Thu.Jan 18, 2024

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Bayer signals ‘significant’ layoffs in plan to shrink bureaucracy

Bio Pharma Dive

The company said it has secured agreement from labor representatives in Germany for job cuts that will shed “many managerial employees.

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Synendos set to study endocannabinoid inhibitor for neuropsychiatric conditions

Pharmaceutical Technology

The endocannabinoid inhibitor SYT-510 will be investigated in healthy patients to assess its safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics.

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Gene therapy biotech Jaguar spins out manufacturing company

Bio Pharma Dive

Called Advanced Medicine Partners, the new company will offer specialized cell and gene therapy manufacturing services to biotech and pharma clients.

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Scientists Identify The Optimal Number of Daily Steps For Longevity, And It’s Not 10,000

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Conventional wisdom would have us believe the journey to a long and healthy life begins with 10,000 steps. Each and every day. For those living a more sedentary lifestyle, it’s a goal that can take some effort to maintain. We’ve also known for some time it’s also almost certainly wrong.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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BridgeBio strikes drug royalty deal for cash infusion

Bio Pharma Dive

The biotech will receive $500 million upon FDA approval of its rare disease drug acoramidis after selling 5% sales royalties to two investment firms.

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MTaI urges Finance Ministry to reduce customs duty on certain medical devices

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Even as the central government is expected to present its interim budget for 2024-25 in less than three weeks, the Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI) has urged the Union Finance Ministry to reduce the customs duty on certain devices. “India’s current tariff duty structure on medical device imports is very high.

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Comanche raises $75m to develop preeclampsia therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

The proceeds will fund a clinical trial of Comanche’s siRNA therapy in pregnant preeclamptic women that will start later in the year.

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Inceptua and Cycle partnership brings hope to patients at the end of the treatment road

Outsourcing Pharma

Inceptua Group and Cycle Pharmaceuticals partnership will give access to Free Goods Partnership that gets medicine to patients with extremely rare genetic conditions, which they would be unable to access otherwise.

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Windtree and Lee’s sign licence deal for heart failure therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

Windtree and Lee's Pharmaceutical signed an agreement for istaroxime to treat acute heart failure and cardiogenic shock in Greater China.

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Partner spotlight: Advancing melanoma clinical trials with Melanoma Research Alliance

Antidote

Antidote’s mission is to connect patients with medical research so medical breakthroughs can take place. A key part of our strategy is partnering with nonprofits and patient advocacy groups. We provide our clinical trial matching technology, Antidote Match, at no cost to these organizations, to help patients and caregivers discover new research opportunities and connect to clinical trials quickly and easily.

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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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Ratio Therapeutics secures funds for cancer radiotherapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ratio Therapeutics has secured $50m in a Series B financing round, a significant move aimed at advancing radiotherapies for cancer treatment.

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UK maintains status as an attractive destination for advanced therapy clinical trials

BioPharma Reporter

The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult), an independent organization specialising in the advancement of cell and gene therapies, has revealed that the UK has remained an attractive destination for commercial trials, with this type of clinical trial accounting for 81% of trials in 2023 and 80% in 2022.

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Sun Pharma to acquire Taro shares for $347.73m

Pharmaceutical Technology

Sun Pharma has signed a definitive merger agreement for the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Taro Pharmaceutical for $347.73m.

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SmartLabs' $48 million funding to accelerate timelines saving up to 2 years in scale-up time

Outsourcing Pharma

With innovative and flexible lab and manufacturing solutions being a critical success factor in drug development and delivery, SmartLabs, was delighted to announce the raise of $48 million series C financing.

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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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Immatics to raise $175m in public offering

Pharmaceutical Technology

Expected to close on 22 January 2024, the German biotech’s offering follows the $1.7bn-topping deal with Moderna struck in late 2023.

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Interview with Eric Taipale, CTO of Sentera – Xtalks Food Podcast Ep. 142

XTalks

This episode of the Xtalks Food Podcast features an interview with with Eric Taipale, CTO of Sentera, a global technology leader for in-season data, analytics and insights for growers. Taipale discussed how Sentera’s technology specifically caters to the needs of growers and the agricultural community. He shared the benefits that generative AI provides to agriculture and the role that synthetic data generation has in accelerating technology adoption for the food industry.

