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MHRA 2030 Strategy targets faster trials, AI regulation and real-world evidence

October 19, 2026

Gloved hand in blue gloves holding a vaccine shot, representing preparation for human clinical trials.

Pharmaceuticals • Policy, Ethics & Regulation

MHRA adds boxed warning and patient card to UK antidepressant safety information

October 19, 2026

Stock photo of a doctor and a pharmacist discussing medicines, illustrating prescribing and dispensing of treatment.

Pharmaceuticals • Policy, Ethics & Regulation

MHRA consults on letting UK schools stock spare adrenaline nasal sprays

October 19, 2026

Cropped view of a person in an office holding a nasal spray and a tissue.

Pharmaceuticals • Policy, Ethics & Regulation

MHRA and West Midlands Police seize £2 million of fake weight loss pens in Birmingham

October 19, 2026

Close-up of several syringe-style self-injection pens arranged on a rustic gray kitchen counter.

Biotechnology • Laboratory Science & Tools • Pharmaceuticals

PacBio and TychoBio collaborate to train AI models for rare disease RNA therapeutics

October 16, 2026

Scientist pipetting a sample into a vial for DNA testing in a laboratory setting.

Digital Health & Health Tech • Laboratory Science & Tools

Life sciences AI investment hits four-year high as leadership becomes top barrier

October 9, 2026

Scientist using a pipette with digital DNA and health data graphics

Digital Health & Health Tech • Finance & Investment • Policy, Ethics & Regulation

Lifebit Impact Fund targets global health research funding barriers

October 9, 2026

Dr Maria Dunford, CEO and co-founder of Lifebit, speaking at a healthcare event

People & Leadership • Pharmaceuticals

European Society of Endocrinology Launches Obesity and Endocrinology School

October 7, 2026

Healthcare professionals attending an educational event representing the ESE Obesity and Endocrinology School

Pharmaceuticals • Policy, Ethics & Regulation

WHO Launches New Childhood and Adolescent Obesity Guidelines

October 7, 2026

WHO panel launching new childhood and adolescent obesity guidelines

NEWS

Dr Niklas Korsbo, who will lead PumasAI's AI in pharmacometrics workshop at ACoP 2026

Digital Health & Health Tech • Pharmaceuticals

PumasAI to Present AI and Pharmacometric Research at ACoP 2026

October 5, 2026

PumasAI will present new AI in pharmacometrics research at ACoP 2026, including a workshop...

Digital Health & Health Tech • Laboratory Science & Tools

Domino Data Lab and EPAM Partner to Scale AI Across Life...

October 2, 2026

Domino Data Lab and EPAM have formed a strategic partnership aimed at helping life sciences...

Digital Health & Health Tech

Channel Methods Launches AI Commercial Intelligence Service For...

August 27, 2026

Channel Methods Launches AI Commercial Intelligence Service For Life Sciences Teams Channel Methods...

Wearable glucose sensor on an upper arm paired with a smartphone app, illustrating dual glucose-ketone sensor technology

Medical Devices & Diagnostics • Policy, Ethics & Regulation

Abbott wins FDA De Novo authorisation for dual glucose-ketone...

August 26, 2026

Abbott has secured US Food and Drug Administration De Novo authorisation for Libre Duo 10 Day, a...