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How 2 scientific pioneers teamed up to run AskBio, Bayer's new gene therapy division

Bio Pharma Dive

Katherine High and Jude Samulski, two well-known gene therapy researchers, were longtime collaborators and competitors. Now they're colleagues at one of the world's largest drugmakers.

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The importance of your product website

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: Among US adults who looked for health information and used the internet for their most recent search, the percentage who reported accessing health information without frustration was stable during the study period (from 37.2% in 2008 to 38.5% in 2017). The percentage of online health information seekers reporting easily accessing health information did not meet the HP2020 objective.

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Pfizer Will Ship Fewer Covid-19 Vaccine Vials to Account for ‘Extra’ Doses

NY Times

After the surprise discovery of an extra dose in every vial, Pfizer executives successfully lobbied the F.D.A. to change the vaccine’s formal authorization language. The company charges by the dose.

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Gilead says Veklury should work against COVID-19 variants

pharmaphorum

Gilead Sciences says its antiviral Veklury should be effective against the new, more contagious COVID-19 variants discovered in the UK and South Africa. According to the US biopharma company, genetic analyses of publicly available sequences for the new variants of SARS-CoV-2 suggest the mutations in the viral spike protein that have made them more transmissible shouldn’t affect the way Veklury (remdesivir) works.

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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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Cancer-focused biotech turns its tools to building a 2nd-generation coronavirus vaccine

Bio Pharma Dive

As worries about coronavirus mutations grow, Gritstone Oncology will work with the NIH to develop a shot capable of stimulating a broad immune response.

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Pharma’s move to digital Part 2 DTC Marketing

World of DTC Marketing

OPENING : DTC marketers have relied too much on TV advertising. Despite data that shows that people are watching more TV than usual during the pandemic , there has been an overall and steady decline in traditional TV viewing in the past few years. Just 59% of US consumers watched traditional TV on a weekly basis in 2020, compared to 83% who did so in 2017.

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NICE publishes final guidance backing Jyseleca for rheumatoid arthritis

Pharma Times

Over 400,000 people in the UK live with RA

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Lilly expands its cancer drug work with bet on dual-acting antibodies

Bio Pharma Dive

An alliance with Merus, a Dutch biotech, continues Lilly's push to revitalize its oncology research under the leadership of former Loxo Oncology executives.

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Pharma’s move to digital Part 1 HCP Marketing

World of DTC Marketing

OPENING: Pharma companies are starting to embrace digital marketing forced, in large part, by changes brought on by the pandemic. There is, however, a difference between an evolutionary move to digital and a revolutionary move to digital. Digital marketing is becoming a valuable tool. But the reality is, health care relies on significant in-person engagements, and digital is only one part of the equation.

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Seasonal Flu Nearly Eradicated During Pandemic, Despite Rising COVID-19 Cases

BioSpace

Despite the rising number of COVID-19 cases reported across the globe, rates of influenza have virtually flatlined across the Northern Hemisphere, leading many doctors and researchers to wonder how this could be replicated in non-pandemic times.

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

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Allergic reactions prompt Moderna COVID vaccine pause in California

pharmaphorum

Public health authorities in California are seeking a halt on dosing of one lot of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine after reports of allergic reactions at one immunisation clinic. According to state epidemiologist Dr Erica Pan, there were a higher-than-expected number of suspected allergic reactions at a community clinic being used to administer the shot, with some people needing medical attention in a 24-hour period.

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Lilly's antibody drug prevents COVID-19 in study, but hurdles to use remain

Bio Pharma Dive

Results from a clinical trial in nursing home residents and staff offered the first evidence Lilly's bamlanivimab could protect against, as well as treat, COVID-19

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Your NDA Preparation Should Have Started by Now: Planning and Managing Your NDA Submission

Camargo

Throughout our years of preparing and filing FDA submissions, Camargo has often encountered sponsors who cannot file an NDA or BLA within expected timeframes, most commonly due to a failure to start and complete prerequisite activities before the targeted filing date. In this post, we will highlight those requirements that seem to be the most misunderstood.

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Xalkori bags FDA green light for rare paediatric non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Pharma Times

Therapy approved for the treatment of paediatric patients with anaplastic large cell lymphoma

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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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Unlocking the potential in rare disease research with decentralised trials

pharmaphorum

A survey by rare disease patient network Raremark found that 86% of the community members asked were interested in taking part in clinical trials. CEO Jeremy Edwards looks at how decentralised trial models can solve some of the challenges for clinical trial recruitment in rare disease. With low and geographically dispersed patient populations in rare disease, deciding where best to place trial sites can be a headache for sponsors.

