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Shionogi expands ViiV Healthcare stake by $2.13bn as Pfizer sells up

Pfizer exits ViiV Healthcare with a $1.89bn payout, while GSK retains its majority stake amid the shareholder shake-up.

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Pfizer and Novavax ink $530m vaccine delivery licensing deal

Pfizer will now employ Novavax’s adjuvant, Matrix-M, into its vaccines across two disease areas.

BMS and Microsoft partner for AI-based lung cancer detection

The partnership aims to deploy AI capabilities that automatically analyse X-ray and CT images to assist radiologists.

Novo Nordisk and Aspect Biosystems advance partnership for diabetes therapies

Aspect will acquire rights from Novo Nordisk to stem cell-derived islet cell and hypoimmune cell engineering technologies.

UK–US zero‑tariff deal pricing reforms position UK as global hub for new medicines

In December 2025, the UK Government announced a landmark pharmaceuticals agreement with the US that secures tariff-free access to the world’s largest medicines market and reshapes domestic pricing rules to accelerate patient access to innovative treatments.

When trillion‑member libraries meet physics: what diversity really means

Dr Karsten Eastman, CEO, Sethera Therapeutics, highlights the challenges around ‘true’ diversification in DNA libraries.