April, 2022

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AbbVie, Genmab, with new data, prep FDA application for dual-acting cancer drug

Bio Pharma Dive

Fresh trial results intensify competition with Roche to deliver the first lymphoma drug that marries antibody technology with an immunotherapy pathway.

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Cardiologists say information on wearables isn’t always useful.

World of DTC Marketing

Gadget firms — starting with Apple and now Fitbit, which Google owns — are selling wearable devices that check heartbeat rhythms and alert users when something is out of sync, according to KHN.com. Although the gadgets are a technical achievement, some cardiologists say the information the devices produce isn’t always helpful. Notifications from the devices aren’t definitive diagnoses.

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New long COVID study highlights key symptoms

Pharma Times

Women, those who are obese and those on mechanical ventilation are all more likely to suffer from the effects long-term COVID-19

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Smartphone-based skin cancer diagnostic certified for use in UK

pharmaphorum

An artificial intelligence-powered digital tool for diagnosing skin cancers developed by Skin Analytics has been cleared in the UK as a Class IIA medical device, setting up broader use of the technology in patient assessments. DERM is being deployed in pilot studies across five NHS Trusts, for example to see if it can support GPs in referring patients to the urgent two week skin cancer referral laid out in NICE guidelines.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Valneva and Pfizer report positive Phase 2 data for Lyme disease vaccine in children

BioPharma Reporter

Valneva and Pfizer report positive Phase 2 pediatric data for their Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15: and now plan to include this population in an upcoming Phase 3 trial.

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Connectivity, Sustainability and User Experience to transform packaging and drug delivery in next year: Pharmapack Europe 2022

Pharma Mirror

Paris, will open in May (18-19) with connectivity, sustainability and user experience identified as the key trends in 2022 influencing innovation across pharmaceutical packaging and drug delivery. The event – which unites major players in pharmaceutical packaging, drug delivery, medical devices and machinery – returns to the Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles (Hall 7.2) and will see 5000 attendees and some 300+ companies exploring next generation technologies and looking ahead to debate the major i

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DTC marketers addicted to TV

World of DTC Marketing

TV creates awareness quickly when you have a big audience, but TV is a waste of money when your audience is small. I can get better results using digital laser targeting and targeted print ads, but DTC marketers are like TV because it makes them feel important within their company. Tepezza has been running many ads on TV, but it’s a waste of money. The money could have been better spent to learn all they can about their audience and take the message to where they are, either in print or online.

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New coalition formed to raise awareness of sight loss

Pharma Times

‘The Eyes Have It’ partnership will highlight the importance of eye health

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Digital interventions cut heart failure mortality, study shows

pharmaphorum

An analysis of 10 clinical trials of digital health interventions targeted at patients recently hospitalised for acute heart failure has found they improve outcomes compared to standard care. The meta-analysis by researchers in the US pooled the results of the studies to assess the impact of digital approaches like telemedicine, use of monitoring sensors, Internet-based interventions, smartphone apps, or text messaging/email interactions on all-cause mortality.

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Pfizer set to acquire COVID-19 smartphone detection app for $100m

BioPharma Reporter

Pfizer is set to acquire Australiaâs ResApp - a company developing a smartphone app to detect COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases based on the userâs cough - for $100m AUD ($74m USD).

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Optimizing Clinical Supply Strategy: Navigating Challenges & Finding Your Ideal Model

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Shionogi and NEC Enter into Strategic Research Collaboration for Novel Hepatitis B Therapeutic Vaccine

Pharma Mirror

OSAKA, Japan and TOKYO, Japan. Shionogi & Co., Ltd. and NEC Corporation, today announced the execution of a strategic research collaboration agreement for the development of a novel hepatitis B therapeutic vaccine. NEC OncoImmunity, an NEC subsidiary that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven biotechnology, is also participating in this research collaboration.

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Medicare finalizes policy limiting coverage of Biogen Alzheimer's drug

Bio Pharma Dive

Treatment with Aduhelm would only be covered for patients enrolled in a clinical trial under the policy, which largely follows a draft proposal released in January.

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HCPs sound off on pharma marketing

World of DTC Marketing

We just finished talking to over 200 hundred HCPs about pharma marketing and salespeople to measure any differences since before the pandemic. Attitudes are indeed changing, but one need remains clear: access to data obtained during clinical and ongoing trials. We’ve all heard that digital is the way to reach HCPs, and we found out that’s still mostly true, but not all digital tactics are created equal.

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DNA analysis uncovers new cancer treatment clues

Pharma Times

Researchers were able to detect specific combinations of genetic alterations which may hold key to the growth of cancers

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The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials

White paper that delves into the complex topic of Decentralized Clinical Trials and how to master them within the confines of FDA Regulations

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Why the drug pricing debate is focused on insulin

pharmaphorum

The treatment has been around for over a century but insulin has still become the centre of the ongoing discussion over pricing of pharmaceutical products. Ben Hargreaves looks at why insulin’s price is so controversial and whether this could be set to change. It has now been 100 years since the first patient with diabetes received an injection of insulin, when Leonard Thomas, a 14-year-old boy, was treated with the hormone.

