The obesity drug market heats up as Novo Nordisk launches a rival $8.5 billion bid for Metsera, directly challenging Pfizer’s existing offer. This bidding war signals intensifying competition for dominance in the lucrative weight-loss treatment space with significant implications for both companies’
Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method for long-term fluorescent imaging of human embryos that reveals unexpected chromosomal instability during early development. The technique documented viable cells with micronuclei continuing to divide and contribute to blastocyst formation. This discovery provides new insights into reproductive medicine and early human development.
Scientists have developed an innovative approach for long-term 3D fluorescent imaging of human preimplantation embryos, according to research published in Nature Biotechnology. The breakthrough methodology, developed by Abdelbaki and colleagues, reportedly enables unprecedented observation of cell divisions during the critical early stages of human development. Sources indicate this represents a significant advancement given the historical challenges of live imaging human embryos due to limited sample availability.
A new cross-sector alliance aims to transform Europe’s food biotechnology landscape by aligning research, policy and investment. The initiative comes as Brussels drafts its Biotech Act, which stakeholders say underrepresents food applications despite their potential for supply chain resilience.
Europe is positioning to harness food biotechnology to address growing climate and supply chain pressures, according to reports from industry experts. The newly formed European Agrifood Biotech Alliance, announced at NextBite 2025 in Brussels, aims to bridge critical gaps between research, policy and capital that have hindered scaling of food biotech innovations.
