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Tackling immune-mediated disease with CAR Tregs

European Pharmaceutical Review

In recent years there has been significant development within the cell therapy field, as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy demonstrated an ability to transform the treatment of patients with haematological malignancies. Recognising the potential of CAR T cells to act as highly targeted therapeutics, several biotechnology companies – including Sangamo Therapeutics – have established development pipelines of CAR T regulatory cells (Tregs) that aim to tackle immune?

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Frontiers Health 2022 – day 2

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And the LIVE coverage continues as we head into Day Two… This day is set to hold even more points of interest, with the demonstration ‘CX innovation: building experiences that work for customers’ (moderated by Healthware Group’s global head of digital strategy and customer engagement Yannick Valenti), as well as the masterclass ‘How to maximise learning science to affect behaviour change’ with Meducate Global’s president, Lawrence Sherman, and MD of Healthware MedComms & SWM, Francis M

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Gene therapy is saving lives; There are still key challenges to realize its full potential

MedCity News

Gene therapy can offer hope to patients with previously untreatable diseases, but there’s more work to be done to improve both the safety and efficacy of this therapeutic modality.

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Immunotherapy shows benefits for hospitalised COVID-19 patients

European Pharmaceutical Review

Apogenix , a biopharmaceutical company developing next generation immunotherapeutics, announced that asunercept showed statistically significant benefits for hospitalised COVID-19 patients in the ASUNCTIS trial. Apogenix’s lead immunotherapy candidate, asunercept is a fully human fusion protein, consisting of the CD95 receptor and an IgG1 antibody. It is being developed for the treatment of solid tumours, haematological malignancies and viral infections such as COVID-19.

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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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5 text marketing ideas to grow your practice

MedCity News

Texting has the power to help you build relationships, especially since it fits into most peoples’ schedules, and takes almost no effort to read and respond to.

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First patient receives novel, potentially cancer-stopping pill

European Pharmaceutical Review

City of Hope , one of the largest cancer research and treatment organisations in the US, announced that the first patient to receive novel cancer medicine AOH1996, is doing well. The Phase I clinical trial is open at City of Hope Los Angeles. Its objective is to determine the maximum tolerated dose of the investigational pill, AOH1996, and to evaluate the medicine for preliminary efficacy.

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J&J reveals just how much economic turbulence is affecting Big Pharma

PharmaVoice

The healthcare giant showed pharmaceutical gains, but that's no thanks to the economic environment of persistent inflation and a strong U.S. dollar.

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States should be allowed to regulate PBMs, according to 35 state AGs advocating in Oklahoma case

MedCity News

Thirty five state attorneys general signed an amicus brief claiming that Oklahoma state law should […].

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An Annex 1 and Pharma 4.0 perspective on water quality

European Pharmaceutical Review

An essential part of the manufacturing of drug products is the use of water of different degrees of purity. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defines eight different types of water: non-potable, potable (drinkable), purified, water for injection (WFI), sterile water for injection, sterile water for inhalation, bacteriostatic water for injection and sterile water for irrigation. 1 The last four are produced at separate plants and thus less discussed for pharma since they are unlikely to b

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Calm branches out with new “condition-specific” mental health solution

MedCity News

Traditionally a wellness company focused on meditation and relaxation, Calm is moving into the healthcare space with a new solution called Calm Health. The solution will launch early next year and will cater to payers, providers and self-insured employers.

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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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Scientists Teach Neurons to Play Pong

Medgadget

Scientists at Cortical Labs in Melbourne, Australia, along with international collaborators, have developed “DishBrain”, which is essentially a collection of neurons in a dish that have demonstrated learning and, incredibly, can play the classic computer game Pong. The findings could create exciting new opportunities to understand the human brain, model neurological diseases, and test the effects of medications on the brain more easily.

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Competing in the age of telemedicine

MedCity News

Hospitals and health systems must take a comprehensive and proactive stance to protect themselves from emerging competition in telemedicine and shore up operational practices.

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Achieving commercial excellence with data-driven decisions

pharmaphorum

Executing an effective commercial success strategy requires extensive planning and implementation within pharmaceutical companies that spans teams, functions, and geographies. Together, these groups compile vast amounts of data, including rich information on patient populations, target customers, and the competitive landscape. But after months of effort, in most cases, the usefulness of this data begins and ends in a static slide deck or spreadsheet.

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Geisinger CEO: Price variability won’t be solved unless payers & providers get on the same page

MedCity News

Price transparency data has revealed there is a high degree of price variance for healthcare procedures depending on patients’ insurance carriers and the location in which services are delivered. Jaewon Ryu, Geisinger’s president and CEO, said that the only way this variability can be addressed is by getting decision makers on the payment side much more aligned with the care delivery side of things.

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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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First oral combined estetrol contraceptive available in UK

European Pharmaceutical Review

Gedeon Richter has announced that its combined oral contraceptive Drovelis® is the first tablet containing estetrol (E4) and drospirenone (DRSP) to be made available on the NHS in England. The drug (14.2mg estetrol and 3mg drospirenone) is the first oral combined contraceptive containing a new, synthetic natural oestrogen to be offered to patients in the UK.

