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Why natural language processing (NLP) is a critical part of your real world data strategy

Bio Pharma Dive

The barrier to knowledge can be eliminated when pharmaceutical companies use natural language processing to analyze unstructured content.

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The future of healthcare?

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: One definitive trend to emerge from the pandemic is that more people are becoming healthcare consumers. They want healthcare to be easier to access and don’t want to wait for necessary medical tests. This could lead to an evolution in urgent care centers, but it will require disruptive thinking. Urgent care centers aren’t new, but they are evolving to become “total care” in some areas.

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UK COVID-19 patients able to take GP prescribed medicine at home

Pharma Times

The drug acts by inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 from replicating in the human system

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Petrovax Pharm is taking part in CPhI Worldwide-2021

Pharma Mirror

Petrovax Pharm, the Russian biopharmaceutical company, will participate in CPhI Worldwide-2021 – the international specialized pharmaceutical industry exhibition. This year, it will be held from 9 to 11 November in Italy (Milan) on Fiera Milano territory’s largest exhibition complex. At the exhibition stand, Petrovax Pharm will present its original pharmaceutical products, that are the flagships of the product portfolio – the immunomodulator Polyoxidonium®, the enzyme preparation Lon

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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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Vertex aligns with another CRISPR gene editing startup

Bio Pharma Dive

A new alliance with Mammoth Biosciences marks the latest evidence of Vertex's interest in gene editing, which has already been the focus of multiple deals with emerging biotechs.

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About your DTC messaging…

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY : DTC message development and use is the most essential action to get patients interested in your product, but it can’t be based on unrealistic patient behavior modifications. Yesterday I received a call from a physician who is a thought leader in the diabetes area. He had read my BLOG post from yesterday and wanted to add something that he thinks DTC marketers need to hear. “Don’t promise results that most patients will never see.” As we talked, he mentioned a di

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9 Ways Pharmacists Are Helping the Community

Pharma Mirror

You may not realize it, but your community pharmacist does so much more than fill the prescriptions your primary healthcare provider writes for you. In fact, pharmacists are vital to the health and wellness of the people in the areas they serve on the front line, and they play a key role when it comes to medication adherence. Pharmacists help their communities and, indeed, the medical industry as a whole by administering vaccinations, making drug recommendations, providing access to medical care

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Takeda reels in a cell therapy research partner with 'build-to-buy' deal

Bio Pharma Dive

The Japanese drugmaker is acquiring GammaDelta Therapeutics, a partner since 2017, and its research on allogeneic cell therapy for cancer.

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It’s time to get back to basics in DTC marketing

World of DTC Marketing

LEAD-IN: “What is the reason to believe?” It seems like a simple question, doesn’t it yet? In today’s micro-segmented audience environment, it’s often hard to come up with one reason that might resonate with everyone in your target audience. I’ve noticed a trend that’s been emerging in the last couple of years.

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Double vaccinated can still spread COVID-19 at home, says UK study

Pharma Times

Experts say that it is vital to ensure that every member who is eligible for a vaccine has received one

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

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Telstar promotes 360º solutions at CPhI Worldwide-2021

Pharma Mirror

Terrassa (Barcelona). Telstar will be actively participating at CPhI, to be held in Milan, during 9-11th November 2021, promoting its personalized GMP consultancy & engineering reply to the new trends in pharma. The company will be displaying high-tech solutions in design, engineering and construction including complete and integrated turnkey pharmaceutical process production facilities, critical installations, clean rooms, biotechnological plants, critical process facilities and R&D lab

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Merck agrees to license COVID-19 pill widely through pact with patent group

Bio Pharma Dive

The deal with the Medicines Patent Pool is meant to increase access in lower-income countries to molnupiravir, an experimental drug that could become the first oral treatment for COVID-19.

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Trial For World’s First Potential Breast Cancer Vaccine Begins

BioSpace

The decision to move forward with the trial comes on the heels of the FDA's approval of its IND application, allowing Cleveland Clinic and Anixa Biosciences to proceed.

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Strike two for Novartis’ lung cancer antibody canakinumab

pharmaphorum

Expectations for Novartis’ canakinumab as a therapy for cancer have taken another dive, after a second phase 3 trial in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) failed to meet its primary objectives. Novartis isn’t giving up on the programme yet, as it still has other trials of canakinumab in play, but the latest failure makes prospects for the antibody in oncology look increasingly remote.

