PharmaVoice

JULY 5, 2022

In a unanimous decision, a CDC committee calls for a preferential flu vaccine recommendation for people aged 65 and older for the first time.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 4, 2022

Ensuring potential microbial contaminants are not transferred into cleanroom environments is a key aspect of risk mitigation strategies. In a review, pharmaceutical microbiologist and contamination control expert Tim Sandle, reviewed several methods of material transfer, listing the decontamination methods based on efficacy and commenting on their weaknesses. .

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 6, 2022

Talks of a bear market in the biotech sector do not seem to pass, with news of companies falling into administration and layoffs becoming a recurrence. Just last week, trading for 4D Pharma , a British biotech, was suspended on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market , and the company will be delisted from NASDAQ on July 7. Elsewhere, San Diego, California-based Heron Therapeutics announced restructuring and layoffs for 34% of its workforce.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 8, 2022

The pharmaceutical industry is increasingly relying on artificial intelligence to power its drug discovery and development efforts, and its spend in this area has created a multibillion-dollar market for AI technologies. That’s the conclusion of a GlobalData report , which notes that AI is being used to enhance computer-aided drug design (CADD) in a bid to reduce the time and costs involved in getting a new drug to market.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

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PharmaVoice

JULY 7, 2022

Precision BioSciences’ CEO discusses the company’s potentially groundbreaking cancer treatment.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 8, 2022

As established facilities age, various risk considerations emerge. While some may continue to function effectively without any additional considerations, many will require additional checks and assessment. In an article published in the Journal of Validation Technology (JVT), pharmaceutical microbiologist and contamination control expert Tim Sandle identified ten categories of risk presented by aging.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 5, 2022

AstraZeneca has signed a deal to buy US biotech TeneoTwo in a deal worth up to $1.27 billion that will boost its position therapies for haematological cancers. The big pharma is paying $100 million upfront for the company, and offering up to $805 million in milestone payments if TeneoTwo’s drug candidates meet development objectives, plus up to $360 million if they hit sales targets.

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PharmaVoice

JULY 5, 2022

AstraZeneca and Amgen are emphasizing diversity and authenticity in campaigns for lupus and severe asthma therapies.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 5, 2022

After more than 20 years of environmental action, Pfizer has committed to further reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and aims to achieve the voluntary Net-Zero Standard by 2040 – a full 10 years ahead of the standard’s proposed timeline. To achieve these goals, Pfizer aims to decrease its GHG emissions by 95 percent and its value chain emissions by 90 percent from 2019 levels by 2040.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 4, 2022

Brii Biosciences (Brii Bio) has exercised an option for the acquisition of exclusive development and marketing rights for Vir Biotechnology’s investigational antibody, VIR-3434, for Hepatitis B in Greater China, under a partnership agreement. Following the option exercise, Vir will receive the option exercise fee, regulatory and commercial milestone payments as well as tiered royalties on net product sales from Brii Bio.

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JULY 5, 2022

Sanofi has said it will make 30 of its most commonly prescribed medicines available at non-profit prices to 40 lower-income countries, as part of a global health initiative launched by the company last year. The medicines – which include insulin, oral diabetes agent glibenclamide and cancer chemotherapy oxaliplatin – will be sold under a new Impact brand and are all classed as essential medicines by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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PharmaVoice

JULY 7, 2022

Marc Kikuchi weighs in on the company’s plans to pump up its pipeline and sales in the coming years.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 5, 2022

The Impact ® brand includes 30 Sanofi medicines and covers a wide range of therapeutic areas, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, tuberculosis, malaria and cancer. Medicines include insulin, glibenclamide and oxaliplatin, the company said. Sanofi has also established an Impact fund to support startup companies and other innovators that can deliver scalable solutions for sustainable healthcare in underserved regions. .

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 7, 2022

Brii Biosciences and TSB Therapeutics have commercially launched a long-acting neutralising antibody therapy combination, amubarvimab/romlusevimab, for Covid-19 in China. The two non-competing SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal neutralising antibodies, amubarvimab and romlusevimab are obtained from convalesced Covid-19 patients. The company developed these antibodies in partnership with Tsinghua University and the 3rd People’s Hospital of Shenzhen.

