50 Years of Dry Gas Seals (1976-2026)

SLOUGH, United Kingdom, Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — John Crane, a global leader in flow-control technologies and an innovator in solutions for rotating equipment, and a business of Smiths Group plc, is marking 50 years since a breakthrough that revolutionised gas compression sealing. In 1976, the introduction of the Type 28 dry gas seal […]

smartbax in-licenses lead antibacterial compound targeting Gram-negative infections from Aicuris

Munich, Germany, Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — smartbax, a biotech company developing next-generation antibiotics against multi-drug resistant bacteria, today announced the in-licensing of a new compound class from the antibacterial portfolio of Aicuris Anti-infective Cures AG to expand its proprietary pipeline of small-molecule antibiotics. The small molecule disrupts bacterial cell wall synthesis by blocking

Crisis Text Line Releases First-of-Its-Kind Global Report on the Economic Impact of Volunteer-Powered Mental Health Support

New York, Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crisis Text Line, a leading nonprofit organization that provides free, 24/7, confidential mental health support, today released The Hidden Economic Value of Online Crisis Volunteers, a new global study led by the organization that quantifies the economic footprint of trained volunteer online crisis counselors operating at scale

Atopia Therapeutics Reports Preclinical Proof-of-Concept of Lead Compound ATP-R13 in Atopic Dermatitis and Strengthens Patent Protection

Preclinical in vivo efficacy data in atopic dermatitis extend previous PoC in allergic asthma Positive opinion from the European Patent Office strengthens patent protection of ATP-R13 Progress significantly enhances the strategic attractiveness of ATP-R13 as a broadly applicable, disease-modifying therapy across multiple allergic indications Geneva (Switzerland), January 20, 2026 – Atopia Therapeutics, a leader in

Levicept Announces FDA Acceptance of IND Application for LEVI-04, a Potentially Disease-Modifying Treatment for Osteoarthritis

SANDWICH, United Kingdom, Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Levicept Ltd, a biotechnology company focused on the development of LEVI-04, a first-in-class treatment for osteoarthritis (OA), today announces the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for LEVI-04. This enables the initiation of further clinical development as a

Less than One in Ten Dollars of Private Healthcare Investment Is Spent on Women’s Health, New Report Finds

— Women’s Health Receives Only 6% of Private Healthcare Investment, Despite Women Accounting for Nearly Half the World’s Population, According to the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Women’s Health Investment Outlook, Published in Collaboration with BCG — The Limited Available Funds Mainly Flow into Women’s Cancers, Reproductive Health, and Maternal Health, While Other High-Burden, High-Prevalence Conditions

Multilingual AI Voice Agent was launched by Zadarma

Zadarma, a global VoIP service provider, announces the launch of the Zadarma AI Voice Agent. This virtual assistant handles calls, uses a natural, realistic voice, and communicates with customers during and outside business hours. The AI voice agent uses your existing knowledge base to provide customers with accurate information. It can also transfer calls to

GIBO Advances Toward Integrated Autonomous Mobility Systems, Building a Unified AI Stack Across Air and Ground Platforms

GIBO Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIBO), Asia’s leading innovation-driven AI ecosystem, today announced the next evolution of its AI mobility roadmap, advancing the GIBO.ai Calculation Engine toward a unified, cross-domain intelligence stack supporting progressively autonomous air and ground mobility systems. Following strong industry and partner feedback on its AI-powered aerial intelligence services, GIBO is now extending

AI/works(TM) heralds a new era of Agile and next-generation software development

Thoughtworks’ agentic development platform developed to support both technology modernization and greenfield development. Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy that integrates design, engineering and AI to drive digital innovation, today announced the launch of AI/works(TM), a new agentic development platform that sets the standard for modernizing legacy systems and building new industrial-grade technology products and platforms

Ascletis Selects a Next-Generation Once-Monthly Subcutaneously Administered GLP-1R/GIPR/GCGR Triple Peptide Agonist, ASC37, for Clinical Development

In head-to-head non-human primate (NHP) studies, average observed half-life of ASC37 was approximately 17 days, 7-fold longer than retatrutide, which supports once-monthly subcutaneous (SQ) dosing in humans. ASC37's average in vitro activity was approximately 5-, 4-, and 4-fold more potent than retatrutide for GLP-1R, GIPR and GCGR, respectively. Submission of an Investigational New Drug Application

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