STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Last week, Biogen announced it will cease both the study and sale of Aduhelm, its FDA-approved monoclonal antibody for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Its decision, the company explained, is not a response to new data about the drug’s safety or efficacy, but instead “a reprioritization of resources.” Simply put, it wasn’t about science or medicine.
PharmaVoice
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
With a focus on her “three pillars” of being a CEO, Caroline Loew explains how she’s building a new company culture at an Alkermes spinoff — and a pipeline that offers a next-gen approach to oncology.
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STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Millions of Americans’ bedtime routine includes wearing a mask attached to a respiratory machine that pushes air into their lungs, supporting their breathing during sleep. These airway pressure machines, known as CPAP or BiPAP depending on their design, are sophisticated medical devices that have been used for decades by patients with sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnea.
PharmaVoice
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The "small molecule penalty" becomes even riskier for investors as the IRA negotiates prices, and VCs and lawmakers are looking to get a jump on those headwinds.
Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.
The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The Colombian government has taken a significant step toward issuing a compulsory license for a widely used HIV treatment, the latest instance in which cash-strapped governments battle with the pharmaceutical industry over the cost of medicines. The government issued a notice last week inviting companies to indicate whether they would be willing to supply a generic version of dolutegravir, which is made by ViiV Healthcare, a company that specializes in HIV treatments and is largely controlled by
Pharmaceutical Technology
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The potentially disastrous consequences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) were highlighted at the recent World Economic Forum Meeting 2024.
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Express Pharma
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Rx Propellant (RxP), a platform focused on providing real estate solutions, including research and development (R&D) laboratories and associated facilities for the life sciences and associated sectors in India, has announced an initial investment of $75 million in phase 1 of the Navi Mumbai Research (NMR) District, as part of its continued regional expansion strategy across India.
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Novartis said Monday that it intends to buy MorphoSys for just under $3 billion. The deal will not close. Six months from now, or sooner, Novartis will walk away — slightly embarrassed but otherwise unscathed — happy to pay a small breakup fee to MorphoSys to avoid owning a drug for myelofibrosis that regulators turned away. MorphoSys will not fare as well from the breakup.
Pharmaceutical Commerce
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
A cohort study investigates the impact of Senate Bill 2994A and answers the question: does the repeal of school-entry nonmedical vaccination exemptions result in a rise in school vaccinations?
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
WASHINGTON — A House panel passed a bipartisan bill to ban drug middlemen from charging fees based on drug list prices — the first in Congress’ raft of PBM reform efforts that would actually ban the practice in at least some of the employer-sponsored insurance market. The bill, by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), would only allow PBMs to charge a flat service fee, separating those fees from list prices.
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pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
For the latest episode of the pharmaphorum podcast, web editor Nicole Raleigh sat down with Chris Bamford, director of clinical trial regulatory management at IQVIA, and Shirley Rutter, associate director and strategic quality lead of global quality management at IQVIA Biotech.
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Eventually, the luckiest companies get to deal with a very particular problem: what to do when their stock could be getting ahead of itself. It’s a problem Eli Lilly got a little taste of Tuesday when it announced its full-year earnings. The drugmaker’s stock has more than doubled over the past 12 months due to the ever-increasing hopes for its GLP-1-based diabetes and weight-loss drug, sold under the brand names Mounjaro and Zepbound.
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Stay updated with the latest news on hiring trends in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Learn about the companies and professionals making waves in the field from January 2024 in a new instalment of Changing Faces.
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Five years after investor-owned HCA Healthcare took over an esteemed nonprofit hospital in North Carolina, Medicare is threatening to cut off payment for any services it provides seniors. The rare and dramatic move follows a Medicare revelation that patient safety is in “immediate jeopardy” at Mission Hospital in Asheville. That designation is the most severe the agency can hand out.
Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Right after the official launch of the new Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset, Cedars-Sinai has launched a generative artificial intelligence (genAI) app that will use the technology to provide mental health support for patients.
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hello, everyone. Damian here with a close read of the latest blockbuster deal, a look at Novartis’ multibillion-dollar gamble, and a reminder of what Vertex Pharmaceuticals does well.
Outsourcing Pharma
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Results from a new research project have been announced by technology provider Medable on the enhanced electronic informed consent (elC) in clinical trials.
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Clear blue skies and rays of sunshine are enveloping the Pharmalot campus, where the official mascots are busy waking the neighbors and assorted other creatures are moseying about. As for us, we are immersed in the usual routine, which starts with firing up the coffee kettle and brewing cups of stimulation.
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Pharma Times
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy affects around three million babies worldwide every year
European Pharmaceutical Review
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Suanfarma has announced a strategic rebranding initiative to reinforce Suanfarma’s position as a global player in the healthcare sector, both as a distributor of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and as a contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) in the production of APIs. In this manner, Suanfarma´s sites, Cipan and Rovereto, are now acknowledged as part of a global and unified brand.
Express Pharma
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
DHL Express and Aragen LifeSciences, a leading provider of contract research, development, and manufacturing services for the global life sciences industry, jointly announced partnership to use DHL’s GoGreen Plus service. This pioneering collaboration makes Aragen the first Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) customer of DHL Express in India. The GoGreen Plus service supports Aragen’s goal to reduce carbon emissions in international shipments.
Outsourcing Pharma
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool from UK-based Brainomix was one of only two products to be endorsed by health assessor the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Speaker: Chris Antypas and Josh Halladay
Access to limited distribution drugs and payer contracts are key to pharmacy expansion. But how do you prepare your operations to take the next step? Meaningful data: Collect and share clinical data regarding outcomes, utilization, and more Reporting: Limited distribution models require efficient tracking and reporting systems Workflows: Align workflows with specific pharma and payer contractual requirements For in-depth, expert insights on pharmacy expansion, watch this webinar from Inovalon.
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Daniel Kohlstaedt, managing director at PurpleLeaf Strategy, discusses how new technologies can help pharmaceutical leaders plan for success during their upcoming brand planning cycle.
Outsourcing Pharma
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Phesiâs artificial intelligence (AI) driven platform, Trial Accelerator, has reached a milestone and now contains global data from more than 100 million patients.
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Vertex will use a priority review voucher to speed up FDA review of its new triple therapy for cystic fibrosis, which has just cleared a phase 3 programme
Outsourcing Pharma
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Rani Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company focused on the oral delivery of biologics, has announced encouraging results from its phase 1 study of RT-111, a RaniPill capsule containing an ustekinumab biosimilar, CT-P43.
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Pharmaceutical Technology
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Health Canada has approved Chiesi Global Rare Diseases’ MYALEPTA as a treatment for individuals with lipodystrophy, an ultra-rare condition.
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Gene-editing startup Metagenomi and cancer specialist NeOnc Technologies have announced the terms of their initial public offerings
Pharmafile
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Vertex Pharmaceuticals has announced positive results from its once-daily vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor programme, the company’s phase 3 programme for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF). The programme included two randomised, double-blind, active-controlled, 52-week trials, SKYLINE 102 and SKYLINE 103, which assessed the efficacy of the drug combination in patients with CF aged 12 and older who have […] The post Vertex announces positive results from trial for cystic fibrosis com
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Novartis has agreed to buy Germany's MorphoSys in a transaction that values the cancer-focused biotech at $2.
Pharmaceutical Commerce
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
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