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Big pharma companies partner to form AI-based start-up

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Built under a government tender, AION Labs comprises four large international pharma companies – AstraZeneca , Merck, Pfizer , and Teva – and another core partner, the Israel Biotech Fund. At times, companies invest millions of dollars in developing and studying a therapy that may find to be ineffective. The partnership.

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Cybersecurity in pharma: Securing the future

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Pharma companies around the world have also faced similar threats , some of which have impacted national security and public health. Social engineering attacks will rise, in addition to phishing, smishing and deepfake attacks. There is also a debate as to how genomic information should be protected,” he adds.

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How epilepsy researchers are moving the needle past anti-seizure treatments

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About 30% of epilepsy patients do not respond to available anti-seizure treatments, says Dr. Dario Englot, director of functional neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Surgery and Engineering in Nashville, Tennessee. In his work, Ferraro focuses on the links between gene variations and different responses to drugs.

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Gene editing: beyond the hype

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Genome editing is an exciting but still nascent field, and companies in the area face as many obstacles as they do opportunities. Sangamo CEO Sandy Macrae told us how his company is being cautious about the hype and finding ways to be financially viable in an emerging space. The genomic medicine journey.

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Nine new industry collaborations driving drug discovery forward

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Closed Loop Medicine and Pharmanovia TechBio Closed Loop Medicine and pharma company have initiated the OptiZest study and recruited the first patient. ERS Genomics and IRBM ERS Genomics and IRBM have signed an agreement granting IRBM access to ERS’ CRISPR/Cas9 patent portfolio.

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How digital innovation is helping therapeutics to get to market faster

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Biopharma and biotech companies without these capabilities are keen to harness these technologies and the number of strategic partnerships with such companies is accelerating at an unprecedented rate. Automation is also being applied to genomics sample preparation, an area that requires particular robustness and scalability.

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PharmStars digital health accelerator names its second class of 2022

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The PharmaStars accelerator was set up last year to help bridge the gap between digital health start-ups and potential pharma partners, which can be instrumental in making sure their technologies meet their potential – and help them to navigate the challenges of developing them in the highly regulated healthcare environment.