Wed.Sep 06, 2023

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Biogen, continuing executive revamp, finds a new research head

Bio Pharma Dive

Jane Grogan, an industry veteran who worked at Genentech for over 15 years, will take over the role starting Oct. 2. She’ll fill a seat that's lacked a permanent replacement since the departure of Al Sandrock.

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MHRA grants approval for Pfizer-BioNTech’s adapted vaccine for Covid-19

Pharmaceutical Technology

The UK MHRA has granted approval for Pfizer and BioNTech’s adapted Covid-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) targeting the Omicron XBB 1.5 subvariant.

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J&J sends blood pressure drug back to Idorsia

Bio Pharma Dive

The decision is the latest in a series of setbacks for the Actelion spinout and ends a lucrative partnership that began in 2017.

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AstraZeneca mulls risk strategy for Ultomiris following FDA response letter

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US FDA has requested that AstraZeneca make modifications to the Ultomiris REMS programme to approve a label expansion.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Fresh off $4B deal, Nimbus gears up for ‘third chapter’ with new fundraise

Bio Pharma Dive

The Boston biotech has sold two experimental drugs — a liver disease medicine and a TYK2 inhibitor — to Gilead and Takeda respectively.

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Patient-Centric Marketing in the Life Science Industry: Putting the Focus on Patient Needs

Pharma Mirror

by Nataliya Andreychuk, Co-founder and CEO of Viseven Many pharma brands still shy away from marketing directly to patients, depending on conversion through healthcare providers (HCPs). And it is not hard to see why. Compliance with complex laws and regulations, like Direct-to-Consumer Advertising (DTCA) Rules or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), can be quite daunting.

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Signal: Pharma giant Novartis to spin-off generics brand

Pharmaceutical Technology

Sandoz, the generics division of Novartis, has underperformed in recent years, but the spin-off may not settle investors.

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J&J's patient assistance program suffers data breach, IBM says

Fierce Pharma

IBM disclosed "unauthorized access" to J&J’s Janssen CarePath patient assistance program, which helped over 1 million U.S. patients last year.

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Zenas BioPharma and BMS enter antibody development deal

Pharmaceutical Technology

Zenas BioPharma and BMS have signed an agreement for the development and commercialisation of obexelimab to treat autoimmune ailments.

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Exploring Next Generation Chemotherapy Drugs with Processa Pharma’s Dr. David Young – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 126

XTalks

This episode features an interview with Dr. David Young, founder and President R&D at Processa Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing personalized approaches to cancer treatments with a focus on next generation chemotherapy drugs with improved safety and efficacy. Processa recently released an update on its clinical cancer program, which Dr.

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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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AstraZeneca hopes to make clinical trial operations carbon-negative by 2030

Pharmaceutical Technology

AstraZeneca is working with its collaborators to ensure the changes are not just internal but across the entire chain footprint.

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Bristol Myers Squibb’s Camzyos gets NICE recommendation

Pharma Times

Therapy is used among adult patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - News - PharmaTimes

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TC BioPharm and QMUL to study gamma-delta T cells for mucosal infection

Pharmaceutical Technology

TC BioPharm and QMUL have announced a partnership to study gamma-delta T cells potential for treating mucosal infections.

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Vitestro begins blood-drawing device study

Pharma Times

Technology combines AI-based, ultrasound-guided 3D reconstruction with robotic needle insertion - News - PharmaTimes

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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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Mirum expands rare disease portfolio with digestive disorder drugs

Pharmaceutical Technology

Mirum Therapeutics acquired Travere’s Cholbam and Chenodal drugs that are approved to treat rare disorders.

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Astellas withdraws IRA lawsuit after avoiding CMS' price negotiations list

Fierce Pharma

Expecting to be subject to Medicare pricing negotiations, Astellas in July challenged the legality of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). | Expecting to be subject to Medicare pricing negotiations, Astellas in July challenged the legality of the Inflation Reduction Act. But now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released the first 10 drugs set for governmental bargaining, the company is ready to abandon its litigation.

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Idorsia reacquires aprocitentan rights from Janssen for $343m

Pharmaceutical Technology

Amid financial issues, Idorsia is hoping the resistant hypertension drug would boost the company’s profits.

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Instacart IPO Date Draws Near as PepsiCo Makes a Strategic Investment

XTalks

As PepsiCo, Inc. positions itself at the forefront of digital advancements, the company recently declared its intention to purchase $175 million of Instacart’s Series A preferred convertible stock. This pivotal move was revealed alongside Instacart’s Form S-1 filed on August 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), indicating plans for its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) — the Instacart IPO date.

