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Britain’s GSK Plc will pay Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals $500 million upfront to acquire global licensing rights for the Chinese company’s 12 potential medicines.
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GSK inks $500m deal with Jiangsu Hengrui for 12 potential medicines

HQ Team July 28, 2025: Britain’s GSK Plc will pay Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals $500 million upfront to acquire global licensing rights for the.

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Vicebio will receive potential milestone payments of up to $450 million based on development and regulatory achievements.
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Sanofi to acquire UK’s Vicebio for $1.6b, to pocket vaccine candidates

 HQ Team July 22, 2025: Sanofi SA will acquire UK-based Vicebio Ltd. for $1.6 billion to gain access to vaccine candidates for respiratory.

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Merck & Co. will acquire UK-based Verona Pharma Plc for about $10 billion to gain access to a respiratory drug approved by the US regulator, according to a statement from Merck.
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Merck to acquire Verona Pharma for $10 billion to net respiratory drug 

HQ Team July 9, 2025: Merck & Co. will acquire UK-based Verona Pharma Plc for about $10 billion and gain access to a.

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The UK and Wellcome Trust will invest £600 million to create a new health data research service to accelerate the discovery of life-saving drugs, improve patient care and make Britain “the best place in the world” for medical research.
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UK, Wellcome to build £600m health data service, fast-pace clinical trials

HQ Team May 19, 2025: The UK and Wellcome Trust will invest £600 million to create a new health data research service to.

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Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a new under-the-skin injection version of the cancer therapy, nivolumab (Opdivo), offering a quicker administration option for eligible patients than the currently available drip treatment. 
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UK regulator clears subcutaneous injection of Bristol Myers for cancers

HQ Team May 1, 2025: Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a new under-the-skin injection version of the cancer.

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King’s and University College of London researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can detect 64% of brain abnormalities, that radiologists miss, in epileptic child patients.
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UK researchers develop AI tool to detect brain lesions in epileptic children

King’s and University College of London researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can detect 64% of brain abnormalities, that radiologists miss,.

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FibroGen Inc., a US-based pharmaceutical company, will sell its China subsidiary to AstraZeneca Plc. for $160 million, allowing the Anglo-Swedish firm to gain access to an anaemia drug in the world’s most populated nation.
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AstraZeneca Plc buys China unit of FibroGen Inc for $160 million

HQ Team February 21, 2025: FibroGen Inc., a US-based pharmaceutical company, will sell its China subsidiary to AstraZeneca Plc. for $160 million, allowing.

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Researchers at Cambridge are developing implants that could help repair damaged brain cells and treat diseases like Parkinson’s.
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Cambridge researchers making brain implants to treat Parkinson’s

Researchers at Cambridge are developing implants that could help repair damaged brain cells and treat diseases like Parkinson’s.

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Britain’s National Health Service will provide a gene therapy that may cure sickle cell disease for patients 12 years and older, according to a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) statement.
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UK’s NHS to provide gene therapy that may cure sickle cell  disease in adults

Britain’s National Health Service will provide a gene therapy that may cure sickle cell disease for patients 12 years and older, according to.

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Britain has detected two cases of Clade Ib mpox, a variant, in household contacts of the first case, taking the total to three since last week, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA).
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Britain detects two more cases of mpox variant, risk ‘remains low’

Britain has detected two cases of Clade Ib mpox, a variant, in household contacts of the first case, taking the total to three.

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