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BioMarin finally secures FDA approval of hemophilia gene therapy

Bio Pharma Dive

After a prolonged journey, the medicine, known as Roctavian, is now cleared for certain patients with hemophilia A, the more common form of the rare bleeding disorder.

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Health Canada approves Endo’s anti-seizure pills

Pharmaceutical Technology

Health Canada has approved Endo International’s Xcopri as adjunctive therapy in the management of partial-onset seizures in adults with epilepsy.

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Scientists Just Figured Out How This Deadly Superbug Hides Inside Us

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Golden staph are ubiquitous bacteria, living harmlessly on the skin or inside the nose of nearly one in three people worldwide. Yet they are duplicitous, too. In some situations, golden staph (Staphylococcus aureus) can become monsters, causing dangerous infections in the skin, blood, bones, or elsewhere.

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June 29, 2023: Workshop Materials and Videocast Now Available From ‘Getting the Right Evidence to Decision-Makers Faster’

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Materials and videocast recordings are now available from the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory’s recent workshop, “Getting the Right Evidence to Decision-Makers Faster. ” The 2-day workshop explored the critical cycle of evidence generation by researchers to decision-making by healthcare system leaders to implement the findings of pragmatic clinical trials conducted within healthcare systems.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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5 FDA decisions to watch in the third quarter

Bio Pharma Dive

By the end of September, the FDA will hold two anticipated advisory meetings and issue important decisions on drugs for Alzheimer’s, depression and a type of vision loss.

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NASH drugs race to cross the finish line

Pharmaceutical Technology

After Intercept’s Ocaliva rejection, multiple companies are taking aim at becoming the first US-approved NASH therapy.

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June 29, 2023: Grand Rounds Podcast with Dr. Joshua Denny on All of Us Research Program is Available

Rethinking Clinical Trials

In the latest episode of the NIH Collaboratory Grand Rounds podcast , Dr. Joshua Denny continues his discussion about All of Us Research Program: Improving Health Through Diverse Technology, Huge Cohorts, and Precision Medicine. The full May 5 Grand Rounds webinar with Dr. Denny is also available. The post June 29, 2023: Grand Rounds Podcast with Dr.

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With FDA approval in hand, BioMarin lays out plan to sell $2.9M gene therapy

Bio Pharma Dive

The agency granted a long-awaited clearance on Thursday, but unexpected aspects of the hemophilia treatment’s label had some investors worried about its commercial prospects.

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Genprex’s Reqorsa gene therapy secures another FDA fast-track designation

Pharmaceutical Technology

Genprex has announced that the FDA has granted fast-track designation for Reqorsa, its small cell lung cancer (SCLC) therapy.

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Regular Short Naps Could Be The Easiest Way to Reduce The Risk of Dementia

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Regular, short snoozes keep our brains young by preserving volume, a quality linked with healthy cognitive functions and a lower risk of dementia and other diseases.

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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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June 29, 2023: Health Equity Core Leaders Share Insights From Annual Steering Committee Meeting

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda and Cherise Harrington In an interview during the Annual Steering Committee Meeting, Drs. Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda and Cherise Harrington, cochairs of the Health Equity Core Working Group , shared insights and next steps for health equity in the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory. One question discussed at the meeting was how to embed health equity in pragmatic clinical trials.

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F-Prime’s Ketan Patel on ‘reverse ageism’ in biotech and investing in a downturn

Bio Pharma Dive

The life sciences investor spoke with BioPharma Dive about emerging life sciences markets around the globe and why the firm invests in first-time biotech founders.

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The promising role of GLP-1RAs in NASH

Pharmaceutical Technology

Research has shown that GLP-1RAs may have the potential to treat chronic metabolic diseases such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

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A Daily Multivitamin May Help Your Memory, But Only if You’re in This Age Group

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how they’re reported in the media. The analysis is undertaken by one or more academics not involved with the study, and reviewed by another, to make sure it’s accurate. Don’t we all want to do what we can to reduce the impact of age-related decline on our memory?

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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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Why Should I Seek an Emergency Dentist?

Pharma Mirror

A bright smile is said to be the best compliment one can hear from others, and the heart of preserving and sweetening those smiles lies in a dentist’s hand. Dentistry, the art, and science of oral health, confines a diverse range of practices and professionals committed to maintaining the well-being of your teeth, gums, and overall oral health.

