Weekly roundup: A conference crawl from London to Prague to Copenhagen

With the Anglonordic Life Science Conference last week, BioEquity next week, ASGCT Annual meeting and LSX Nordic Congress around the corner, it is a good time to practice your pitching. Funds are open and now is the time to foster those new and old connections. Read on to discover what has happened this week and […]

Hot Topic: Biotechs’ publishing dilemma

Biotechs are becoming increasingly cautious about what they publish in scientific journals.  The growing worry is that other companies, often based in China, will take the freshly published information and run with it – and go on to develop a target or very early stage drug much faster than the originator.  This was a subject raised last week on a panel at the Anglonordic Life Science Conference in London, by Dr Adi Hoess, CEO […]

Weekly roundup: Another great year at Anglonordic

A profoundly positive response from Anglonordic attendees with hands shaken, conversations started and potential deals in the works. The main takeaway was the benefit of it being a ‘boutique’ event, meaning everyone could make the most of the 1:1 partnering, pitch presentations, and networking breaks. Keep reading to hear more about what’s been happening this […]

Weekly roundup: Rising leaders and growing momentum

Drum roll… In Vivo’s 2026 Rising Leaders were announced this week and included not one, not two, but five Optimum clients. A huge congratulations to Colleen Acosta of Freya Biosciences, Diana Čekatauskaitė of Lonza’s Synaffix, Reuben Dawkins of Link Biologics, Michelle Morrow of Nucleome Therapeutics, and Javier Nunez-Vicandi of Sofinnova Partners. This list recognises not […]

Hot topic: Fronting up – why video matters

I spent 20 years as a print journalist and my first love will always be the written word. But you might have noticed we’ve switched our Hot Topic articles from being a purely written affair, to something that we deliver primarily by video. There’s a very simple reason for this. Video gets more views. Way […]

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