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A serial biotech entrepreneur launches his next startup with high-dollar backing

Bio Pharma Dive

Founded and led by Gary Glick, Odyssey Therapeutics has raised $218 million in an initial fundraising round for its cancer and inflammatory disease drug research.

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Biogen: This train wreck was due

World of DTC Marketing

MY POINT : Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you’ll have left is your character. Right now, I could make a great argument that Biogen’s character is trashed and that they are a company in dire need of authentic leadership. Massive layoffs could be headed to Biogen due to the disappointing rollout of its Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm that generated only a few million dollars in revenue over the past two quarters.

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In the News: November 2021 Regulatory and Development Updates

Camargo

Each month, Camargo’s “In the News” series highlights important changes and advancements in the regulatory and development space and explores how those changes could impact your program. Voxzogo Approved as a Growth-Improvement Therapy for Children with Dwarfism. Biomarin has obtained FDA accelerated approval for Voxzogo (vosoritide), its first-in-class drug to increase linear growth in pediatric achondroplasia patients over the age of 5 with open epiphyses (growth plates).

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Is artificial intelligence the best tool for drug discovery?

Outsourcing Pharma

According to a leader from Cytoreason, AI isnât necessarily the best or only tool suited to discover new and novel therapiesâit might take a human touch.

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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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A high-profile gene therapy biotech takes aim at Huntington's

Bio Pharma Dive

Passage Bio and the University of Pennsylvania's Gene Therapy Program said they have begun preclinical research aimed at simultaneously developing multiple approaches to treating Huntington's.

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How much should I spend on an HCP website?

World of DTC Marketing

LEAD-IN- Recent data confirms that health care professionals are using the Internet more and spending less time with drug company reps. How much should you spend on an HCP portal, and how do you measure its success? One of the first questions I often get from potential clients is, “how much does a good HCP website cost?” There is no one answer to that question.

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Cancer clinical trial recruitment drops by 60% during pandemic

Pharma Times

In a new report from The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), data from cancer trials alongside assessments from clinicians and patients aims to provide guidance on how to improve services

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Fresh data show UniQure's hemophilia gene therapy appears to hold up

Bio Pharma Dive

The amount of blood clotting protein found in patients who received the medicine was nearly the same at six months and 18 months post-treatment, according to results disclosed Thursday.

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Do you have enough money to launch your drug?

World of DTC Marketing

LEAD IN: Pharma budgets are being scrutinized like never before, and DTC/HCP marketers must justify every dollar spent. I’m getting more requests to measure and justify spending for specific bucket tactics, and I believe once politicians get focused, they will scrutinize drug pricing and force negotiations with Medicare tightening internal expenditures even more.

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Abu Dhabi to Strengthen its Capabilities as a Life Sciences Hub Through a Pharma Collaboration with Belgium

Pharma Mirror

UAE, Abu Dhabi , Abu Dhabi has set its sights on Belgium, as a leading global pharmaceutical hub, to establish a global distribution corridor to serve the world in vaccine delivery and future life science needs. The collaboration builds on the capabilities of Abu Dhabi’s healthcare sector as a leading life sciences hub and the efforts of the HOPE Consortium in providing vaccine solutions for the world.

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

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ACT for ALS Passes House while BrainStorm Prepares Moves Ahead with NurOwn

BioSpace

?A U.S. Congress subcommittee unanimously approved the ACT for ALS bill in a decision that could soon pour massive funding into the search for treatment for this debilitating and deadly disease.

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Vaccine from Medicago, GSK protective against COVID-19 in large study

Bio Pharma Dive

The vaccine, which Medicago plans to soon submit to Canadian regulators, would be the first of its type, though supply appears likely to be limited.

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CHMP recommend approval for Roche’s COVID-19 therapy

Pharma Times

According to clinical data, Roche’s new COVID-19 treatment Actemra/RoActemra lowered mortality risk in critically ill adult patients.

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Distributed Control System Facilitates Expansion for New Drugs Produced by Contract Manufacturing Organization

Pharma Mirror

Combatting the pandemic has highlighted the importance of the partnership between biopharma organizations and the contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) that must flexibly handle outsourced production, which can come suddenly and often must quickly be ramped up. For example, to meet the urgent need for COVID-19 related therapies and vaccines early in the pandemic, Thermo Fisher Scientific, a world leader in serving science with annual revenue of approximately $35 billion, had to expand its

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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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AZ’s antibody first to be cleared by FDA for COVID prevention

pharmaphorum

AstraZeneca’s antibody cocktail for COVID-19, now called Evushield, has become the first drug in the class to be authorised for prevention of infection by the US FDA. The long-acting antibody combination, formerly known as AZD7442 (tixagevimab and cilgavimab) has been cleared for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of COVID-19 in adults and adolescents aged 12 and older who weigh at least 40kg and have compromised immunity.

