As COVID-19 becomes a business, vaccine makers confront thorny pricing questions
Bio Pharma Dive
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Yearly vaccinations could be required after the pandemic ebbs. Will drugmakers change how they approach pricing their shots?
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The other COVID-19 health crisis in Oncology
World of DTC Marketing
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
SUMMARY : COVID-19 has caused substantial increases in the number of avoidable cancer deaths due to diagnostic and treatment delays. People who need healthcare are avoiding it because of COVID-related concerns, and in some cases, it costs them their lives. Where are healthcare companies? Recent data has revealed that the increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate correlates to an increase in mortality from non-coronavirus-related diseases, including cancer.
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First look inside BioNTech's Marburg site as it starts production for COVID-19 vaccine
BioPharma Reporter
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
BioNTech announced this morning it has started the production of mRNA at its new facility in Marburg, Germany: which will become one of the largest mRNA manufacturing sites in Europe.
Bristol Myers Takes $470 Million Write-off and Scraps Orva-Cel CAR-T Program
BioSpace
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
The company’s head of drug development, Samit Hirawat, told analysts in a conference call last week that the decision was about working with the best drugs, particularly in a crowded field like BCMA.
Unlocking Excellence: How Catalent Is Transforming Japan’s Clinical Research
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In surprise finding, Roche arthritis drug cuts risk of COVID-19 death in large UK study
Bio Pharma Dive
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
U.K. researchers running the sprawling RECOVERY trial showed that adding Actemra to standard treatment can save lives, a powerfully positive result in a long-running debate about the drug's utility in COVID-19.
Let your agency do what they do best
World of DTC Marketing
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
SUMMARY: There are some excellent digital agencies dedicated to pharma. Greater-Than-One and InTouch Solutions are just a couple. Agencies have experience in leading and developing cutting-edge digital pharma marketing solutions, but they need your help to really be effective. Agencies should never be considered vendors; they are your marketing partners.
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Early data back J&J and AC Immune’s Alzheimer’s jab
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Shares in Swiss biotech AC Immune have risen sharply after it said a vaccine in development for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) hit the mark in a phase 1/2 trial. . ACI-35.030, partnered with Johnson & Johnson, is designed to stimulate the body to generate antibodies against tau protein, one of the factors though to play a role in the development of AD dementia.
New data on AstraZeneca vaccine add to worries over coronavirus variant from South Africa
Bio Pharma Dive
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
South Africa will use other shots in its immunization campaign after AstraZeneca's offered "minimal protection" against the variant that's spread throughout the country.
Elements of a great pharma website
World of DTC Marketing
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
OPENING: Online health seekers decide whether to stay on your website within the first five seconds of landing on your homepage. They decide if your site addresses their questions after looking at 1.24 pages. Here are what I found in over two years of research with online health seekers. Remember that every health condition has particular needs and wants by their audience, but it’s clear that certain qualities overlap.
How CureVac is creating a ‘broad pipeline’ of both first and second generation COVID-19 vaccines
BioPharma Reporter
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
CureVac aims to bring together expertise from both its own company and other stakeholders to provide âbroader and faster protection against current and future viral threatsâ: through collaborations with the UK Government, Bayer and GSK all announced this month.
The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials
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White paper that delves into the complex topic of Decentralized Clinical Trials and how to master them within the confines of FDA Regulations
Ireland is open: The biologics boom boosting the Irish economy
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
The life sciences industry has an important role in the Irish economy, with sectors such as biologics booming across the country. Rory Mullen, head of biopharma at Ireland’s economic development agency IDA Ireland tells pharmaphorum why business is blossoming in the Emerald Isle. With an attractive corporate tax rate and the youngest workforce in the EU, Ireland continues to be a popular destination for life science companies to settle.
A new startup gets Takeda's backing to take complex genetic medicines 'off the shelf'
Bio Pharma Dive
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Ensoma Therapeutics debuts with a lucrative alliance with the Japanese pharma and an unusual way to deliver genetic medicines into the body.
AI in pharma: Can it be used in DTC?
World of DTC Marketing
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
SUMMARY: AI in the pharma industry has the ability to transform certain capabilities. DTC marketers can tap into AI to help deliver relevant messages to certain audiences, but they shouldn’t let AI do all their thinking. According to Forbes AI can be used within pharma for: Digital Therapeutics / Personalized Treatment/Behavioral Modification – This can be effectively used to assist and identify individuals to provide early insight into the condition – such as gum condition , accuratel
France ramps up COVID-19 vaccine production
BioPharma Reporter
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Three COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing sites are set to start production in France in the coming weeks: while the French government is seeking to boost further production with a â300m ($363m) initiative announced on Monday.
How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency
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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.
