Biotechnology
China Proposes Export Controls on 40 AI, Biotech and Solar Technologies
China has proposed new export restrictions covering 40 technologies in artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology and solar energy, as the country strengthens oversight of...
Adesina Tasks African Leaders on Turning Natural Wealth into Jobs and Economic Growth
Former President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a fundamental shift in Africa’s economic priorities, urging governments...
AI Companies Turn to Virtual Drug Trials to Improve Human Study Success
Artificial intelligence companies are developing virtual drug trials that could help pharmaceutical firms predict whether experimental treatments are likely to succeed before moving...
Dabban Urges ABU Postgraduates to Turn Research Into Solutions
The Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, Adamu Abubakar Dabban, has urged postgraduate students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, to...
Anthropic Says Claude AI Helped Discover Novel Enzyme System
Anthropic says its Claude artificial intelligence model helped researchers identify a previously unknown enzyme system in bacteriophages, marking a new example of AI...
ByteDance AI Drug Unit Raises $290 Million at $1.5 Billion Valuation
Chinese internet company ByteDance has completed a $290 million fundraising for its artificial intelligence drug discovery unit, Anew Labs, following its separation from...
U.S. Court Orders Guardant Health to Pay $245 Million in DNA Sequencing Patent Dispute
A U.S. federal court has ordered Guardant Health to pay more than $245.2 million to TwinStrand Biosciences and the University of Washington following...
GSK Wins Regulatory Boost for Hepatitis B and Cancer Drugs
GSK has secured two regulatory milestones that could strengthen its pharmaceutical pipeline and support future growth. Japan has approved bepirovirsen, GSK’s treatment for...
