Links (for anyone who wants to go deeper):

1. Breaking barriers to a cure: Patient perspectives matter in type 1 diabetes innovation https://bio.news/latest-news/breaking-barriers-to-a-cure-patient-perspectives-matter-in-type-1-diabetes-innovation/
2. Medicenna – Updates MDNA11 Clinical Trial Results at ESMO-IO Congress 2025 https://www.biotech.ca/news/medicenna-therapeutics-corp-updates-mdna11-clinical-trial-results-at-the-esmo-io-congress-2025-further-bolstering-its-anti-tumor-activity-in-advanced-solid-tumors/
3. o2h Group Marks 20 Years with the 7th o2h Collaborative Innovation Conference https://o2h.com/press-release/o2h-group-marks-20-years-with-the-7th-o2h-collaborative-innovation-conference/
4. Stunning images reveal how antibiotics shatter bacterial defenses https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250929054907.htm
5. A new microscopy breakthrough is revealing the oceans’ invisible life https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251101000359.htm
6. Don’t toss cannabis leaves. Scientists just found rare compounds inside https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250910000258.htm
7. Patient advocates urge action on PPRV to help fight rare disease https://bio.news/federal-policy/patient-advocates-urge-action-on-pprv-to-help-fight-rare-disease/
8. Morphocell Technologies – Completes US$50 Million Series A Financing https://www.biotech.ca/news/morphocell-technologies-inc-completes-us50-million-series-a-financing/
9. Cloning isn’t just for celebrity pets like Tom Brady’s dog https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/11/07/1127692/cloning-celebrity-pets-tom-brady-dog-conservation/
10. Scientists unlock nature’s secret to a cancer-fighting molecule https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251009033206.htm
11. Mushrooms evolved psychedelics twice, baffling scientists https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250924012226.htm

Curious: which one would you most want a 2-minute breakdown on — patient-led innovation, microscopy, or nature’s drug-discovery hacks?

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🔬 This Week’s Top Biotech News

1️⃣ Medicenna Therapeutics Corp – MDNA11 clinical trial update at ESMO-IO 2025
👉 https://www.biotech.ca/news/medicenna-therapeutics-corp-updates-mdna11-clinical-trial-results-at-the-esmo-io-congress-2025-further-bolstering-its-anti-tumor-activity-in-advanced-solid-tumors/

2️⃣ Charlotte emerging as a global leader in healthcare innovation and medtech
👉 https://bio.news/state-policy/charlotte-emerging-as-a-global-leader-in-health-care-innovation-and-med-tech/

3️⃣ Ventus Therapeutics – First patient dosed in Phase 2 trial of VENT-03 for lupus
👉 https://www.biotech.ca/news/ventus-therapeutics-announces-first-patient-dosed-in-phase-2-clinical-trial-of-vent-03-a-novel-small-molecule-cgas-inhibitor-in-patients-with-lupus/

4️⃣ Morphocell Technologies Inc – Completes US$50M Series A
👉 https://www.biotech.ca/news/morphocell-technologies-inc-completes-us50-million-series-a-financing/

5️⃣ U.S. House passes BIO-backed legislation to increase access to capital
👉 https://bio.news/federal-policy/house-passes-bio-backed-legislation-to-increase-access-to-capital/

6️⃣ SWCC – Global Biotech Week: science, innovation, community
👉 https://www.biotech.ca/news/swcc-science-writers-global-biotech-week-uniting-science-innovation-and-community/

7️⃣ Neurenati Therapeutics Inc – New board and advisory appointments
👉 https://www.biotech.ca/news/neurenati-therapeutics-inc-welcomes-dr-daniel-guay-to-its-board-of-directors-and-dr-carlo-di-lorenzo-to-its-scientific-and-clinical-advisory-board/

8️⃣ BIO-CSBA report on how states attract biotech
👉 https://bio.news/state-policy/bio-csba-report-explains-why-and-how-states-seek-to-attract-biotech/

9️⃣ 🎧 Podcast – Cracking Cancer’s Code
👉 https://www.labiotech.eu/podcast/cracking-cancers-code-transforming-research-with-novel-cancer-models/

🔟 Synthetic biology – Manual released for building synthetic genomes
👉 https://phys.org/news/2025-12-genome-scientists-manual-synthetic-life.html

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🔬 This Week's Top Biotech News

1. Zymeworks – Positive HERIZON-GEA-01 Phase 3 results for Ziihera® (zanidatamab-hrii) in first-line HER2-positive GEA
   https://www.biotech.ca/news/zymeworks-announces-positive-herizon-gea-01-phase-3-results-supporting-ziihera/
2. Actuate Therapeutics – Elraglusib shows promise vs pancreatic cancer
   https://www.genengnews.com/topics/cancer/backbone-potential-actuates-elraglusib-shows-promise-vs-pancreatic-cancer/
3. Kapoose Creek Bio – Awards enable two new drug discovery studies
   https://www.biotech.ca/news/kapoose-creek-bio-recent-awards-power-two-new-studies-into-drug-discovery-and-development/
4. BIO on the American Road – Indiana expands as a biotech production hub
   https://bio.news/bio-convention/bio-on-the-american-road-indiana-a-production-powerhouse-is-still-expanding/
5. MIT Tech Review – What we still don’t know about weight-loss drugs
   https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/11/28/1128511/what-we-still-dont-know-about-weight-loss-drugs/
6. BIO IP Conference – Research underscores need for strong biotech patents
   https://bio.news/bio-convention/ahead-of-bio-ip-conference-research-highlights-why-biotech-needs-strong-patents/
7. GEN – Cyanobacterial pigments boost bioprocessing for biomedicine
   https://www.genengnews.com/topics/bioprocessing/cyanobacterial-pigments-advance-biomedicine-through-smarter-bioprocessing/
8. BIO Coffee Chat – Helping patients navigate Part D open enrollment
   https://bio.news/federal-policy/bio-coffee-chat-guiding-patients-through-part-d-open-enrollment/
9. Industry–Academia Collaboration – Improving cell & gene therapy manufacturing
   https://www.genengnews.com/topics/bioprocessing/industry-academia-collaboration-formed-to-improve-cell-and-gene-therapy-manufacturing/
10. CSL Seqirus – New evidence supports broader adoption of enhanced flu vaccines
    https://www.biotech.ca/news/csl-seqirus-enhanced-influenza-vaccines/
11. New Gene Therapy Standards – Updated guidance to support manufacturers
    https://www.genengnews.com/topics/bioprocessing/new-standards-aim-to-support-gene-therapy-manufacturers/

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