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Body creates its own cure
Science Journal

Body creates its own cure

A new mRNA method could deliver CAR-T therapy far sooner, and at lower cost, by making patients’ own cells do the engineering.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 23rd Jun 2025
Auckland unveils alliance to unite & grow city technology sector
Robotics

Auckland unveils alliance to unite & grow city technology sector

Auckland Mayor unveils Innovation & Technology Alliance to boost collaboration, tech growth, and economic productivity in the city and region.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025

Global Stories

Biotech stories

B.C. expands India trade ties with Karnataka tech partnership
Quantum Computing

B.C. expands India trade ties with Karnataka tech partnership

British Columbia inks Karnataka life sciences pact in Bengaluru push to deepen biotech, medtech and digital health trade ties with India.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026
Perforce CTO forecasts rise of context & agentic AI
Robotics

Perforce CTO forecasts rise of context & agentic AI

Perforce CTO Rod Cope predicts context and agentic AI will transform coding, jobs and security as ambient systems quietly permeate daily life.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
Nebius raises USD $4.3 billion to boost AI & Asia expansion
Storage

Nebius raises USD $4.3 billion to boost AI & Asia expansion

Nebius Group has raised USD $4.3 billion to enhance its AI infrastructure and support expansion into Asia, focusing on biotech and drug discovery.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Oct 2025
Biostate AI's K-Dense accelerates scientific research cycles with AI
Generative AI

Biostate AI's K-Dense accelerates scientific research cycles with AI

Biostate AI's K-Dense Beta, an AI research system, slashes biological research times from years to weeks, proven through Harvard Medical School longevity studies.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2025
Swiss Deep Tech startups surpass USD $100 billion in value
Robotics

Swiss Deep Tech startups surpass USD $100 billion in value

Swiss Deep Tech startups have surpassed USD $100 billion in value, boosted by strong venture capital and academic innovation in AI, biotech, and space sectors.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Jun 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Biotech stories

ScotlandIS sets AI, skills & cyber priorities for 2026
Hyperscale

ScotlandIS sets AI, skills & cyber priorities for 2026

ScotlandIS flags AI, skills, green data centres and cyber basics as critical to Scotland's digital economy amid 2026 uncertainty.

By Shannon Williams • 7 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
NATO backs Avivo's universal blood tech in DIANA 2026
Supply Chain

NATO backs Avivo's universal blood tech in DIANA 2026

NATO selects Vancouver's Avivo for its 2026 DIANA cohort, backing enzyme tech to convert donated blood into universal type O ECO-Blood.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025
Tech giants pledge GBP £31 billion for UK AI & cloud future
Hyperscale

Tech giants pledge GBP £31 billion for UK AI & cloud future

Tech giants including Amazon, Google, and Nvidia pledge GBP £31 billion to boost the UK's AI and cloud infrastructure with new data centres and funding.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
BC celebrates tech innovation with 2025 TIA awards
Artificial Intelligence

BC celebrates tech innovation with 2025 TIA awards

The 2025 Technology Impact Awards in Vancouver celebrated BC's tech innovation, spotlighting CAD $3bn deals and Clio's Deal of the Year win.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Oct 2025
Hyderabad hosts IMECE India 2025 to drive innovation & growth
Space

Hyderabad hosts IMECE India 2025 to drive innovation & growth

IMECE India 2025 in Hyderabad united engineers, policymakers, and academics to boost innovation, sustainability, and growth in India's manufacturing and technology sectors.

By Kaleah Salmon • 6 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2025
A defining moment is approaching for Australian manufacturing
Robotics

A defining moment is approaching for Australian manufacturing

Australia's manufacturing faces a pivotal moment; ARM Hub's CEO urges rapid SME adoption of automation to boost competitiveness and innovation.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 19th Aug 2025
Predictive risk scores: The future of AI in disease prevention and diagnosis
Data Analytics

Predictive risk scores: The future of AI in disease prevention and diagnosis

AI-powered predictive risk scores are revolutionising disease prevention by enabling early detection and personalised health interventions before symptoms arise.

By Constantin Petrescu • 5 min read • Sat, 26th Jul 2025
Superlab Suisse to open new lab at Campus Biotech Geneva
Entrepreneurship

Superlab Suisse to open new lab at Campus Biotech Geneva

Superlab Suisse will open its fourth Swiss lab at Geneva's Campus Biotech by January 2026, offering flexible space for biotech startups in the growing life sciences hub.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Jun 2025
Kyron.bio raises EUR €5.5m to boost safer antibody therapies
EduTech

Kyron.bio raises EUR €5.5m to boost safer antibody therapies

Paris-based kyron.bio has raised EUR 5.5m to advance glycan-engineering tech, aiming to improve safety and efficacy of antibody therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Thu, 29th May 2025
OpenText powers BMO & Catalent digital transformation with AI
Private Cloud

OpenText powers BMO & Catalent digital transformation with AI

OpenText is enhancing information management through AI and cloud solutions in partnerships with BMO and Catalent Pharma to boost compliance and efficiency.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Apr 2025