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BioNTech hit with 'notice of default' from NIH in COVID-19 vaccine royalty dispute

Fierce Pharma

Even as Germany's BioNTech deals with ongoing declines of its revenue and share price, it's facing another serious concern: U.S. | Even as Germany's BioNTech deals with ongoing declines of its revenue and share price, it's facing another serious concern: U.S. officials are pressing the company to pay royalties linked to the commercialization of its lucrative Pfizer-partnered COVID-19 vaccine.

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AbbVie Gets Another Ulcerative Colitis Contender via $137M Landos Acquisition

MedCity News

AbbVie is acquiring Landos Biopharma, whose lead drug is a small molecule that takes a novel approach to treating ulcerative colitis. Preliminary proof-of-concept data from a Phase 2 study are expected later this year.

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In banner year, Lilly rewards CEO David Ricks with 24% boost in total pay to $26.6M

Fierce Pharma

In 2023, Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks received a 24% boost in pay from $21.4 million to $26.6 million. The increase coincides with the company's booming sales.

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Novo Nordisk Expands Cardio Reach by Buying Heart Drugs Biotech Cardior

MedCity News

Novo Nordisk’s strategy to grow beyond metabolic diseases includes expanding into adjacent areas such as cardiovascular disease. Acquiring Cardio Pharmaceuticals adds a novel RNA-based therapy that is a potential heart failure treatment.

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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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With Merck's key PAH approval on tap, Johnson & Johnson wins nod for combo tablet

Fierce Pharma

With the FDA expected this week to approve a first-in-class treatment from Merck for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), Johnson & Johnson has beaten its New Jersey rival to the punch with a | With the FDA expected this week to approve a first-in-class treatment from Merck for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), Johnson & Johnson has beaten its New Jersey rival to the punch with a nod from the U.S. regulator for its newest PAH treatment.

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There’s a Crucial Part of Tech Pilot Design That Many Health Systems Forget, Geisinger Exec Says

MedCity News

During an interview this month at HIMSS24, David Vawdrey — Geisinger’s chief data and informatics officer said health systems should spend more time designing their plan for evaluating success when it comes to tech pilots.

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Healthcare Data Strategy in the Age of AI

MedCity News

Data strategy requires understanding all data feeds and ensuring secure, privacy-compliant data access and governance. How you use your data is the primary concern. The systems and tools are secondary.

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Invivyd's COVID prophylactic scores FDA emergency nod for people with weakened immune systems

Fierce Pharma

The four years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have yielded many advances against the coronavirus, including Moderna and Pfizer’s groundbreaking mRNA vaccines. | The agency granted emergency use authorization to Invivyd's Pemgarda, a monoclonal antibody for those who are immunocompromised and unlikely to receive adequate protection from marketed mRNA vaccines.

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Nearly Half of RN Vacancies in 2023 Were Agency Staffing Positions: Three Takeaways for Employers

MedCity News

It’s a complex, multifaceted problem that no magic bullet will solve — but more visibility into the data behind hiring and salaries for RNs may help. Here’s a look at how.

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FTC weighs in on Teva's inhaler litigation against Amneal amid far-reaching patent crackdown

Fierce Pharma

When it comes to questioning drug patents, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) isn’t backing down. | After filing a challenge in November against more than 100 patents in the FDA’s Orange Book—and persuading several drugmakers to retract their intellectual property (IP) protections in the process—the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is now calling out uncooperative companies in court.

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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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Menopause Brain Fog or Dementia? Midi Health, Neurotrack Team Up To Offer Screening

MedCity News

Many women going through menopause suffer brain fog, but some may be worried about a more serious cognitive condition like dementia. Because of this, Midi Health and Neurotrack partnered to offer a cognitive assessment to patients.

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Novo Nordisk agrees $1.1bn takeover of RNA biotech Cardior

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Novo Nordisk has agreed to buy Cardior Pharmaceuticals for $1.1 billion, adding expertise in RNA therapeutics and a heart failure therapy in mid-stage trials.

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MedCity INVEST Pitch Perfect Judge Shares Healthcare Investment Perspective

MedCity News

David Kereiakes, managing partner with Windham Venture Partners, shared his perspective of the health tech sector and investment trends he’s seeing.

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Who’s getting left behind in the weight loss bonanza?

PharmaVoice

As the new weight loss drugs take the world by storm, companies in other areas are battening the hatches for when slimmer patients need fewer medical interventions.

