A Punjab district consumer commission ordered Cordlife Sciences India to pay Rs 2.16 lakh to a couple after it discarded their newborn's umbilical cord blood sample due to alleged payment delay, ruling the company engaged in unfair trade practices and deficiency in service.
Ichthyologists from the Laverov Federal Research Center have conducted the first assessment of brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations in reservoirs of Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, confirming the fish's presence likely due to historical introduction by monks, as part of a broader study on anthropogenic impact on the Solovki ecosystem.
Leading Chinese scientist Sun Fanglin, director at Tongji University, has died aged 58 after an undisclosed illness. His work on cell aging and tumor formation, including discovering pathways to reverse drug resistance, significantly contributed to new cancer treatments and cell therapies.
Volkswagen's plant in Poznań, Poland, is using 100 sheep to manage vegetation at its 18.3 MW solar farm. This agrivoltaics approach cuts machinery use, reduces emissions, and allows researchers to study coexistence of renewable energy and agriculture.
China initiates production of AI-assisted personalized tumor vaccines, potentially treating millions of new cancer patients annually, leveraging AI for rapid tumor DNA analysis.
Europe's pharmaceutical sector faces decline due to geopolitical instability and lack of domestic support, falling behind the US and China in innovation, R&D, and clinical trials. Urgent action is needed to rebuild its ecosystem.
Nankai University and Sun Yat-sen University in China have removed deans and deputy directors due to scientific misconduct, including data and image errors in published papers.
Telangana Cabinet approved mid-day meals for junior college students, sanctioned 2.50 lakh houses under the 'Indiramma' scheme, and launched the Next-Generation Life Sciences Policy 2026-30 to attract $25B investment and create 5 lakh jobs.
Anthropic and the Gates Foundation have committed $200 million over four years to support AI-driven public goods in global health, life sciences, education, and economic mobility, with initiatives including vaccine development, healthcare intelligence, educational tools, and agricultural productivity improvements.
Top Swedish universities are eager to deepen collaboration with Hong Kong in areas such as life sciences, the city’s innovation and technology minister has told the South China Morning Post during a visit to the country to strengthen ties. “What impressed us most during this trip to Sweden is the incredible enthusiasm of Swedish organisations, groups and individuals for cooperating with Hong Kong. This exceeded my expectations,” Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong said on...
China ranked third in a new global index measuring competitiveness in AI for biotechnology, healthcare and longevity, as the race to apply AI moves from chatbots and general-purpose models into regulated, data-heavy industries such as drug discovery, diagnostics and preventive medicine. The latest edition of the Global AI Competitiveness Index, released on Monday by Deep Knowledge Group, a consortium focused on deep-tech research, analytics and investment, ranked China behind only the US and UK...
GPT-Rosalind is OpenAI's first domain-specific model, built for drug discovery and life sciences—and it's not for everyone.
Das Start-up Puraite hat eine KI-Plattform entwickelt, die den zeitaufwendigen Prozess systematischer Literatur-Reviews in der Pharmaindustrie und Medizintechnik beschleunigt, ohne wissenschaftliche Standards zu vernachlässigen.
