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Latest News in Life Sciences

  • July 10, 2026

    4 Firms Advise On $3.4B Apollo, Bayer Contraceptives Deal

    Apollo Global Management has agreed to pay €3 billion ($3.4 billion) for a minority stake in Bayer's long-acting reversible contraceptive business, according to a joint announcement Friday. 

  • July 09, 2026

    NY AG Says 3M, DuPont Hid PFAS Risks For Years

    The New York attorney general on Thursday sued 3M, DuPont and other major chemical manufacturers in state court alleging that for decades they failed to warn the public about the health risks of forever chemicals in consumer goods like cosmetics and food packaging.

  • July 09, 2026

    VSL Reaches $20M Deal Resolving Knockoff Probiotic Claims

    VSL Pharmaceuticals Inc., Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Alfasigma USA Inc. have reached a $20 million settlement with customers who bought a knockoff version of a proprietary probiotic formula for gastrointestinal ailments, according to an order preliminarily approving the deal.

  • July 09, 2026

    Judge Skeptical On Restraining Order In Affirming Care Case

    A D.C. federal judge appeared skeptical Thursday that a Federal Trade Commission case against a gender-affirming care organization must be halted while the group wages a separate case against the commission's investigation into the organization.

  • July 09, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Doubts $9M Atty Fees Without Dismissal Attempt

    A Federal Circuit panel didn't seem swayed Thursday that ChromaDex's patent infringement suit against Elysium Health had any merit, but the judges struggled to understand why Elysium never tried to dismiss a case it believed was so weak.

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