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At long last, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, J&J, Roche and others have an ally in Biden

Fierce Pharma

Over the last four years, with President Joe Biden milking a popular cause as an opponent of Big Pharma drug pricing, the industry has rarely seen good news coming from the White House. | Over the last four years, with President Joe Biden milking a popular cause as an opponent of Big Pharma's pricing, the industry has rarely seen good news coming from the White House.

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Is the Healthcare Industry Embracing Risk in Its Contracts?

MedCity News

As the healthcare industry slowly moves toward value-based care, healthcare companies are thinking about taking on risk. During a panel at MedCity News’ INVEST conference, healthcare leaders shared some key ideas about how the industry is embracing risk in its contracts. The post Is the Healthcare Industry Embracing Risk in Its Contracts? appeared first on MedCity News.

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ASCO: Bristol Myers unveils I-O triplet data in melanoma as Iovance touts ‘paradigm-changing’ combo result

Fierce Pharma

Over the years, melanoma has become a popular testing ground for researchers to explore new immuno-oncology approaches. | With prior approvals in melanoma, Bristol Myers Squibb and Iovance are now showcasing early clinical data for their novel combinations in small first-line melanoma trials.

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Canadian Women’s Health Medtech Startup Wins Over Audience at MedCity INVEST

MedCity News

Fem Therapeutics won the audience choice award in the Canadian PItch contest at MedCity INVEST in Chicago this week. It competed with Reach Orthopaedics , PragmaClin Research, and OPTT Health. The post Canadian Women’s Health Medtech Startup Wins Over Audience at MedCity INVEST appeared first on MedCity News.

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Optimizing Clinical Supply Strategy: Navigating Challenges & Finding Your Ideal Model

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J&J faces allegations it used 'fraudulent maneuvers' to avoid compensating talc plaintiffs

Fierce Pharma

As Johnson & Johnson sorts through a mountain of litigation claiming its talcum-based powders caused users to develop cancers, the company has now been slapped with a related but different | Women represented by six law firms who previously filed lawsuits against J&J over talc claims have filed a proposed class action lawsuit in U.S. federal court in New Jersey.

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Biogen Agrees to Acquire HI-BIO for $1.15 Billion

Pharmaceutical Commerce

The deal features felzartamab, an investigational anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, whose clinical outcomes have shown potential to tackle various immune-mediated diseases.

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Researchers combine herpes virus with cancer vaccine to treat brain cancer in children

PharmaTimes

High-grade gliomas are rare, malignant tumours which account for up to 12% of all childhood brain tumours

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AstraZeneca and Nona Biosciences sign agreement for monoclonal antibody

Pharmaceutical Technology

AstraZeneca has entered into a worldwide licence and option agreement with Nona Biosciences for a preclinical monoclonal antibody.

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Hims & Hers Offers Access to GLP-1s Starting At $199 A Month

MedCity News

Hims & Hers is now providing access to compounded GLP-1s. Patients also receive unlimited medical consultations with a licensed provider. The post Hims & Hers Offers Access to GLP-1s Starting At $199 A Month appeared first on MedCity News.

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Cytokinetics eyes go-it-alone strategy for aficamten

pharmaphorum

Cytokinetics has been a top biotech takeover candidate for some time, thanks to blockbuster speculation about its lead drug aficamten, but a $1 billion-plus set of financing deals shows it is prepared to go to market on its own.

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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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Unlocking Better Health: The Role of Personal Health Literacy in Medicare Advantage Enrollment

MedCity News

The impact of personal health literacy on seniors The post Unlocking Better Health: The Role of Personal Health Literacy in Medicare Advantage Enrollment appeared first on MedCity News.

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Second fire at Novo Nordisk in a week now under control

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Novo Nordisk’s second facility fire in a week is under control, although the office in Bagsvaerd affected by the latest blaze isn’t expected to be salvageable.

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Merck’s MilliporeSigma agrees to acquire Mirus Bio for $600m

Pharmaceutical Technology

Merck KGaA’s MilliporeSigma has entered a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Mirus Bio in a deal totaling $600m (€500m).

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Merck builds in cell, gene therapies with Mirus Bio deal

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Merck KGaA has agreed to a $600m deal to buy Mirus Bio, a specialist in transfection reagents used in the production of cell and gene therapies.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Asymchem Takes Ownership of Former Pfizer Manufacturing Facilities

Pharmaceutical Commerce

The CDMO will run the active pharmaceutical ingredient pilot plant in Sandwich, UK, along with development laboratories.

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Development of novel water-soluble inks for 3D-printed polypills

European Pharmaceutical Review

A paper has reported a multi-material ink-jet 3D printing (MM-IJ3DP)-based method that could enable tailored drug release profiles of personalised pharmaceutical tablets during manufacturing. While biocompatible water-soluble polymers as excipients, have “been recently explored to produce gels [they have not been investigated] as a water-soluble excipient”, according to the paper.

