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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In the life sciences, countless Black scientists, researchers and medical professionals have made groundbreaking discoveries that have significantly advanced our understanding of biology and medicine. They serve as inspiration for future generations of scientists from all backgrounds.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

As we step into 2024, the life sciences continue to evolve at an unprecedented pace, driven by technological innovation, a deeper understanding of human biology and the application of new technologies in areas like drug development and health wearables. These companies are at various stages of research and clinical trials.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Before beginning his career in industry in 2007, Dr. Culleton was a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Calgary. The candidate is currently being evaluated in Phase II and Phase III clinical trials. Subscribe to the Xtalks Life Science Podcast to never miss a new episode.

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XTalks

JANUARY 16, 2025

BlueRock Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Bayer AG, is making waves in the treatment of Parkinsons disease by advancing its investigational cell therapy, bemdaneprocel, to a Phase III clinical trial. In the Phase I trial, 12 participants received the therapy and were observed for two years. As of 2023, there were approximately 2.7

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The company plans to use these funds to advance its groundbreaking research in small molecule precision medicines, targeting renal, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, including obesity.

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XTalks

JUNE 14, 2023

Courtney Silverthorn who is an Associate Vice President at the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and the Director of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) program including the Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium. Xtalks spoke with Dr. Silverthorm about the consortium’s new rare disease clinical trial portfolio.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

OncoImmune was founded in 2000 based on the scientific discoveries of the company’s founders who moved their lead product from a basic concept into clinical trials for multiple indications. Subscribe to the Xtalks Life Science Podcast to never miss a new episode.

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XTalks

JANUARY 8, 2024

Whether it’s for a treatment for a chronic ambulatory condition, precision medicine or cell and gene therapy, there is a massive uptick in clinical trial complexity. It’s important to make sure that with this increase in clinical trial complexity, we don’t make our trials overly burdensome to sites or patients,” says Markham.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

BriaCell is developing cell therapies for the treatment of advanced breast cancer and has promising compounds, including Bria-IMT, that are currently being evaluated in clinical trials. Subscribe to the Xtalks Life Science Podcast to never miss a new episode.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 10, 2023

The HALOS platform is built using an invention from the research team led by Professor Chris Scott, who is the scientific co-founder and chief scientific officer of Aviceda and interim dean of research, faculty of medicine, health, and life sciences, at Queen’s.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In June, NHSE and NICE published details on the Innovative Medicines Fund, which will help improve patient access to cutting-edge medicines, with a particular focus on rare diseases, and ensure global pharmaceutical and biotech organisations continue to prioritise the UK as a launch destination. Angela McFarlane ?,

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pharmaphorum

JULY 8, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has catalysed significant changes in the way pharma develops drugs, particularly in the clinical trial space. Hybrid or decentralised clinical trials (DCTs) have gained traction as technology, infrastructure and knowledge have evolved to support their use. Source: Izmailova et al, 2017.

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MAY 17, 2023

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) announced this week that the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (AMP BGTC) has selected eight rare diseases for its clinical trial portfolio.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Across the industry, pharma companies are turning to AI and real-world data to address many of the challenges of running clinical trials. Can the combined potential of new AI technologies and real-world patient data hold the key to overcoming the challenges in clinical trial design that have historically led to trial failure?

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XTalks

JANUARY 5, 2021

The pandemic itself will also continue to spur innovations and changes such as greater shifts towards decentralized clinical trials and patient-centric approaches. In addition to vaccines, there are handfuls of drugs currently being evaluated in clinical trials for the treatment of COVID-19.

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XTalks

JULY 28, 2022

July is Disability Pride Month in the US and Bristol Myers Squibb has teamed up with the non-profit Disability Solutions to improve disability diversity in clinical trials. This initiative can pave the way for better accessibility and inclusion of people with disabilities in clinical trials.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 10, 2023

Personalised medicines will also be developed at the centre. In an email to Pharmaceutical Technology , an NHSBT spokesperson said the centre will “support early phase clinical trials and preclinical work, providing a route to eventual commercial scale production”.

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XTalks

MARCH 10, 2025

The FDA has approved Genentechs TNKase (tenecteplase) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in adults, marking a milestone as the first new stroke medicine approved in nearly three decades. TNKase works by initiating a biochemical reaction that breaks down fibrin, a protein that acts like the scaffolding holding blood clots together.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 22, 2021

If the past year is anything to go by, then 2022 will also be a year marked by continued innovations in the life sciences. Here is a look at some life science trends to expect in the coming year, including key themes and topics in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries to keep an eye out for in 2022.

