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Pfizer stocks cancer drug pipeline with $2.3B deal for Trillium

Bio Pharma Dive

The acquisition reflects growing industry interest in the cancer-linked protein targeted by Trillium's drugs, most notably shown by Gilead's acquisition of Forty Seven last year.

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The Constitution and vaccinations

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY : Via Marci Hamilton is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania “the Constitution is not a suicide pact guaranteeing a right to harm others. The government has latitude to protect citizens from deadly conditions, especially when the science supporting vaccination is so clear” Prof Hamilton goes on to say, “One frequently heard pushback against vaccine mandates is that there is a “constitutional right” to choose whether to be vaccinated or not for adult

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Older people ‘more likely to engage with digital physiotherapy care’

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Researchers in the US have found that older people are far more likely to engage with digital physiotherapy programmes digitally than those in younger age groups. Gen Xers, working-age baby boomers and retirees – collectively the over-41 age bracket – were more likely to start a musculoskeletal (MSK) programme delivered via digital channels than Gen Zers and millennials, according to Hinge Health, whose back and joint pain programme was used in the study.

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COVID-19 News: Pfizer Vaccine Associated with Increased Risk of Myocarditis and More

BioSpace

As many children go back to school, new waves of COVID-19 cases continue to surge. More data keeps coming in on potential vaccine risks and how they measure up against the risk of the disease. Here’s a look.

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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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Pfizer taps McKinsey executive to lead dealmaking efforts

Bio Pharma Dive

Aamir Malik, a managing partner at the consulting firm, will replace longtime Pfizer executive John Young as chief business innovation officer next week.

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“Take off the gloves” for COVID anti-vaxxers

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: We, as a nation, can not afford people who chose not to get vaccinated because of misinformation. They are a danger to all of us and must be held accountable for their inaction. This includes financial penalties for making a terrible choice. According to KFF, “our analysis of CDC data indicates there were 37,000 preventable COVID-19 hospitalizations in June and another 76,000 preventable COVID-19 hospitalizations in July, among unvaccinated adults in the U.S.

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Humacyte Combines with Alpha Healthcare in Latest Biopharma SPAC

BioSpace

The combined company out of the Humacyte SPAC will be called Humacyte and is expected to trade shares of common stock and warrants on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

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FDA grants full approval to Pfizer, BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine

Bio Pharma Dive

The long-awaited decision could strengthen the case for vaccine mandates as public health officials seek to boost rates of immunization amid a wave of COVID-19 cases.

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Should you change your DTC marketing buckets?

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: There is a huge issue that’s challenging DTC marketers: online health misinformation. While we’re still trying to research the changes it has led to for DTC marketers, there are some observable behaviors taking place that we have examined through Google analytics. They paint a picture of people who are spending more time online looking to answer their questions and relying on HCPs to help sort out treatment choices.

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Digital mental health firms Headspace and Ginger in $3bn merger

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A merger between two digital mental health companies – Headspace and Ginger – will create a $3 billion giant in a category that has been growing at breakneck speed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The deal brings together Headspace’s meditation and mindfulness app – used by millions of people around the world – and Ginger’s platform which provides therapy and psychiatric support as an on-demand, video-based service.

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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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Inflammasome develops combo HIV/birth control implant

Outsourcing Pharma

Thanks in part to grants from the Gates Foundation, the company has come up with a bioerodible implant that combines HIV prevention and birth control.

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Gilead wins reversal of $1.2B penalty in CAR-T patent case

Bio Pharma Dive

A federal appeals court overturned an earlier verdict that had ruled Gilead's Kite Pharma unit infringed on a patent held by Bristol Myers Squibb.

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Starpharma's Nasal Spray Reduces SARS-CoV-2 by Over 99.9% in Animal Studies

BioSpace

?Starpharma's Viraleze has reduced the viral load by over 99.9% when it was administered nasally into the trachea and lungs of animals who were positive with the virus, compared to saline control.

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Amplifying the patient voice for better engagement, recruitment and retention

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Everyone is familiar with the phrase ‘patient-centricity’ but, where it might once have been seen as a ‘checkbox exercise’, it has gained preeminent status in the era of COVID-19, says Prime Global’s Ross Jackson. The pandemic has transformed many aspects of our industry and one area that change has come to is patient engagement within clinical trials, where it would now seem unusual were we to not consider the patient voice when it comes to recruiting trial participants.

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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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Aptamer Group and Bio-Works Technologies align for improved purification and scale up of gene therapy vectors

BioPharma Reporter

A new partnership promises improved biomanufacturing processes for gene therapies; the goal is to support the sector in scaling up through more efficient, cost-effective processes.

