# FirstWord PHARMA * **Definition:** FirstWord PHARMA is a news source that provides real-time intelligence and analysis on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, focusing on drug development, market trends, regulatory updates, and competitive insights. * **Taxonomy:** Key Sources / Healthcare Publications / FirstWord PHARMA ## News * Selected news from the source **FirstWord PHARMA**, for healthcare technology leaders * 229 news items are in the system for this source * Posts have been filtered for tech-related keywords | Date | Title | Topics | | --- | --- | --- | | 4/23/2025 | [**Shineco Announces Acquisition of Singapore Evolutionary Stem Cell Company**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5951880) | [[Cell Therapy]]; [[Life Science]]; [[Breast Imaging]] | | 4/22/2025 | [**Sonrai and Paige Partner to Bring Advanced Machine Learning Capabilities to Biopharma**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5951280) | [[Data Integration]]; [[Biopharma]]; [[Pharma]] | | 4/22/2025 | [**CaaMTech Spins Out Transneural Therapeutics to Develop Novel Neuroplastogens**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5951577) | [[Leadership]]; [[Pharma]]; [[Marketing]] | | 4/15/2025 | [**GC Therapeutics Expands Leadership Team with Kai-Hsin Chang and Azadeh Golipour**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5949790) | [[Cell Therapy]]; [[Biopharma]]; [[Pharma]] | | 4/15/2025 | [**Illumina and Tempus look beyond cancer in new AI-driven genomics deal**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5950055) | [[Health]]; [[AI-Driven Automation]]; [[Healthcare Artificial Intelligence]] | | 4/15/2025 | [**OpenFold AI Research Consortium Welcomes New Members Including Bristol Myers Squibb ...**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5949894) | [[Bioinformatics]]; [[Artificial Intelligence]]; [[Pharma]] | | 4/10/2025 | [**Okeiro raises €10 Million to accelerate development of its Precision Medicine platform for ...**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5948986) | [[Innovation]]; [[AI in Cancer Diagnostics]]; [[AI in Clinical Decision Support]] | | 4/7/2025 | [**Telix Appoints Paul Schaffer as CTO - FirstWord Pharma**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5947967) | [[Innovation]]; [[Talent]]; [[Artificial Intelligence]] | | 3/19/2025 | [**Tech Mahindra and NVIDIA Collaborate to Advance Drug Safety with Agentic AI-Powered ...**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5943214) | [[Workflows]]; [[Biosimilars]]; [[Pharma]] | | 3/14/2025 | [**EMA Management Board: highlights of March 2025 meeting - FirstWord Pharma**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5942358) | [[Biosimilars]]; [[Health]]; [[Technological Advancements]] | | 3/12/2025 | [**Cellevate Appoints Christel Fenge as CTO - FirstWord Pharma**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5941625) | [[Biotech]]; [[Gene Therapy]]; [[Leadership]] | | 3/6/2025 | [**Helix Biopharma Corp. Expands Leadership Team - FirstWord Pharma**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5940414) | [[Biosimilars]]; [[Oncology]]; [[Vision]] | | 2/27/2025 | [**Sumant Ramachandra Joins CancerVax as CSA - FirstWord Pharma**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5938356) | [[FDA Approvals]]; [[Regulatory Approval]]; [[Healthcare SaaS]] | | 2/27/2025 | [**NurExone Biologic to Present at MIXiii 2025; Professor Michael Belkin, Head of ... - FirstWord Pharma**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5938677) | [[Regenerative Medicine]]; [[Clinical Trials]]; [[Neuro-Ophthalmology]] | | 2/25/2025 | [**Verana Health and Nanoscope Therapeutics Announce Collaboration to Accelerate Retinitis ...**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5937861) | [[EHR]]; [[Patient Outcomes]]; [[Vision]] | | 2/18/2025 | [**Amazon and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center leap toward AI-driven drug discovery**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5936159) | [[AI in Telemedicine]]; [[AI in Clinical Decision Support]]; [[Generative AI in Diagnostics]] | | 2/17/2025 | [**Pneuma Respiratory Advances Inhaled Therapeutics to Improve Respiratory Health**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5935628) | [[Respiratory Health]]; [[Healthcare]]; [[Pulmonary Disease]] | | 2/5/2025 | [**MoU Signed Between EVA Pharma, DNA Script, Quantoom Biosciences**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5932849) | [[System Design]]; [[Healthcare Interoperability]]; [[Health Equity]] | | 1/30/2025 | [**Cognizant and Gilead Expand Partnership to Drive Greater Value Through Advanced ...**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5931497) | [[Machine Learning]]; [[Generative AI in Diagnostics]]; [[Generative AI in Drug Development]] | | 1/30/2025 | [**Hikma and M42 sign strategic MOU to advance healthcare innovation in the UAE**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5931581) | [[Genomic Sequencing]]; [[AI in Claims Processing]]; [[AI-Powered Tools]] | | 1/26/2025 | [**Tevogen Bio Broadens Relationship with Microsoft to Deepen Artificial Intelligence ...