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Lilly takes over partner working on cell therapies for diabetes

Bio Pharma Dive

Sigilon Therapeutics, a biotech that’s been collaborating with Lilly since 2018, has agreed to be bought for up to $310 million in the pharma’s second announced buyout this month.

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Vertex and Lonza to establish T1D cell therapy manufacturing facility

Pharmaceutical Technology

Vertex and Lonza have entered a partnership to establish a facility in Portsmouth, US, to manufacture cell therapies for type 1 diabetes.

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Can These 7 Things Keep Mosquitoes Away From You? Here’s What The Science Says.

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

There’s one animal that ruins summer evenings: the mosquito. While mosquitoes don’t carry any diseases in the UK, their itchy bites are far from fun. Everyone has a friend who gets covered in mosquito bites and a friend who doesn’t get a single one.

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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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BioMarin's hemophilia gene therapy Roctavian lands FDA nod with 'glimmers' of enthusiasm among doctors

Fierce Pharma

After an initial rejection in 2020 and a review delay earlier this year, BioMarin’s Roctavian has finally got the FDA go-ahead to introduce a gene therapy for a not-so-rare disorder. | After an initial rejection in 2020 and a review delay earlier this year, BioMarin’s Roctavian has finally got the FDA go-ahead to introduce a gene therapy for a not-so-rare disorder.

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10 clinical trials to watch in the second half of 2023

Bio Pharma Dive

A Duchenne gene therapy faces a crucial test, while highly anticipated study results are expected in lung cancer, obesity and heart disease.

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US FDA grants fast track status for GSK’s gonorrhoea vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

GSK has received a Fast Track designation for its Neisseria gonorrhoeae investigational vaccine from the US Food and Drug Administration.

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NABL now accepts LLP as legal entity of CAB under the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) now accepts the “Limited Liability Partnership” as a legal entity of Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) under the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008.

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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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Former Pfizer employee charged with insider trading, using advance information on Paxlovid trial

Fierce Pharma

A former statistician at Pfizer and his associate have been charged (PDF) with insider trading, using advance inform | A former statistician at Pfizer and his associate have been charged with insider trading, using advance information to make more than $350,000 from stock purchases that they executed one day before the company made trial results public for COVID-19 blockbuster Paxlovid.

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Novartis, continuing revamp, sells eye drugs to Bausch + Lomb for up to $2.5B

Bio Pharma Dive

An agreement to divest the dry eye disease treatment Xiidra and a few other medicines adds to the Swiss pharma's yearslong push to slim down from the healthcare conglomerate it once was.

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Lantidra wins FDA approval as first-ever type 1 diabetes cell therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

The FDA has announced that Lantidra, a cellular therapy for type 1 diabetes, has become the first treatment of its kind to be approved.

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What is Going on in Billing Compliance for Clinical Trials?

ACRP blog

Clinical trial billing compliance—ensuring that charges for therapies and other study-related elements are sent to the appropriate party—is a key concern for academic medical centers and other research organizations. Incorrect billing can result in federal and state violations as well as financial penalties. “To ensure billing compliance, research professionals should inspect their program, measure risks, and assemble the team members who can make billing compliance better,” said Kelly Willenber

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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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AbbVie's Imbruvica-Brukinsa patent suit may have merit, and BeiGene will likely settle: expert

Fierce Pharma

AbbVie recently filed a patent infring | AbbVie recently filed a patent infringement lawsuit against BeiGene over their blockbuster BTK franchises. Although the litigation was launched right after a patent’s issuance, AbbVie may actually have a case here, according to one expert.

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Pfizer’s hemophilia B gene therapy inches closer to regulatory approval

Bio Pharma Dive

The treatment could become Pfizer’s first marketed gene therapy, an area the pharma has poured significant resources into in recent years.

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BioMed X and Sanofi begin joint research on AI-driven drug development

Pharmaceutical Technology

BioMed X has announced that it has begun a joint research project with Sanofi on artificial intelligence (AI) driven drug development.

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Anebulo Pharmaceuticals: providing an effective antidote for cannabis intoxication

Outsourcing Pharma

Anebulo Pharmaceuticals is currently developing a new, first-of-its-kind drug, ANEB-001, intended to rapidly reverse the negative effects of ACI within one hour of administration. The treatment is a cannabinoid receptor antagonist, which blocks THC, the substance which gives cannabis its psychotropic effects, from binding in a personâs CB1 receptor.

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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.