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Chinese firm throws lifeline to Pfizer UK plant workers

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China’s Asymchem Laboratories has agreed to take over the operation of a Pfizer manufacturing facility in Sandwich, UK, saving dozens of jobs.

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Navigating Opportunities and Challenges in the GLP-1 Drug Gold Rush

MedCity News

GLP-1 agonists are transforming the weight loss market. Experts weighed in on the changes they’re seeing, speaking in a panel discussion during the MedCity News INVEST Conference in Chicago. The post Navigating Opportunities and Challenges in the GLP-1 Drug Gold Rush appeared first on MedCity News.

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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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Biogen bets $1.15bn on immunology drug developer HI-Bio

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Biogen has expanded its specialty immunology pipeline with an agreement to buy Human Immunology Biosciences (HI-Bio) and its lead drug felzartamab, in trials for a range of diseases including IgA nephropathy (IgAN).

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UK MRC and AstraZeneca partner for translational clinical research

PharmaTimes

The partnership will provide six MRC clinical fellows with industry placement opportunities

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Elite 2024 Data Miner Karin Hayes of OptimizeRx

PM360

Karin Hayes SVP, Analytics Products and Services OptimizeRx Innovation Data Connection to Fuel Patient Centricity Karin Hayes is a transformative leader who combines her strong pharmaceutical background with deep expertise in longitudinal healthcare data and advanced analytics to bring strategic data solutions to pharmaceutical marketing. As the industry navigates advanced analytics and machine learning, Karin stands out as a healthcare leader who turns numbers into insights.

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Challenges and opportunities in synthetic clinical trials

pharmaphorum

What are the pros and cons of synthetic clinical trials? Get insights from podcast guests Web Sun and Tracy Mayne on the latest developments in this cutting-edge field.

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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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Elite 2024 Disrupter Tim Arendt of Consulting Hot Iron Health, a Spectrum Science company

PM360

Tim Arendt Managing Director, Consulting Hot Iron Health, a Spectrum Science company Charging Into New Consulting Models Tim Arendt was once a firefighter. It’s why he’s not afraid to head in first. Tim rejects the status quo and changes how the industry operates. His focus on healthcare brands and their challenges is rooted in a passion for patients and positive patient outcomes.

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Effective Onboarding Strategies for New Medical Sales Reps: Setting the Foundation for Success

Rep-Lite

When bright, enthusiastic new medical sales reps join your team, they’re eager to learn and full of potential. But in reality, they also face a mountain of information about the company, products, and the intricacies of medical sales. An effective onboarding program is the key that unlocks their potential and propels them towards success. Here at Rep-Lite , we’ve witnessed the transformative power of well-designed onboarding firsthand.

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FDA Approves Phase III Trial Protocol for Laekna’s LAE002 Plus LAE001 Combination for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

PharmExec

Approval for the Phase III protocol of LAE002 Plus LAE001 come as a result of posiive Phase II data, which showed promising benefits for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients.

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Magazine: Lula’s progress plan for Brazil: a year on

Pharmaceutical Technology

In this issue: Lula's progress plan for Brazil, tracking opioid lawsuit settlements in the US, the cell & gene therapy landscape in the US, the latest on ESG in pharma, and more.

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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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Unlocking the Secrets of High-Performing Sales Teams

Spotio

In a recent webinar hosted by SPOTIO, we delved into the secrets behind high-performing sales teams. Presented by Trey Gibson, CEO/Founder of SPOTIO, the session offered valuable insights from SPOTIO’s annual State of Field Sales study. If you missed it, don’t worry—we’ve summarized the key takeaways to help you transform your sales team’s performance.

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Elite 2024 Disrupter Mike Edwards of Novartis

PM360

Mike Edwards Executive Director, Marketing Strategy Malignant Hematology Novartis Never Settling for Strong, Only Stronger Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) was a complacent treatment category in need of a disruptor. Enter Mike Edwards, who leads the SCEMBLIX brand team at Novartis. CML has been relatively well-controlled for more than a decade—to the point where some HCPs are so satisfied with their treatment options that they refer to it as the “good cancer.

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CCC to Issue Updates to Market Report on Scholarly Metadata at the Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting

Copyright Clearance Center

May 23, 2024 – Danvers, Mass. – CCC , a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, announces that the newest edition of The State of Scholarly Metadata report, which depicts the complexities and value of scholarly publishing metadata, will be made available at the 2024 Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) 46 th Annual Meeting 29-31 May at the Westin Boston Seaport District.

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Elite 2024 Disrupter Alex Sophocles of imre

PM360

Alex Sophocles Vice-President, Experience imre The Benefits of Saying, “What If?” Alex is an integrated marketing strategist with over 13 years of experience leading consumer, healthcare, and medical brands to success. Using human-centered methodologies, he approaches business challenges by collaborating with patients and healthcare professionals to ensure business goals and customer values are aligned.

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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.