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Merck confirms $11.5bn Acceleron takeover deal

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Merck said the two drugs will “complement and strengthen” its cardiovascular pipeline – which has been somewhat eclipsed by its vaccines and oncology businesses in recent years. Sales of Reblozyl were $240 million in the first half of the year, as booked by BMS, with Acceleron claiming a $48 million share of the total.

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Why pharma isn’t yet achieving digital excellence, and how it can get there

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Nearly 70% of HCPs are now digital natives, with no interest in going back to pre-COVID sales engagement methods. To thrive in this environment, pharma needs to move from ad-hoc and reactionary digital transformation to long-term ‘digital excellence’, says Veeva’s Sebastien Noel. Market pressures. Achieving digital excellence.

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Ferrer secures worldwide rights to PSP drug

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Spanish pharma company Ferrer and Swiss biotech Asceneuron have signed a licensing agreement giving Ferrer the rights to ASN90 in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), an orphan, tau-related disease with a high unmet medical need. Asceneuron is also eligible to receive tiered double-digit royalties on worldwide net sales of ASN90.

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What we’re expecting in 2021, and beyond…

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Life sciences companies need to rethink their customer engagement paradigms in light of changing customer preferences. Pharma companies will need to continually rethink what works and not be afraid to experiment with solutions they’ve never tried before. As such, reps will need to be reskilled.

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Hollywood and the Metaverse’s effect on pharma’s content

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Gaurav Kapoor, co-founder and executive vice president of Indegene, tells pharmaphorum how pharma can take lessons from the entertainment industry and prepare for the Metaverse to enhance content engagement. Pharma companies’ customer communication methods require reimagining as technology progresses.

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Partnering to advance digital therapeutics offerings

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Aaron Gani, founder and CEO of BehaVR, and Krys Zaluski, director of business development, digital health at Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma, discuss their groundbreaking partnership to develop and commercialise digital therapeutics (DTx) products. . They also understand how to do clinical trial design,” Gani states.

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Business Consultants: An Intense Drive to Work Excellence

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In the very beginning, it becomes a necessity for a Business Consultant to have appropriate knowledge about their client’s business. So discovering and learning about the company as a whole becomes essential.