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Housing strategies for providers to better accommodate traveling nurses

MedCity News

Housing is a complex space requiring a high degree of creativity. There are a number of decision points across the selection process, and without concrete, tested experience healthcare systems can run the risk of under-serving nomadic employees.

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EC approves CAR T-Cell therapy for B-cell lymphoma

European Pharmaceutical Review

Kite announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved the use of cell therapy Yescarta ® for treatment of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and high-grade B-cell lymphoma (HGBL), who relapse within 12 months or are refractory to, first-line chemoimmunotherapy. The approval is based on results from the Phase III ZUMA-7 study, the largest and longest trial of a CAR T-cell therapy versus standard of care (SOC) in this patient population.

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Pharmacy benefit managers inflate drug prices and decrease competition while consumers pay the price. Does the FTC have the medicine to fix it?

MedCity News

Many have never heard of a pharmacy benefit manager, mega-profitable companies that control what consumers pay for prescription drugs. The FTC’s new probe needs to go far to change the status quo.

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HPAPI contract manufacturing to value $14.6 billion by 2030

European Pharmaceutical Review

The high potency active pharmaceutical ingredient (HPAPI) contract manufacturing market is expected to grow from $7.32 billion in 2022 to $14.65 billion by 2030, according to a market report. This growth is driven by the increased demand for oncology drugs, advances in manufacturing technology and a rise in targeted therapies. There has been a boost in the outsourcing activities of high potency active pharmaceuticals as it removes the need for investment in expensive infrastructure, the report s

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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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Reining in an epidemic of workplace violence in healthcare

MedCity News

More than seven out of every 10 instances of workplace violence in the U.S. occur in a healthcare setting, according to the CDC. Doctors and nurses don’t have to live in a world where security is just good enough when they could do so much better with proven tools, processes and technology.

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Key operational considerations to optimise decentralised clinical trials

pharmaphorum

Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has provided the industry with a solid foundation of experience with decentralised trials, it is appropriate to reflect and ask whether DCT studies are truly helping to address long-standing issues in research and development for sponsors, study teams and, most importantly, patients. IQVIA conducted a thorough analysis of 12 global DCT studies across three therapeutic areas and seven indications to compare DCTs’ value to key stakeholders with traditional trials.

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A new class of drugs with ‘huge’ potential in the fight against challenging breast cancers

PharmaVoice

Drug developers have been making headway in treating the most difficult and deadly forms of breast cancer.

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Healthcare still has a few years to go before price transparency data makes an impact, Turquoise Health CEO says

MedCity News

The healthcare industry is still building software to can handle its complex and vast pricing data, so it still has a few more years to go before price transparency information actually becomes useful. Once software development cycle matures, this data can infiltrate the way providers and payers negotiate contracts and affect the way patients shop for care.

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Think your company could be on HHS’ drug price negotiation list? Here’s how to navigate next steps

PharmaVoice

Know what to expect from the CMS over the next few months as it implements the drug reforms laid out in the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Viome Life Sciences snags $67M to expand DTC pipeline of at-home tests and wellness products

MedCity News

The funding was led by Bold Capital Group. Other investors of the company include Khosla Ventures, WestRiver Group and Glico. In total, Viome has raised more than $150 million.

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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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AlzeCure gets new Alzheimer's abstract accepted

PharmaTimes

Therapy is based on ACD856's indicative disease modifying effects against the condition

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SCAN creates MA plan for LGBTQ+ seniors through partnership with Included Health

MedCity News

The health plan offered through SCAN includes care navigation services from Included Health, in which members can receive assistance in finding peer groups, support groups and community resources. Members can also receive virtual behavioral healthcare through Included Health.

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Natco Pharma Limited -Openings for Quality Control Dept.- Apply Now

Pharma Pathway

Natco Pharma Limited -Openings for Quality Control Dept.- Apply Now. Job Description. Natco Pharma Limited is a vertically integrated and R&D focused pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing of finished dosage formulation (“FDF”) and active pharmaceutical ingredients (“APIs”). Our focus is primarily on niche therapeutic areas and complex products.

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Planned Parenthood asks NC court to allow non-physicians to provide medication abortion to meet demand from out-of-state

MedCity News

According to the motion, more than one third of Planned Parenthood South Atlantic’s abortion patients between July 1 and September 30, 2022 came from out of state, totalling 1,317 people. In the same time period last year, just 322 patients came from out of state for abortions.

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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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£12 million given to Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre

European Pharmaceutical Review

Over the next five years research at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) will include vaccine development for infectious diseases, funded in part by a £12 million grant from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Other research under the grant will aim to improve early diagnosis of pulmonary vascular disease, care pathways for patients living with HIV and outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease.

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Allina Health, Flare Capital spin out startup to enable at-home care models

MedCity News

Inbound Health is a new startup spun out by Minnesota-based Allina Health and Flare Capital Partners. The company is designed to help enable health systems and health plans to establish hospital-at-home and skilled nursing-at-home programs.

