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Jolly Good/Teijin Pharma develop VR digital therapeutics for depression

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The initiative was supported by grants from UCB and Pfizer and provided health information in the form of immersive experiences aimed at patients prescribed biologic drugs to treat the disease. The company halted development before it eventually sold its digital health unit back to Eric Careel, co-founder of Withings, the following year.

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With rivals threatening, Argenx scores key myasthenia gravis win

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Vyvgart (efgartigimod alfa) became the first drug in the FcRn class to be approved by the FDA last December, and despite a $225,000 annual price tag is predicted to make relatively modest sales in its IV version, which will compete with other IV gMG drugs like AstraZeneca/Alexion’s C5 inhibitor Soliris (eculizumab).

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Leading innovators in peptide nano-particle conjugates for the pharmaceutical industry

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Innovation S-curve for the pharmaceutical industry Peptide nano-particle conjugates is a key innovation area in the pharmaceutical industry By tagging peptides with nanoparticles, peptide nano-particle conjugates allow enhanced control over their biological behaviour, overcoming intrinsic limitations of the individual materials.

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