Health Innovation

We are de-risking biomedical innovations, turning biomedical knowledge into social and economic value.

Health Innovation Assessment

Mercury Pharmaceuticals

Innovators and start-ups in healthcare and biotech are experts in their innovation’s scientific and technical domain but often struggle with navigating the complex world of the healthcare industry.

If you want to objectively show the advantages and competitiveness of your innovation to potential investors, future users, (reimbursement) payers or even the media, you can greatly benefit from Mercury Pharmaceuticals’s Health Innovation Assessment solution.

By making use of robust methods to collect and analyse data, Health Innovation Assessment (HIA) aims to comprehensively assess the added value of (bio-)medical and healthcare innovations. HIA takes into account true multi-stakeholder perspectives on value assessment and the realm of marketplace decision making.

MERCURY trials

Clinical trials are very important as it allow us to evaluate the effectiveness of new drugs, new devices, preventative strategies or treatment strategies. It also enables us to discover better ways for patients' care.
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Cancer

Our mission remains constant as we endeavor to deliver novel medicines to patients with cancer, treating solid tumors with high unmet medical needs in well-defined patient populations that are currently not well supported.
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Neuroscience

Whether you're looking to manufacture toxicology batches or cGMP material for clinical trials, we can help you expedite molecules to clinic with full transparency.
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GLP-1 drugs appear psychiatrically safe, but one finding still raises questions

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Sep 2026

GLP-1 drugs appear psychiatrically safe, but one finding still raises questions

A systematic review of 11 observational studies representing more than 4.9 million patients found that GLP-1 receptor agonists were generally associated with neutral or potentially protective psychiatric outcomes, although one obesity-focused cohort reported increased risks of depression, anxiety, and suicidal behavior. Direct evidence for antidepressant effects remains limited, with only one cross-sectional study using validated mood scales and no randomized trials in the final synthesis, meaning causality cannot be established

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Laughter therapy eases breathlessness in people with COPD

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Sep 2026

Laughter therapy eases breathlessness in people with COPD

A clinical trial for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) shows that laughter therapy can reduce breathing difficulties and is as effective as more traditional breathing exercises. The research is presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

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AI chatbots wrongly reassure sleep apnea patients, study finds

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Sep 2026

AI chatbots wrongly reassure sleep apnea patients, study finds

In a third of cases, AI chatbots wrongly reassure sleep apnea patients that their symptoms are not serious, discouraging them from seeking a referral to a specialist, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

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Why Us?

KNOWLEDGE OF RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT

Strong experience in academic research and technology transfer makes us understand your goals and motivations as a technology originator.

UNDERSTANDING INDUSTRIAL NEEDS

Our experience in drug development from discovery to clinical and commercial stages makes us an insider player within the biopharmaceutical industry.

FOCUSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Smart approach to project management that helps speed up development stages and decision making.

INVESTMENT CAPABILITY

Availability of own investment up to 2m€ per project allows us to reach the next value milestone.