2023

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Who Really Benefits From Medicare Advantage Plans?

MedCity News

Health systems have been increasingly dropping MA contracts, saying that they cause their organizations to lose too much money and result in dangerous patient care delays. To mitigate this issue, experts think large MA plans need to delegate more utilization management duties to health systems rather than handling it themselves.

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Done deal: Pfizer completes $43B acquisition of Seagen, doubling its oncology pipeline

Fierce Pharma

Pfizer’s $43 billion acquisition of Seagen is in the books, the company said on Thursda | It’s a done deal. Pfizer’s $43 billion acquisition of Seagen is in the books, as it becomes the largest M&A transaction in the biopharma industry since AbbVie snatched up Allergan for $63 billion in 2019. The buyout of the antibody-drug conjugate specialist has doubled Pfizer’s pipeline to 60 programs.

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WHO grants emergency use listing to SK bioscience’s SKYCovione

Pharmaceutical Technology

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has granted an emergency use listing (EUL) to SK bioscience’s Covid-19 vaccine, SKYCovione. SKYCovione is a self-assembled nanoparticle vaccine and the 12th Covid-19 vaccine to receive a EUL from the regulator. Developed using pharmaceutical company GSK’s pandemic adjuvant, the vaccine targets the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

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Supporting integrity of the scholarly record: Our commitment to curation and selectivity in the Web of Science

Clarivate

We have the important responsibility of providing our customers with trustworthy intelligence to help them transform the world for the better. The need for high-quality data from rigorously selected sources is becoming ever more important as the scholarly record becomes increasingly polluted. A trusted record of research is essential for the global R&D community to effectively use published research outcomes to elevate ideas that will benefit everyday life.

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Increase Revenue With Better, Faster Sales Onboarding

Quotas need to be hit. Revenue goals need to be met. This reality makes shortening sales onboarding time a top priority. Organizations with a standard onboarding process boost employee retention by 58% and increase productivity by 50%. Unfortunately, many companies struggle with inefficient processes that lead to high turnover and missed revenue opportunities.

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A Step Too Far: Congress Must Act on Insurance Company Tactics that Delay Critical Care for Patients

MedCity News

This bipartisan legislation will help create a more transparent process that allows patients and physicians to seek exceptions to step therapy protocol. Although it only applies to employer-sponsored health plans, the bill represents an important step towards reining in this troubling practice.

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Pfizer warns of further sales decline for COVID products, plots $500M in additional cost cuts

Fierce Pharma

Using Tuesday to announce good news—that its $43 billion acquisition of Seagen would be | Using Tuesday to announce good news—that its $43 billion acquisition of Seagen would be finalized on Thursday—Pfizer sandwiched its bad news, which came on Wednesday with its 2024 guidance. The company expects revenue to reach between $58.5 billion and $61.5 billion next year, coming up short of the analyst consensus of $63.2 billion, largely because of the plummeting demand for its COVID-19 products.

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How ChatGPT will Impact the Healthcare Industry?

Medico Reach

The healthcare sector is one of the fastest-growing industries. It is now adapting to new changes and implementing new technologies like artificial intelligence to enhance the patient experience. A compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.25% is a testament to the healthcare segment’s exponential and steady rise. So, as a business in this domain, you must leverage hi-tech solutions to capitalize on the budding market.

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Actor and epilepsy advocate Greg Grunberg wants the world to ‘talk about it’

PharmaVoice

The actor of “Heroes” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” fame is starring in another role as a patient advocate for people with epilepsy.

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Google and DeepMind share work on medical chatbot Med-PaLM

pharmaphorum

Google and DeepMind have developed an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot tool called Med-PaLM designed to generate “safe and helpful answers” to questions posed by healthcare professionals and patients. The tool is an example of a large language model or LLM, which are designed to understand queries and generate text responses in plain language, drawing from large and complex datasets – in this case, medical research.

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Tiny Patch for Cardiac Ultrasound Imaging

Medgadget

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a wearable ultrasound system for cardiac imaging. The postage stamp-sized patch can be worn on the skin of the chest and uses AI and ultrasound waves to perform advanced imaging of the heart. The technology can even be worn to perform cardiac ultrasound imaging during exercise. Each patch can be worn for up to 24 hours, and provides information on how much blood the heart is pumping, a key metric in detecting and appraising a var

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Optimizing Clinical Supply Strategy: Navigating Challenges & Finding Your Ideal Model

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LogiPharma USA 2023: Tracy Nasarenko Provides a Synopsis of “DSCSA—Final Checks to Have Before Deadlines.”

Pharmaceutical Commerce

In an interview at LogiPharma USA 2023 with Pharma Commerce Editor Nicholas Saraceno, Tracy Nasarenko, Sr. Director of Community Engagement for Pharmaceuticals, GS1 US highlights her “DSCSA—Final Checks to Have Before Deadlines.

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The Transformative Potential of AI and Machine Learning in Biomedical Research and Healthcare

PharmExec

Oxford Academic report explores the positive improvements these technological capabilities could bring to the industry.

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BioNTech’s RNA vaccine sparks potential in pancreatic cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

Results published in Nature for a personalised pancreatic cancer vaccine that uses neoantigens from patients’ tumours have lent further support to early positive signals. The vaccine, developed by BioNTech, led to half of the patients with pancreatic cancer in the Phase I trial remaining cancer-free 18 months later. In the study, 16 patients were treated with a vaccine called autogene cevumeran that contained a maximum of 20 neoantigens, alongside Roche’s anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy Tecentriq (atez

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Highly Cited Researchers 2023: The evolution of our evaluation and selection policy to support a robust scholarly landscape

Clarivate

Every year, the unveiling of the Highly Cited Researchers list sparks anticipation within the global research community as both researchers and their affiliated institutions or organizations scrutinize the list. Today, we present our 2023 list , recognizing 6,849 individuals from more than 1,300 institutions across 67 countries and regions. These Highly Cited Researchers stand out for their significant and broad influence in various scientific and social science domains, representing a small fra

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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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How Meditech Plans to Integrate Google’s Generative AI Into Its EHR

MedCity News

Over the past year, Meditech has deepened its relationship with Google Cloud by exploring ways to embed Google’s generative AI into its EHR. Some of the use cases the EHR vendor is exploring include an enhanced search and summarization tool that would present clinicians with a longitudinal view of their patient and a tool that would generate predictive summaries of what a patient’s stay might look like at the time of admission.

