The recent move of the European Medicines Agency from London to Amsterdam is a reflection of the city’s vibrant life sciences and health sector and supporting industries.

There are benefits of studying certain biological processes under microgravity, but whether those advantages outweigh the costs of getting experiments off Earth remains to be seen.

Two new medications for treating a rare and deadly neuromuscular disease have high prices and questionable efficacies, say scientists.

Officials had initially linked 97 cases to a single conference held by Biogen in February in Boston, but a new study tracking viral genomes suggests the number may be as high as 20,000.

Citizen advocates push the pharmaceutical company to examine a compound that has been used to treat certain coronavirus infections in cats.

Screens of hundreds of drug excipients reveal that some can interact with biological targets, contradicting their FDA categorization as inert.

The urgent need for tests and therapeutics has brought companies together and pushed researchers to work at breakneck speeds.

The company and its partner halted two clinical trials for futility early this year, but now say they’ll seek approval for aducanumab.

The physician-researcher laid the groundwork for genetic cloning and led the US Food and Drug Administration as the country faced the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.