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What does a medical sales rep do?

David Bagga

A medical sales rep is the person who forms a liaison between medical companies and healthcare professionals who use their products. The sales rep is the main point of contact between the two. Medical Device Sales Career Home Blog What Does a Medical Sales Rep Do? What does a Medical Sales Rep do? A medical […] The post What does a medical sales rep do?

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4 Keys to Engaging Healthcare Consumers Digitally

MedCity News

One health system that initiated a journey mapping process for breast health services focused on connecting patients with a breast surgeon within 48 hours. But for the patient, that’s not 48 hours. That’s 10,000 moments of terror, she told them. Understanding this, the health system redesigned how it communicated with patients.

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FDA extends review of GSK’s myelofibrosis drug

Pharmaceutical Technology

UK-based pharmaceutical giant GSK has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period of its new drug application (NDA) for the rare bone cancer drug momelotinib by three months. The FDA will make an approval decision by the new Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of 16 September 2023. The reason for this review extension was undisclosed in the announcement.

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Managing the Proliferation of Data From Decentralized Trials: A Successful Path Forward

MedCity News

As the industry focuses on creating a more holistic, inclusive experience, these three focus areas can help bridge the gap between patient, site, and clinical research administrators and help to modernize the clinical trial experience for all.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Laurus Labs and IIT Kanpur partner for new gene therapy products

Pharmaceutical Technology

Indian pharmaceutical company Laurus Labs has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) to bring new gene therapy products to the market. The pharma company will in-license a small number of gene therapy products and offer research grants to advance them through pre-clinical development. Laurus Labs will be responsible for launching these products in India and emerging markets.

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Could novel robotic oral pill replace traditional injections?

European Pharmaceutical Review

A novel oral ‘robotic pill’ demonstrated a high success rate of drug delivery , according to clinical trial data presented at the Endocrine Society ’s annual meeting (ENDO 2023). “We believe this study provides the first clinical evidence of safe and successful delivery of the osteoporosis drug teriparatide through an oral robotic pill,” stated Arvinder Dhalla, Vice President of Clinical Development at Rani Therapeutics, which was the company that developed the technology.

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Lab-Created Mini Lungs to Study Respiratory Infections

Medgadget

Researchers at Rockefeller University have developed a cell culture platform in which to grow ‘lung buds’ from human embryonic stem cells. The tiny structures are similar to the lung buds that form during fetal development, and they contain tiny airways and alveoli. The researchers create the structures in a bio-reactor style device that is furnished with microfluidic chips in which the lung buds grow.

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How Planned Parenthood’s CEO Wants Insurers To Support Reproductive Health

MedCity News

Health insurers can support the fight for reproductive health rights by improving their benefits and using their power to enact change with lawmakers, said Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. She made these comments at the AHIP 2023 conference in Portland.

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Nanorobots Release Reactive Oxygen Species to Kill Fungal Biofilms

Medgadget

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed nanorobots that can travel to the site of a fungal infection under the influence of an external magnetic field, bind to the fungal cells, and then release reactive oxygen species to completely destroy the fungus. The tiny particles are an example of catalytic nanoparticles, which the researchers have dubbed ‘nanozymes’.

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MIT Clears Bioengineering Professor of Research Misconduct Allegations

MedCity News

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bioengineering Professor Ram Sasisekharan and his lab have been cleared of research misconduct allegations following a lengthy university investigation.

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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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Greener NHS and NHS Innovation Accelerator collaborate

PharmaTimes

Partnership will help NHS to prepare for fundamental change, including reducing carbon emissions - News - PharmaTimes

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The Art of Turning Down a Medical Sales Job

MedReps

You jumped through all of the hoops to get a new medical sales job. You completed all of the interviews, spoke with numerous people at the company and even prepared a short sales pitch to show off your skills. However, for whatever reason, you can’t take the job you just accepted. What do you do now? How do you turn down the job without hurting anyone’s feelings or ruining your reputation?

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Anoat Therapeutics receives cystic fibrosis funding boost

PharmaTimes

Vital financing will be used to develop novel therapies for condition with high unmet medical need - News - PharmaTimes

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How effective is nanopore sequencing for fungal identification?

European Pharmaceutical Review

A paper published in Scientific Reports has highlighted an effective method for rapid pathogenic fungal identification. While the study of microbiota has been revolutionised by DNA metabarcoding, molecular phylogenetic analysis of fungi is still a challenge, according to the authors. The lack of standardised tools and the incompleteness of reference databases limits the accurate and precise identification of fungal taxa.

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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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Advice for Publishers on AI

Copyright Clearance Center

The post Advice for Publishers on AI appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.

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SPOTIO Leads the Field Sales Space Once Again with 20 Prominent Awards in G2 Crowd’s Summer 2023 Report

Spotio

ADDISON, TEXAS JUNE 20, 2023 – SPOTIO, a leading field sales engagement software provider, has been recognized with a record-setting twenty G2 awards in the field sales space for Summer 2023. Most notably, the platform has been awarded badges for the best results, usability, best ROI, highest user adoption, and most implementable. This achievement, coupled with their continued ranking as the top provider in the space, is a testament to SPOTIO’s commitment to empowering field sales te

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Why demand is rising for secure and climate-controlled gene therapy services

Pharmaceutical Technology

Although only a small number of gene therapies have reached the market thus far, the industry is poised to grow quickly over the next few years. Pharmaceutical companies are putting their trust in the immense potential this new generation of medicine has for treating individuals with rare genetic diseases, which currently affect an estimated 280 million patients worldwide.

