• Pistoia Alliance Tackles Agentic AI in Pharmaceutical Research

    Bio-IT World | The Pistoia Alliance has launched a new initiative to advance the safe adoption of agentic AI. The initiative sits under the Alliance’s strategic priority to Harness AI to Expedite R&D and alongside its AI/ML Community of Experts, which is actively seeking further funding to continue supporting responsible AI adoption across the industry.

    Oct 2, 2025

  • Call for Entries: 2026 Bio-IT World Innovative Practices Award

    Bio-IT World | Bio-IT World is now accepting entries for the 2026 Innovative Practices Awards, a competition designed to recognize the most exciting partnerships and projects pushing the life sciences industry forward. The deadline for entry is March 2, 2026, and the $300 application fee will be waived for entrants who meet the early submission deadline of January 30, 2026.

    Oct 1, 2025

  • Quest is on for a ‘Super-Tolerable’ Weight-Loss Drug

    Bio-IT World | Coming up with a medication that produces weight loss or prevents weight gain without any of the miserable side effects associated with top-selling drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound is the holy grail of every pharma company in the obesity space. About 70% of Americans are now considered overweight or obese, but relatively few of them are currently being treated with the otherwise popular weight-loss medications due in large part to side effects associated with the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) pathway they activate in the gut and brain to achieve their effects.

    Sep 30, 2025

  • New Classification System Tackling Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

    Bio-IT World | A new classification system for recurrent ovarian cancer was developed by scientists at Lausanne University Hospital and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research. The system combines genomic sequencing with immune profiling to stratify patients into four immunologic subgroups, laying the groundwork for personalized therapies that could extend survival.

    Sep 26, 2025

  • NIST Collaboration for “Living” Reference Material, Pistoia Alliance’s New Agentic AI Initiative, More

    Bio-IT World | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has collaborated with biotech company MilliporeSigma and the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) to create a “living” reference material; the Pistoia Alliance plans to establish a new initiative to advance the safe adoption of agentic AI; and more.

    Sep 25, 2025

  • Follow the Money: Autoimmune Disease Treatments, Next-Gen Bispecific Antibodies, More

    Bio-IT World | Odyssey Therapeutics aims to transform the standard of care for patients suffering from autoimmune and inflammatory diseases; Dualitas will advance a portfolio of next-generation bispecific antibodies (BsAbs), including in allergic disease and autoimmune disease, and their discovery engine; and more.

    Sep 24, 2025