ICON and Advarra Introduce New ‘Research-Ready,’ Connected Site Network Model March 24, 2026 Partnership will integrate ICON’s clinical trial technology with Advarra’s purpose-built system for research sites, embedded across a broad, deeply established global network. Partnership will reduce administrative friction, accelerate study startup, and increase clinical trial participation.
Compass Pathways Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Financial Results and Business Highlights March 24, 2026 COMP360 is the first classic psychedelic1 to consistently achieve a highly statistically significant result and clinically meaningful effect in treatment resistant depression (TRD), with a generally well-tolerated and safe profile Across three large trials in TRD, including two positive Phase 3 studies, COMP360’s differentiated profile is redefining rapidity and durability for TRD patients and demonstrating a consistent level of clinical effect that has never been achieved before Compass will meet with the FDA to confirm alignment on a rolling submission and review, and expects to complete the NDA submission in Q4 Compass is rapidly advancing commercial readiness plans and expects COMP360 will fit seamlessly across diverse healthcare settings at launch Phase 2b/3 trial in PTSD initiating, following FDA acceptance of IND application Successful $150 million financing in February and exercise of $200 million in warrants extends cash runway into 2028
Hargreaves Lansdown services resume after technical glitch March 21, 2026 The UK’s largest DIY investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown has confirmed clients can once more access their accounts after a technical problem on Friday brought operations to a standstill. The platform reported that it was “no longer seeing” the earlier technical issues in a statement on Friday evening, with customers once more able to make transactions. [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown customers unable to make transactions after tech problem March 20, 2026 Customers at the UK’s largest DIY investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown have been locked out of their accounts, leaving them unable to make transactions during a period of severe market volatility. Since Thursday evening, investors attempting to log on to the website were unable to access cash savings, pensions and investment accounts because of an IT [...]
TITAN Group: Full Year Results 2025 March 19, 2026 Very strong performance delivers another record year
UK job market weakens as economy set to worsen March 19, 2026 The jobs market failed to provide more positive signs for the UK economy as official data suggested that fewer postings were available for job seekers. An estimate published on Thursday showed that the number of payrolled employees dropped by 49,000 in February while data showed a small rise in January. The Office for National Statistics [...]
On This Day in 1831: America’s first recorded bank heist March 19, 2026 It stands as an archetypal heist: a pair of canny, hardened criminals; a simple but daring plan; a dogged law enforcement official and the tantalising mystery of the missing $63,000. The first bank robbery in America recorded in any detail had set the standard for a whole genre, says Eliot Wilson Have you ever wondered [...]
City AM Awards 2026: Meet the Finalists March 18, 2026 And the nominees are…. Personality of the Year Greg Jackson CBE The entrepreneur and CEO of Octopus Energy has become one of the UK’s most prominent business leaders, known for his straight talking and punchy views across a range of topics including UK entrepreneurship, the business environment, capital markets and, of course, energy. In August [...]
Britain’s problem isn’t too few ministers, it’s too much government March 17, 2026 A little scrutinised bill will allow the government to put even more ministers on the payroll, laments Eliot Wilson Yesterday, behind the impenetrable shield of public indifference, the House of Commons will take all stages of the Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill. It was introduced without fanfare on Thursday 5 March and received the ritual First [...]
Why the Southwest 660 is the English coast at its finest March 17, 2026 The southern side of the Bristol Channel is one of the most attractive coastlines in Britain, easily accessible and yet still relatively little-visited, especially outside school holidays. With the bounties of both sea and land, it’s also a foodie paradise, as Sophie Ibbotson discovered. The key to this long weekend is to escape work as [...]