Sat.Sep 09, 2023 - Fri.Sep 15, 2023

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FDA approves updated COVID boosters from Pfizer, Moderna

Bio Pharma Dive

Pfizer and Moderna, which have seen slowing demand for their coronavirus vaccines, expect to make the reformulated shots available in the U.S. in the coming days.

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Signal: Kroger to pay up to $1.4bn to settle opioid crisis lawsuits

Pharmaceutical Technology

Kroger's settlement, alongside the review of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case, is proof that the opioid reckoning isn't over yet.

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Pfizer, Moderna score FDA nods for next round of seasonal COVID-19 vaccines

Fierce Pharma

Out with the old and in with the new: Monday, the U.S. | The FDA has approved Pfizer and Moderna’s separate vaccine formulations that target current variants of the disease. Each company’s shot is approved for people ages 12 and up and emergency authorized for patients 6 months old to 11 years old.

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Oregon Project Extends Benefits of Clinical Trials to More Hispanics/Latinos

ACRP blog

With observations of National Hispanic Heritage Month kicking off on September 15, this year’s events will have special resonance for a team of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) researchers who are working to bring the benefits of clinical trials to more persons in underserved communities. Eneida R. Nemecek, MD, MS, MBA, an endowed professor of pediatrics and medical oncology and Medical Director of Clinical Research at the Knight Cancer Institute of OHSU, recently received a $625,00

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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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New startup Arialys takes aim at the immune system, hoping to create neuropsychiatry drugs

Bio Pharma Dive

Arialys Therapeutics launched Tuesday with $58 million in funding from a group of life sciences investors that includes Johnson & Johnson’s venture arm.

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FDA approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s Omicron XBB.1.5-adapted Covid-19 vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US FDA has approved Pfizer and BioNTech’s sBLA for Omicron XBB.1.5-adapted monovalent Covid-19 vaccine, COMIRNATY 2023-2024 Formulation.

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It's unanimous: FDA panel says decongestant drug phenylephrine does not work

Fierce Pharma

For decades, hundreds of oral decongestant products containing phenylephrine have been available in the United States over the counter. | For decades, hundreds of oral decongestant products containing phenylephrine have been available in the United States over the counter. But on Tuesday, an FDA advisory committee agreed by a 16-0 vote that the ingredient does not work.

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Flagship-backed Generate raises $273M as its first drugs move to the clinic

Bio Pharma Dive

Since 2019, Generate has raised nearly $700 million in private financing and has now brought a monoclonal antibody into Phase 1 testing.

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SparingVision shares trial updates for rare eye disease gene therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

The company is also planning to expand its Phase I/II PRODYGY lead candidate trial in retinitis pigmentosa to three more US sites.

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A World Alzheimer's Month resource roundup

Antidote

Alzheimer’s disease, the most prevalent type of dementia , is diagnosed in more than 6 million Americans. Estimates project that by 2050, 13 million individuals will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. This condition ranks among the top 10 causes of death in the United States, profoundly impacting those diagnosed, their loved ones, and their caregivers.

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Running Decentralized Trials at Scale: Planning for Success

There’s been a rapid shift towards decentralization in clinical trials & it’s clear why. The potential for reaching a larger pool of recruits is possible when sponsors can bring more trial activities to the patient. Tele visits, digital consent, new monitoring sensors, & direct-to-patient supply are virtual tools that existed before the pandemic, but now there’s swift adoption of these methods because they’ve been proven to help launch & complete trials more effectively.

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HHS argues Merck 'lacks standing' to sue over Medicare price negotiations

Fierce Pharma

Merck & Co. was the first drugmaker to sue over the controversial Medicare price negotiation provisions in last year’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). | Merck & Co. was the first drugmaker to sue over the controversial Medicare price negotiation provisions in last year’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). But the New Jersey drug giant “lacks standing” to challenge the law in court, the Biden administration argued in a new filing.

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Moderna aims for the stars again with ambitious drug development plan

Bio Pharma Dive

The biotech is telling investors it expects to launch as many as 15 new products in five years, a bold goal that will require a lot to go right to pull off.

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Cure Genetics and Frametact seek gene cures for neurological ailments

Pharmaceutical Technology

Cure Genetics has entered a partnership and licensing deal with Frametact to develop gene therapy for familial neurological ailments.

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Advanced Therapies Europe: From bench to bedside and boardroom

Drug Discovery World

Advanced Therapies Europe took place from 9-12 September 2023 in Portugal. DDW’s Megan Thomas asked attendees: What is most important to scale from discovery to commercialisation of cell and gene therapies (CGTs)? Joel Eichmann, Co-Founder, Green Elephant Biotech It always comes down to time-to-market and risk minimisation. To cover these, it is critical to choose [.

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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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CDC starts ‘Wild to Mild’ campaign to reverse falling flu vaccine use in key groups

Fierce Pharma

The CDC wants to reset expectations for flu vaccines to correct falling uptake. | The CDC wants to reset expectations for flu vaccines to correct falling uptake. After tracking declines in vaccine use in pregnant people and children, the health body has initiated its “Wild to Mild” campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of vaccination and encourage more people to get their shots.

