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Traditional gene therapies are uber-niche. Ocugen hopes to change that.

PharmaVoice

The biotech is developing a ‘gene-agnostic’ approach to expand the patient pool for gene therapies.

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Two CVS Locations Make Moves To Join National Pharmacy Union Movement

MedCity News

Two CVS stores in Rhode Island have filed petitions to join the Pharmacy Guild, which is building a national pharmacy union. The locations are close to CVS Health’s headquarters in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The post Two CVS Locations Make Moves To Join National Pharmacy Union Movement appeared first on MedCity News.

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Novartis touts surrogate endpoint win, nabs priority review for Fabhalta in IgAN

Fierce Pharma

A Novartis drug with "pipeline in a pill" potential, according to one analyst group, has delivered on that promise once again. | In a phase 3 trial, treatment with Fabhalta led to a statistically significant 38.3% reduction of proteinuria (protein in the urine) in patients with IgA nephropathy, Novartis said on Monday.

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Preclinical Safety Signal Prompts FDA Clinical Hold on Neumora Schizophrenia Drug

MedCity News

The FDA clinical hold keeps Neumora Therapeutics from catching up to the field of biopharmaceutical companies pursuing the same target for schizophrenia. But Neumora remains on track with its lead program, a different drug in late-stage clinical testing for major depressive disorder. The post Preclinical Safety Signal Prompts FDA Clinical Hold on Neumora Schizophrenia Drug appeared first on MedCity News.

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The Intersection of AI and Sales: Personalization Without Compromise

Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick

Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.

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Pfizer, BioNTech win pause in patent infringement case from rival Moderna

Fierce Pharma

After nearly two years of legal back and forth, Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have won a brief reprieve in their patent fight against mRNA rival Moderna. | In a docket entry dated Friday, Massachusetts federal judge Richard G. Stearns granted a stay on Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine patent infringement lawsuit against Pfizer and BioNTech. The move will give the Patent Trial and Appeal Board more time to review challenges against two of the three relevant patents in the litigation.

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Boehringer Ingelheim leans on late-stage pipeline, plots 25 new launches over the next decade

Fierce Pharma

Boehringer Ingelheim’s 2023 was largely marked by the highly anticipated launch of its Cyltezo, the first interchangeable biosimilar to AbbVie’s Humira. | The company's late-stage pipeline focuses on oncology, cardiorespiratory diseases, mental health and cardiovascular-renal-metabolic conditions. Boehringer looks to kick off ten new phase 2 and 3 trials in the next 12-18 months, it said in its earnings release.

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How Technology Can Alleviate Dental Workforce Challenges

MedCity News

Current technology can’t single-handedly solve all dental workforce issues, but there is much it can do to lighten the burden. The post How Technology Can Alleviate Dental Workforce Challenges appeared first on MedCity News.

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Novavax comes under pressure from activist investor as COVID sales fall short

Fierce Pharma

Activist investor Shah Capital, which owns 6.7% of Novavax's stock, has claimed that the vaccine developer has been “historically mismanaged” as the firm tries to install new members | Activist investor Shah Capital, which owns 6.7% of Novavax's stock, has claimed that the vaccine developer has been “historically mismanaged” as the firm tries to install new members onto the biotech's board.

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Sales Performance with Engaging Content

Infuse Medical

Sales enablement is a critical aspect of any business strategy aimed at driving revenue growth and fostering customer relationships. In today’s digital age, where consumers are bombarded with information from various channels, crafting engaging content plays a pivotal role in boosting sales performance. This comprehensive guide will delve into the intricacies of sales enablement and how businesses can leverage compelling content to drive conversions and achieve their sales objectives.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Marinus faces share-price collapse, weighs 'cost-saving strategies' after IV seizure med comes up short

Fierce Pharma

Marinus Pharmaceuticals’ attempt to expand the use of its seizure medicine in a new formulation has hit a pothole. | Marinus Pharmaceuticals’ attempt to expand the use of its seizure medicine in a new formulation has hit a pothole. As a result, the company is “evaluating potential cost-saving strategies,” CEO Scott Braunstein, M.D., said in a release.

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Where the GLP-1 weight loss market goes will depend on data

PharmaVoice

As GLP-1s expand into new disease categories, their impact could be enough to overtake leading cardiovascular drugs.

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Roche eyes earlier treatment nod after Columvi-chemo trial win in 2nd-line lymphoma

Fierce Pharma

As Genentech bolsters its hematology portfolio with new antibody drugs and bispecifics, the Roche unit has revealed a trial win that could push its recently approved T-cell engager Columvi int | The study paired Columvi, a CD20xCD3 bispecific T-cell engager, with the chemotherapy GemOx (glofitamab-gxbm) in patients who’d tried at least one prior line of therapy and did not qualify for autologous stem cell transplants.

