Tue.Sep 19, 2023

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Startup AIRNA emerges from stealth to bring RNA editing to a rare disease

Bio Pharma Dive

AIRNA is one of several biotechs to debut plans for target alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in recent years, with competitors such as AlveoGene, Wave Life Sciences and Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals.

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Kinnate Biopharma announces 70% layoffs and pipeline restructuring

Pharmaceutical Technology

The company will suspend the development of three assets, considering strategic alternatives for two clinical programmes.

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PBMs, PhRMA trade blame over drug costs in House hearing

Bio Pharma Dive

Pharmacy benefit manager lobby PCMA and drugmaker lobby PhRMA pointed fingers over problems in the prescription supply chain during the House committee's second hearing on the PBM industry.

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Pelican and Primordial Genetics merge to form biotech company Primrose Bio

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pelican Technology has combined business with Primordial Genetics under a deal to create a private biotechnology company Primrose Bio.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Kinnate lays off 70% of staff, reorganizes pipeline

Bio Pharma Dive

The company is restructuring its workforce and discontinuing programs, including its monotherapy combination of its drug exarafenib with Pfizer’s Mektovi.

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Otsuka and Astex’s oral Inaqovi wins European approval for AML

Pharmaceutical Technology

European Commission has approved the oral combination drug for treating newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia.

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BioNTech and CEPI partner to develop Mpox vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

BioNTech has entered a strategic collaboration with the CEPI to develop mRNA-based vaccine candidates for monkeypox (Mpox ) prevention.

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Histogen plans to wind down operations after failing to find a partner

Bio Pharma Dive

All but two employees will be gone by Sept. 30 as the company seeks shareholder approval for a dissolution plan.

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Overcoming disruptions in the pharmaceutical supply chain 

Pharmaceutical Technology

We interviewed Datwyler’s Gabrielle Gehron to understand the best sourcing strategies for primary packaging.

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Inside the FDA's Form 483 findings at Novo Nordisk's North Carolina semaglutide plant

Fierce Pharma

Novo Nordisk’s shares continued to trend downward Tuesday after reports surfaced that the FDA had recently flagged manufacturing shortfalls at the Danish drugmaker’s Clayton, North Carolina product | After inspecting Novo’s Clayton, North Carolina, facility between July 6 and July 13, 2023, the FDA officially chided the company for a pair of quality control lapses, according to a Form 483 seen by Fierce Pharma.

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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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Orexo announces NDA submission to FDA for opioid overdose therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

Orexo has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the US FDA for its high-dose rescue medication, OX124, for opioid overdose

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Walgreens, CVS Among Companies Issued FDA Warning Letters Over Unapproved Eye Products

XTalks

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to eight companies manufacturing or marketing unapproved eye products that violate federal law. The FDA said the warning letters are part of the agency’s ongoing effort to protect Americans from potentially harmful ophthalmic products. Companies that the FDA sent the letters to include Walgreens, CVS Health, DR Vitamin Solutions, Natural Ophthalmics Inc., OcluMed LLC, Similasan AG/Similasan USA and TRP Company Inc.

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60 Degrees pauses Phase IIB Covid-19 trial for tafenoquine

Pharmaceutical Technology

The company plans to refile the IND after assessing the feasibility of US FDA-suggested trial modifications.

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To List or Not to List; That is the Question – The FTC Signals the Potential for Greater Scrutiny of Patent Information Submissions to FDA

FDA Law Blog

By Sara W. Koblitz & Kurt R. Karst — Listing patent information in the Orange Book is a matter of judgment, but that judgment call is about to get a bit more scrutiny. On the heels of its powerful (and unprecedented) amicus brief in Paragraph IV litigation between Jazz and Avadel concerning a patent covering a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (“REMS”) listed in the Orange Book, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is gearing up to tackle anticompetitive Orange Book listing practices.

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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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Pharmanovia announces acquisition of Sanofi’s CNS brands

Pharmaceutical Technology

UK-based Pharmanovia has announced the acquisition of 11 central nervous system (CNS) brands from Sanofi.

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Evaxion validates its infectious disease AI vaccine platform

Pharma Times

The platform identifies antigens to fight against bacterial infectious disease - News - PharmaTimes

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Pharma Needs To Stop Apologizing! Looking for Progress At Digital Pharma East.