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UK biotech AlveoGene launches with plans for inhaled gene therapy

Bio Pharma Dive

The company is working on a treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, which it claims it can deliver direct to lung cells via a nebulizer.

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Calibrating cold chain systems for cell and gene therapies in a post-pandemic world

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical supply chain partners are trying to create an efficient cold chain system to transport cell and gene therapies.

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The Alzheimer’s Treatment Landscape: Leqembi vs. Donanemab

BioSpace

With a potential combined market value of $30 billion, BioSpace takes a deep dive into the Phase III data supporting Eisai and Biogen’s Leqembi and Eli Lilly’s investigational donanemab.

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2022 Research: The Rapid Rise of Ocean Freight Visibility

A research study conducted by The Journal of Commerce and FourKites surveyed hundreds of international shippers, exploring how their usage of global supply chain visibility technology has evolved since the onset of global disruptions caused by COVID-19. For international shippers, ocean freight visibility has evolved from optional to essential and satisfaction with visibility varies greatly depending on how it is obtained and delivered.

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J&J, GSK and other companies knowingly marketed ineffective decongestants, lawsuits claim

Fierce Pharma

Questions first circulated about decongestant pills containing phenylephrine in 2007. | Several companies, including Johnson & Johnson, GSK, Procter & Gamble and Walgreens, face class-action lawsuits that claim the drugmakers knew that over-the-counter cold and flu pills containing phenylephrine did not work as advertised.

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Actio, a precision medicine startup, launches with $55M and a mouse lab partnership

Bio Pharma Dive

The two-year-old San Diego biotech is allied with The Jackson Laboratory to engineer better mouse models of the rare diseases it plans to target.

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BioLineRx’s Aphexda receives FDA approval for stem cell mobilisation

Pharmaceutical Technology

BioLineRx has received the US Food and Drug Administration approval for Aphexda plus filgrastim to mobilise haematopoietic stem cells.

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Busting common myths about lab automation 

Drug Discovery World

Ernesto Staroswiecki, Senior Manager, R&D, at Beckman Coulter Life Sciences takes readers through common lab automation myths. Many clinical and research laboratories today are having to do more with less: faced with ongoing staffing shortages, increased workloads, and budgetary constraints, many laboratory managers are feeling the stress, which is where the benefits of automation can be truly realised for labs in both academia and industry.

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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.

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AstraZeneca, working to grow Fasenra’s reach, touts positive trial against GSK's Nucala in new use

Fierce Pharma

Competing to treat patients with severe eosinophilic asthma (SEA), AstraZeneca has fared well matching its IL-5 inhibitor Fasenra up against GSK’s Nucala. | AstraZeneca's Fasenra has achieved its primary endpoint in a phase 3 trial, demonstrating noninferior rates of remission in a head-to-head battle against GSK's Nucala in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.

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Daiichi Sankyo, with new data, to seek FDA approval of lung cancer drug

Bio Pharma Dive

The HER3-targeting treatment could become the next antibody-drug conjugate to emerge from Daiichi Sankyo’s laboratories, after the AstraZeneca-partnered Enhertu.

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FDA to start review of subcutaneous Entyvio for Crohn’s disease

Pharmaceutical Technology

The FDA is also reviewing a subcutaneous formulation of Takeda’s blockbuster drug for ulcerative colitis.

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Moderna Axes Four Clinical Development Programs, Two AstraZeneca Had Dropped

BioSpace

During Wednesday’s annual R&D Day, Moderna said it is culling four programs from its pipeline, including two molecules that had been discontinued last year by AstraZeneca.

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An Innovative & Creative Problem Solver Approach to Selling in the Medical Device Space

Speaker: Steve Goldstein, Sales Leader

Are you currently in sales, or involved in a business that depends on strong sales results? What about the extremely competitive world of medical device sales? What are some of the top challenges your customers face and how do you approach understanding what’s most important to them? Join Steve Goldstein, Sales Success Coach, Motivational Speaker and Medical Device Sales Leader from Gold Selling LLC., to discover critical strategies and approaches you can take to engage your customers, achieve g

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FDA raises questions about Onpattro's efficacy in Alnylam's bid to challenge Pfizer in lucrative heart disease use

Fierce Pharma

Ahead of an important advisory committee meeting, the FDA has raised serious questions about Alnylam’s bid to expand Onpattro into a much larger group of patients with transthyretin amyloidosis (AT | The FDA has raised questions about Alnylam's Onpattro as the company seeks to expand the drug into a much larger group of patients with transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR).

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FDA panel backs Alnylam drug despite doubts over benefit

Bio Pharma Dive

“There is a light wind for benefit, and no wind for risk,” said one adviser who voted with eight others to recommend the biotech’s drug Onpattro for cardiomyopathy of ATTR amyloidosis.

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CancerVAX joins forces with UCLA to develop a universal CAR-T cell therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

CancerVAX plans to adapt its universal cancer vaccine platform to develop a universal CAR-T cell platform.

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Anavex’s Blarcamesine Slows Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients

BioSpace

Following a controversial Rett Syndrome trial last year, Anavex Life Sciences’ blarcamesine has claimed another clinical victory—this time in an Alzheimer’s disease Phase IIb/III study.

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

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