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Biogen CEO plots long-term turnaround after analysts brand company's recent results as 'weak'

Fierce Pharma

While Biogen’s financials are in rough shape now, the company’s CEO, Chris Viebacher, sees reason to be optimistic about the future. | With four new drug launches rolling and the majority of the company’s losses of exclusivity in the rearview, Biogen figures it could chart continued revenue growth over the next 10 years, CEO Chris Viehbacher said Tuesday.

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AI Biotech Exscientia Fires CEO Hopkins for Relationships With Two Employees

MedCity News

Exscientia’s termination of CEO Andrew Hopkins is for cause and effective immediately. Grounds for termination include misconduct or behavior that brings Hopkins or the company into disrepute, according to his employment agreement.

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With FDA nod for Onivyde combo, Ipsen ends 10-year drought in newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer

Fierce Pharma

It’s the approval Ipsen has been waiting for since buying up Onivyde in 2017. | It’s the approval Ipsen has been waiting for since buying up Onivyde in 2017. The FDA has approved Onivyde as part of a combination dubbed Nalirifox to treat patients with newly diagnosed metastatic pancreatic cancer.

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Bridging the Data Divide: Investing in People and Tech to Improve Health Equity

MedCity News

Proper data collection, analysis, and utilization has the potential to address long-standing health disparities and propel our healthcare system forward to serve all communities.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Lawmakers urge White House officials to enforce sanctions on China's WuXi AppTec, WuXi Biologics: Reuters

Fierce Pharma

After introducing legislation targeting certain Chinese biopharma companies, a group of bipartisan lawmakers are taking their concerns to the White House—and upping the stakes. | After proposing a bill to revoke funding from certain Chinese biopharmas, a group of bipartisan legislators penned a letter to certain White House officials pressing for sanctions on the two companies based on alleged links to China's Communist Party and its military.

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Employers Have a Pain Problem

MedCity News

There is some acknowledgment by employers of their pain problem, but this awareness is not universal. This demonstrates a clear need for solutions that tackle not only health care costs, but absenteeism, the impact to presenteeism, and overall productivity.

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Biogen’s Skyclarys is first EU drug for Friedreich’s ataxia

pharmaphorum

Biogen’s Skyclarys is the first approved medicine for the inherited neurological disease Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) in the EU, after getting a green light from the European Commission.

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With UK appeals court win, GSK avoids paying larger share of Zejula sales to AstraZeneca

Fierce Pharma

It appears GSK won’t have to fork over extra Zejula royalties to AstraZeneca after all, thanks to an appeals court victory in the companies’ long-running U.K. legal dispute. | GSK was previously ordered to pay rival PARP inhibitor maker AstraZeneca a larger share of total sales on its cancer med Zejula. But an appeals court has overturned the decision.

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UK Agency targets blood thinners in personalised medicine pursuit

Pharmaceutical Technology

The MHRA kicks off phase two of the Yellow Card biobank to explore the genetic link to side effects of direct oral anticoagulants.

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PhRMA lawsuit challenging IRA price negotiations dismissed on jurisdictional technicality

Fierce Pharma

A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit by industry lobbying group PhRMA which challenged the legality of Medicare price negotiations.

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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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Headlight Secures $18M in Funding To Improve Access to Mental Health Support

MedCity News

Headlight’s funding round was led by Matrix and EPIC Ventures. The company also hired new leadership, including CEO Geoff Swindle, who was formerly chief business officer at PillPack and Amazon Pharmacy.

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Vertex secures European approval for CRISPR cell therapy

European Pharmaceutical Review

The first CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy has been granted a marketing authorisation by the European Commission (EC). Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ CASGEVY ( exagamglogene autotemcel [exa-cel]) is conditionally approved individuals 12 years and over with severe sickle cell disease characterised by recurrent vaso-occlusive crises or transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia.

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Biomarkers ‘may predict dementia 15 years before diagnosis’

pharmaphorum

Researchers have used proteomics data from the UK Biobank to identify protein biomarkers in blood that could give warning of dementia years before diagnosis

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USP recommends revisions to proposed RMM chapters

European Pharmaceutical Review

In January, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) published revisions to previous drafts of chapters about using rapid microbiological methods (RMM), with a specific focus on short-life products. <72> Respiration-Based Microbiological Methods for the Detection of Contamination in Short-Life Products The changes for the proposed chapter the detection of contaminants in short-life products.

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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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CRISPR gene therapy Casgevy secures approval in Europe

Pharmaceutical Technology

The regulatory greenlight makes it the only gene therapy available in Europe for sickle cell disease and TDT.

