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Medable - reimagining the way clinical trials are deployed and cutting trial build times by half

Outsourcing Pharma

Medable Inc. has announced a new intelligent automation technology applied across its clinical trials platform it hopes will cut standard trial build timelines by at least half.

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JPM24: Pfizer’s tough sell, the next Karuna and building a biotech platform

Bio Pharma Dive

Albert Bourla acknowledged Pfizer’s difficult 2023, while a biotech CEO spoke with BioPharma Dive about building neuroscience startups.

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Our Perception of Time Can Actually Speed Up Wound Healing

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

It seems the time that wounds take to heal is partly down to mentality: researchers have found that healing happens faster when the person involved thinks that time is progressing more quickly than it actually is.

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Grand Rounds Biostatistics Series January 5, 2024: Methods for Handling Missing Data in Cluster Randomized Trials (Rui Wang, PhD; Moderator: Fan Li, PhD)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

          Speaker Speaker: Rui Wang, PhD Associate Professor of Population Medicine and Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School Moderator: Fan Li, PhD Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health Slides Keywords Cluster-randomized; Intervention; Missingness; Outcomes Key Points Cluster randomized trials are trials in which clusters of individuals rather than independent individuals ar

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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GSK to buy asthma drug startup Aiolos for $1B

Bio Pharma Dive

Aiolos, which raised a Series A round three months ago, is developing an antibody that shares a target with Amgen and AstraZeneca’s Tezspire.

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January 9, 2024: Ethics Consultation Documents Now Available for iPATH Trial

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Ethics and regulatory onboarding documentation is now available for iPATH, one of the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory's newest pragmatic clinical trials. The documents include meeting minutes and supplementary materials summarizing recent discussions of ethics and regulatory issues associated with the study. The consultation took place by video conference and included representation from the study's principal investigator and study team, members of the NIH Collaboratory's Ethics and Regulator

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Introduction of new drugs without local trial is unscientific & risky as patients here have different anthropometry: Experts

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Experts in the life-sciences industry are of the view that doing away with human studies for new drugs in India is unscientific and risky as patients here have different anthropometry.

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EC approves Pfizer’s Talzenna combo for prostate cancer treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

The EC has granted approval for Pfizer’s Talzenna (talazoparib) to treat adults with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

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JPM24: Pfizer CEO promises 'year of execution' after recent struggles, Seagen buyout

Fierce Pharma

Pfizer knows it had a bad year in 2023. Speaking to reporters at the 2024 J.P. | Pfizer knows it had a bad year in 2023. Speaking to reporters at the 2024 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, the company’s CEO, Albert Bourla, spoke bluntly about the hits the company took, and he acknowledged the underperformance of certain key launches.

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Johnson & Johnson agrees to acquire Ambrx Biopharma for $2bn

Pharmaceutical Technology

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Ambrx Biopharma in a cash deal valued at $2bn.

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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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Patient Engagement Collaborative Announces Eight New Members

CTTI (Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative)

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) announced eight newly selected representatives for the Patient Engagement Collaborative (PEC). The group of 16 patients, caregivers, and patient group representatives meets with the FDA several times a year and discusses a variety of topics such as improving communication, education, and patient engagement related to medical product regulation.

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Pharmaceutical Technology Excellence Awards 2023: dispenSense

Pharmaceutical Technology

dispenSense, part of Navi Group, is a Category Award Winner in three areas in the 2023 Pharmaceutical Technology Excellence Awards

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How 908 Devices is utilizing automation to improve cell and gene therapy

BioPharma Reporter

We caught up with Kevin Knopp, CEO and co-founder of 908 Devices, to discuss the main obstacles in cell and gene therapy manufacturing and how the company's recent partnership with Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is tackling these challenges.

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Zealand raises DKr1.45bn to advance obesity pipeline

Pharmaceutical Technology

The proceeds from the private placement will fund the development of Zealand’s obesity pipeline, including two Phase II candidates.

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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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NPR on how low Drug Prices can Shortages

Drug Patent Watch

A recent story by NPR echoes the findings of a collaboration between DrugPatentWatch and Bloomberg, which examined increasing competition between generic drug makers. The NPR article discusses the challenges in… The post NPR on how low Drug Prices can Shortages appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Biocytogen and Radiance partner for bispecific antibody-drug conjugate

Pharmaceutical Technology

Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals and Radiance Biopharma have signed an exclusive option and licence agreement for a BsADC.

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Data-driven disease research harnessing the genome

pharmaphorum

Discover how the UK Biobank is leveraging technology and the power of genomics in data-driven disease research. Join the digital revolution in understanding and combating diseases using cutting-edge techniques and large-scale genomic data analysis.

