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.

NEWS

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Regulatory

It’s Official: FDA Will Now Default to One Clinical Trial for Drug Applications

Drug sponsors should nevertheless bolster their application with “confirmative evidence,” chief regulators Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad said on Wednesday, including mechanistic data or findings from related indications or animal models.

February 19, 2026

3 min read

Tristan Manalac

Insights

Muscle Preservation, Tolerability and Alternative Administration Routes Define Obesity’s Drug Future

In the incredibly hot obesity drug space, with more than 700 clinical trials ongoing, Verdiva Bio and MitoRx leaders discuss how next-generation therapies are targeting lean muscle preservation, extended efficacy and better safety profiles to enable lifelong weight management.

February 19, 2026

2 min read

Jennifer C. Smith-Parker

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Job Trends

9 Companies Hiring Now in Pennsylvania

Looking for a biopharma job in Pennsylvania? Check out the BioSpace list of nine companies hiring life sciences professionals like you.

February 19, 2026

2 min read

Angela Gabriel

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Career Advice

8 Things Job Candidates Say—or Don’t Say—That Turn Hiring Managers Off

In a competitive job market, how applicants present themselves in interviews is critical. Asking about promotions and expressing dislike for the work they’d be doing are just a few reasons hiring managers don’t extend job offers.

February 19, 2026

5 min read

Angela Gabriel

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Opinion

Extending Scientific Rigor From Bench to Boardroom

Many scientists-turned-CEOs paradoxically abandon scientific principles when it comes to commercializing their innovations. But applying the scientific method to business decisions can help life science entrepreneurs avoid common pitfalls, attract investment and ultimately bring transformative technologies to market.

February 19, 2026

6 min read

Oded Ben-Joseph

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CDC

NIH’s Jay Bhattacharya Steps In as Acting CDC Chief

Jay Bhattacharya will become the latest leader of the CDC on an acting basis, days after Jim O’Neill stepped aside.

February 18, 2026

1 min read

Annalee Armstrong

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Regulatory

Disc’s FDA Rejection Raises Questions About Commissioner’s Vouchers

FDA vouchers are normally a coveted prize for biopharma companies, but a surprise rejection for Disc Medicine’s rare disease drug has biopharma reconsidering.

February 18, 2026

4 min read

Dan Samorodnitsky

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FDA

FDA Reverses Course on Moderna’s mRNA Flu Shot Application, Promising August Decision

The disagreement between Moderna and the FDA has reached a resolution just eight days after the biotech received a Refusal-to-File letter in response to its application for mRNA-1010. Moderna will now seek approval of the vaccine based on age.

February 18, 2026

3 min read

Heather McKenzie

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Alzheimer’s disease

Korsana Joins Alzheimer’s Amyloid Arena With $150M Debut, Next-Gen Antibody

Korsana’s lead program uses a next-generation shuttling technology to improve delivery into the brain and lower the incidence of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities.

February 18, 2026

2 min read

Tristan Manalac

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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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