘game-changer’ for the millions of people who suffer short-term back, muscle and joint pain every year in the UK. … Naprosyn® Pain Relief is the first...
16 September 2025
Pencil Biosciences appoints Jonathan Thon, PhD, as Chair of the Board of Directors
Cheshire, UK – September 15, 2025 – Pencil Biosciences, a biotech company pioneering a new class of gene editor, today announced the appointment of Jonathan Thon, PhD, as the new Chair of its Board of Directors. The company’s novel platform, which offers “break-free editing” and...
15 September 2025
The Biorenewables Development Centre partners with CroBio on Engineering Biology Award to tackle water scarcity
The Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC) and UK-based biotech company CroBio have secured an Engineering Biology SPARK Award from InnovateUK. This funding will support a collaborative project aimed at developing a non-genetically modified (non-GM) microbial soil amendment to...
27 August 2025
AARDEX Group and Pill Connect partner to advance dose selection with real-time adherence monitoring in phase 2A clinical trial
Liège, Belgium and Manchester, UK; August 2025: AARDEX Group, a global leader in digital medication adherence solutions, and Pill Connect, a pioneer in connected dispensing technology, have announced a strategic partnership to support a multi-cohort Phase 2A dose selection...
20 August 2025
Monument Therapeutics announces partnership with Foundation for the National Institutes of Health for clinical trial of MT1988, a novel treatment for schizophrenia
MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Monument Therapeutics, a stratified medicine company, today announced a partnership with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) to evaluate MT1988, a novel treatment in development for cognitive impairment...
19 August 2025
Marketing Authorisation Application for CT001 submitted to the European Medicines Agency for acute pain management in children
• Proveca has submitted a Paediatric Use Marketing Authorisation (PUMA) application for CT001 (ketamine/sufentanil nasal spray) to the EMA … • The validation process has been completed … • The review process will now be initiated and potential approval expected in 2026 …...