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BioMarin wins European approval to sell drug for dwarfism

Bio Pharma Dive

The drugmaker is setting the price for Voxzogo high, at an annual price of around $300,000 per patient, although the company expects to make "material discounts" in the coming years.

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FDA Says “Stop It” to Self-Medicating for COVID-19 with Unapproved Treatments

BioSpace

“You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it.” This is the FDA’s recently tweeted advice to Americans seeking out alternative, unapproved treatments for COVID-19.

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Merck raises pressure on Pfizer in pneumococcal vaccine tussle

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Just a month after getting approval for its new pneumococcal vaccine Vaxneuvance in adults, Merck & Co has reported positive trial results in children that will ramp up the pressure on Pfizer and its market-leading Prevnar franchise. The 15-valent conjugate vaccine was at least as effective as Pfizer’s 13-valent Prevnar 13 in the study, which involved infants up to 15 months old, and will form the basis of regulatory filing to extend the label for Vaxneuvance later this year, according

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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.

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Study finds protection against COVID-19 ‘waning’ in fully vaccinated people

Pharma Times

The ZOE COVID Study app assessed data on positive COVID-19 PCR test results between May and July 2021

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UPS delivers coronavirus vaccines via temperature-controlled drone

Bio Pharma Dive

Drones have emerged as a speedy logistics option for time- and temperature-sensitive vaccine doses, potentially helping boost the availability of shots in rural areas.

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Anti-Aging Foundation Terminates de Grey After Alleged Attempt to Influence Investigation

BioSpace

Anti-aging organization SENS Research Foundation sacked Chief Science Officer Aubrey de Grey over concerns he has attempted to influence an investigation of sexual harassment claims filed against him.

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Cara’s Korsuva is first drug cleared for itching in dialysis patients

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One of the most common and challenging side effects for people undergoing dialysis for chronic kidney disease – chronic itching – now has an FDA-approved treatment. The US regulator has cleared Cara Therapeutics’ Korsuva (difelikefalin) as an injectable treatment for chronic itching, also known as pruritus, in these patients after a priority review.

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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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New patent for Gilead Sciences drug EPCLUSA

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for EPCLUSA Epclusa is a drug marketed by Gilead Sciences Inc and is included in two NDAs. It is available from one supplier. There are twenty-six…. The post New patent for Gilead Sciences drug EPCLUSA appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Lilly puts more money into protein degradation

Bio Pharma Dive

The pharma has struck its second research pact focused on drugs that break down harmful proteins in as many years, this time with California biotech Lycia Therapeutics.

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Oral Remdesivir Could Lower COVID Hospitalizations, Preclinical Study Says

BioSpace

An oral version of remdesivir is being developed by scientists at the University of California San Diego to combat the SARS-CoV-2 virus early in its infection cycle.

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Are Animal-Free Dairy Products Considered Vegan?

XTalks

General Mills appears to be exploring and developing an animal-free dairy cheese brand called Renegade Creamery. Renegade Creamery makes plant-based cheese but adds milk proteins produced in strains of yeast and bacteria and uses an “artisan fermentation process.” This technique results in the same taste and texture as dairy cheese, is a sustainable product and reduces greenhouse gases by being animal-free.

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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 patent for Boehringer Ingelheim drug SYNJARDY

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for SYNJARDY Synjardy is a drug marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim and is included in two NDAs. It is available from one supplier. There are six patents…. The post New patent for Boehringer Ingelheim drug SYNJARDY appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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AstraZeneca reports study success for rare disease drug acquired in Alexion deal

Bio Pharma Dive

With positive results from a Phase 3 trial in hand, the British pharma intends to soon seek regulatory approval for the Wilson disease treatment.

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The Next Generation of Treatments for Advanced Cervical Cancer

BioSpace

Approximately 14,000 American women are expected to be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer in 2021, and more than 4,000 are expected to succumb to the disease.

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How COVID-19 Changed Food Sampling + Apeel’s Plant- Based Produce Coating – Xtalks Food Podcast Ep. 25

XTalks

How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way brands and retailers hand out food samples? In this episode of the Xtalks Food Podcast, Sydney discusses how food sampling has changed in retail settings and at home, with many companies shifting to e-commerce or online grocery orders as a means to send out samples. The team discusses whether in-store samples will return to their pre-pandemic state and why sample booths are crucial for small and emerging businesses.

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Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire

Clinical research has entered a new era, one that requires real-time analytics and visualization to allow trial leaders to work collaboratively and to develop, at the click of a mouse, deep insights that enable proactive study management. Learn how Revvity Signals helps drug developers deliver clinical trial data insights in real-time using a fast and flexible data and analytics platform to empower data-driven decision-making.