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Pfizer site in Connecticut in line for layoffs amid $3.5B cost-cutting campaign

Fierce Pharma

With layoffs hitting employees on both sides of the Atlantic, Pfizer’s $3.5 billion cost-cutting spree has kicked it into high gear this month. | The company's Groton, Connecticut, research site is the latest to fall victim to job cuts as part of Pfizer's massive $3.5 billion cost-cutting mission, following layoffs across the U.S. and the U.K.

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New NHS cell and gene therapy centre opens

European Pharmaceutical Review

Today marks the opening the NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)’s new Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) in Bristol. The state-of-the-art facility was part-funded by a £9.43 million Government grant and is designed to expand the UK’s ability to manufacture new gene and cell therapies. The CBC will help the UK grow its cell and gene therapy industry in a rapidly growing international market.” “The CBC will help the UK grow its cell and gene therapy industry in a rapidly growing international

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FDA Eyes New Strategies to Spur Gene Therapy Development

PharmaTech

An increase in applications for gene therapies is putting stress on FDA’s resources.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Patient groups have become a powerhouse in R&D. Here’s a look at their impact.

PharmaVoice

“They have the money,” and they’re using it to influence drug development, according to the executive director of the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science.

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AstraZeneca joins KRAS push in cancer with Chinese deal

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AstraZeneca joins KRAS push in cancer with Chinese deal Phil.

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Scientists Grow Electrodes Inside The Body

Medgadget

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have developed a method whereby the body can ‘grow its own’ electrodes. The minimally invasive technique involves injecting a hydrogel that is laden with enzymes into target tissues. The enzymes interact with molecules that are present in the tissue to change the structure of the gel and allow it to become electrically conductive.

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FDA Approves MDMA for Clinical Trial Use Investigating Schizophrenia

Pharmacy Times

The study will assess the use of the drug to treat impaired social motivation, or asociality, which is a difficult-to-treat symptom of schizophrenia that can cause significant functional impairment.

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Using Generative AI in Sales: Pros, Cons, and Considerations According to Sellers

Are your sellers unsure about using AI in their day-to-day workflows? Or are they eager to try but uncertain where to start? They might be asking: Which tasks are best suited for AI? How will using AI affect my relationship with my customers? With so many tools available, which ones are the most useful to me? To help answer these and other common questions about using AI during the sales cycle, we surveyed B2B sellers who were early adopters to get their insight and advice about how to use gen A

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Congress Probes PBM Link to Higher Drug Prices

PharmExec

Latest investigation signals more scrutiny of pharmacy benefit managers and their role in treatment cost and coverage.

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US FDA approves Bausch + Lomb and Novaliq’s DED treatment Miebo

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Bausch + Lomb and Novaliq’s Miebo (perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution) to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (DED). Formerly known as NOV03, Miebo is a first-in-class eye drop designed for preventing the evaporation of excessive tears and restoring tear balance in evaporative DED patients.

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Unveiling the Journal Citation Reports 2023: Supporting research integrity with trusted tools and data

Clarivate

In the 2023 release of our Journal Citation Reports, we have taken significant additional steps to foster research integrity in the Web of Science. This is part of our ongoing efforts to proactively contribute to the maintenance of public trust in scientific and scholarly research. Learn about what’s new and some future changes. Today marks the 2023 release of the annual Journal Citation Reports (JCR ).

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Babylon Health’s CEO ‘Should Spend Some Time With Elizabeth Holmes’

MedCity News

U.K. doctor David Watkins has been a public critic of Babylon Health for years, during which has received anonymous emails from Babylon employees saying that the company’s AI is a sham. After Babylon collapsed, a former employee also publicly declared that the AI engine was faulty. As a longtime skeptic of Babylon’s claims surrounding its technology, Watkins said that Ali Parsa, the company’s CEO, belongs behind bars.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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FDA investigates 'serious risk' of secondary cancer following CAR-T treatment

Fierce Pharma

In a blow to CAR-T therapies, the FDA is investigating a “serious risk” of patients developing new cancers after treatment with these highly efficacious oncology drugs. | In a blow to CAR-T therapies, the FDA is investigating a “serious risk” of patients developing new cancers after treatment with these highly efficacious oncology drugs.

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Identifying origin of fungi in cleanrooms

European Pharmaceutical Review

In a recent video , pharmaceutical microbiology expert Tim Sandle highlighted areas of concern and attention relating to mycological contamination control in manufacturing. Pharmaceutical product recalls due to fungal contamination have been increasing. These, together with environmental monitoring trend data, highlight several fungal contamination issues associated with pharmaceutical cleanrooms , cold rooms and other controlled areas.

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8 Tactics to Increase HCP Engagement in 2024

PM360

A significant battle for the hearts and minds of healthcare professionals (HCPs) will play out in social media during 2024. A series of studies and surveys have documented the fact that substantial numbers of physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals are active on or prefer social media for professional purposes and to connect directly with peers.

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The 2023 PharmaVoice 100

PharmaVoice

This year’s honorees are influential and devoted leaders lifting the pillars of the industry to new heights.

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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.