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FDA halts tests of BioMarin drug amid heightened focus on gene therapy safety

Bio Pharma Dive

On the heels of a two-day FDA meeting in which experts debated the risks of gene therapy, the biotech said its early-stage PKU treatment was associated with cancer in mice.

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Pharmacists must be mobilised to mitigate health impacts of air pollution

Pharma Mirror

The Hague, Pharmacists must be allowed to do more to manage respiratory conditions in communities if the urgent need to address the harmful effects of air pollution on health is to be met, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) said today. The expansion of pharmacists’ roles in mitigating the health threats of air pollution is among several actions described in a call to action issued by FIP, marking the United Nations International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies.

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'The sky is not falling.' Cautious optimism follows FDA meeting on gene therapy risks

Bio Pharma Dive

Wall Street analysts expect little impact on biotech developers after an inconclusive discussion last week. Yet the FDA still appears wary, as shown by a new hold on a BioMarin rare disease treatment.

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Remote Patient Monitoring Industry

Pharma Mirror

Increasing burden of chronic diseases and rising awareness about necessity of early warning signs are fuelling the demand of remote patient monitors With the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems or hospitals rapidly adopted remote patient monitoring technology to maintain social distancing and thereby control viral spread. Patients suffering from COVID – 19 need to monitor blood oxygen level and heart rate regularly.

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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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Roche bets big on off-the-shelf cancer cell therapy with Adaptimmune deal

Bio Pharma Dive

Long a bystander in the race to develop so-called allogeneic treatments, the cancer drugmaking giant has joined the fray with a wide-ranging alliance that could be worth up to $3 billion.

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The drug industry can’t fight change

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: John F. Kennedy said, “Change is the law of life, and those who look only to the past and present are certain to miss the future”. Change is coming for one simple reason; our country can’t sustain the current costs of healthcare. Today’s pharma CEOs should prepare their organizations for the future, not wasting money with lobbying costs.

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Cryoviva Singapore Expands Cord Blood Banking Services to Bahrain

Pharma Mirror

Singapore, Local family cord blood bank Cryoviva Singapore ([link] is continuing with its rapid geographic growth plans with an entry into the Bahrain market. This latest new market entry closely follows Cryoviva establishing a footprint in Dubai to serve couples in the UAE that are on the family way. “It fills the entire Cryoviva team with a great sense of pride and satisfaction to help customers in Bahrain and add another nation to the list of countries we serve from Singapore.

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Moderna to develop mRNA therapeutic for very rare disease

BioPharma Reporter

Moderna and the nonprofit Institute for Life Changing Medicines (ILCM) are collaborating to develop a new messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutic (mRNA-3351) for Crigler-Najjar Syndrome Type 1 (CN-1), an ultra-rare disease.

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Collab Worth Up to $3 Billion for Off-the-Shelf T-Cell Cancer Therapies

BioSpace

Adaptimmune will be responsible for developing clinical T-cell candidates for the two companies through its induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived allogeneic platform.

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Ohio Judge Reverses Order Requiring Covid Patient to Be Given Ivermectin

NY Times

An intubated patient was prescribed the deworming drug by his doctor. Federal health officials have said that it has not been shown to be effective against the coronavirus and that it can be toxic in humans.

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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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Eli Lilly’s COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies Cleared to Battle Delta

XTalks

After a two-month long halt, federal officials have given the go-ahead to resume nationwide distribution of Eli Lilly’s COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies bamlanivimab and etesevimab. The pause on the antibody combo was made over concerns of the drugs not being effective against new SARS-CoV-2 variants, back when they were first identified in Brazil and South Africa.

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How land birds cross the open ocean

Scienmag

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and University of Konstanz in Germany have identified how large land birds fly nonstop for hundreds of kilometers over the open ocean—without taking a break for food or rest. Using GPS tracking technology, the team monitored the global migration of five species of large land birds […].

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Vaccitech to scale up operations with new facility

BioPharma Reporter

Vaccitech has signed a lease for 31,000 sq. ft at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, fitting out the facility with a state-of-the art wet laboratory and offices.

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Delta Remains Largest Concern as COVID-19 Cases Increased 316% in the Last Year

BioSpace

Concerns about Mu and Lambda are growing, but data suggests that Delta is still the biggest problem. The U.S. is also struggling with infections this year. Here’s the latest news.