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Latest Roche results show promise for new type of cancer immunotherapy

Bio Pharma Dive

Updated Phase 2 data suggested an experimental drug targeting the protein TIGIT could bolster the benefit of Roche's Tecentriq in certain people with advanced lung cancer.

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WHO says vaccines should be effective against Omicron variant

Pharma Times

A senior official at the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Omicron is ‘highly unlikely’ to fully bypass vaccine protections.

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Cambya Sugar Substitute Lets People Have Their Cake and Eat it Too

XTalks

B.T. Sweet, an Israeli food tech startup, recently unveiled a plant-based, one-to-one drop-in sugar substitute called Cambya. It can replace sugar in a multitude of applications in the chocolate and confectionary space, boasting the same levels of sweetness and body as real sugar. So, what is Cambya and what differentiates it from other sugar substitutes?

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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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AI-based drug discovery firm BenevolentAI cuts SPAC deal

pharmaphorum

UK artificial intelligence specialist BenevolentAI has said it will float on the Amsterdam Euronext exchange in what is being touted as Europe’s largest ever special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal. BenevolentAI will merge with Odyssey Acquisition, a SPAC set up by investment bankers Michael and Yoel Zaoui that lists former Sanofi chief executive Olivier Brandicourt among its advisors – in a deal that will raise some €390 million in proceeds.

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Lilly deepens research ties in China with biotech deal

Bio Pharma Dive

The collaboration with Regor Therapeutics is another example of large pharma companies' interest in partnering with emerging biotechs from China.

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NHS waiting times reach record high of nearly six million

Pharma Times

In October 2021, over 356,000 people in England had been waiting for over six weeks for a key diagnostic test

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Valneva focuses its sights on the EU for its inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate

BioPharma Reporter

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started a rolling review of VLA2001, Valnevaâs COVID-19 vaccine candidate, with the company set to supply up to 60 million doses to the European Union.

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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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New Study: Fat Cells Are a Reservoir for COVID-19 Infection

BioSpace

Researchers published a study proving that SARS-CoV-2 infects human adipose or fat tissue to multiply and elicit an inflammatory response corresponding with severe COVID-19.

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AstraZeneca wagers $200M on Ionis' next chance at a rare disease drug

Bio Pharma Dive

The alliance follows AstraZeneca's buyout of Alexion last year and puts the British drugmaker in competition with Alnylam, Bridgebio and several others.

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UK study shows mixing Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with Moderna elicits better immune response

Pharma Times

Results show support in favour of heterologous dosing which may help to advance vaccination programmes in poorer countries.

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The Impossible Cheeseburger Claimed the Top Spot on Grubhub’s “Year in Food” Report

XTalks

Each year, food delivery platform Grubhub releases its “Year in Food” report, which analyzes millions of deliveries and highlights top orders. This year, the Impossible Cheeseburger made with plant-based ingredients beat out the spicy chicken sandwich for the top order position, increasing in popularity by 442 percent in 2021. Here are some more notable statistics from Grubhub’s “Year in Food” report.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Report: Biogen Eyes Massive Layoffs in Wake of Disappointing Aduhelm Rollout

BioSpace

The company could lay off as many as 1,000 employees as it continues to deal with the controversial treatment.

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Martin Shkreli's former company to pay $40M in settlement over drug price hikes

Bio Pharma Dive

The payment resolves the government's claims against Vyera and Phoenixus for their efforts to block competition to Daraprim, the toxoplasmosis drug Shkreli famously raised the price of by 4,000%.

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Health minister welcomes new treatments for COVID-19 patients

Pharma Times

The treatments are being offered as an addition to vaccinations to maximise protection against COVID-19

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Consumer health innovation – where passion and science meet

pharmaphorum

Heather Barnes, external innovation lead EMEA at Johnson and Johnson Consumer Health, is a scientist who is truly passionate about consumer health. With her background in biochemistry and eye for identifying innovation trends, the future is bright at Johnson & Johnson Innovation. After making her way from early-stage drug development research to her current role, Heather got straight to work on creating sustainable collaborations that made life better for people and their families.

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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.