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A perfect storm for biotech stocks

World of DTC Marketing

According to STAT News “after a double-digit decline in 2021, the sector has fallen another 20% in the new year, erasing billions in value and leading even the most seasoned investors to question whether biotech has further to fall. That’s significantly down from 2019, with 70 deals worth $261 billion. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,

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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. Google launched itself into the wearables business in 2019 with a $2.1bn acquisition of Fitbit.

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The current pharma business model is unsustainable

World of DTC Marketing

In pharma, growth depends on new products with hefty price tags when over 80% of voters want lower costs for their prescription drugs. They relied so much on a new drug that they tried to market a product with bad science behind it. The pharma industry is a giant behemoth that needs new drugs to survive and grow.

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Can Hepatitis C drugs reduce symptoms of PTSD?

European Pharmaceutical Review

The researchers studied 254 VA patients who were diagnosed with PTSD and hepatitis C between October 1999 and September 2019. PTSD is a potentially chronic condition that disrupts lives and can lead to or exacerbate existing health issues such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and suicidal thoughts.

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Transforming pharmaceutical manufacturing: The AI revolution

European Pharmaceutical Review

Accelerated drug discovery: Simulations and predictive models powered by AI will speed up the drug development process, effectively slashing time to market for drugs. Internet] US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 2019; 380(14):1347-1358. 2019; 16(9):1297-1299. 2023; 44(3):1384-1392.

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SERB Pharmaceuticals acquires US rights for bentracimab from SFJ

Pharmaceutical Technology

SFJ Pharmaceuticals will lead the ongoing clinical trial of bentracimab. In partnership with SERB Pharmaceuticals, the company will also file a biologics licence application (BLA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later this year. The US FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation to bentracimab in 2019.

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Pharming undertakes Joenja’s first shipments to APDS patients in US

Pharmaceutical Technology

The latest shipment is based on an exclusive licence agreement signed in 2019 between Pharming and Novartis. In March 2023, Joenja secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat the targeted patients. Both genes are important for the body’s development and for the functioning of immune cells.