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Prime Medicine pulls off $175M IPO and sketches out plans to reach the clinic

MedCity News

Prime Medicine has yet to test prime editing in humans, but the biotech company garnered enough investor interest to boost the size of its IPO, raising $175 million. Prime claims its technology has key advantages over other gene-editing technologies and the IPO cash will support a pipeline that currently spans 18 programs.

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How a company aimed at bringing the woolly mammoth back to life spun off a startup that could speed drug development

PharmaVoice

Colossal Biosciences announced the creation of Form Bio — and its “operating system for science” — in September.

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How Emblem Health’s CFO is looking at reforming prior authorization

MedCity News

Emblem Health’ s chief financial officer knows that prior authorization — where patients have to […].

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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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Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd- Opening for B.Pharm/ D.Pharm/ MBA/ Science Graduate Freshers-Apply Now

Pharma Pathway

Job Description. Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is one of the leading API & Formulations manufacturing and marketing pharmaceutical Company. We continue to enjoy leadership positions in antibiotics, anti -infective, anti -cough and also have significant worldwide presence in specialty therapeutic area such as cardiology, neurology, diabetology, etc.

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Stop cuts to Medicare and preserve access to home health services

MedCity News

The Covid-19 pandemic challenged the U.S. healthcare system like never before—particularly the segment of the […].

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Top-10 Reasons Why You Should be Adding Asynchronous Virtual Touchpoints Between Your Real-time Meetings

Impetus Digital

1. Advisor preference! Let’s jump right in, shall we? After more than two years of pandemic restrictions, many Pharma leaders are itching to meet with their key opinion leaders (KOLs) face-to-face again, believing that’s what most KOLs want. It may come as a surprise that this is not always the case. Based on over a decade of feedback from thousands of healthcare provider (HCP) advisors, across all therapeutic areas, we are consistently hearing that asynchronous virtual touchpoints (AVTs)

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Improving the patient experience one call at a time [Sponsored]

MedCity News

As hospitals face consolidation and CIOs are asked to increase staff productivity, tech companies that can support automation with solutions that are easy to onboard are getting heightened interest.

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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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Aurigene -Hiring Team Leader- DMPK / Medicinal Chemistry/ Microbiology/ Invitro Bio- Apply Now

Pharma Pathway

Aurigene -Hiring Team Leader- DMPK / Medicinal Chemistry/ Microbiology/ Invitro Bio- Apply Now. Job Description. We are hiring Team Leaders in our growing scientific. Candidates with PhD in respective subjects and 5 years of experience can share your profile on krishnafulsure@aurigeneservices.com , nareshd@aurigeneservices.com. Hiring Team Leader- DMPK / Medicinal Chemistry/ Microbiology/ Invitro Bio.

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Solv launches new same-day appointment booking with Carbon Health as customer

MedCity News

Solv has added direct real-time booking to Solv Connect, its marketplace for same-day and next-day healthcare appointments. This announcement decouples Solv Connect from the company’s other software offering, Solv Experience, which is its practice management platform. The first customer the company is announcing for its new-and-improved Solv Connect offering is Carbon Health, a network of primary care and urgent care clinics.

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Live from Reuters Pharma 2022 – the pharmaphorum podcast

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In mid-October, our Web Editor Nicole Raleigh and Deep Dive Editor Eloise McLennan travelled to Nice for the Reuters Pharma event. This special episode includes a conversation recorded on-site with Nicole, Eloise, Virtual Science AI CEO Thomas Hughes, and VSAI VP of global patient affairs Geraldine Reilly. They discuss key takeaways from the event, major trends in the space, and the guests’ work at Virtual Science AI, using technology to help life sciences companies create virtual patient adviso

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Humana finds formula for senior-focused care [Sponsored]

MedCity News

President of Humana’s primary care, Reneé Buckingham, addresses the needs of many seniors facing multiple diagnoses and barriers to high-quality care.

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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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Cancer diagnoses decrease across England during 2020

PharmaTimes

Statistics show an average of 789 new malignant cancers diagnosed per day in 2020

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How to Measure Salesforce Effectiveness

Quantified

The way we sell is changing. Sales organizations operate in a progressively changing environment. From the sudden shift to remote and virtual selling during COVID to the economic downturn, sales leaders continue to evolve what they have to do to perform. And with so many negative factors outside the company’s control, the attention naturally shifts to improving internal processes to gain a competitive advantage and achieve sales excellence on multiple levels.

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Eyenuk secures $26 Million Series A funding to accelerate global access to AI-powered eye-screening technology

Legacy MEDSearch

Eyenuk, Inc., a global artificial intelligence (AI) digital health company and the leader in real-world applications for AI Eye Screening and AI Predictive Biomarkers , announced it has secured $26 million in a Series A financing round, bringing the Company’s total funding to over $43 million. The capital raise was led by AXA IM Alts and was joined by new and existing investors including T&W Medical A/S, A&C Foelsgaard Alternativer ApS, Kendall Capital Partners, and KOFA Healthcare

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Heist Escape Room

CLD, Inc.

Heist Escape Room, Selling Zone, & Game Zone workshop for 300+ biotech sales representatives. The meeting brought everyone at this top 10 biotech company together after two plus years of remote and virtual meetings.

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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.