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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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CPhI Annual Report 2021: Short term reshoring the catalyst for longer term manufacturing innovations by 2030

Pharma Mirror

Amsterdam, The second part of the 2021 CPhI Annual Report looks ahead to predict the pharma manufacturing, therapeutic and technology environment in 2030. The analysis foresees the use of automated cobots, AI, real-time release and rapid growth in new areas like mRNA vaccines, alongside the personalization of therapeutics (delivered at far larger scale).

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FDA clears Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for young kids, moving US to next stage of rollout

Bio Pharma Dive

The authorization makes the shot available to nearly 28 million kids between the ages of 5 and 11, though a CDC panel next week could hold significant sway over who among them should be vaccinated.

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Rishi Sunak promises £6 billion package for health service

Pharma Times

Package was announced during a speech at the annual Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, UK

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Bayer, One Drop launch AI tool for heart disease prevention

pharmaphorum

Bayer’s two-year-old digital health collaboration with One Drop has borne its first fruit, an artificial intelligence-powered software module for preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD). The German pharmaceutical company has been working with New York-based One Drop on digital health products that span multiple therapeutic areas, including oncology and women’s health as well as CVD in the alliance , which was expanded last year in a $98 million deal.

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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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Castle Creek Biosciences Collaborates with Mayo Clinic to Expand Gene Therapy Platform

Pharma Mirror

Castle Creek Biosciences Inc., a clinical-stage cell and gene therapy company focused on developing and commercializing disease-modifying therapies for patients suffering from rare diseases for which there is a lack of available treatment options, has formed a new research collaboration with Mayo Clinic. The partnership was forged under the leadership of Castle Creek President and CEO, Mathew Gantz, and direction from Founder and Chairman Jeff Aronin.

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FDA advisers support Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for young children

Bio Pharma Dive

The expert panel pressed Pfizer and the FDA on the shot's safety, but ultimately were convinced by the potential for significant benefit in 5- to 11-year-olds.

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Is a Vaccine for Alzheimer’s on the Horizon?

BioSpace

Nuravax is developing a vaccine to induce therapeutically potent concentrations of antibodies against pathological proteins associated with both AD and Parkinson's disease.

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Sustained healthcare systems need sustainable pharma business models

pharmaphorum

COVID-19 demonstrated the importance of robust supply chains and the dangers of an over reliance on overseas manufacturing. But can the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe help to redress the balance? Only sustainable, robust supply chains and business models will allow innovation to flourish, secure access to medicines, and minimise the industry’s impact on the environment.

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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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Potential COVID-19 treatment to wrap up Phase III trial

Outsourcing Pharma

Appili Therapeutics reports it has enrolled the last patient for its Phase III study of Avigan/Reeqonus (favipiravir), developed in alliance with AiPharma.

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Merck sees up to $7B in coming sales of coronavirus pill

Bio Pharma Dive

Executives based their projections on contracts already in place for the drug, known as molnupiravir. But sales could climb even higher if it works as a preventive treatment too.

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EC approves Keytruda regimen for triple-negative breast cancer

Pharma Times

Approval covers patients with locally recurrent or metastatic TNBC

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Novartis looking into future of its Sandoz’ generics business

pharmaphorum

Novartis revealed today that it may consider divesting its generic medicines subsidiary Sandoz – amongst other options – which would further narrow its focus to innovative medicines. The company said in its third-quarter results statement that it was weighing options for Sandoz to “maximise shareholder value,” adding that could include retaining the business or a separation – which could involve a spin-off or outright sale.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Genentech’s New Ocular Implant Drug Delivery System for Macular Degeneration Could Be a Game Changer

XTalks

Genentech’s ocular implant drug delivery system for treatment of macular degeneration has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The system is called Susvimo and is touted by parent company Roche to be a “first-of-its-kind” therapeutic approach for neovascular, or “wet,” age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). Susvimo delivers ranibizumab via a port delivery system into a surgically placed implant in the eye, allowing for continuous delivery of the drug.

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Tracking the FDA's meeting on Pfizer's vaccine for kids

Bio Pharma Dive

Outside experts are reviewing Pfizer's application for emergency authorization of its vaccine in 5- to 11-year-olds. Follow their discussion with BioPharma Dive reporters live.

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NICE does not recommend tucatinib for advanced breast cancer

Pharma Times

Tucatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, works by blocking a specific area of the HER2 gene in cancer cells

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Industry welcomes boost to health research in UK budget

pharmaphorum

Groups representing the biopharma industry have welcomed an increase in health-specific R&D to £5 billion in the UK autumn budget, despite a longer timeline for reaching the target of £22 billion in overall R&D spending. The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and BioIndustry Association (BIA) both said that the increase acknowledges the enormous contribution made by the life sciences sector in helping to limit the impact of the pandemic through the rapid developmen

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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.