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Healthcare Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Philips Strategic Alliance with WellSpan Health Brings Coordinated Imaging Technology and Research Collaboration to 12 Hospitals

(IN BRIEF) Royal Philips and WellSpan Health have announced a seven-year strategic alliance to advance diagnostics, imaging, artificial intelligence, research and innovation across Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland. The collaboration will make Philips WellSpan’s preferred vendor for applicable imaging technologies, … Read the full press release

Wolters Kluwer Strengthens Expert AI Strategy Through Expanded OpenAI Collaboration Across Healthcare, Tax, Legal and Compliance Markets

(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer has expanded its enterprise AI collaboration with OpenAI to support the development of trusted Expert AI solutions for regulated and high-stakes professional environments. The collaboration combines OpenAI’s latest enterprise AI capabilities with Wolters Kluwer’s curated content, … Read the full press release

Fresenius Medical Care Brings Peritoneal Dialysis and Home Hemodialysis Management into One Digital Platform

(IN BRIEF) Fresenius Medical Care has launched kinexus worldwide as a unified digital platform designed to support home dialysis programs by combining remote therapy monitoring, prescription management, and supply-ordering workflows in one integrated system. The platform supports both peritoneal dialysis … Read the full press release

TeamViewer Adds Windows AI Video Super Resolution to Assist AR to Improve Remote Guidance in Challenging Network Conditions

(IN BRIEF) TeamViewer has strengthened its Assist AR remote assistance solution through a Microsoft collaboration that introduces AI-powered video enhancement using the Windows AI API for Video Super Resolution. The capability is designed to improve the clarity of incoming video … Read the full press release

Tessalia Joint Venture Advances European Chip Packaging Ambitions With Planned 50 Million SiP Components Annually by 2033

(IN BRIEF) Foxconn, Radiall and Thales have inaugurated the next stage of Tessalia Technology SAS, a new joint venture in Le Barp, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, dedicated to Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Testing. Created within the framework of the EU Chips Act, Tessalia … Read the full press release

Roche Advances Giredestrant Toward Possible New Standard of Care in ER-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer

(IN BRIEF) Roche has received FDA acceptance under Priority Review for its New Drug Application for giredestrant as an adjuvant treatment for adults with ER-positive, HER2-negative stage I-III breast cancer. The FDA is expected to decide on the application by … Read the full press release

Scania Expands Electric Truck Portfolio with New CrewCab Designed for Emergency Response Fleets

(IN BRIEF) Scania has launched its first battery-electric CrewCab, the CP31L 4×2, designed for fire, airport and civil rescue operations. The new vehicle supports zero tailpipe emission transport while offering the operational strength required for emergency and mission-critical environments. With … Read the full press release

Prosigna Gene Test Findings from OPTIMA Trial Point to More Personalised Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions

(IN BRIEF) The University of Warwick-coordinated OPTIMA trial, sponsored by University College London, has found that the Prosigna genomic test could help many patients with early-stage hormone-sensitive breast cancer avoid unnecessary chemotherapy without compromising outcomes. The trial followed more than … Read the full press release

Novartis EULAR 2026 Presentations Showcase Expanding Scientific Focus in Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Sjögren’s Disease and Lupus

(IN BRIEF) Novartis will present 31 abstracts across its immunology portfolio at EULAR 2026 in London, highlighting new data for Cosentyx, ianalumab and rap-cel in several high-burden autoimmune diseases. Key presentations include results from REPLENISH, the largest global Phase III … Read the full press release

The Institute of Cancer Research Reports Promising Tumour Response Results for Amivantamab in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

(IN BRIEF) The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has presented encouraging results from the phase Ib/II OrigAMI-4 clinical trial, showing that the targeted immunotherapy drug amivantamab shrank tumours in 42 per cent of patients with recurrent and/or metastatic head and … Read the full press release

Symrise Expands Scent & Care Innovation Capabilities with SYM ALPHA™ Think Tank for Selected Partners

(IN BRIEF) Symrise AG has launched SYM ALPHA™ Think Tank, a new co-creation and insight platform for selected partners in its Scent & Care segment. The platform focuses on Generation Alpha, estimated at around 2.5 billion people globally in 2026, … Read the full press release

Unilever to Build Advanced R&D Centre in New Haven Focused on Science-Led Beauty and Wellbeing Innovation

(IN BRIEF) Unilever plans to invest $270 million in a new Global Innovation Centre in New Haven, Connecticut, scheduled to open by spring 2029. The facility will become a major R&D hub for the company’s personal care, beauty and wellbeing … Read the full press release

Disney Characters Become Part of Philips MRI Environment to Improve Comfort and Support Pediatric Scan Completion

(IN BRIEF) Royal Philips and The Walt Disney Company are introducing Disney stories and characters into Philips Ambient Experience for MRI, bringing a more child-friendly and emotionally supportive imaging environment to medical facilities in 87 countries. The collaboration is designed … Read the full press release

Solvay Supports Pantys in Expanding Verified Menstrual Health Initiatives for Vulnerable Communities

(IN BRIEF) Solvay and Pantys have agreed to a new three-year partnership that will expand their work in menstrual health, inclusion and verified social impact. Building on a collaboration that began in 2017, the partnership connects Solvay’s sustainable chemistry and … Read the full press release

ZEISS and M2care Co-Lead Maculaser Funding Round to Support Clinical Development of Temperature-Controlled Retinal Therapy

(IN BRIEF) ZEISS Ventures has participated in the latest funding round of Maculaser, a Finnish medtech company developing a patented, non-damaging, temperature-controlled retinal laser therapy. The round, co-led by ZEISS Ventures and M2care, will help Maculaser begin clinical development of … Read the full press release

BARDA Provides Further Support for Basilea’s Ceftibuten-Ledaborbactam Programme Targeting Complicated Urinary Tract Infections

(IN BRIEF) Basilea Pharmaceutica has received an additional USD 13.3 million from BARDA to continue development of ceftibuten-ledaborbactam etzadroxil, an investigational oral beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor antibiotic being developed for complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis. The latest tranche brings BARDA’s total … Read the full press release

FDA Grants Priority Review to Sanofi’s Investigational Oral Therapy Venglustat for Type 3 Gaucher Disease

(IN BRIEF) Sanofi has received FDA priority review for the new drug application for venglustat, an investigational oral glucosylceramide synthase inhibitor being developed for type 3 Gaucher disease. The FDA’s target action date is 25 November 2026. If approved, venglustat … Read the full press release

Novartis to Present 15 Kidney Disease Abstracts at ERA 2026 Highlighting Late-Stage and Long-Term Data Across Its Renal Portfolio

(IN BRIEF) Novartis will present data from 15 abstracts across its kidney disease portfolio at the European Renal Association Congress 2026 in Glasgow from June 3 to 6. The presentations include late-breaking Phase III data for Vanrafia® from the ALIGN … Read the full press release

Fresenius Medical Care Plans 12-Month Share Buyback Program Following Completion of Previous EUR 1 Billion Repurchase

(IN BRIEF) Fresenius Medical Care has announced a new share buyback program with a total volume of around EUR 1 billion, to be executed in tranches over 12 months from the start of the program. The buyback is expected to … Read the full press release

ICR, Karolinska Institute and Uppsala University Study Advances Understanding of Prenatal Origins in Childhood Leukaemia

(IN BRIEF) A new study led through collaboration between The Institute of Cancer Research, the Karolinska Institute, and Uppsala University has found that some cases of iAMP21, a rare high-risk subtype of paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, may begin before birth. … Read the full press release