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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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FDA turns down Regeneron bispecific blood cancer antibody

pharmaphorum

FDA has turned down a pair of marketing applications for Regeneron’s CD20xCD3 bispecific antibody odronextamab to treat two common forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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Positive CHMP recommendation for antibiotic combination

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended granting of a marketing authorization for antibiotic combination Emblaveo® (aztreonam-avibactam) for treatment of complicated intra-abdominal and urinary tract infections, hospital-acquired pneumonia and infections caused by certain types of aerobic Gram-negative bacteria. “Gram-negative bacteria are often resistant to multiple drugs, leaving infected patients very ill and at high risk of severe complications, including mo

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NICE endorses use of digital therapies for psychosis

pharmaphorum

Three digital health technologies (DHTs) used to support patients with psychosis can be used by the NHS while additional evidence of their benefits is gathered.

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FDA approves J&J’s OPSYNVI for pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US FDA approved Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) OPSYNVI for chronic treatment in adult patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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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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CHMP backs Novartis’ Fabhalta as first oral therapy for PNH

pharmaphorum

The March meeting of the EMA’s human medicines committee saw an approval recommendation for Novartis’ Fabhalta, on track to become the first oral monotherapy for rare disease paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) in the EU.

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Cancer Research UK and CRIS fund lung cancer vaccine research

Pharmaceutical Technology

Cancer Research UK and the CRIS Cancer Foundation have awarded a £1.7m ($2.1m) grant for developing the lung cancer vaccine LungVax.

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Why a pharmacist was tapped to spearhead ‘patient excellence’ at Boehringer Ingelheim

PharmaVoice

Deborah Reardon is leading a new pillar that asks, ‘Are we looking at this from a patient lens and not from a Boehringer lens?

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Elahere secures full approval from FDA for types of ovarian cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

The FDA granted accelerated approval for the drug back in November 2022, and granted priority review in December 2023.

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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.

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FDA Approves AstraZeneca’s Ultomiris for Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

PharmExec

Action marks the first FDA approval of a long-acting treatment for adult patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder who are positive for the anti-aquaporin-4 antibody.

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CRISPR-based assay could revolutionise diagnosis of NTM infections

Pharmaceutical Technology

The CRISPR-based assay significantly accelerates the current diagnostic process, which can last for months and could revolutionise the way NTM infections are diagnosed.

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Drug Solutions Podcast: Applying Appropriate Analytics to Drug Development

PharmaTech

In this episode of the Drug Solutions Podcast, Jan Bekkar, director of Business Development, Commercial and Technical Operations at BioCina, discusses the latest analytical tools and their applications in the drug development market.

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The Solar Sales Funnel: From Awareness To Action

Spotio

Want to succeed in the solar industry? You need to optimize your company’s solar sales funnel. If you don’t, you won’t be able to attract qualified prospects, close deals, and drive revenue. Of course, wanting to improve your solar sales process and actually doing it are different things. To help, we’ve put together this comprehensive guide, which will help you understand the unique aspects of selling solar products, the four distinct stages of the solar sales funnel, bes

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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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What can Pharma companies do to manage the threat of data breaches?

Impetus Digital

This is a guest article and does not necessarily reflect the views and values of Impetus Digital. Data breaches can happen in any industry, and unfortunately, pharmaceutical companies aren’t immune to this threat. With a handful of big names responsible for dispensing billions of prescriptions across the US each year, Pharma companies are the keepers of vast amounts of data and, as such, are attractive targets for cybercriminals.

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The Third Pillar of Modern Healthcare

Penrod

The ideal healthcare ecosystem is one where the patient thrives and the hospital functions at peak efficiency. However, this is only sometimes a reality, as miscommunication, wasted resources, and missed opportunities plague operations. Disparate systems often cause inefficiencies – hospitals cannot harness the power of their data because that data is not unified.

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PAP 2024: Adrianna Nava Discusses Goals of the NAHN

Pharmaceutical Commerce

In an interview with Pharma Commerce Associate Editor Don Tracy, Adrianna Nava, PhD, MPA, MSN, RN, President, National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) talks about the organization's mission and goals.

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What’s in the revised OCR Bulletin?

Penrod

In this article, I’ll interpret the updated guidance and describe what has changed – and what hasn’t. The updated guidance covers three main points: Defining tracking technologies The differences between tracking on authenticated pages, unauthenticated pages, and mobile apps Your obligations under HIPAA What are tracking technologies? The updated guidance starts by redefining tracking technology – and this is smart because I get tons of questions from healthcare providers about wheth

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The New Clinical Trial Supply Chain: Resilient, Flexible, and Patient-Centric

The global landscape of clinical trials is rapidly changing as studies become more complex. An increasing number of sponsors are seeking enhanced flexibility in their supply chains to address a variety of clinical supply challenges, including patient demand and reducing delays. Demand-led supply and direct-to-patient distribution are next-generation solutions that are helping to meet these growing needs, allowing for more streamlined processes and patient-centric studies.