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Kite’s Yescarta to receive European marketing authorisation

PharmaTimes

First treatment in 30 years to improve second-line treatment of DLBCL

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Sponsors at HLTH 2022 reflect a dynamic mix of health tech and services across the healthcare ecosystem [Sponsored]

MedCity News

The companies exhibiting at HLTH 2022 represent some of the newest and most innovative health tech and reflect a mix of healthcare startups to well-established companies seeking to address some of the biggest challenges and pain points in healthcare.

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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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Training and Hiring Medical Sales Reps to Create a High-Performing Team in 2022

Map My Customers

The workforce is continually changing, and companies must adapt and adjust accordingly. The medical device sales industry is no exception to this. Now more than ever it is crucial to hire and train top talent. When it comes to medical sales the sales representatives require a different level of training than sales representatives from other industries.

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Ritvis Labs Pvt. Ltd- Openings for Production/ QC/ QA/ EHS Departments- Apply Now

Pharma Pathway

Ritvis Labs Pvt. Ltd- Openings for Production/ QC/ QA/ EHS Departments- Apply Now. Job Description. Urgent Requirement @ Ritvis Labs Pvt. Ltd, Vizag-Atchutapuram. Department: Production/ QC/ QA/ EHS. Experience: 2 years to 12 years. Role: Chemist/ Asst. Manager/ Shift In Charges. Job Location: Vizag. Interested Candidates Share your CVs to hr@ritvislabs.com.

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CCC at Frankfurt Book Fair

Copyright Clearance Center

The post CCC at Frankfurt Book Fair appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.

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What Is Geofencing, and How it’s Used in Healthcare?

Healthcare Success

When it comes to marketing, location is everything—especially for health systems and providers. Today’s healthcare consumers expect high-quality options close to where they live or work. And healthcare marketers are always looking for the most cost-effective channels to reach them. Location data has been a hot topic in the digital space for years, but the way marketers use that data is constantly evolving.

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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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7 Reasons Marketers Need a Digital Sales Platform

Modus

Winning deals in today's uber-competitive market requires active buyer engagement. Relevant content shared by sales reps helps build that engagement and creates deeper buyer conversations. Unfortunately, we hear time and time again that sales reps have a hard time finding the right content to do the job but it's not because it doesn't exist. In fact, data shows that 65% of marketing-created content goes unused!

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Oculis enters merger deal with European Biotech Acquisition

Pharmaceutical Technology

Oculis has signed a definitive business combination agreement with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) European Biotech Acquisition (EBAC). The merged business is anticipated to have an enterprise value of nearly $220m following the closing of the transaction. The deal is also expected to offer proceeds comprising nearly $127.5m held in the trust of EBAC and nearly $80m in upsized private investment in public equity (PIPE) and private investment.

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5 Reasons Marketers Need a Digital Sales Platform

Modus

Winning deals in today's uber-competitive market requires active buyer engagement. Relevant content shared by sales reps helps build that engagement and creates deeper buyer conversations. Unfortunately, we hear time and time again that sales reps have a hard time finding the right content to do the job but it's not because it doesn't exist. In fact, data shows that 65% of marketing-created content goes unused!

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Oculis SA and EBAC join to drive ophthalmology innovation

pharmaphorum

Oculis SA, a global biopharmaceutical company that develops treatments for saving sight and improving eye care with breakthrough innovations, is to combine with the European Biotech Acquisition Corp (EBAC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that has screened over 100 European biotechnology companies. The announced definitive business combination agreement is set to complete in H1 in 2023 in Lausanne, Switzerland and Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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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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Vitamin D Shows Promise in Lowering Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Pharmacy Times

A new review identified vitamin D as an important factor in maintaining endothelial progenitor cell health and function, which can impact risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

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How to Write a Sales Report (Incl. 10 Key Reports)

Spotio

You’re a field sales manager, which means you spend a lot of time crafting sales reports—or, at least, you should. If you’re like most, though, you hate this part of your job. We want to help! In this article, we’ll explain what a sales report is, the 10 sales reports you should run for your field sales team , how to craft a dynamite report, a specific tool you can use to report on sales faster than ever before, and more.

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Fireside Chat with Rick Anderson, President of DarioHealth

Impetus Digital

Register for Impetus’ upcoming live webinar on November 1, 11 AM – 12 PM ET: A Fireside Chat with Rick Anderson, President of DarioHealth. About the webinar. Rick Anderson , President of DarioHealth , joins Natalie Yeadon , Co-founder & CEO of Impetus Digital , in this live episode of Healthcare Goes Digital. Among many other topics, they will explore digital therapeutics, how DarioHealth is utilizing AI and behavioral science to personalize each user’s health journey, and how this app

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BioMatrix Healthcare Pvt. Ltd- Openings for Quality Assurance/ Packing-Formulation OSD-Apply Now

Pharma Pathway

BioMatrix Healthcare Pvt. Ltd- Openings for Quality Assurance/ Packing-Formulation OSD-Apply Now. Job Description. Openings for Quality Assurance/ Packing-Formulation OSD Department @ BioMatrix Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Department: Quality Assurance/ Packing-Formulation OSD. Experience: 02-05 years. Qualification: B.Pharm/ M.Pharm/ M.Sc/ B.Sc. Location: Ahmedabad.

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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.