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Pfizer, BioNTech say vaccine effective against fast-spreading UK coronavirus variant

Bio Pharma Dive

BioNTech's CEO has also promised data will soon be available on the shot's protection against a South African variant that's worried public health experts.

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Commonly Asked Questions About Practice Management Software

Pharma Mirror

The chances are that at some point in the last year when you’ve been talking to someone about how hard it’s been to keep track of and to keep on top of your workload when more and more people are working from home, and everything is so up in the air, that someone will have recommended a management software that they swear by. They will have told you that it has made their work-life immeasurably easier and that they cannot remember how they ever got by without it.

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Biotech In-Demand Jobs: Project Managers

BioSpace

Project managers in the biotech industry play an especially important role on a daily basis.

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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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Gilead's Veklury should be effective against COVID-19 variants

Pharma Times

Company has completed genetic analysis for UK and South African variants

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Long-acting HIV drug secures FDA approval, giving GSK a competitive boost

Bio Pharma Dive

Rather than a once-a-day pill, Cabenuva comes as a once-a-month injection. That convenience could become a valuable tool for GSK as it tries to broaden adoption of two-drug treatments.

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Commonly Asked Questions About Practice Management Software

Pharma Mirror

The chances are that at some point in the last year when you’ve been talking to someone about how hard it’s been to keep track of and to keep on top of your workload when more and more people are working from home, and everything is so up in the air, that someone will have recommended a management software that they swear by. They will have told you that it has made their work-life immeasurably easier and that they cannot remember how they ever got by without it.

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Education and empowerment would provide more equal access to care

pharmaphorum

Ella Balasa says she owes her life to the experimental phage therapy she was able access in no small part thanks to her scientific background. Her mission, she told pharmaphorum, is to ensure everyone has the knowledge and power they need to navigate their own healthcare journey, no matter where they are from or what they do. Ella, 28, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis – a rare genetic disease which causes a build-up of thick, sticky mucus in the lungs, digestive tract, and sinuses – at 18 mont

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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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NICE no for BMS’ multiple sclerosis drug Zeposia

Pharma Times

Cost-effectiveness estimates 'uncertain', according to NICE

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Meet key members of the Biden healthcare team

Bio Pharma Dive

Many officials in the administration will be focused on the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which Biden has named as his top priority as cases and deaths remain near record highs.

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The Future of Cancer Treatment Lies in Vaccines, Say These Pioneers

BioSpace

NEUVOGEN's official strategy revolves around covering the entire immune system so that the tumor cannot perform an “immune escape”. Past immune priming efforts have fallen short because they focus on only a handful of important targets that some tumor cells may not express, thereby allowing them.

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First Psychiatry Consortium funded project announced for schizophrenia

pharmaphorum

A partnership between University of Oxford, the Earlham Institute, and the global pharmaceutical companies Biogen Inc and Boehringer Ingelheim is announced today to investigate a new drug target for the treatment of schizophrenia. This is the first project to be funded by the international Psychiatry Consortium, a £4 million collaboration between seven global pharmaceutical companies, and two leading research charities, convened and managed by the Medicines Discovery Catapult, that supports high

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Pfizer, BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine likely to be effective against UK strain

Pharma Times

Antibodies in blood of vaccinated individuals neutralised in vivo version of variant

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Personalize your omnichannel marketing today and see the benefits tomorrow

Bio Pharma Dive

With virtual interactions here to stay, it's important that pharma marketers continue to embrace the digital world. Learn how a personalized, insights-led approach to marketing drives results.

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In the pipeline: What the next wave of COVID-19 vaccines could look like

BioPharma Reporter

We take a look at some of the COVID-19 vaccine candidates moving through Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials - and how they could offer a point of difference to authorized vaccines.

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AZ/Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu gets second US cancer indication

pharmaphorum

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu cancer drug has picked up a second indication, in patients who have stomach cancer and haven’t responded to Roche’s Herceptin (trastuzumab). This latest indication adds to Enhertu first approval at the end of 2019 for advanced HER2-positive breast cancer after two or more HER2-targeted regimens. Around one in five gastric cancers are HER2-positive, opening up a new market niche for AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo, who have been working on Enhertu (trastuzu

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The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials

This new white paper defines and details the impact of Decentralized Clinical Trials on the Pharmaceutical industry and how the impact can be measured along with steps companies can take to ensure adoption.