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Davos: AI Governance Alliance calls for stronger global collaboration

Pharmaceutical Technology

The AI Governance Alliance has called for stronger collaboration to create a framework for AI, as industry leaders gather in Davos.

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The Impact of Eli Lilly's New DTC Platform on Rx Drug Sales and Patient Access: An Interview with Bill Roth, General Manager, Managing Partner, Blue Fin Group

Pharmaceutical Commerce

In an interview with Pharma Commerce editor Nicholas Saraceno, Bill Roth, General Manager, Managing Partner, Blue Fin Group, discusses changes that will come with the pharma giant's new platform.

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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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Xenetic to advance DNase programme with UVA partnership

Pharmaceutical Technology

Xenetic has entered agreements with the University of Virginia (UVA) in the US to advance the systemic DNase programme.

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NICE backs Pfizer’s Talzenna for advanced breast cancer

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Pfizer’s PARP inhibitor Talzenna has become the first targeted treatment for HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer with BRCA1/2 mutations to be recommended by NICE for routine NHS use.

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After Pfizer offers discount, NICE gives thumbs up to breast cancer drug Talzenna

Fierce Pharma

Six months after England’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) spurned Pfizer’s breast cancer treatment Talzenna (talazoparib) because it was not cost effective, the agency has | Six months after England’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence spurned Pfizer’s breast cancer treatment Talzenna because it was not cost effective, the agency has reversed course following the company’s offer to slash the price.

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FDA clears AI skin cancer detection device from DermaSensor

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Medtech company DermaSensor gets FDA approval for a handheld device, powered by AI, that can be used to detect skin cancer at the point of care

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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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Senators threaten to subpoena CEO testimony while J&J, Merck claim retaliation amid IRA legal fight

Fierce Pharma

In its efforts to probe high U.S. drug prices, the Senate health committee has already heard from the heads of Moderna, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi. | The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will vote on issuing subpoenas at the end of the month after the Johnson & Johnson and Merck CEOs refused to testify at an upcoming hearing.

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Understanding the impact of AI on the advancement of gene therapy development

pharmaphorum

This page explores the significant impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the advancement of gene therapy development within the biopharmaceutical field.

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After 17-year courtship, Sun and Taro finally agree on $348M buyout

Fierce Pharma

It took 17 years for Sun Pharmaceutical and Taro Pharmaceutical to finally tie the knot. | It took 17 years for Sun Pharmaceutical and Taro Pharmaceutical to finally tie the knot. On Thursday, the companies revealed their long-awaited merger, with Sun of Mumbai, India, agreeing to purchase outstanding shares in the Israeli drugmaker for $43 each. The deal nets out to $348 million for a 48% premium on Taro's share price of $29.

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Winners named in NHS healthcare inequality contest

pharmaphorum

AI-powered patient risk assessment company C2-Ai and the Sickle Cell Society have won an NHS contest to find solutions that can tackle health inequality

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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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UCB announces MHRA approval for UCB’s Zilbrysq

Pharma Times

Green light concerns generalised myasthenia gravis therapy

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Key themes from JP Morgan

pharmaphorum

pharmaphorum editor-in-chief Jonah Comstock is back from San Francisco, where he attended the annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. In today’s podcast episode, guest host Eloise McLennan interviews him about what he saw and heard at the show.

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Fierce Pharma Asia—Roche's TIGIT readout; Daiichi's ADC patent win; LegoChem's $411M raise

Fierce Pharma

Roche's TIGIT antibody has posted a positive phase 3 result that probably won't lead anywhere. In a win for Daiichi Sankyo, a U.S. agency has invalidated a Seagen patent. | Roche's TIGIT antibody has posted a positive phase 3 result that probably won't lead anywhere. In a win for Daiichi Sankyo, a U.S. agency has invalidated a Seagen patent.

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Sun Pharma reaches deal to buy out Taro in $347m deal

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India’s Sun Pharma has signed an agreement to take full control of Israeli generic drugmaker Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, taking it into private hands.

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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.