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STAT+: AI drug firm Recursion moves from survival to industry domination

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. The company — or, at least, what existed at its founding in 2013 — hoped to pull data from images of healthy and diseased cells, and use that data to identify drugs gathering dust on pharmaceutical company shelves that could be repurposed as rare disease treatments. 

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STAT+: New weight loss drugs are changing the narrative on obesity, with a push from pharma

STAT

This is the first article in a series about new obesity drugs that are transforming patients’ lives, dividing medical experts, and spurring one of the biggest business battles in years. Read more about The Obesity Revolution.

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STAT+: Q&A: Califf on obesity drugs, advisory panels, and how threats hurt recruitment at FDA

STAT

BOSTON — FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said on Monday that it “bothers” him that Novo Nordisk, which makes an obesity medication, funded the development of obesity coursework for medical schools.

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6th Microbiome Movement – Drug Development Summit

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The most comprehensive forum for microbiome drug developers, the Microbiome Movement – Drug Development Summit returns for its sixth iteration! Fyza Shaikh, Instructor, John Hopkins Medical School. Julie Schwedock, Associate Director, Microbial Development, Takeda.

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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Drug Development Summit

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The Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Drug Development Summit is the definitive industry-led forum for drug development in the largest solid tumor indication. The post Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Drug Development Summit appeared first on. View the event guide now for more details!

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Tackling the complex development landscape of pain medicines

European Pharmaceutical Review

chronic neuropathic pain is at present, mainly managed with antidepressants… antiepileptic drugs… as well as opioids” Neuropathic pain affects over 400 million people worldwide, according to Hoba Therapeutics. He has been responsible for development programmes in multiple indications, spanning all phases of drug development.

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Advances in neurological research highlight breakthrough therapies

Express Pharma

In addition, they also allow precise targeting of disease mechanisms, reducing the overall cost associated with drug development which means faster access to effective treatments for neurological disorders to patients not only in India but worldwide. Dr Dutta from Cleveland Clinic, Dr Turner from University of Melbourne.