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Disruption in healthcare is coming

World of DTC Marketing

Between 2019 and 2021, Alphabet’s venture-capital arms, Google Ventures, and Gradient Ventures, and its private-equity unit, CapitalG, made about 100 deals, a quarter of Alphabet’s combined total, in life sciences and health care. Then there is the cost of generic drugs.

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Health Canada disclosing more information on pending generic drug submissions

Pharma in Brief

On February 23, 2024, Health Canada published a Notice advising that it was making its review process for generic drug submissions more transparent. In Canada, the ANDS pathway is used to review and approve generic prescription drugs (but not biosimilars).

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More Positive Data for Tirzepatide Weight Loss Injection + Sandoz’s Global Biosimilars Awareness Campaign – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 65

XTalks

The editorial team also discussed a new global biosimilars awareness campaign launched by Sandoz, Novartis’ biosimilars and generics drug division. Subscribe to the Xtalks Life Science Podcast to never miss a new episode. Novartis’ Sandoz Launches Biosimilars Awareness Campaign to Improve Biosimilars Adoption Worldwide.

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Top 10 Pharma and Biotech M&As in the Past Decade

XTalks

From Bristol-Myers Squibbs monumental acquisition of Celgene to Pfizers recent purchase of Seagen, these deals illustrate the strategies and ambitions driving innovation in life sciences. Key drivers of the acquisition included Allergans robust product portfolio, particularly in ophthalmology, neuroscience and aesthetics.

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Expanding ketamine’s horizons to treat rare neurological disorders

Pharmaceutical Technology

Fox Foundation gave Sanacora a $2 million grant to study the drug’s use for depression in patients with Parkinson’s disease. The Canadian company Awakn Life Sciences is focused on the drug’s use as an treatment of conditions like alcohol use disorder and and behavioral conditions such as addiction.

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Proposed amendments to the PM(NOC) Regulations: Patents claiming different salt forms of medicinal ingredients eligible for inclusion on the Patent Register

Pharma in Brief

As previously reported , the Proposed FDR Amendments were intended to clarify the regulatory requirements under the Abbreviated New Drug Submission (“ ANDS ”) pathway for generic drug products that contain different forms (e.g.,

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How celebrity investor Mark Cuban is tackling out-of-control drug prices

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MCCPDC bypasses the “middlemen” by working directly with distributors and manufacturers to offer generic drugs at decreased costs. The reality is that there’s a long list of middlemen that obfuscate pricing and make transparency impossible,” Cuban states. About the author.

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