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Iksuda to Present Preliminary Analysis of Oesophageal Cancer Data From Phase 1 study of IKS014 at ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium
Iksuda Therapeutics (Iksuda), the developer of class leading, antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), today announces the presentation of early analyses of activity in patients with oesophageal cancer during its Phase 1 …
2025 was set to be the year of AI agents. It was not.
At the end of 2024, just over a year ago today, tech behemoth and OpenAI boss Sam Altman predicted that AI agents would completely upturn the workplace before year end. …
2026 will be all about hard power
The season of peace on earth and good will to all men did not last long, and while I’ll shed no tears at seeing a corrupt dictator snatched from his …
Starmer promised to ‘rewire the state’ so why is the civil service bigger?
Civil service headcount has reached a 20-year high, bigger than it was during Brexit or Covid. Yet more proof that this Prime Minister’s only belief is in bigger government, says …
Banning junk food ads is a big, fat mistake
An absurd ban on advertising “unhealthy” food is nanny state overreach on steroids, says Oliver Dean Yesterday “adverts for less healthy food and drinks” were banned from being advertised on …
Venezuela proves farce of political forecasting
If history teaches us anything, it’s that political forecasters almost always get it wrong. Just look at Venezuela, writes Paul Ormerod Following the dramatic events in Venezuela, regime change is …
Future of Bank of England’s Venezuelan gold back in spotlight after Maduro capture
The foreign secretary has signalled the Bank of England will continue to withhold $4.8bn of Venezuelan gold being held in its vaults, despite the dramatic toppling of the country’s autocratic …
Labour pencils £210m cyber plan to curb escalating attacks
The UK government has unveiled a £210m cyber action plan aimed at shoring up the public services, as ministers face mounting pressure to respond to a sharp rise in attacks …
Employers brace for more layoffs as headcount expectations drop
Employers are preparing to lay off more staff as higher payroll costs from taxes and red tape are hitting headcount expectations, an industry survey has found. The Institute of Directors’ …