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FDA Approves Innovative 4D Flow MRI Blood Flow Analysis Software from Cardio Flow Design Inc.

Legacy MEDSearch

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of iTFlow® in blood flow analysis. The FDA approval is significant as it recognizes the safety and effectiveness of iTFlow® in analyzing blood flow through 4D Flow MRI data, with the potential to enhance diagnostic accuracy for patients with cardiovascular diseases and heart conditions. The FDA approval of iTFlow® will enable healthcare professionals to make more precise and effective decisions in patient care. iTFlow® is an innovative sof

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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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China approves Medivir’s patent application for Fostrox

Pharmaceutical Technology

The Chinese patent authority has granted approval for Medivir’s patent application for fostroxacitabine bralpamide (Fostrox). The patent covers substance claims for Fostrox as well as its use to treat liver cancer. It will remain valid until 2035 and is expected to be extended up to five years after that in important markets. The company already holds patents for Fostrox in the EU, Japan, the US and a number of other countries, mainly in Asia.

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Rosemont Pharmaceuticals acquires Lucis Pharma

Pharma Leaders

Rosemont Pharmaceuticals has acquired Lucis Pharma, which is a specialist pharmaceutical business in the UK, for undisclosed amount. With the acquisition , Rosemont will expand its existing portfolio and gain access to the new pipeline of products, providing lifesaving pharmaceuticals across the UK and within overseas markets. The acquisition will also allow Rosemont to widen its portfolio and foray into the unit dose or sachet market via the pipeline products and expand its business via recent

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Venturing Beyond Pharma Sales: Making Your Move

Contrarian Sales Techniques

Embracing Change: It's Okay to Seek a New Path So, you're thinking about getting out of pharmaceutical sales. Guess what? It's perfectly fine. Careers, much like life, are not always linear. They're more like a winding road with a multitude of paths to explore. Moving away from a certain job doesn't mean failure; it just means you're ready for a new challenge.

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Coherus BioSciences to acquire Surface Oncology for $65m

Pharmaceutical Technology

Coherus BioSciences has signed a definitive merger agreement to buy clinical-stage immuno-oncology (I-O) company Surface Oncology, in a deal valued at $65m. The company will buy all outstanding Surface Oncology shares at a price of $5.2831 per share, totalling approximately $40m, along with anticipated net cash of between $20 and $25m. Coherus BioSciences will gain access to Surface Oncology’s two differentiated clinical stage assets, SRF388 and SFR114.

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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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Part-Time Pharma Sales Jobs: The Balancing Act

Contrarian Sales Techniques

Discovering the World of Part-Time Pharma Sales If you're looking to dip your toes into the healthcare industry without committing to a full-time role, part-time pharma sales jobs might just be your golden ticket. It's like tasting a slice of the pharmaceutical sales world without having to buy the whole cake. Plus, it's a great way to maintain work-life balance while still reaping the benefits of a rewarding career.

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Bio-Thera and Biomm enter licensing deal for ustekinumab biosimilar

Pharmaceutical Technology

Bio-Thera Solutions and Biomm have entered a licensing and supply agreement for Bio-Thera’s BAT2206, a ustekinumab biosimilar. Biomm will gain exclusive rights for the distribution and marketing in Brazil of the proposed biosimilar to Janssen’s Stelara. Bio-Thera will handle BAT2206’s global development and commercial supply out of its manufacturing plants in Guangzhou, China.

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Pharmacy Rep Jobs: More Than Just a Sales Gig

Contrarian Sales Techniques

What's in a Role: The Life of a Pharmacy Rep Ever wondered what it's like to be a pharmacy rep ? It's not all about pushing sales or persuading pharmacists. It's a role that mixes knowledge, people skills, and a whole lot of enthusiasm. As a pharmacy rep, you're the face of the pharmaceutical company, bridging the gap between manufacturers and pharmacists.

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Mixing Technologies in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Industries (June 2023)

PharmaTech

Process equipment used in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries follow rigid specifications for accuracy, consistency and cleanliness.

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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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Building Support, Celebrating Contributions Are Key to LGBTQ+ Pharmacists

Pharmacy Times

Liam Volk, MPharm, president-elect of the Pharmacists’ Defence Association LGBT+ Network, discussed how pharmacists can best support their LGBTQ+ colleagues and patients.

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The Medical Sales Success Secret Your Boss Won’t Tell You

Sales Pilot Medical Sales Performance

Is there a medical sales success secret? When seeking advice on excelling in medical sales, the usual response is to work hard, put in long hours, outshine your competitors, and always be accessible to clients. However, a critical aspect of success often goes unmentioned: learning how to detach from work. While this may sound simple, it can be challenging to put into practice.

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Luspatercept-aamt Shows Efficacy Treating Anemia Due to Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Pharmacy Times

Trial results demonstrated that 58.5% of individuals receiving luspatercept-aamt (Reblozyl; Bristol Myers Squibb) achieved the primary endpoint of red blood cell transfusion independence of at least 12 weeks.

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Verve, Eli Lilly Announce Collaboration on Gene Editing Program

PharmExec

Research to focus on the treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

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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.