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Innovations and Clinical Trial Diversity in Medical Aesthetics: Insights from Dr. Stephanie Manson Brown, VP & Head of Clinical Development at Allergan Aesthetics – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 134

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Stephanie Manson Brown, VP & Head of Clinical Development & Scientific Innovation of R&D at Allergan Aesthetics at AbbVie. She also spoke about clinical trials in the space, including Allergan Aesthetics’ commitment to increasing diversity in trials and developing products that do not cater to any one beauty standard.

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Rivus raises $132m to advance clinical development of obesity treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

Rivus Pharmaceuticals has raised $132m in a Series B funding round to clinically advance its lead candidate, HU6, for the treatment of obesity and cardio-metabolic disorders. RA Capital Management led the financing round, which also saw participation from Bain Capital Life Sciences and BB Biotech.

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GSK and Wave Life Sciences partner to develop oligonucleotide therapeutics

Pharmaceutical Technology

GSK has entered a strategic partnership with Wave Life Sciences to progress the discovery and development of oligonucleotide therapies for new genetic targets. The discovery alliance, with a preliminary research period of four years, will aid GSK in progressing up to eight programmes and Wave to develop up to three programmes.

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International Women’s Day: Female life science leaders

Drug Discovery World

For International Women’s Day, DDW’s Diana Spencer celebrates some of the women in leadership making an impact on the drug discovery and life sciences sector. The life sciences sector has traditionally outperformed others when it comes to attracting women to its workforce. Dr Loubna Bouarfa, Founder and CEO, OKRA.ai

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Clinical Trials For All Campaign: Converging Trials and Healthcare

XTalks

Recruiting participants is perhaps the most challenging aspect of any clinical trial, regardless of the therapeutic area. Yet this one piece is also the most vital, with a trial’s ability to enroll and retain participants being a key predictor of a study’s future success. What is Clinical Trials For All?

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Upstream Bio raises funds to advance clinical development of UPB-101

Pharmaceutical Technology

Co-led by Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners (Venrock) and Enavate Sciences, the financing round has seen participation from new investors Wellington Management and Bain Capital Life Sciences. Upstream Bio CEO Samantha Truex stated: “Our IND has been cleared by the FDA to pursue Phase II programmes in both asthma and CRSwNP.

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What Are the Top Oncology Clinical Trial Trends Through the Lens of ESMO?

XTalks

They discussed the top new trends in oncology trial design that sponsors are either incorporating into clinical trials or need to start planning to include. Evolution in Oncology Clinical Trial Design Recent discussions at ESMO highlight a shift in how clinical trials are designed and conducted.