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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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AstraZeneca hit with FDA rejection for Ultomiris in rare autoimmune disorder

Fierce Pharma

AstraZeneca’s Ultomiris expansion plan has hit a snag in the U.S. | The FDA handed the company a complete response letter for its Ultomiris application in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, a rare autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system.

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New CTTI Project to Develop Common Framework to Assess Progress Towards TT2030 Vision

CTTI (Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative)

Clinical trials are critical components of the evidence generating system in research. Launched in 2021, CTTI’s Transforming Trials 2030 vision outlines five pillars for how clinical trials should be performed by 2030. This vision establishes that clinical trials need to be patient centered and easily accessible, fully integrated into health processes, designed with a quality approach, maximally leveraging all available data, and improving population health.

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Before key Tagrisso showdown, J&J notches Rybrevant trial win in large lung cancer area

Fierce Pharma

Johnson & Johnson’s Rybrevant is currently approved for a tiny non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) niche. | Johnson & Johnson’s Rybrevant is currently approved for a tiny non-small cell lung cancer niche. A late-stage study could move the drug to a larger disease area where AstraZeneca’s blockbuster Tagrisso plays, but the most important readout still lies ahead.

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HDA 2023 Traceability Seminar: A Status Update

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Stakeholders uncover the obstacles surrounding the industry onboarding process.

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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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Novartis cuts top commercial title, replaces departing exec Marie-France Tschudin with AbbVie vet Patrick Horber

Fierce Pharma

Just as Novartis’ C-suite appeared to have stabilized amid a major overhaul of the company, the Swiss pharma is losing its international markets leader and getting rid of its chief commercial offic | Just as Novartis’ C-suite appeared to have stabilized amid a major overhaul of the company, the Swiss pharma is losing its international markets leader and getting rid of its chief commercial officer title.

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New Research Reveals Perceptions of the Role of AI Among Healthcare Stakeholders

Pharma Marketing Network

“Artificial Intelligence” (AI) is certainly experiencing the shiny object spotlight in 2023. In all industries, the “what if’s” around the use of AI range from massive upsides in efficiency to looming downsides of impending elimination of entire teams. At the DHC Group, our goal to help shape the future of digital health means we focus on upcoming challenges and industry advancements, and provide insights to help prepare decision makers for the evolving digital health landscape.

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After manufacturing setback at FDA, Ascendis strikes $150M royalty deal on its first commercial drug

Fierce Pharma

Royalty Pharma, a company known for ponying up chunks of cash in exchange for long-term drug royalties, has hopped on board with Ascendis Pharma's long-acting growth hormone Skytrofa. | Ascendis hopes to bring its second TransCon product to the market and overcome manufacturing issues. Meanwhile, the company's Skytrofa is going up against a new competitor in Pfizer and OPKO Health's Ngenla.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Data Service for clinical development 

Drug Discovery World

Phesi, a global provider of patient-centric data software and services, has partnered with Krystelis, a provider of medical writing and clinical trial transparency services, to launch its new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Data Service. A 2022 Phesi data analysis discovered 42% of US cancer trial cohorts do not include African American patients, and almost half – 48% – have no Hispanic American patients.

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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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FDA starts review of Roche's PNH drug crovalimab

pharmaphorum

FDA starts review of Roche's PNH drug crovalimab Phil.

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What’s Behind CVS Health’s Novel Vertical Integration Strategy for Humira Biosimilars

Drug Channels

CVS Health has finally revealed its strategy for biosimilars of AbbVie’s Humira. Rather than announce multiple biosimilars for its pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) formulary, the company will instead launch Cordavis, a new subsidiary that will market a private label, low-list-price version of Sandoz’ Hyrimoz. Here’s the press release: CVS Health Launches Cordavis.

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Why pharmacies are turning to route optimisation

pharmaphorum

Why pharmacies are turning to route optimisation Mike.

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New Research Reveals Perceptions of the Role of AI Among Healthcare Stakeholders

Pharma Marketing Network

“Artificial Intelligence” (AI) is certainly experiencing the shiny object spotlight in 2023. In all industries, the “what if’s” around the use of AI range from massive upsides in efficiency to looming downsides of impending elimination of entire teams. At the DHC Group, our goal to help shape the future of digital health means we focus on upcoming challenges and industry advancements, and provide insights to help prepare decision makers for the evolving digital health landscape.

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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.