Fri.Sep 16, 2022

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The future of AI drug discovery & development in immunology and GPCR research

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Alphabet subsidiary and precision health company Verily recently announced a breakthrough in its AI drug discovery GPCR research collaboration with Sosei Heptares. A mere six months ago Verily launched the study with Sosei Heptares – a global leader in GPCR structure-based drug design – with an aim to “prioritise protein targets for therapeutic targeting in immune-mediated disease”.

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What’s wrong with healthcare and how do we fix it?

MedCity News

The problem with the US healthcare system is one of misaligned incentives. Prescribers are paid to evaluate patients and to administer care. All prescribers want the best outcomes for their patients, but the system does not incentivize choosing the best medications to promote those outcomes. Instead it is incentivized to pay for only the medications prescribed.

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Gilead’s Veklury receives WHO recommendation to treat severe Covid-19

Pharmaceutical Technology

Gilead Sciences has received expanded recommendation under the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline for the use of Veklury (remdesivir) to treat severe Covid-19 patients. The guideline update comes after the treatment received recommendation from the health agency for treating non-severe Covid-19 in patients at increased risk of hospitalisation.

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Red Jacket: Fabio Gratton

PharmaVoice

The serial entrepreneur has relied on his gift for storytelling, creativity and a bit of “magic” as he’s launched one successful niche tech company after another.

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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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Yuvo Health launches initiative to make value-based care easier for FQHCs

MedCity News

Yuvo Health launched a new initiative to provide FQHCs with administrative and managed contract services to help them adopt value-based care. The New York startup partnered with the Primary Care Development Corporation to co-develop training programs and support resources to ensure FQHCs are positioned for success in these care models.

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Red Jacket: Jim Lang

PharmaVoice

The CEO of Eversana has made his mark on the life sciences by disrupting the status quo for commercialization — and he’s got more industry-shifting changes in the works.

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Opdivo set to take on Keytruda in adjuvant melanoma

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Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo has shown efficacy when used as a post-surgery (adjuvant) treatment for patients with melanoma, extending the time before the disease recurrence or patient death in a phase 3 trial. The positive readout from the CheckMate-76K study means that Opdivo (nivolumab) has a chance to draw level again with Merck & Co’s rival cancer immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab), which was approved for adjuvant treatment of melanoma last December.

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Internal Brand Planning Sessions on the Impetus InSite Platform®: A Customer Story

Impetus Digital

In this Customer Story, we share how a nephrology brand team approached Impetus Digital for help with streamlining and optimizing their annual brand planning and strategic discussions. In the early parts of the pandemic, they had attempted to host these meetings themselves over a standard web meeting platform. While they understood the benefits of virtual, they found it difficult to align and reach consensus through their current approach due to a lack of an integrated view of all moving parts a

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Red Jacket: Udit Batra

PharmaVoice

A combination of logic and love — that’s how the CEO of Waters Corp. leads and how he inspires those around him to “solve the problems that matter.

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Ipca Laboratories Ltd- Walk-In Interview for QC/ QA/ AMV On 17th September 2022

Pharma Pathway

Ipca Laboratories Ltd- Walk-In Interview for QC/ QA/ AMV On 17th September 2022. Job Description. Ipca high brand equity of Domestic & International plant, Manufacturing facilities from the world’ most regulatory bodies. Vacancy for QC/ QA/ AMV. All Vacancy are for Shift Duty and so only Male Candidates are Preferred. Note: M.Sc & M.Pharm Experience should only apply for AMV Department.

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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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FDA-cleared data accuracy in consumer wearables: Increasingly important yet often overlooked

MedCity News

As consumers better understand their right to medical privacy, they will have higher expectations for wellness wearables that aren’t bound to data privacy regulations.

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RA Chem Pharma Limited-Walk-In Interview for QC/ Production/ QA/ Engineering & Maintenance On 17th Sept’ 2022

Pharma Pathway

RA Chem Pharma Limited-Walk-In Interview for QC/ Production/ QA/ Engineering & Maintenance On 17th Sept’ 2022. Job Description. RA Chem Pharma Limited is a vertically integrated pharma Company and has Manufacturing facilities for API’s, Formulations and is also into Clinical Research. RA Chem is a part of Advent International and has ambitious growth plants.

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Health Innovators – Matt Dugan

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Pharmaphorum Editor-in-Chief Jonah Comstock welcomes Matt Dugan, director and head of innovation at Novo Nordisk, to discuss the company’s digital transformation journey. Recently, Novo Nordisk launched a new digital strategy around optimising operations, augmenting offerings, and exploring new treatment modalities, especially around the idea of “sustainable prevention” – particularly relevant given the company’s focus on chronic conditions like diabetes.

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Fertility benefit specialist shares insights on how to improve employee engagement in health

MedCity News

Employee benefits and the consumerization of healthcare are the themes for the INVEST Digital Health conference September 28 at Pegasus Park in Dallas. Be part of the conversation on how companies and employees are using health benefit tools to reduce healthcare costs. Register today!

