The National Institutes of Health has opened another front in its cost cutting drive, saying it will cap the fees science journals charge for publishing papers authored by researchers it funds.

The U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends the use of pulsed field ablation as an option to treat NHS patients with atrial fibrillation. NICE said evidence shows the procedure reduces atrial fibrillation and its symptoms, increases quality of life in the short term and raises no major safety concerns.

Nuclidium AG is poised to circumvent the complex production and supply issues that have held back access to radiopharmaceuticals after closing a CHF79 million (US$99.3 million) series B, to advance the clinical development of its copper isotopes and extend the global manufacturing network.

Alcon AG plans to acquire Lumithera Inc., adding its photobiomodulation (PBM) device designed to treat early and intermediate dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to the Alcon portfolio. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move continues Alcon’s strategic expansion in eye care, following on its recent acquisitions of Aurion Biotech Inc. and Lensar Inc.

Under a new licensing deal announced July 8, JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. granted Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. rights to its adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsids for use in up to five of Alexion’s genomic medicines programs.

The U.S. Commerce Department isn't expected to complete its Section 232 investigation to build a national security case for imposing tariffs on biopharmaceuticals until the end of the month, but that didn’t stop President Donald Trump from once again teasing a “very, very high” tariff for medicines and their ingredients.

Glucomodicum Oy reported positive results from a clinical study in which its needle-free continuous glucose monitor, Talisman, was tested in participants across both standard multi-hour glucose tolerance and ambulatory conditions involving exercise and meals.