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Pfizer faces whistleblower lawsuit from former compliance manager who says he flagged possible fraud in China

Fierce Pharma

After Pfizer allegedly fired a compliance manager for raising the flag on potential fraud activity in China, the former employee is hitting back. | Frank Han, Pfizer's former director of global compliance analytics, has filed a civil complaint against the drugmaker. Han claims he was terminated for identifying potential issues relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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Episode 1: The Role of ChatGPT in Strategic Account Management

Clarity Engagement Solutions

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J&J expands multiple myeloma arsenal with FDA approval for first-in-class Talvey

Fierce Pharma

Johnson & Johnson is digging its multiple myeloma moat deeper thanks to FDA approval for another novel drug. | Johnson & Johnson is digging its multiple myeloma moat deeper. The FDA has signed off on the company's Talvey, a first-in-class bispecific antibody targeting GPRC5D.

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Q&A: Dr. Daniel Hernandez, Director of Medical Affairs and Hispanic Outreach, Global Healthy Living Foundation

PharmExec

Hernandez details how the non-profit organization advocates for improved access to care at the community, state, and federal levels, and amplifies education and awareness efforts within its social media communities.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Regeneron's high-dose Eylea shows staying power as company awaits FDA decision

Fierce Pharma

As Regeneron anxiously awaits an FDA decision on a high-dose version of Eylea (aflibercept), the company has continually referred to its durability compared to that of Roche’s upstart Vabysmos—whic | As Regeneron anxiously awaits an FDA decision on a high-dose version of Eylea (aflibercept), the company has continually referred to its staying power compared to that of Roche’s upstart Vabysmos—which has taken the macular degeneration (AMD) market by storm since receiving approval 19 months ago.

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Multiple myeloma bispecific antibody granted accelerated approval

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval of TALVEY (talquetamab-tgvs) to treat multiple myeloma. Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson’s first-in-class bispecific T-cell engaging antibody showed an overall response rate (ORR) of over 70 percent in heavily pre-treated multiple myeloma. Based on this data, TALVEY is indicated for adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least four prior lines of therapy, includin

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AI and Drug 'Re-Innovation'

PharmExec

The application of artificial intelligence is steadily finding a home in the pharma industry, but these tools may have unprecedented potential in a more nascent niche along the life sciences continuum: drug development.

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Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy soars, crossing $1B mark in a single quarter

Fierce Pharma

As Novo Nordisk works through supply constraints, Wegovy again stole the show at the Danish drugmaker. | As Novo Nordisk works through supply constraints, Wegovy again steals the show at the Danish drugmaker. The star obesity med crossed the blockbuster threshold in a single quarter for the first time.

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Babylon Shuts Down US Operations After Rescue Merger Falls Apart

MedCity News

This week, virtual care company Babylon Health permanently closed its U.S. operations and laid off 94 employees. The news came after the company’s rescue merger fell apart — Babylon had planned to go private through a deal with Swiss digital therapeutics firm MindMaze and Babylon creditor AlbaCore Capital.

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Fierce Pharma Asia—Astellas' eye drug nod; Singapore's biotech dream; AstraZeneca's CanSino mRNA deal

Fierce Pharma

Astellas has won FDA approval for a geographic atrophy therapy that the company obtained from its acquisition of Iveric Bio. | Astellas has won an FDA nod for a geographic atrophy therapy from its acquisition of Iveric Bio. A Fierce Biotech report examined Singapore's search for its big biotech success story. AstraZeneca signed an mRNA vaccine manufacturing deal with China's CanSino Biologics.

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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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Personalized Nutrition: Tomorrow’s Approach to Nutrition

MedCity News

In the future, research in personalized nutrition needs to focus on understanding the role of nutrition throughout the entire lifespan and address diet-related conditions through comprehensive interventions that go beyond simply choosing healthy foods.

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Case Study: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Pharmaceutical Advisory Boards

Impetus Digital

The Problem With in-person meetings resuming after the end of COVID-19-related restrictions, many of our clients have been eager to get back to these meetings, thinking that’s what their Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) want. Traditionally, external pharmaceutical meetings such as national advisory boards are held at upscale hotels in large cities, no more than once or twice a year.