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The value of method of use patent claims in protecting your therapeutic assets

Drug Patent Watch

This is a guest post by Ray Miller and Megan E. Bowers, Ph.D. at DLA Piper. Ray may be contacted at raymond.miller@dlapiper.com. When it comes to protecting therapeutic assets, I…. The post The value of method of use patent claims in protecting your therapeutic assets appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Leading inhalation APIs expert Inke to triple production capacity

Pharma Mirror

Barcelona, Spain, April 20, 2022 – Inke, a leading global manufacturer of inhalation APIs wholly owned by Neuraxpharm Group, announces it is investing €9 million to increase production capacity for inhalation APIs. The investment will allow Inke to triple the production capacity of chemical synthesis and the micronisation of inhalation APIs at its manufacturing plant in Castellbisbal, Barcelona, by 2024.

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A promising cancer drug leads Regeneron to reconsider its aversion to M&A

Bio Pharma Dive

Regeneron has agreed to purchase Checkmate Pharmaceuticals for $250 million, the first acquisition of a publicly traded company in the biotech's nearly 35-year history.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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Covid comments hurt survivors

World of DTC Marketing

Over 70% of people have been exposed to medical or health-related misinformation. Of those exposed, almost half are not confident in their ability to discriminate between accurate health information and misinformation. Social media is cited as the most common source of misinformation. People on the right use social media to purposely hurt family members who lost loved ones to Covid.

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New study reveals emotional and psychological impact of infertility

Pharma Times

Infertility is estimated to affect one in seven couples across the UK and can have a profound effect on mental health

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Upskilling in a digital health world

pharmaphorum

It’s no secret that digital technologies are playing a significant role when it comes to shaping the next era of healthcare. Necessity accelerated the adoption of new and sophisticated technologies and systems throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but this seismic shift towards digital health has opened up a gap in education. To successfully navigate the potential of digital technologies in healthcare, attention must be focused on upskilling professionals in the field to equip them with the necessar

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Moving away from genetic continental ancestry categories in research and medicine

Scienmag

In a Policy Forum, Anna Lewis and colleagues argue that, for researchers and others who want to invoke genetic ancestry, there is a scientific and ethical imperative to move away from continental ancestry categories and to instead embrace a view of genetic ancestry that reflects continuous variation and historical depth. Such change is a “prerequisite […].

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.

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NorthX Biologics signs GMP manufacturing collaboration agreement with Abera Bioscience

Pharma Mirror

Sweden-based NorthX Biologics (“NorthX”), which focuses on process development and large-scale production of advanced biological drugs, has signed a collaboration agreement with Abera Bioscience (“Abera”) for upscaling and GMP manufacturing of its vaccine candidate against pneumococcus, Ab-01.12. NorthX has recently established an innovation hub to offer support to partners in achieving their long-term drug development goals.

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Biotech startups face 'trickle-down effects' as sector's IPO drought endures

Bio Pharma Dive

The slowdown has already forced many biotechs to wait longer to go public. There are early signs private financing deals may be flagging as well.

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About those online metrics

World of DTC Marketing

It’s time to stop using worthless online ad metrics. Click-through rates are the most used KPI in marketing, but they are useless. Click-through rates don’t correlate with any meaningful brand metrics. Billions of dollars are “optimized” based on nothing but noise. “One impression’ is one web browser making one server request for one advertisement.

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Scientists to trial world-first long-acting injection for high blood pressure

Pharma Times

Long-acting hypertension treatment could provide patients with an injection of medication every six months

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2022 Research: The Rapid Rise of Ocean Freight Visibility

A research study conducted by The Journal of Commerce and FourKites surveyed hundreds of international shippers, exploring how their usage of global supply chain visibility technology has evolved since the onset of global disruptions caused by COVID-19. For international shippers, ocean freight visibility has evolved from optional to essential and satisfaction with visibility varies greatly depending on how it is obtained and delivered.

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US study finds high rates of unneeded antibiotic prescribing

pharmaphorum

A study has found that there is still a very high level of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing to patients in the US, particularly to older and Black patients. Sifting through data from around seven billion outpatient visits to doctor’s offices, hospital clinics and emergency departments over a seven-year period, the researchers found that almost three-quarters (74%) of antibiotics prescribed to patients aged 65 years or older, and two thirds (64%) to Black patients, were unnecessary.

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Clinical trial evolution, innovation center of Oracle Health Sciences event

Outsourcing Pharma

The two-day Oracle Health Sciences Connect will gather an array of research experts to discuss how to make the most of emerging technologies and practices.

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The 4 Essentials When It Comes To Starting A Medical Lab Business

Pharma Mirror

There are so many ways to get into the healthcare industry these days. There are a lot of changes happening in the industry which means that there are a lot of niche services that you can provide and make a lot of money while also serving your communities needs. For instance, telehealth is a burgeoning field these days and is a good place to start. Another area that has a lot of potentials is starting a medical lab facility.

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Satellite Bio launches with new approach to bioengineering tissues

Bio Pharma Dive

Backed by $110 million in venture funding, Satellite is led by Dave Lennon, formerly head of Novartis Gene Therapies.

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An Innovative & Creative Problem Solver Approach to Selling in the Medical Device Space

Speaker: Steve Goldstein, Sales Leader

Are you currently in sales, or involved in a business that depends on strong sales results? What about the extremely competitive world of medical device sales? What are some of the top challenges your customers face and how do you approach understanding what’s most important to them? Join Steve Goldstein, Sales Success Coach, Motivational Speaker and Medical Device Sales Leader from Gold Selling LLC., to discover critical strategies and approaches you can take to engage your customers, achieve g