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Opinion: U.S. taxpayers should stop funding clinical trials of industry-owned drugs

STAT

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has had a taxpayer-funded drug development program for nearly 70 years, initiated at a time when there was no private investment in oncology drugs

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EMA upgrades drug development innovation scheme to PRIME time

Pharmaceutical Technology

These meetings will be held to help drug developers prepare for their MAAs through an assessment of development plans amongst other things. The PRIME scheme, launched in March 2016, gives applicants a number of exclusive benefits to help reach regulatory approval.

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Vietnam eases foreign investment restrictions in amended pharmaceutical law

Pharmaceutical Technology

Vietnam is aiming to attract overseas investment to encourage domestic drug development through the amended 2016 Law on Pharmacy.

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Drug developers look at innovative mechanisms to tackle dry eye syndrome

Pharmaceutical Technology

While a handful of therapies have launched since then, late-stage pipeline therapies that are currently in development reveal that drug developers are exploring a broad set of mechanisms of action (MOAs), many of which are innovative, to tackle DES.

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Understanding Large Molecule Drug Development: From Biologics to Market

Syner-G

Nonetheless, their rising popularity – eight of the top 10 best-selling drugs internationally in 2016 were biologics – underscores their increasing importance. 5 Key Steps in Large Molecule (Biologics) Development Target Identification Drug discovery involves identifying biological targets relevant to diseases.

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First AI-generated small molecule drug enters Phase II trial

European Pharmaceutical Review

Phase II clinical trials in the US and China are now underway for INS018_055, Insilico Medicine’s potentially first-in-class oral drug candidate. Achievement of the first dose in human patients is a “milestone” for AI-driven drug discovery and drug development , stated Feng Ren, PhD, co-CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of Insilico Medicine.

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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. 2016; 85(4):2048-2050. 2016; 12(7):878. Defining the Future of Radiology Through Artificial Intelligence: The Birth of a New Subspecialty.