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J&J Broadens Scope in Multiple Myeloma, Winning FDA Approval for New Drug

MedCity News

Johnson & Johnson’s stable of multiple myeloma drugs has grown to five products with the FDA approval of Talvey. The bispecific antibody is the first in a new class of new drugs designed to go after the novel multiple myeloma target GPRC5D.

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FDA warning letters highlight CAPA concerns

European Pharmaceutical Review

Amidst numerous warning letters distributed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pharmaceutical manufacturers in recent months, in July this year, the US regulatory body published its analysis on drug product quality in 2022. In this paper, the US FDA highlighted that between 2018 and 2022, the quantity of warning letters issued were highest in the US in 2019 (55) and 2022 (47).

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Unlocking Excellence: How Catalent Is Transforming Japan’s Clinical Research

Planning on running clinical trials in Japan? How can you reliably supply these studies? Discover Catalent’s clinical supply packaging facility in Shiga, Japan. Strategically located between Tokyo and Osaka, and one of largest in Japan, this 6,000 square meter facility offers comprehensive services including primary and secondary clinical packaging and labelling, comparator sourcing, cold chain storage, local and global distribution, local language support and white glove service to support stud

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Survey: Only 44% of MA Beneficiaries Fully Understand Their Plan

MedCity News

Only 44% of Medicare Advantage enrollees said they “fully understand” their plan, while 50% said they “somewhat understand” it and 6% said they don’t understand it, according to a recent survey.

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Accelerating Rare Disease Patient Engagement

Eversana Intouch

The industry challenges faced in marketing in the rare disease space are not new. Small populations. Limited understanding of the patient or disease. Diagnostic odysseys that last, on average, seven years and are riddled with misdiagnosis. What is new, however, is the opportunity. At EVERSANA INTOUCH, our rare expertise and advanced technologies are helping solve some of the most difficult challenges in rare disease marketing.

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Novo Nordisk Aims to Succeed Where Sanofi Faltered Drugging a Weight-Loss Target

MedCity News

Novo Nordisk isn’t putting all of its weight loss drug hopes in the same basket. Its acquisition of Inversago Pharma for up to $1 billion will bring a biotech whose lead drug candidate has early clinical trial data showing significant weight loss.

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Novo Nordisk makes $1 billion acquisition agreement

European Pharmaceutical Review

Novo Nordisk A/S has agreed to acquire Inversago Pharma for up to $1.075 billion. Inversago Pharma is developing CB1 receptor-based therapies for the potential treatment of obesity, diabetes and complications associated with metabolic disorders. What Novo Nordisk will gain from the acquisition Through the acquisition agreement, the pharma company Novo Nordisk intends to investigate Inversago Pharma’s lead development asset, a potential first-in-class small molecule CB1 receptor (CB1r) blocker CB

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Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire

Clinical research has entered a new era, one that requires real-time analytics and visualization to allow trial leaders to work collaboratively and to develop, at the click of a mouse, deep insights that enable proactive study management. Learn how Revvity Signals helps drug developers deliver clinical trial data insights in real-time using a fast and flexible data and analytics platform to empower data-driven decision-making.

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Now More Than Ever, Biopharma Must Embrace Boldness to Ride Out the Economic Storm

MedCity News

During my 25 years in oncologic drug discovery, development and commercialization, I have seen how economic cycles can skew priorities and slow progress – but we cannot let that happen.

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AI is essential for the future of drug discovery and development

Pharmaceutical Technology

AI is essential in drug discovery and development and a growing number of start-ups now operate in this area

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Why Amazon Is Expanding Its Family Building Benefits Globally Through Maven Clinic

MedCity News

Amazon selected Maven Clinic to provide fertility and family building support to its global employees across 50 countries. This includes support from care advocates and unlimited access to its virtual specialists like OB/GYNs and reproductive endocrinologists.