Intouch Solutions

There was a lot of apologizing at this year’s Digital Pharma East conference. Apologies from companies not being further along in their omnichannel efforts, apologies that only 32% of patients describe pharma ads as relevant to them (Deep Intent), and even apologies that panel discussions still began with a debate about what definitions of omnichannel we should be using!

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Genentech, PeptiDream Ink Potential $1B Radiopharma Deal

BioSpace

The Japanese biopharma will receive $40 million upfront from Genetech for R&D of its macrocyclic peptide-radioisotope drug conjugates, with another $1 billion on the line in milestone payments.

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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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After TIGIT divorce, Novartis returns tislelizumab to BeiGene as PD-1 gains first European nod

Fierce Pharma

Novartis has ended its major cancer immunotherapy collaboration with BeiGene more than two years after touting the benefits of having a PD-1 inhibitor. | Novartis has ended its major cancer immunotherapy collaboration with BeiGene more than two years after touting the benefits of having a PD-1 inhibitor.

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FDA Rejects ARS’ Epinephrine Nasal Spray Despite Adcomm Support

BioSpace

Though it received backing from the Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee in May, the FDA on Tuesday rejected ARS Pharmaceuticals’ neffy as a nasal spray for allergic reactions.

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Fujifilm Diosynth builds advanced therapy manufacturing facility in UK

BioPharma Reporter

The contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies has completed a UK manufacturing facility for the production of advanced therapies including viral gene therapies, oncolytic viruses and viral vaccines for use in clinical trials.

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Quanterix 'standarad blood draw' could reveal likelihood of Alzheimer's

Outsourcing Pharma

Qunaterix' LucentAD test could reveal whether a person is likely to have Alzheimer's Disease or not. In an interview with company CEO, Masoud Toloue, he explains the science and motivation behind the test.

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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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BeiGene and Nona Biosciences expand collaboration for antibody discovery

Pharma Times

BeiGene will utilise Nona’s Harbour Mice platform as part of the agreement - News - PharmaTimes

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Astellas touts 2-year trial of geographic atrophy drug Izervay but shares few details

Fierce Pharma

Gaining FDA approval last month for its geographic atro | Astellas reported results of a phase 3 trial that assessed Izervay’s effectiveness and safety over a 24-month period. While the company said that the study met its primary objective of reducing the rate of geographic atrophy growth compared to a sham therapy, it offered little else about the results.

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Taysha Drops Gene Therapy Candidate as FDA Again Calls for Study Changes

BioSpace

The company has dropped its gene therapy candidate TSHA-120 for giant axonal neuropathy after the FDA reiterated the need for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

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FDA clearance given to Beacon Biosignals' AI-assisted sleep monitoring device

Outsourcing Pharma

An advanced wearable headband with integrated machine learning algorithms has achieved The US Food and Drug Administrationâs 510(k) clearance.

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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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Amgen-Horizon Merger Clearance a Setback to FTC’s Antitrust Enforcement Plans

BioSpace

The consent agreement struck between the FTC and Amgen and Horizon Therapeutics could have significant implications for ongoing and future M&A challenges, experts told BioSpace.

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Novo Nordisk taps Aspen to help produce insulin for Africa

Fierce Pharma

Novo Nordisk, following a similar move by its diabetes rival Eli Lilly, is teaming up with Aspen Pharmacare to shore up insulin supplies in Africa, which currently imports more than 80% of its medi | Novo Nordisk is teaming up with Aspen Pharmacare to shore up insulin supplies in Africa, which currently imports more than 80% of its medicine.

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ReCode Raises $260M in Series B Financing to Advance Lead Programs

BioSpace

Bringing in an additional $50 million in a Series B extension, ReCode Therapeutics’ total haul for the funding round totaled $260 million, which it will use to further its experimental mRNA therapies.

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Transforming Clinical Study Build with Generative AI: Automating Data Extraction from Protocol Documents in Cloudbyz EDC

Cloudbyz

Introduction Clinical research is a complex and highly regulated field where meticulous attention to detail is paramount. The process of building a clinical study can be both time-consuming and error-prone, as it involves extracting essential data from protocol documents and translating it into electronic data capture (EDC) systems like Cloudbyz EDC.

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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.