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XTalks

JANUARY 29, 2021

This is relevant for clinical trials as more regulators require evidence of efficacy in comparison to the standard of care, which is likely to be one of the blockbuster products. We are experts in sourcing licensed and unlicensed medicines for use in trials, ranging from eye drops to the most sought-after blockbuster therapies.

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XTalks

JANUARY 19, 2022

The way in which clinical trials are conducted is entering a new dimension as clinical trial operations are becoming more adaptable. The COVID-19 pandemic certainly has pushed to the forefront of clinical trials, the digital evolution in clinical research. MRI scan, endoscopy, etc.)

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 16, 2023

The Foundation’s Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (BGTC) will study these eight conditions by focusing on gene therapies using adeno-associated vectors (AAV). These organisations include 12 life science companies, 11 NIH institutes and centres, and ten non-profit organisations.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

JSR Life Sciences’ business unit Similis Bio is planning to collaborate with Novel351k for the development of three biosimilar programmes targeting cancer and autoimmune diseases. This will lead to pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamic clinical trials. This will lead to pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamic clinical trials.

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XTalks

MAY 16, 2022

The partnership between Abbott and non-profit Women as One will train female and underrepresented physicians to help improve diversity in clinical trials. In a study that analyzed the demographics of clinical trial participants of the 102 new drugs approved between 2013 to 2015 by the FDA’s CDER, only 40.4

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

In this episode, Ayesha spoke with Thomas Heineman, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer at Oncolytics Biotech , a company developing an oncolytic virus cancer therapeutic that is currently in clinical trials for indications including metastatic breast cancer and pancreatic cancer.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Proceeds from the IPO will propel key initiatives, including the Phase II clinical trial of Jotrol in Parkinson’s disease. In the Asia-Pacific market, Jupiter has negotiated partnerships with companies such as Sichuan Kelun and Tianjin Pharmaceuticals, focusing on Jotrol’s integration into traditional Chinese medicine frameworks.

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MAY 20, 2021

Today is Clinical Trials Day 2021 — a day for recognizing the importance of clinical research in protecting and improving global health. Amid the alarmist headlines posted by other media outlets, Xtalks has remained balanced in its reporting of COVID-19 clinical trial results and safety data.

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XTalks

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Hear more about Neuromod’s Lenire device, including clinical and real-world data showing its effectiveness in improving symptoms of tinnitus. Subscribe to the Xtalks Life Science Podcast to never miss a new episode.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

With a singular mission to end childhood cancer, the partnership will merge the unique strengths of both institutions combining clinical expertise, cutting-edge research and an expansive network of clinical trials to accelerate improved outcomes for young patients.

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 11, 2022

Dudley Tabakin, CEO of VivoSense, describes how this financing is set to accelerate the development of novel digital biomarkers and improve digital clinical outcome assessments. How can this data be incorporated into clinical trials?”. How can this data be incorporated into clinical trials?”. Tabakin agrees. “In

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XTalks

JULY 29, 2024

Orphan drug development poses many challenges that are unique to rare diseases, including recruitment in small patient populations, variable progression with heterogenous clinical manifestations and limited understanding of disease progression and natural history.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Pharma has a great opportunity ahead of it when it comes to conducting representative clinical trials. The processes used are now seeing huge infrastructure commitments, in order to cement their place in the development of future products and trials. Only then can medicines work equally for all patients. About the author.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 27, 2022

Latest UK Life Sciences Competitive Indicators “ought to ring alarm bells across Government,” says ABPI. Despite the UK’s potential as an international life sciences leader, it lags many competitors in a number of key metrics, including access to new medicines and global share of clinical trial recruitment.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Cardiac biomarkers can not only serve important roles in the diagnosis, management and prognosis of cardiac diseases, but they can also be significant tools in evaluating treatments in cardiovascular (CV) clinical trials. In CV clinical trials, cardiac biomarkers are most commonly included in efficacy and safety endpoints.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Dr. Yu has also led numerous clinical trials. Subscribe to the Xtalks Life Science Podcast to never miss a new episode. He has developed numerous immunotherapies and nanotechnologies from his National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded laboratory. Yu is leading at Kairos Pharma to address cancer drug resistance.

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XTalks

APRIL 29, 2021

Multiple studies have confirmed that conducting clinical trials with a diverse range of ethnicities, genders, ages, and lifestyles is essential, since these factors can impact a treatment’s effectiveness among different groups. Despite this, ethnic minorities are underrepresented in clinical trials.

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XTalks

MAY 21, 2024

Yesterday, on International Clinical Trials Day 2024, the global healthcare community came together to commemorate the significant advancements in clinical research and the vital role clinical trials play in improving patient care and outcomes.

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