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Esperion to Cut 40% of Staff as Cholesterol Drugs Fail to Thrive

BioSpace

Products getting regulatory approval and hitting the market doesn’t always spell success for companies, especially during a global pandemic. Michigan-based Esperion has learned that lesson all too well.

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Will New Covid Treatments Be as Elusive for Poor Countries as Vaccines?

NY Times

Merck has taken a step to make its antiviral pill available in poor nations, but many obstacles remain for broad access to coronavirus drugs.

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FDA Serves Omeros, MannKind-United and Revance with CRLs

BioSpace

Omeros Corporation shares were down in premarket trading after the company received a CRL for its experimental hematopoietic stem cell transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy treatment.

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Valneva Reports Positive Phase 3 Results for Inactivated, Adjuvanted COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate VLA2001

BioTech 365

Valneva Reports Positive Phase 3 Results for Inactivated, Adjuvanted COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate VLA2001 Valneva Reports Positive Phase 3 Results for Inactivated, Adjuvanted COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate VLA2001 VLA2001 successfully met both co-primary endpoints Superior neutralizing antibody titer levels compared to active … Continue reading →

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Unlocking Excellence: How Catalent Is Transforming Japan’s Clinical Research

Planning on running clinical trials in Japan? How can you reliably supply these studies? Discover Catalent’s clinical supply packaging facility in Shiga, Japan. Strategically located between Tokyo and Osaka, and one of largest in Japan, this 6,000 square meter facility offers comprehensive services including primary and secondary clinical packaging and labelling, comparator sourcing, cold chain storage, local and global distribution, local language support and white glove service to support stud

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Phathom Ready to Run Third NDA for Acid-Blocking Drug

BioSpace

Phathom announced positive results from its Phase III trial, PHALCON-EE, comparing vonoprazan against lansoprazole in patients with moderate to severe erosive esophagitis.

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UK hospital will use MindMaze game to aid stroke recovery

pharmaphorum

A hospital trust has become the first in the UK to deploy a gaming system developed by Swiss company MindMaze that is intended to help patients suffering a stroke to repair their brains. The MindPod interactive game is being installed at the Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital (RBH) in Aylesbury and requires players to use upper body movements to control an animated dolphin called Bandit on a screen, directing it to explore the ocean environment and catch fish using movement tracking technology.

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High effectiveness of mix-and-match COVID-19 vaccines

Scienmag

People who had received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and received an mRNA vaccine for their second dose had a lower risk of infection compared to people who had received both doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. This is shown in a nationwide study performed by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden. Credit: Mattias […].

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Valneva Soars as COVID-19 Vaccine Bests AstraZeneca in Comparative Trial

BioSpace

?It proved itself superior to AZD1222 (ChAdOx1-S), the vaccine by Astrazeneca-Oxford, in terms of geometric mean titer for neutralization antibodies.

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The Most Common Clinical Research Coordinator Mistakes! Experienced Researchers Explain!

Clinical Trial Gurus

Clinical research coordinator is the most important role in any clinical trial. In this video we discuss the top mistakes that all coordinators make and how to potentially avoid these issues. Our CRC Academy focuses a lot of the curriculum around avoiding making serious errors as a clinical research coordinator.

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Biogen Falls Back on Familiar Refrain as Tofersen Misses ALS Endpoint

BioSpace

Biogen announced topline results from the Phase III VALOR trial of tofersen for superoxide dismutase 1 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials

White paper that delves into the complex topic of Decentralized Clinical Trials and how to master them within the confines of FDA Regulations

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FDA Issues First Orders and More Under the CARES Act: Final Administrative Orders, a Sunscreen Proposed Order and the 3-Year Forecast

FDA Law Blog

By Deborah L. Livornese — Many of us have been waiting not-so patiently for FDA to begin implementing the over-the-counter (OTC) monograph reform provisions of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) (see our blog post here ). While we are aware that behind the scenes the Office of Nonprescription Drugs has been busy hiring, training, reorganizing and otherwise working on implementation, apart from setting the amount of the new fees and related actions (see our b

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FDA Action Alert: Omeros, Oyster Point, BeiGene and Ocular

BioSpace

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a few PDUFA dates on its calendar for this week. Here’s a look.

