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Synexa Life Sciences

Synexa Life Sciences is a biomarker and bioanalytical lab CRO, specialising in the development, validation and delivery of a wide range of complex and custom-designed assays.

With a team of over 200 staff across three global laboratory locations; Manchester, Turku (Finland) and Cape Town, we provide innovative solutions to support our customers to achieve their clinical milestones.

Our main areas of expertise include biomarker identification and development, large and small molecule clinical bioanalysis, (soluble) biomarker analysis (utilising MSD, LC-MS/MS, ELISA, RIA, fluorescence and luminescence-based technologies), cell biology (including flow cytometry, ELISpot and Fluorospot) and genomic services to support clinical trials and translational studies.

We pride ourselves on our deep scientific expertise and ability to tackle complex problems, translating them into robust and reliable assays to support clinical trial sample analysis.

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Mergers & acquisitions
Merck KGaA Courts Cancer Biotech SpringWorks for Potential Buyout
Following an initial report from Reuters, Merck KGaA confirmed that it is in talks with SpringWorks for a potential acquisition, though details of its offer have yet to be revealed.
February 11, 2025
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Collaboration
Lilly Signs Back-to-Back Deals in MASH, Cancer
Eli Lilly inked two collaborations on Monday, one focused on cardiometabolic diseases with South Korea’s OliX Pharmaceuticals and another for cancer therapies with Australia’s AdvanCell.
February 11, 2025
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Tristan Manalac
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Pain
Vertex Eyes Expansive, Easy Access for Journavx in Coming Weeks
Vertex expects to make the newly approved non-opioid pain medicine Journavx available by the end of February.
February 11, 2025
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Drug Development
Boehringer Ingelheim’s Lung Fibrosis Drug Scores Second Late-Stage Win
Nerandomilast, an oral phosphodiesterase 4B inhibitor, hit the primary endpoint in a Phase III trial in progressive pulmonary fibrosis—nearly six months after achieving a similar feat in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Boehringer plans to submit for FDA and other global approvals in both indications.
February 10, 2025
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Heather McKenzie
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Infectious disease
AbbVie Gets FDA Approval for New Antibiotic in the Face of Rising Resistance
The intravenous antibiotic Emblaveo, a combination of aztreonam and avibactam approved in Europe last year, was developed in partnership with Pfizer. AbbVie acquired its share of the asset as part of its $63 billion buyout of Allergan.
February 10, 2025
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Dan Samorodnitsky
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Lymphoma
BMS Positions Breyanzi for Another Indication as LOE Woes Mount
Adding a new indication for the CAR T cell therapy could help BMS offset the loss-of-exclusivity headwinds it faces in the coming years.
February 10, 2025
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Tristan Manalac
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Mergers & acquisitions
Bain Bets Big on Japanese Market With $3.3B Tanabe Buy
The carve-out acquisition will allow Bain to capitalize on the “promising signs for growth” in the Japanese life sciences market, recently revitalized by more industry-friendly policy changes from the government.
February 10, 2025
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Immunology and inflammation
Pliant Stock Crashes After Suspension of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Study
It is unclear why an independent data safety monitoring board recommended the suspension of Pliant’s Phase IIb/III BEACON-IPF study in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
February 10, 2025
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Rare diseases
AceLink’s Fabry Hopeful Shows Potential in Mid-Stage Study
AceLink is advancing a small-molecule treatment option for Fabry disease that could provide a more convenient alternative to the current enzyme replacement therapy standard.
February 10, 2025
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Press Releases
Waters Sets a New Benchmark for Robustness and Sensitivity for High-Throughput Labs with the Xevo TQ Absolute XR Mass Spectrometer
June 2, 2025
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BioMidwest
Inotiv, Inc. Announces New Site Openings and Expansions Supporting Additional Capacity and Service Offerings
December 8, 2022
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Business
Parexel Announces Strategic Collaboration with Synexa Life Sciences and Drawbridge Health for COVID-19 Clinical Serology Testing Solution
November 2, 2020
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