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Doctolib Acquires NHS Software Firm Medicus in £100m UK Expansion

French digital health company commits to London R&D centre and 150 new hires as it targets GP practices already stretched by NHS workload

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Anthropic Seeks $50 Billion Fundraise at $900 Billion Valuation Ahead of Planned Public Listing

AI company targets record private round as annualised revenue surpasses $30 billion and competition with OpenAI intensifies

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AstraZeneca Commits £300 Million to UK Manufacturing After Period of Stalled Investment

Speke and Macclesfield sites to benefit as pharmaceutical giant reverses position in significant moment for government's life sciences ambitions

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Google Grants Pentagon Broad AI Access After Anthropic Refused Similar Terms

Deal covering all "lawful uses" raises concerns over autonomous medical triage and health surveillance in military contexts

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HMRC Pauses Plans to Tax Free Medicines After Pharma Industry Pushback

Bayer and industry leaders warn VAT levy on post-trial drugs threatens clinical trials and patient access

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Trump's Psychedelic Executive Order Sends British Biotech Shares Surging

US policy shift accelerates regulatory pathways for psilocybin and ibogaine therapies, handing an immediate market advantage to UK-founded drug developers.

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Record Cancer Diagnoses Expose the Limits of Treating Disease Too Late

Survival rates are improving but beginning to stall, and the evidence points to earlier detection as the area where most lives could still be saved

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The Great Venture Divide: AI Boom Masks a Hard Winter for British Start-ups

International investors concentrate on artificial intelligence scale-ups while early-stage firms face tighter terms and a widening regional funding gap

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Streeting Moves Toward Cabinet Resignation and Leadership Bid

Health secretary expected to trigger formal challenge to Starmer as early as Thursday

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