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bioAsia 2026: Hyderabad’s rise as AI innovation hub for global healthcare companies highlighted

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bioAsia 2026: Hyderabad’s rise as AI innovation hub for global healthcare companies highlighted

A panel discussion on ‘Building Innovation-First GCCs: AI, R&D & Digital Transformation’ was organised as part of BioAsia 2026 in Hyderabad on Wednesday (February 18, 2025) | Photo Credit: Siddhant Thakur Hyderabad is emerging as a key hub for building artificial intelligence-driven capabilities for global pharmaceutical and medical technology companies, with several multinational firms developing…

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Human super-predators not always ‘super-scary’ to wildlife, finds study

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Human super-predators not always ‘super-scary’ to wildlife, finds study

Passive human structures like roads and settlements sometimes reduced animal vigilance, an Indian Institute of Science release said. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Humans have climbed to the top of the food chain by skillfully hunting, trapping, and fishing for other animals at scales that far exceed other predators, altering how the animals behave…

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Queensland positions itself as a strategic partner in India-Australia biotech collaboration at BioAsia 2026

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Queensland positions itself as a strategic partner in India-Australia biotech collaboration at BioAsia 2026

Collaboration between Australia and India in life sciences and biotechnology is beginning to yield early results following the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement, with Queensland positioning itself as a key partner for Indian companies and institutions across clinical research, translational science and healthcare innovation. This momentum was highlighted during an exclusive media roundtable held…

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U.S. drops a core radiation safety rule as global reforms near

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U.S. drops a core radiation safety rule as global reforms near

The linear no-threshold (LNT) model and the ALARA principle have served as the conceptual and operational foundations of the global radiation protection framework for many decades. The LNT model is a risk estimation framework that says any amount of ionising radiation, no matter how small, carries some risk of causing harm, especially cancer. In other…

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Why do shrubs like hibiscus flower/fruit profusely only on the sunlit side?

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Why do shrubs like hibiscus flower/fruit profusely only on the sunlit side?

Pruning to let more light into the canopy often reduces one-sided flowering. | Photo Credit: Kevin Saunders/Unsplash – Gayatri Chandrashekar Shrubs and trees often flower and fruit more on the sunlit side because the planet’s energy budget on that side is different. Sunlit leaves capture more usable light so they photosynthesise more and make more…

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The curious case of the star that may have swallowed itself

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The curious case of the star that may have swallowed itself

An optical colour composite image of the viewing field taken from the PanSTARRS survey. The yellow cross-hair indicates the position of the star. | Photo Credit: DOI: 10.1126/science.adt485 When a sufficiently massive star runs out of fuel, its core collapses and triggers a supernova, a dramatic explosion that scatters the star’s outer layers into space….

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India’s capacity to scale next-generation biologics draws focus at BioAsia 2026

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India’s capacity to scale next-generation biologics draws focus at BioAsia 2026

(From left) Winselow Tucker (president and GM of Lilly India), Stefan Miltenyi (founder CEO and president of Miltenyi Biotec, Germany), G.V.Prasad (co-chairman & MD of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories), Eric Mansion (GM, India & South-East Asia of Sanofi, Singapore) and Shreehas Tambe (MD and CEO of Biocon Biologics) at a panel discussion during BioAsia 2026 in…

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SpaceX’s xAI to compete in Pentagon contest for autonomous drone technology

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SpaceX’s xAI to compete in Pentagon contest for autonomous drone technology

SpaceX, xAI and the Pentagon’s defense innovation unit did not immediately respond to requests ‌for comment. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its wholly-owned subsidiary xAI ​are competing in a secret new Pentagon contest ‌to produce voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming technology, Bloomberg ​News reported on Monday, citing people ⁠familiar with the matter. SpaceX,…

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