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Pfizer’s Ngenla Approved as Once-Weekly Treatment for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)

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Pfizer has been going strong on the approval front, having secured its fifth US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in the past five weeks, with the most recent being for the company’s once-weekly human growth hormone analog Ngenla (somatrogon-ghla).

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Bayer plans to scale back women’s health R&D

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2012, Bayer entered a five-year, multi-target collaboration with Evotec which yielded six non-hormonal pre-clinical candidates, two of which advanced to Phase I development: BAY2328065 and BAY2395840.

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What Are Biopharmaceuticals?

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Hormones (such as insulin, glucagon, and growth hormone, to name a few) are produced by recombinant DNA, as are blood factors, thrombolytic agents, interferons, monoclonal antibodies, therapeutic enzymes, and more.

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World Glaucoma Week 2024: New Advances in Glaucoma Care

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Novel therapies such as biannual injections, which use a biodegradable material to create a hydrogel that facilitates fluid outflow from the eye, may reduce the need for daily eye drops or surgery as it has the potential to sustain pressure reduction for several months.

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Manufacturing foul-up hits Novartis’ radioligand business

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For Pluvicto that includes a pair of phase 3 trials in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer and metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, while for Lutathera it will affect studies for brain cancer glioblastoma, extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, and new NET indications.

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Top 10 Largest Publicly Traded Healthcare Companies by Market Cap in 2024

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This month, CVS launched a birth control prescribing service at its pharmacy locations in Massachusetts, allowing pharmacists to evaluate patients and prescribe hormonal contraceptives, addressing gaps in reproductive health access. CVS Health (CVS) Market Capitalization : $95.74 Cencora (COR) Market Capitalization : $62.80

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Gene Switch: A Novel Platform for Switching Genes On and Off

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The applications of gene switch platforms can be broadly classified into the following two categories: Endogenous Gene Regulation Exogenous Gene Regulation Endogenous Gene Regulation The ability to regulate endogenous genes has various applications in biological research and gene therapy development.

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