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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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Advanced Biopharma Manufacturing Key to White House Cancer Moonshot

PharmExec

Administration launches national manufacturing initiative, with aim to reduce US reliance on biomedicine from China and other regions.

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Torrent Pharmaceuticals- Walk-Ins for Bioanalytical/ Pharmacokinetic On 17th Sept’ 2022

Pharma Pathway

Torrent Pharmaceuticals- Walk-Ins for Bioanalytical/ Pharmacokinetic On 17th Sept’ 2022. Job Description. Torrent Pharmaceutical Limited is a major player in the Indian pharmaceuticals sector with the vision of becoming a global entity. Torrent Pharma enjoys dominance in the niche therapeutic areas like, cardiovascular and central nervous system, gastro-intestinal, pain management and oral anti-diabetic segments.

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Impending hospital closure rattles Atlanta’s Healthcare landscape

MedCity News

Despite banners proclaiming Atlanta Medical Center’s commitment to the area — “120 Years Caring For Atlanta,” one reads — its nonprofit owner, Wellstar Health System, recently announced plans to close the hospital’s doors on Nov. 1.

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Everything You Need to Know About Maptive (Pros & Cons)

Map My Customers

For today’s outside sales teams to truly be successful, comprehensive territory management and location intelligence software is absolutely essential. Using these tools will enable your reps to effectively work territories, pinpoint and capitalize on new sales opportunities, and optimize sales growth. The good news is, there is no shortage of available options in this type of outside sales software.

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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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Almirall/Lilly lebrikizumab offers potential long-term management of atopic dermatitis

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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a highly prevalent chronic dermatological disease, with symptoms which include itching, dry skin, severe pain, and inflammation – all of which create considerable stress in the daily lives of patients and often negatively affect their day-to-day and long-term well-being. Lebrikizumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits an interleukin named IL-13, is especially promising in treatment of this disease.

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The 2022 Red Jacket honorees

PharmaVoice

Our annual PharmaVoice 100 “hall of fame” winners raise the bar on transformative leadership in life sciences.

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Hetero Labs Limited-Campus Placement Drive for Freshers On 17th Sept’ 2022

Pharma Pathway

Hetero Labs Limited-Campus Placement Drive for Freshers On 17th Sept’ 2022. Job Description. Hetero Labs Limited is one of India’s generic pharmaceutical companies and the “world’s largest producer of anti- retroviral drugs”. Hetero’s business includes APIs, generic, biosimilars, custom pharmaceutical services, and branded generics. HETERO is one of the India’s leading generic pharmaceutical companies and is one of the world’s largest producer of anti-retroviral drugs for the treatment of

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As the Life Sciences Industry Transforms, New Risks Emerge

PharmExec

Life sciences companies are collaborating more with technology enterprises, universities, and other groups, which is changing the landscape of the industry.

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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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Integrated evidence: How patient data derived from digital healthcare delivery can drive innovation

MedCity News

For a long time, doctors’ offices, large or small, operated under a seeming contradiction; even […].

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CCC Creates OA Agreement Intelligence Solution

Copyright Clearance Center

The post CCC Creates OA Agreement Intelligence Solution appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.

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Piramal Pharma Solutions-Walk-In Interviews for Multiple Positions On 17th & 18th Sept’ 2022

Pharma Pathway

Piramal Pharma Solutions-Walk-In Interviews for Multiple Positions On 17th & 18th Sept’ 2022. Company Profile: . Piramal Pharma Solutions is the Contract Development and Manufacturing arm of Piramal Pharma Ltd., with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. We are a global leader in integrated solutions and offer a unique platform of services across the drug lifecycle – from drug discovery and development to commercial manufacturing of drug substances and drug products.

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CHMP recommends Sanofi and AstraZeneca’s Beyfortus to treat respiratory syncytial virus

PharmaTimes

Therapy has been developed for the prevention of disease in infants

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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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The Effects of Ransomware on Science & Its Researchers

PharmExec

Life sciences companies a likely targets of these kinds of attacks.

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AstraZeneca scores phase 3 win with novel complement drug danicopan

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Prospects for AstraZeneca’s oral Factor D inhibitor danicopan were looking poor after it failed a phase 2 trial in a rare kidney disease in 2020, but a new readout could reinvigorate the drug. Danicopan (ALXN2040) has shown its value as an add-on treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) who experience extravascular haemolysis (EVH) – breakdown of red blood cells in the spleen, bone marrow, or liver.

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How To Improve Talent Acquisition In The Medical Industry

Rep-Lite

What Is Talent Acquisition? It’s common knowledge that sourcing the perfect candidate is no easy feat, especially when other companies in your field are vying for the same individuals. This is why it’s so essential to develop a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy. But what precisely does “talent acquisition” encompass? The process of locating and hiring qualified personnel to satisfy your organization’s demands is known as talent acquisition.

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How to Approach Evaluating Sales Training Programs

Quantified

Every sales team requires a reliable sales training program to help improve skills and abilities. However, many companies don’t use the right programs or adequately evaluate their effectiveness. This prevents sales teams from reaching their full potential and limits their success. Evaluating sales training programs will give you a clear idea of how much they’re helping or hindering your teams.

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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.