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AlzeCure delivers positive NeuroRestore candidate results

PharmaTimes

The therapy reaches and activates areas of the brain that are central to cognitive enhancement - News - PharmaTimes

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Roles and Responsibilities of Specialized Clinical Supply Experts

When selecting a clinical supply provider, consideration often focuses upon the manufacturing, packaging, storage and distribution capabilities available that will, at face-value, be sufficient to meet the needs of the sponsor and their trial. However, there are human-based and knowledge-driven factors that are often overlooked that go beyond these basic physical capabilities and are integral to the development and delivery of high performing clinical supply chains.

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Suvida Healthcare Taps Elation EHR to Help Power Care for Hispanic Seniors

MedCity News

Suvida Healthcare — a startup providing primary care for Medicare-eligible Hispanic adults — is adopting Elation Health’s primary care-specific technology platform. The platform comprises an EHR, as well as software for patient engagement, telehealth and revenue cycle management. Suvida’s chief medical officer said Elation beat out the competition due to its focus on both primary care and value-based care.

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Green light for one of Europe’s largest life sciences campus

PharmaTimes

UBS Asset Management and Reef Group secure approval for the Stevenage-based facility - News - PharmaTimes

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The Modern Approach to Accessing Medical Information

Scott’s Directories

Healthcare professionals and institutions necessitate immediate access to accurate and comprehensive medical information in today’s fast-paced world. The advent of online medical databases has revolutionized how we gather and utilize healthcare data. Among the numerous resources available, the Canadian Medical Directory online stands out as a beacon of reliability and comprehensiveness.

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Unpacking COVID-19 Pandemic Response

PharmaTech

Highlights from a wide ranging discussion on COVID-19 pandemic response from Kate Broderick, Chief Innovation Officer at Maravai LifeSciences, and Tom Madden, President & CEO at Acuitas Therapeutics.

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Clinical Data Like You´ve Never Seen It Before: Why Spotfire Is the Leading Tool for Clinical Analytics

Clinical development organizations face a wide array of challenges when it comes to data, many of which can impact the operational effectiveness of their clinical trials. In this whitepaper, experts from Revvity Signals explore how solutions like TIBCO® Spotfire® enable better, more streamlined studies. The whitepaper also features a success story from Ambrx, a leading biopharmaceutical company, detailing how it has leveraged Spotfire to tackle data quality and collaboration challenges in clinic

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Acorai receives Breakthrough Device Designation for their Non-Invasive Intracardiac Pressure Monitor

Legacy MEDSearch

Acorai, a start-up medical device manufacturer from Sweden, today announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for Acorai’s Heart Monitor, a device for the non-invasive estimation of diastolic pulmonary artery pressure (dPAP), systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP), and mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) in patients with Stage C Heart Failure who have been referred for hemodynamic monitoring.

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AGC Biologics Completes Expansion at CGT Manufacturing Site in Milan

PharmaTech

The site was acquired by AGC Biologics in July 2020, and the Milan location is the first cell and gene therapy site approved in Europe for GMP manufacturing of clinical and commercial supplies.

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Pf Webinars: Brand Optimisation – Maximise commercial impact with brand optimisation

Star OUTiCO

Pf is proud to announce a new FREE webinar focused on firing up pharma brands and boosting commercial potential. Register for FREE to join the ‘Maximising pharma’s commercial impact with brand optimisation’ webinar Are you looking to enhance your brand’s performance to achieve commercial excellence? As we head into brand planning season, it’s critical that you’re on the best path for brand success.

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Biogen’s Reata acquisition reflects biopharma’s inevitable M&A, IPO return to growth

PharmaVoice

July’s announcement from the beleaguered drugmaker signals the kind of shift the industry could see more of as M&A and IPOs tick up once again.

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Accelerating Clinical Supply Through Integrated Drug Development

As the development pipeline for new drugs continues to grow, biopharmaceutical companies are re-evaluating how to best manage and balance resources across an increasing number of development projects and complex clinical trials. There are two approaches that can be used to speed a drug from development to clinic faster: timeline compression and parallel processing, but only one that considers the benefits of integrating clinical supply into the overall drug development process.