**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5930441) | [[Precision Medicine Software]]; [[Healthtech Innovation Hub]]; [[Healthcare Innovations]] | | 1/15/2025 | [**Metagenomi Announces New Appointment to its Board of Directors - FirstWord Pharma**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5928322) | [[Strategy]]; [[Healthcare Costs]]; [[Healthcare APIs]] | | 1/2/2025 | [**Sarcomatrix Therapeutics Appoints Al Swarts as CTO - FirstWord Pharma**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5924815) | [[Technical Operations]]; [[Drug Development]]; [[Leadership]] | | 12/26/2024 | [**Cosmos Health Appoints Dimitrios Trafalis as Head of Oncology - FirstWord Pharma**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5923956) | [[Healthcare Cloud Computing]]; [[Telehealth Initiatives]]; [[Telemedicine]] | | 12/16/2024 | [**Promise Bio Emerges from Stealth with $8.3M Seed Investment to Transform Precision ...**](https://firstwordpharma.com/story/5921815) | [[Artificial Intelligence]]; [[Biosimilars]]; [[AI in Medical Devices]] | ## Recent Stories (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Topics Covered - **Leadership Changes**: Healx appoints Jonathan Milner as non-executive chairman, while David Brown begins academic research at Trinity College. - **AI in Drug Discovery**: Healx and Genesis Therapeutics focus on AI-driven drug discovery for rare diseases. - **New Appointments**: Xaira Therapeutics appoints Dr. Paulo Fontoura and Dr. Hetu Kamisetty to expand leadership. - **Funding and Innovations**: Bluenote Health raises $10 million for its generative AI platform to improve life sciences workflows. - **AI Panel Discussion**: Tevogen Bio to host an AI panel at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. - **Research Initiatives**: Professor Trafalis joins Cosmos Health to lead cancer research initiatives. - **Partnerships**: Atropos Health partners with Merck to enhance analytics and evidence generation. - **Clinical Trials**: Expert Systems reports on Tivoxavir Marboxil's promising results against avian influenza. - **Vaccine Production**: EVA Pharma, DNA Script, and Quantoom Biosciences collaborate on mRNA vaccine production in Egypt. - **AI in Cancer Research**: AWS and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center partner to advance cancer research using AI. - **Collaboration**: Bayer and Rad AI are integrating AI-driven radiology solutions to enhance operational efficiency in healthcare. - **Joint Venture**: Rafarma Pharmaceuticals is establishing a joint venture in South Korea focused on radiopharmaceuticals for cancer treatment. - **Partnership Expansion**: Evotec Biologics and Sandoz are expanding their partnership for biosimilar production in France. - **Funding Success**: ImmuneAGE Bio raised $2 million for a drug discovery platform targeting immune system rejuvenation. - **Strategic Cooperation**: GC Cell and Lukas Biomedical are collaborating to enhance access to T cell therapy. - **Leadership Appointment**: bit.bio appointed Przemek Obloj as CFO to support its growth strategy. - **FDA Clearance**: InnoVec Biotherapeutics received FDA clearance for its treatment IVB103 for nAMD. - **Technological Advancements**: Circio Holding announced significant data for its circVec RNA technology at ESGCT 2024. ### Organizations Mentioned - **Healx**: A company focused on developing treatments for rare diseases using AI technology. - **Genesis Therapeutics**: A biotech firm specializing in AI-enabled therapeutics. - **Xaira Therapeutics**: A company expanding its leadership team to enhance drug development. - **Bluenote Health**: A startup raising funds to improve life sciences workflows with AI. - **Tevogen Bio**: A clinical-stage biotech company specializing in immunotherapy. - **Cosmos Health**: A healthcare group focusing on pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. - **Atropos Health**: A company specializing in real-world evidence generation. - **Expert Systems**: A firm involved in drug discovery and development using AI. - **EVA Pharma**: A pharmaceutical company focused on affordable healthcare solutions. - **Amazon Web Services**: A cloud computing service provider collaborating with MSK for cancer research. - **Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center**: A leading cancer treatment and research institution. - **Bayer**: A global life sciences company focused on healthcare and agriculture. - **Rad AI**: A company specializing in AI-driven radiology reporting solutions. - **Rafarma Pharmaceuticals**: A pharmaceutical company focusing on innovative drug solutions. - **Woods Medical Care**: A healthcare organization collaborating with Rafarma on radiopharmaceuticals. - **Evotec Biologics**: A biopharmaceutical company specializing in drug development and manufacturing. - **Sandoz**: A global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. - **ImmuneAGE Bio**: A biotechnology company focused on rejuvenating the immune system. - **Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals**: A biopharmaceutical company developing ADC drugs. - **GC Cell**: A company specializing in autologous T cell therapy.