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DDW Highlights: 26 May 2026

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights Podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, a report showed patients in Europe face barriers to medicine access. Elsewhere,… Read More

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Wellcome and Nature launch $1m mental health science prize 

Wellcome has launched the world’s largest global prize for scientific breakthroughs in mental health.  The Wellcome Prize for Mental Health Science has been launched in a collaboration between charitable foundation Wellcome and scientific journal Nature, offering prizes up to $1 million.  The prize is open for applications from research… Read More

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Cancer research lab
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UK data service promises to unlock health data for research

Wellcome has announced plans to partner with the UK Government to establish a new health data research service.  The new service, backed by £100 million from Wellcome and up to £500 million from the UK Government, will give approved researchers a single secure route to health data… Read More

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Industry philanthropists accelerate global health and equity impact

The Novo Nordisk Foundation, Wellcome, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced a new partnership to support critical scientific research and development (R&D) for global health. The partnership is focused on supporting science and innovation to advance solutions that are accessible and affordable to… Read More

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Quantum computer
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French start-ups win $40M for quantum drug discovery project

French start-ups Pasqal and Qubit Pharmaceuticals are among the 12 selected performers for the Quantum for Bio programme in consortium with the Unitary Fund. Together with the Unitary Fund, Pasqal and Qubit will receive $4.5 million of the total $40 million awarded through the various milestones… Read More

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