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Ipsen Adds Another Program Into Its Pre-Clinical R&D Oncology Pipeline Through an Exclusive Worldwide Collaboration With Accent Therapeutics, Targeting the RNA Modifying Protein, METTL3

BioTech 365

Ipsen Adds Another Program Into Its Pre-Clinical R&D Oncology Pipeline Through an Exclusive Worldwide Collaboration With Accent Therapeutics, Targeting the RNA Modifying Protein, METTL3 Ipsen Adds Another Program Into Its Pre-Clinical R&D Oncology Pipeline Through an Exclusive Worldwide Collaboration With … Continue reading →

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FDA OKs Gilead's Pediatric HIV Treatment and Boehringer's Humira Biosimilar

BioSpace

The U.S. FDA greenlit a new indication for Gilead Sciences’ drug Biktarvy for pediatric patients with HIV who are virologically suppressed or new to antiretroviral therapy.

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Roles and Responsibilities of Specialized Clinical Supply Experts

When selecting a clinical supply provider, consideration often focuses upon the manufacturing, packaging, storage and distribution capabilities available that will, at face-value, be sufficient to meet the needs of the sponsor and their trial. However, there are human-based and knowledge-driven factors that are often overlooked that go beyond these basic physical capabilities and are integral to the development and delivery of high performing clinical supply chains.

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Philips delivers Q3 sales of EUR 4.2 billion, with a 7.6% comparable sales decline due to headwinds; income from continuing operations increases to EUR 442 million, and Adjusted EBITA margin amounts to 12.3%

BioTech 365

Philips delivers Q3 sales of EUR 4.2 billion, with a 7.6% comparable sales decline due to headwinds; income from continuing operations increases to EUR 442 million, and Adjusted EBITA margin amounts to 12.3% Philips delivers Q3 sales of EUR 4.

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FDA Approves Roche's Tecentriq as First Adjuvant Treatment for NSCLC

BioSpace

?The FDA reviewed Tecentriq under Project Orbis, allowing the simultaneous submission and review of potential oncology treatments to international regulatory bodies.

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SOM Biotech granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA for SOM3355

BioTech 365

SOM Biotech granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA for SOM3355 SOM Biotech granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA for SOM3355 SOM Biotech granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA for SOM3355 ~SOM3355 has potential to be an alternative … Continue reading →

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Clinical Catch-Up: October 11-15

BioSpace

It was yet another busy week for clinical trial announcements. Take a look.

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The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials

This new white paper defines and details the impact of Decentralized Clinical Trials on the Pharmaceutical industry and how the impact can be measured along with steps companies can take to ensure adoption.

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Biogen Announces Topline Results from the Tofersen Phase 3 Study and its Open-Label Extension in SOD1-ALS

BioTech 365

Biogen Announces Topline Results from the Tofersen Phase 3 Study and its Open-Label Extension in SOD1-ALS Biogen Announces Topline Results from the Tofersen Phase 3 Study and its Open-Label Extension in SOD1-ALS In the Phase 3 VALOR study, the primary endpoint as … Continue reading →

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Which pharmaceutical companies have the most drug patents in Germany?

Drug Patent Watch

This chart shows the pharmaceutical companies with the most patents in Germany. Patents must be filed in each country (or, in some cases regional patent office) where patent protection is…. The post Which pharmaceutical companies have the most drug patents in Germany? appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Vivoryon Therapeutics N.V.: Vivoryon Therapeutics Provides Update on Business and Progress of Varoglutamstat Clinical Development in Alzheimer’s Disease (news with additional features)

BioTech 365

DGAP-News: Vivoryon Therapeutics N.V. / Key word(s): Study 18.10.2021 / 07:00 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Sex differences emerging in blood pressure regulation

Scienmag

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 18, 2021) – Another difference between females and males appears to be a key mechanism in how they become hypertensive, scientists say, and consequently which antihypertensives should be most effective for them. Credit: Michael Holahan, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 18, 2021) – Another difference between females and males appears to be a key […].

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Accelerating Clinical Supply Through Integrated Drug Development

As the development pipeline for new drugs continues to grow, biopharmaceutical companies are re-evaluating how to best manage and balance resources across an increasing number of development projects and complex clinical trials. There are two approaches that can be used to speed a drug from development to clinic faster: timeline compression and parallel processing, but only one that considers the benefits of integrating clinical supply into the overall drug development process.

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Califf re-joining FDA would be positive for industry; analyst

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With rumours growing that that ex-FDA head Robert Califf looks set to receive President Joe Biden’s nomination to be the next FDA commissioner, at least one analyst thinks the appointment would be a positive for the biopharma industry. Califf was appointed to the helm of the FDA under the Obama administration in 2016, and picked up a reputation for cracking down on manufacturing and safety, as well as defending the agency’s independence, before the change in administration saw his ti