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Opinion: In drug development, diversity must be extended to preclinical research

STAT

In 2015, the FDA began reporting on the representation of individuals in clinical trials, with the hope that raising awareness would drive meaningful change. Lack of diversity occurs at all levels of the pharmaceutical ecosystem, from the makeup of C-suite and research staffs to participation in clinical trials.

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Pursuing new paths in targeted protein degradation drug development

European Pharmaceutical Review

DRUG DEVELOPMENT based on targeted protein degradation (TPD) has progressed rapidly since the publication in 2015 of three landmark papers 1-3 that highlighted important early-stage breakthroughs with drug-like molecules in this area of research.

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Alzheimer’s therapeutics market to reach $6.8 billion by 2032

European Pharmaceutical Review

In 2015, Alzheimer’s Therapeutics International found there was an estimated 46.8 According to Alzheimer’s Therapeutics International in 2015, 58 percent of people with dementia live in developing countries, but by 2050 this will rise to 68 percent. percent, and driven largely by collaboration of existing players, reach $6.8

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Transforming pharmaceutical manufacturing: The AI revolution

European Pharmaceutical Review

Accelerated drug discovery: Simulations and predictive models powered by AI will speed up the drug development process, effectively slashing time to market for drugs. 2015; 13:8-17. 2015; 12(10):931-934. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform. 2018; 22(5):1589-1604. Kourou K, Exarchos TP, Exarchos KP, et al.

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ESG Top Trends: Technology trends

Pharmaceutical Technology

AI also speeds up the drug development process, which could translate into cheaper drugs for patients. Aprecia Pharmaceuticals’ Spritam, an anti-epileptic drug, is the first and only 3D-printed pharmaceutical, having received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 2015. 3D printing.

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Verge Genomics takes AI-sourced drug for ALS into clinic

pharmaphorum

The small-molecule PIKfyve inhibitor – called VRG50635 – has been administered to the first subject in the phase 1 trial involving healthy volunteers, according to the San Francisco-based biotech, which was founded in 2015 by Alice Zhang and Jason Chen.

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Amplifying the patient voice for better engagement, recruitment and retention

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There are many benefits of including patients at every stage of the drug development process, as well as ways to involve them in the early stages of drug development. It helps to focus the drug development process on its main element – the patient, and it also makes good business sense, too.