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FDA denies approval for Astellas’ investigational gastric cancer drug

Pharmaceutical Technology

Approval for zolbetuximab was quashed after the FDA found deficiencies in the company’s third-party manufacturing.

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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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New technology could 'meaningfully impact' brain trauma including Alzheimer's, TBI and epilepsy

Outsourcing Pharma

Pharma company Mercaptor has announced its new âbreakthroughâ technology at J.P. Morgan HealthCare Conference which it says could transform Alzheimer's, TBI, and epilepsy treatment.

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MSD acquires Harpoon for $680m to strengthen T-cell engager armoury

Pharmaceutical Technology

Set to lose Keytuda patent protection in 2028, MSD is shoring up its oncology portfolio with immunotherapies.

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Thyroid Awareness Month 2024: Increasing Awareness and Exploring New Treatments for Thyroid Diseases

XTalks

Thyroid Awareness Month is marked every January to emphasize the importance of thyroid health. The theme of Thyroid Awareness Month 2024 is “Nurturing Thyroid Health: Knowledge, Detection and Wellness.” The month focuses on understanding the thyroid’s vital role in many bodily functions, encouraging testing and early treatment for thyroid dysfunctions and advocating for awareness about the different types of thyroid diseases.

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Digitisation of drug R&D: Avoiding new for novelty’s sake

pharmaphorum

In a new episode of the pharmaphorum podcast, host Nicole Raleigh speaks with Aman Wasan, CEO of ArisGlobal, about the digitisation of drug research and development, including using automation to analyse large datasets to identify new drug development opportunities, with patient safety ever at the forefront of such innovations.

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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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Healthcare Marketing Revolution: Swoop’s Predictive AI Targeting

XTalks

Swoop , a leader in healthcare marketing, recently introduced a groundbreaking portfolio of predictive AI targeting for pharmaceutical and life sciences advertisers. This innovation is set to transform the approach to direct-to-consumer (DTC) and healthcare provider (HCP) audience engagement, allowing for proactive involvement at pivotal points in the diagnosis and treatment journey.

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AI IN LIFE SCIENCES MARKETING: Execs Dish on the Potential Benefits and Perceived Barriers

Intouch Solutions

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how the world lives and works. But what does this mean, specifically, for marketers in the life sciences industry? How is it changing our jobs? How do we want it to? And what are the roadblocks we’re meeting as we try to implement AI solutions? At EVERSANA INTOUCH, we’re pharmatizing AI – and to do that optimally, we needed to know exactly what the biggest desires and barriers are.

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Detection of viral outbreaks could be enabled by new technology from Picodya

BioPharma Reporter

Large-scale global serologic surveillance with real-time monitoring of the immune status of human populations and detection of viral outbreaks could be enabled by new technology from Picodya.

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Serving Others and Spreading Joy

Intouch Solutions

At EVERSANA and EVERSANA INTOUCH, we have the pleasure of working alongside passionate and empathetic individuals who not only devote their career to helping others, but also spend time serving others outside of their work life. Supporting Those Affected by Lymphoma Amber Robinson, Manager, Sales Marketing Operations at EVERSANA INTOUCH, devotes her free time supporting those affected by the blood cancer Lymphoma.

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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 blocks Astellas’ Claudin cancer drug over manufacturing

pharmaphorum

Manufacturing problems have scuppered Astellas’ chances of approval in the US this month for zolbetuximab, currently leading the field among Claudin 18.2-targeted drug candidates for cancer.

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Astellas' gastric cancer candidate rejected by FDA because of manufacturing issues

Fierce Pharma

Two successful phase 3 trials put Astellas’ monoclonal antibody zolbetuximab on track to become the first approved therapy to treat one of the hottest targets in oncology—tumors that are claudin (C | Two successful phase 3 trials put Astellas’ monoclonal antibody zolbetuximab on track to become the first approved therapy to treat one of the hottest targets in oncology—tumors that are claudin (CLDN) positive.

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JPM on tenterhooks over Novartis-Cytokinetics merger rumour

pharmaphorum

Day 1 of JPM24 ended with no news on a rumoured takeover of Cytokinetics by Novartis, but Boston Scientific confirmed a $3.7bn bid for medtech specialist Axonics.

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The Big Three PBMs’ 2024 Formulary Exclusions: Biosimilar Humira Battles, CVS Health’s Weird Strategy, and the Insulin Shakeup

Drug Channels

For 2024, the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark (CVS Health), Express Scripts (Cigna), and OptumRx (United Health Group)—have again each excluded 600 or more drugs from their standard formularies. You can find our updated counting below. This year, Humira and its 13 biosimilars will provide the most intriguing formulary drama. Unfortunately, the gross-to-net bubble will remain a fixture for this category, despite a price war led by almost half of the biosimilars.

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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.