Bio Pharma Dive
DECEMBER 23, 2020
The drugmaker spent $425 million a month ago to acquire the biotech developer of the treatment, which tamps down on the body's inflammatory response to viral infections.
World of DTC Marketing
DECEMBER 23, 2020
According to a study in the Journal for American Board of Family Medicine “respondents (76%) said they were likely to ask a health care provider about advertised drugs; 26% said they had already done so. Among the 26% of respondents who talked to a health care provider about a specific prescription drug they saw advertised, 16% said they received a prescription for the advertised drug.
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Pharma Mirror
DECEMBER 23, 2020
Davis, CA: Botanical Solution Inc. (BSI), innovator of sustainable, highly consistent and cost effective Advanced Botanical Materials, has successfully secured $3.3 million in a seed round of funding, and is planning another round of funding for Spring 2021. The Spring 2021 Round of funding will boost BSI’s proven ability to discover and develop novel botanical products that are sustainable, highly consistent and cost effective.
Scienmag
DECEMBER 20, 2020
Credit: CEM Ivory Coast has announced the creation of its first Marine Protected Area (MPA). The MPA will cover 2,600km2 (1,000 square miles) of pristine ocean off the coast of Grand-Béréby, protecting marine biodiversity including threatened shark and turtle species. The announcement is the culmination of years of work by the Ivorian government, the Abidjan […].
Bio Pharma Dive
DECEMBER 22, 2020
In a landmark study, fewer people given Ebanga died from Ebola virus infection than did those who received a control drug. Results from the trial also led to an OK for Regeneron's drug Inmazeb.
World of DTC Marketing
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Consumers downloaded 204 billion apps in 2019, and mobile use has been increasing during the pandemic. Apple, with its new privacy requirements, is challenging app developers and brands while Facebook cries fowl. It will have little effect on app use, though, for consumers. In 2020, there should be over 592 million daily app downloads, and a survey by Gallup revealed that nearly half (45%) of Americans have at least tried digital health products such as fitness trackers or mobile health apps.
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BioSpace
DECEMBER 23, 2020
BioSpace spoke with just a couple of companies endeavoring to make 2021 a happier new year for survivors now suffering from the life-altering after-effects of COVID-19.
Bio Pharma Dive
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Servier will pay Agios $1.8 billion upfront to acquire the biotech's approved leukemia treatment Tibsovo as well as the rest of its pipeline in cancer and early-stage research work.
World of DTC Marketing
DECEMBER 21, 2020
It’s hard to believe that 2020 is almost over but goodbye and good riddance. I’m hoping a new leader can restore the CDC and FDA’s trust and that the nationwide vaccination problem can proceed, but there are bigger issues. Long after COVID is a bad memory, the pharma industry will still be making more and more mistakes in the name of profits.
NY Times
DECEMBER 25, 2020
The patient, who has a severe shellfish allergy, recovered quickly with treatment. Until now, reports of severe reactions had been linked to the Pfizer vaccine.
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Outsourcing Pharma
DECEMBER 23, 2020
The analytical tool, developed via Bionano Genomics, maps structural variations in DNA that are known to cause disease and are tied to symptom severity.
Bio Pharma Dive
DECEMBER 23, 2020
The new deal will provide the U.S. with 100 million additional doses of Pfizer and BioNTech's shot, but the much-needed supply won't be available for several months.
World of DTC Marketing
DECEMBER 24, 2020
This year I passed 750,000 readers and I could not be more thrilled. I know you love the industry as much as I do and that there is much work still to be done. May you holiday season be filled with great memories. The post The best to all appeared first on World of DTC Marketing.com.
BioPharma Reporter
DECEMBER 22, 2020
BioNTech's CEO says it is highly likely that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will be able to deal with the new variant that has emerged in the UK. And a new vaccine could be developed within six weeks if needed.
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pharmaphorum
DECEMBER 23, 2020
NHS leaders have written to the UK prime minister urging him to extend the Brexit transition period by a month to avoid plunging the healthcare service into chaos on 1 January. The letter, published today by the NHS Confederation – a membership organisation representing NHS leaders from all parts of the health service, outlines concerns about the impact a no-deal outcome will have on delivering care to patients amid winter pressures and a rapid rise in COVID-19 infections. “The failu
Bio Pharma Dive
DECEMBER 21, 2020
The FDA halted the AMT-061 program, which could be the first approved gene therapy for hemophilia B, because a patient who received the treatment appears to have developed liver cancer.
BioSpace
DECEMBER 22, 2020
It is already a very Merry Christmas for brand new San Diego-based biotech Neomorph, Inc., which found $109 million under the tree in a Series A financing to advance its proprietary protein degradation platform and programs.
Pharma Times
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Rekambys plus Vocabria authorised to treat HIV-1 infections in adults who are virologically suppressed
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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.
pharmaphorum
DECEMBER 24, 2020
The UK’s COVID-19 vaccination programme could get a speed boost, with the country’s drugs regulator expected to make a decision on a shot from Oxford University/AstraZeneca in the next few days. If the vaccine becomes available the UK will be able to step up its vaccination programme as large swathes of the country face draconian “Tier 4” restrictions due to the emergence of as more infectious variant.
Bio Pharma Dive
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Following a string of deals in edgy, unproven fields of scientific research, Vertex's latest diversification push involves chemical-based drugs that target RNA — an approach that's already attracted several large pharmas.
BioSpace
DECEMBER 21, 2020
At the moment, eight clinical trials are currently being carried out to determine if the link between melatonin and the novel coronavirus is legitimate.
Pharmacy Checkers
DECEMBER 23, 2020
With some stops and starts, this blog has become far more focused on policy, regulatory matters, law and politics — and less on everyday consumer issues relating to drug prices. With Christmas upon us, I want to extoll PharmacyChecker.com’s simple core mission: make it easier for Americans to pay for their prescription drugs. Ask PharmacyChecker , the consumer journalistic section of PharmacyChecker, has a great piece up today called The Gift of Low Drug Prices.
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pharmaphorum
DECEMBER 21, 2020
2020’s M&A activity hasn’t quite reached the heights of last year’s, where two pharma mega-mergers – BMS’ buyout of Celegne and AbbVie’s acquisition of Allergan – accounted for almost 40% of total M&A deal values. That said, there were still some interesting moves indicating new directions of travel for big pharma players – with most deals focused on specific drugs from biotechs, particularly in cancer (though we did get rumours of an AstraZeneca-Gilead merger , which would have been the
Bio Pharma Dive
DECEMBER 21, 2020
The regulator declined to approve inclisiran, which Novartis acquired in its buyout of The Medicines Co., after agency staff weren't able to inspect a production facility in Europe.
BioSpace
DECEMBER 21, 2020
In a December 8, 2020 meeting with U.K. scientists and public health experts, it was announced that there was a growing new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
Pharma Times
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Murepavadin is being developed to treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in people with cystic fibrosis
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Outsourcing Pharma
DECEMBER 21, 2020
A partnership between Immunai and 10x Genomics will use artificial intelligence to create a map of the immune system to help accelerate drug development.
Bio Pharma Dive
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Twelve-week dosing for faricimab would help Roche's competitive position, but copycat drugs for existing treatments could soon flood the market.
BioSpace
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals announced on Tuesday that its hunger and severe obesity drug, setmelanotide, significantly reduced weight and hunger scores in people with Bardet-Biedl syndrome and Alström syndrome.
BioPharma Reporter
DECEMBER 21, 2020
It is known and expected that viruses constantly change through mutation leading to the emergence of new variants, but preliminary analysis in the UK suggests the new SARS-CoV-2 variant is significantly more transmissible than previous ones.
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