Labour accuses government of cronyism in COVID-19 contracts
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
The UK government’s massive spending on the coronavirus pandemic response has been “rife with conflicts of interest”, says the opposition Labour Party, and an independent watchdog should be set up to oversee procurement contracts. That was the message delivered by shadow Cabinet Office minister Rachel Reeves in a speech yesterday which claimed almost £2 billion of the £23.1 billion public sector spend on the pandemic went on contracts that were awarded to “Conservative friends and donors”
AbbVie exploring how CRISPR gene editing can improve cell therapies
Bio Pharma Dive
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Using technology from Caribou Biosciences, AbbVie hopes to engineer "off-the-shelf" CAR-T cells that can better withstand attacks from the immune system.
Synairgen’s inhaled COVID-19 treatment included in US trial
Pharma Times
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Trial is sponsored by the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Say ‘NO’ to bad contracts
Drug Patent Watch
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Are you tired of having to naviagate complicated contracts to access the information you need? Let DrugPatentWatch free you from weeks of negotiating complex contracts and let you focus on…. The post Say ‘NO’ to bad contracts appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.
What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research
Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist
What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Drug Development Digital Summit
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Improving the Safety, Efficacy & Predictability of Monotherapy & Combinatorial Therapies to Fast-track the Discovery & Development of TNBC Treatments to Reach Patients in Need. This is the primary industry platform specifically dedicated to providing you insight into the latest developments of safe and efficacious blockbuster therapies to treat triple negative breast cancer.
A gene therapy pipeline takes shape for a cluster of rare diseases
Bio Pharma Dive
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Lysosomal storage disorders, diseases of cellular metabolism gone wrong, are the focus of a fast-expanding lineup of experimental genetic medicines, a research boom that recalls biotech's roots.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals to acquire GW Pharma for $7.2bn
Pharma Times
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Jazz will add GW's plant-derived cannabinoid treatment Epidiolex to its roster
South Africa Pauses AstraZeneca Vaccine Rollout Over Small but Dismal Study Results
BioSpace
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
South Africa has delayed the distribution of the AstraZeneca-University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine after data suggested it “provides minimal protection” against mild disease from the South African variant.
Roles and Responsibilities of Specialized Clinical Supply Experts
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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.
performance-io strikes multimillion-pound deal with STEM’s Rob Wood
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Rob Wood has acquired a large minority stake in performance-io through a multimillion-pound deal that will see him join the specialist online performance marketing agency’s executive board. A former AstraZeneca director, Wood founded commercial and medical benchmarking firm STEM in 2007 before selling it to UDG Healthcare for £84 million in 2016. Since leaving that company he has invested in a number of disruptive technology-driven pharma service providers. performance-io ’s founder and CEO Matt
Lilly CFO steps down after investigation found 'inappropriate' behavior
Bio Pharma Dive
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Josh Smiley had engaged in "consensual though inappropriate" personal communications with certain employees, according to Lilly. He's being replaced by Anat Ashkenazi, chief financial officer of Lilly Research Laboratories.
Antibiotic Research UK calls for clear guidance on the use of antibiotics and COVID-19 vaccines
Pharma Times
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Charity has urged the UK government to provide clarity on whether people receiving antibiotics can receive a COVID-19 vaccination
COVID-19 Long-Hauler Therapy Space Beginning to Take Shape
BioSpace
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
While the space is just beginning to emerge, therapies for long-haul COVID-19 patients are still very much an unmet need.
The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials
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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.
Stay calm and carry on: How to implement the updated ABPI code
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Don’t panic – that’s the message from one ABPI code expert who tells Amanda Barrell it’s time to take stock and prioritise. Compliance managers have less than six months to rewrite processes and procedures in line with the updated ABPI code of practice before it becomes enforceable in July. But it doesn’t all have to be done at once, says Dr Rina Newton, managing director at code consultancy firm, CompliMed.
FDA approves Regeneron drug for rare, genetic form of high cholesterol
Bio Pharma Dive
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
The biotech set an average annual price of $450,000 for the first-of-its-kind drug, which treats a condition that affects about 1,300 people in the U.S.
AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Variant Booster Shot in the Works and More
XTalks
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
On the heels of news that AstraZeneca/Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine has markedly reduced effectiveness against the B.1.351 variant of SARS-CoV-2 that first appeared in South Africa, the vaccine makers are going full steam ahead to make a variant booster shot against the strain. In a news release from the University of Oxford this week, the institute reported that the AstraZeneca/Oxford adenoviral ChAdOx1 nCov-19 (AZD1222) vaccine was found to confer minimal protection against mild and moderate COVID
WHO backs AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for over 65s and where variants are present
BioPharma Reporter
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
While some jurisdictions have limited the use of the Oxford University / AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the WHO says it can be used even where variants are known to be in circulation and with people aged 65+.
Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire
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