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The Future of Software Learning: Immersive Experiences

Infuse Medical

Immersive learning refers to an educational approach that fully engages learners by surrounding them with an interactive and simulated environment. Unlike traditional methods, immersive learning leverages advanced technologies to create realistic scenarios, enabling learners to experience hands-on training in a virtual or augmented environment. Software learning has evolved significantly over the years, transitioning from static textbooks and classroom lectures to dynamic online platforms and in

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AI in Marketing & Sales: Today’s Tools, Tomorrow’s Potential

Speaker: Kevin Burke

AI is reshaping marketing and sales, empowering professionals to work smarter, faster, and more effectively. This webinar will provide a practical introduction to AI, focusing on its current applications, transformative potential, and strategies for successful implementation in your organization. Using real-world examples and actionable insights, we’ll examine how businesses are leveraging AI to increase efficiency, enhance personalization, and drive measurable results.

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Francis Crick researchers reveal pathways linking intestinal inflammation and colitis

PharmaTimes

Affecting over 500,000 people in the UK, IBD comprises Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis

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Regeneron launches $500m venture capital arm

pharmaphorum

Regeneron has formed a corporate venture capital unit with $100 million a year to invest over the next five years in “biopharmaceutical, healthcare, and health technology” start-ups.

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Nine UCL researchers secure £560m in research funding from ERC

PharmaTimes

Approximately 14% of the competition-submitted proposals were selected to receive funding

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Activist hedge fund seeks big shake-up at Novavax

pharmaphorum

Shah Capital has fired a broadside at the management team of Novavax, seeking a change in leadership at the vaccine company and the appointment of two handpicked directors to the board. In an open letter, the hedge fund accuses Novavax’s leadership of squandering its “many significant competitive advantages and sizeable market opportunity” due to “self-inflicted problems” under the current team led by chief executive John Jacobs.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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The New Authenticity: SXSW 2024 Insights, Part 2

Eversana Intouch

At SXSW 2024, amidst a confluence of marketing, technology, AI, and design, one word seemed to echo through every conversation, panel, and workshop: authenticity. It’s fascinating, isn’t it? The idea of being genuine, real, and true — qualities so deeply sought after in everything we do, yet so complex and rich when we pause to unpack them. Among the minds at EVERSANA INTOUCH, with leaders spanning the spectrum from Strategic Planning to Creative Direction, and from Experience Design to Customer

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After ph3 win, Roche eyes earlier use of Columvi in DLBCL

pharmaphorum

Roche’s CD20xCD3 bispecific antibody Columvi has improved survival when used as a second-line therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in a phase 3 trial, setting up regulatory filings for earlier use of the drug in the treatment pathway.

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Trial Findings for Minimally Invasive Parafascicular Technology Show Promise for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Treatment

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Results of the trial suggest that early intervention for intracerebral hemorrhage using parafascicular surgery were safe.

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Healthware re-launches as Eversana Intouch full service affiliate

pharmaphorum

Life sciences service provider (and pharmaphorum parent company) Eversana has completed the integration of Healthware Group, the Italy-based global agency and consultancy it acquired in October. The group will now be known as Eversana Intouch Healthware and will operate as Eversana’s sixth full-service affiliate.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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Pharma Pulse 4/15/24: Increase in ransomware attacks to healthcare's remote access systems, The Health and Healthcare of Gen Xers & more

Pharmaceutical Commerce

The latest news for pharma industry insiders.

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Study warns of chronic kidney disease timebomb

pharmaphorum

Up to one in six people in eight industrialised nations could be suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD) by 2032, with dire consequences for “patients, [the] planet, and economies,” says a new study.

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Long-term data indicates “significant” potential of aGvHD microbiome treatment

European Pharmaceutical Review

Positive data from MaaT Pharma’s Microbiome Ecosystem Therapy TM (MET) MaaT013 as a treatment for acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD), is set to be presented at the 2024 European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Annual Meeting. Based on the long-term survival data, at 18 months MaaT013 enabled 42 percent overall survival in all patients and 58 percent in responder patients.

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FDA Establishes Center for Clinical Trial Innovation

PharmaTech

C3TI will promote CDER’s clinical trial innovation activities both internally and externally.

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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Fujifilm plans $1.2 billion investment in major US manufacturing facility

European Pharmaceutical Review

FUJIFILM Corporation is planning to invest $1.2 billion to expand the planned FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies manufacturing facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina, US. This news follows the organisation’s announcement of a $2 billion investment in the facility in March 2021. This additional financial boost totals the investment to over $3.2 billion, FUJIFILM confirmed.

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From skepticism to strategy: How AI is transforming the IP practice

Clarivate

Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly with new business use cases constantly emerging. So, how do law firms and in-house counsels ensure they don’t get left behind? Our research found that IP professionals are currently grappling with what AI could mean for them, their practice and their processes. They are keen to realize benefits but are largely skeptical about AI deployment with relatively low industry adoption.

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Seasonal variation of microbial contamination in pharmaceutical cleanrooms

European Pharmaceutical Review

Researchers investigating environmental microbial contamination found “no seasonal climatic influences were observed” in bacteria and fungi counts present in Grade D (ISO 8) Brazilian pharmaceutical cleanrooms. Samples were obtained via surface and air monitoring over a one-year period. While microbial levels were predicted to be higher during rainy periods compared to dry spells, “no statistically significant differences in bacteria and fungi counts were found between months or seasonal period