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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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Podcast
BridgeBio’s ATTR-CM Approval, Cassava’s Alzheimer’s Failure, Trump’s Cabinet Picks, More
BridgeBio’s Attruby wins approval for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy while the FDA accepts Alnylam’s application for Amvuttra in the indication; Cassava’s controversial Alzheimer’s drug flunks Phase III; Amgen’s MariTide fails to impress investors, Donald Trump’s controversial nominations continue.
November 27, 2024
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Heather McKenzie
Art collage, coins, and arrow up on the red and paper background. Concept of business and financial growth.
Deals
Sarepta Aims Up to $10B at Arrowhead to Diversify Pipeline With RNA Drugs
With Elevidys expansion in hand, Sarepta commits up to $10 billion to develop short interfering RNA–based drugs to build out its pipeline.
November 26, 2024
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2 min read
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Kate Goodwin
Businessman climbing stairs on the top. Stock market price rising up in bull market. concept of ambition, confidence and success
Weight Loss
‘Bulls Disappointed’ as Amgen’s MariTide Demonstrates 20% Weight Loss
With Amgen’s MariTide results at the lower end of investors’ expectation of 20% to 25% weight loss, the much-anticipated readout sent the company’s shares tumbling.
November 26, 2024
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2 min read
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Annalee Armstrong
United States Supreme Court Building in Washington DC, USA.
Drug shortages
Legal Challenge Over Lilly’s GLP-1 Shortages Highlights FDA’s Post-Chevron Vulnerability
Currently, Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound (tirzepatide) are not on the FDA’s shortage list but compounded pharmacies are still making them. That’s unprecedented.
November 26, 2024
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4 min read
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Ben Hargreaves
Silhouette of a head with a cloud. Thought in the head of man. This is a 3d render illustration
Alzheimer’s disease
Alector’s AbbVie-Partnered Alzheimer’s Program Fails Phase II, Triggering a 17% Layoff
Alector is kicking off a resource realignment effort that will include a workforce reduction. The biotech expects its current cash position to last it through 2026.
November 26, 2024
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2 min read
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Tristan Manalac
Pictured: AstraZeneca building in Gothenburg/iStoc
Prostate cancer
AstraZeneca’s Truqap Redeems Itself with Phase III Prostate Cancer Win
Truqap’s positive clinical data comes after it failed a late-stage study in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. It helps AstraZeneca position itself as a top player in the prostate cancer space, alongside its Big Pharma colleagues.
November 26, 2024
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2 min read
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Tristan Manalac
Missed Target
Neurodegenerative disease
Biohaven Drug Misses in Phase III for SMA, Will Be Tested in Obesity
While taldefgrobep alfa failed to show improved motor function in spinal muscular atrophy, treated patients saw a marked reduction in body fat. Biohaven plans to launch a Phase II trial in obesity by the end of the year.
November 25, 2024
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2 min read
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Tristan Manalac
Mental health and problems with memory. Hands unraveling tangled red threads on head silhouette representing brain. Modern art collage.
Alzheimer’s disease
Cassava’s Shares Plunge as Alzheimer’s Drug Fails Phase III
Cassava Sciences has revealed the late-stage clinical failure of controversial Alzheimer’s drug simulfilam. The company had pledged to share the results whether “good, bad or ambiguous.”
November 25, 2024
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2 min read
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Annalee Armstrong
Pictured: Alnylam's headquarters building in Massachusetts
Regulatory
Days After BridgeBio Approval, FDA Agrees to Review Alnylam’s Amvuttra in ATTR-CM
The FDA has accepted Alnylam’s supplemental New Drug Application for Amvuttra on the heels of BridgeBio’s Attruby nod, potentially giving Pfizer’s tafamidis franchise another competitor.
November 25, 2024
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1 min read
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Heather McKenzie
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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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4 min read
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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