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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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Server cans autism hope bumetanide after phase 3 fails

pharmaphorum

Servier and Neurochlore have been forced to admit defeat in their bid to bring the first drug to market for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), after a comprehensive fail for their bumetanide candidate in two phase 3 trials. The French partners said today that there was “no sign of effectiveness” for bumetanide compared to placebo in 422 children and adolescents with ASD enrolled in the two studies, which have now been halted.

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Long-Awaited Trial of Elizabeth Holmes Set to Begin Today

BioSpace

Elizabeth Holmes heads to court today to face multiple criminal fraud charges that could land the Theranos founder and CEO in prison for more than a decade.

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Hybrigenics says it wants a merger with Bone Therapeutics

pharmaphorum

French biopharma company Hybrigenics has made another bid to merge with Belgium’s Bone Therapeutics, a specialist in regenerative medicine that is still recovering from a setback in its lead development programme. Hybrigenics said in a press release today that it had started discussions with Bone Therapeutics, but the Belgian company was quick to come out with its own statement downplaying the significance of what it described as “very preliminary contacts” between the compani

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Introducing Cas7-11—A New Addition to the CRISPR Toolkit

BioSpace

The new bacterial enzyme has the ability to cut and modify RNA with the exquisite precision that has only been possible so far for DNA editing.

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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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Up to £16.8bn needed to clear NHS elective care backlog

Pharma Times

New analysis from the Health Foundation's REAL Centre warns extra support and investment needed

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Diaccurate Adds Merck PAM Inhibitor to Oncology/Immunology Pipeline

BioSpace

French biotech Diaccurate bolstered its oncology and immunology pipeline with the acquisition of a Phase II-ready dual PAM inhibitor from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

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Increasingly savvy patients call for shift in trial approach: Illingworth

BioPharma Reporter

A leader from the home trial services provder says patientsâ increasing awareness of clinical research has how trial teams should consider their approach.

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Replicate Launches with $40 Million to Eliminate Drug Resistance in Cancer

BioSpace

Replicate focuses on using self-replicating RNA (srRNA) to develop therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and prevent drug resistance in cancer.

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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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Gov’t injects £5.4bn to support NHS England’s COVID-19 response

Pharma Times

Funds will be used over the next six months to tackle waiting lists and manage ‘immediate pressures’

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FDA Summit on Gene Therapy Risks Proves Timely

BioSpace

The oncogenicity and neurotoxicity risks of AAVs and possible mitigation strategies were the primary focus on Thursday.

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Study backs benefit of insomnia DTx Sleepio on mental health

pharmaphorum

A study has shown that people with anxiety or depression who used a digital therapeutic (DTx) for insomnia alongside psychological therapy, had better improvement in their mental health than those receiving therapy on its own. The study – published in the journal Behaviour Research and Therapy – tested the Sleepio app developed by digital health specialist Big Health as an add-on to standard NHS care for anxiety and depression under the improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) policy.

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SpineFrontier Executives Arrested in Alleged Kickback Scheme

BioSpace

Chin, 57, and Humad, 36, along with the company, were indicted on charges of paying surgeons to use their spinal implants in surgeries.

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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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ILC Therapeutics raises £3.5m to advance lead interferon drug candidate

Pharma Times

Funds will be used for the development of hybrid interferon Alfacyte

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Money on the Move: September 1 – 7

BioSpace

Life sciences funding rounds were quieter this week with the Labor Day holiday. Here’s the short list.

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Statistical innovation could elevate global clinical trials: Cytel

Outsourcing Pharma

The trial tech firm says analysis of trials in low- and middle-income regions reveals that innovative statistical methods could make a huge difference.

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Sanofi Enhances Transplant Portfolio with $1.9 Billion Kadmon Acquisition

BioSpace

?The acquisition expands Sanofi's General Medicines core assets and highlights the addition of Rezurock (belumosudil) to its transplant portfolio.

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The New Clinical Trial Supply Chain: Resilient, Flexible, and Patient-Centric

The global landscape of clinical trials is rapidly changing as studies become more complex. An increasing number of sponsors are seeking enhanced flexibility in their supply chains to address a variety of clinical supply challenges, including patient demand and reducing delays. Demand-led supply and direct-to-patient distribution are next-generation solutions that are helping to meet these growing needs, allowing for more streamlined processes and patient-centric studies.