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White House wins in first Medicare negotiation legal ruling

pharmaphorum

Texas judge has thrown out the first lawsuit brought by PhRMA claiming Medicare negotiation of drug pricing is unconstitutional

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Surviving Cancer And Making An Impact To Cancer Patients’ Lives With Rob Ciaramitaro

Evolve Your Success

The biggest challenges in our lives should not stop us in our tracks, but rather open up new possibilities for a more meaningful life. Cancer survivor Rob Ciaramirato fully embraced this mindset, unleashing a more purposeful version of himself after going through one of his biggest tests. In this special episode for World Cancer Day, he joins Samuel Adeyinka in looking back how being diagnosed and surviving cancer made him realize the purposeful things he can do through medical sales.

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Roche, PathAI team up on AI companion diagnostics

pharmaphorum

Roche has turned to artificial intelligence specialist PathAI to accelerate its development of digital pathology technologies that can be used to match patients with drug treatments and support new drug development. The alliance is with Roche Tissue Diagnostics (RTD), a unit of the Swiss pharma group that is concerned with the development of tissue-based tools to improve the diagnosis of cancer and grew out of Roche’s acquisition of Venta Medical Systems in 2008.

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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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Network With More Than 100 Healthcare VC firms at MedCity INVEST 2024!

MedCity News

The conference is the premier boutique healthcare investment event in the U.S.

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Aligning Resources with Needs: Enhancing Hospital Demand Forecasting for Better Care

Clarify Health

In healthcare, the ability to predict future demand with precision is not just a competitive advantage. For many hospitals and healthcare systems, it’s a necessity for survival. Optimizing resources to meet the moment calls for strategic planning powered by healthcare data analytics and effective demand forecasting. Demand forecasting in the context of hospital systems is critical for aligning resources like staff, equipment, and beds with future patient care needs.

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Roche Pulls Out of Agreement With Repare Therapeutics to Develop Novel Cancer Therapy

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Roche and Repare came to terms on a deal in June 2022 to develop and commercialize camonsertib, which included a $125 million upfront payment and could have reached up to $1.2 billion based on clinical, regulatory, commercial, and sales milestones.

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Roche Ends Agreement With Repare Therapeutics to Develop ATR Inhibitor Camonsertib

PharmExec

Roche halts agreement with Repare Therapeutics to develop and commercialize camonsertib just weeks after triggering a $40 million milestone payment when the first patient was dosed with the novel cancer drug.

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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 Fast Tracks Novel Treatment for Metastatic Small Cell Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer

Pharmaceutical Commerce

BXCL701 combined with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is being evaluated for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with small cell neuroendocrine and adenocarcinoma phenotypes.

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Building Resiliency: Essential Leadership Principles for 2024

PharmExec

Embracing business imperatives such as operational efficiency and a focus on a patient-centric approach can help pharma leaders provide a stable foundation amid lingering uncertainty.

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How to Land a Job in Pharmaceutical Sales for 2024 and Beyond

Contrarian Sales Techniques

So, you've got your sights set on the pharmaceutical sales world for 2024, huh? It might be your smartest choice ever but don’t throw in the party yet. No doubt that this is a sector where you can really make a mark, not just in terms of a solid career but also in making a difference in people's lives. (Why choose pharma sales job? Here’s my thought ).

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Launch Readiness 2024: A fresh look at key trends affecting pharma product launches

Tribeca Knowledge

I n our latest report, Launch Readiness 2024 , we look at the prospects and obstacles facing new medicines in markets still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. We consider the current state of companies’ R&D pipelines, where there are opportunities for launch excellence, and how launch planners can best negotiate the many and varied market-access challenges further complicated by the legacy effects of COVID-19.

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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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How AI Can Help Solve Drug Shortage Issues

Pharmaceutical Commerce

In this video interview with Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs, Dr. Jo Varshney, CEO & Founder of VeriSIMLife, discusses how artificial intelligence and machine learning can assist in the drug shortage problem.

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How Clarivate works towards SDG 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Clarivate

At Clarivate we put sustainability at the heart of our business goals. Environment, social and governance issues are at the core of our global culture, serving as guiding principles for every decision we make. Our sustainability report is full of real-life examples of how we help our customers, colleagues and communities, with transparent, data-driven results and real insights on where we need to focus moving forward.

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Developing a Robust Serialization Program

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Various considerations can help pharmaceutical manufacturers and suppliers provide a robust serialization solution based on the FDA's Drug Supply Chain Security Act.

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Why patient centricity is the answer to the clinical trial enrolment gap 

Pharmaceutical Technology

Research indicates that designing clinical trials with the patient in mind reduces recruitment times and enhances trial performance.

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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.