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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

JULY 4, 2022

GSK’s recently-unveiled plan to develop a bioscience cluster close to its main R&D site in Stevenage, UK, has moved closer to fruition, now that the first partners have joined the initiative. The asset management arm of Swiss back UBS has formed a joint venture with property developer Reef Group that will develop the 33-acre campus in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

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PharmaVoice

JULY 6, 2022

From M&Ms to biotech, the chief financial officer's sweet tooth for taking risks is paying off.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 5, 2022

Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is the fifth most common type of cancer worldwide – and the third most common cause of death from cancer. 1 Approximately half of all cases occur in eastern Asia, but thanks to more advanced screening programmes in countries like Japan, survival rates in these regions are improving compared with western countries.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 6, 2022

The European Commission (EC) has granted approval for the expanded conditional marketing authorization (CMA) of Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373), in the European Union (EU) for adolescents of the age 12 to 17 years. A protein-based vaccine, NVX-CoV2373 is made from the genetic sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus’ first strain. The latest development comes after the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency granted a positive recommendation in

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Speaker: Chris Antypas and Josh Halladay

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pharmaphorum

JULY 7, 2022

Pfizer is still waiting for the green light to complete an acquisition of digital health company ResApp, a deal that looks even better now that its smartphone app for people with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has been approved by the FDA. Brisbane, Australia-based ResApp has claimed a 510(k) clearance for SleepCheckRx as a prescription-only digital therapy in the software-as-a-medical device (SaMD) category, clearing the path for a commercial launch in the US.

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PharmaVoice

JULY 6, 2022

Ratings agency Moody’s lays out the risk exposure for industry leaders.

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PharmaTech

JULY 6, 2022

CURIS provides a 7% hybrid hydrogen peroxide pulse delivery system, which is a mix of micro-aerosols and vapor delivered to a space at precisely calibrated intervals. With the recent challenges in staffing, CURIS has created a single piece of equipment to complete multiple tasks in a lab, saving time and money. The large push right now is facility integration with biodecontamination on demand.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 7, 2022

Dr Eric Hughes joins Teva with experience in all phases of drug development at global pharmaceutical companies, most recently Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals, which he joined last year. He will be based out of Teva’s US headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey. . “Eric brings nearly 20 years of leadership roles with a proven track record in a variety of R&D functions for global pharmaceutical companies, and has a successful record of accomplishment fostering productive collaborations with

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JULY 5, 2022

Cancer drugs will be flown from a facility in Portsmouth to a hospital on the Isle of Wight by drone, in the first pilot study of the technology by NHS England. The trial – announced this morning and said to be the first of its type worldwide – will mean that the lifesaving treatment can be picked up and dropped off to patients on the same day, said NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 6, 2022

Europe was the fastest growing region for data analytics hiring among pharmaceutical industry companies in the three months ending May. The number of roles in Europe made up 11.8% of total data analytics jobs - up from 11.1% in the same quarter last year. That was followed by North America, which saw a -0.4 year-on-year percentage point change in data analytics roles.

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PharmaTech

JULY 2, 2022

This article is focused on introducing a control chart technique using relative standard deviation (RSD) statistics (i.e., RSD chart); in other words, a coefficient of variation chart for continued process verification.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 5, 2022

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a genetic disorder, estimated to affect 1 in 50,000 people. It can lead to painful attacks of oedema (swelling) in various parts of the body, including the abdomen, face, feet, genitals, hands and throat. The main objective of the Phase III SPRING study ( NCT04070326 ) was to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of Takhzyro ® (lanadelumab) – a fully human monoclonal antibody that specifically binds and decreases plasma kallikrein – in HAE patients aged two t

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pharmaphorum

JULY 4, 2022

Today’s rare disease landscape comprises of around 7,000 different diseases. With a broad and diverse range of symptoms and severities impacting patients around the world, connecting these individuals with the information and expertise needed to achieve the correct diagnosis can be extremely lengthy and pose a significant barrier to treatment. “As the severity, progress, and treatment potential of rare diseases varies from patient to patient, each condition is going to need to be addressed diffe

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Hospitals 105

Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 8, 2022

Specialised Therapeutics’ oral drug, Nerlynx (neratinib) has obtained the Philippines Food and Drug Administration approval to lower the recurrence or mortality risk in early-stage HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer patients. The treatment is indicated as extended adjuvant treatment for adults with early-stage HER2-overexpressed/amplified breast cancer following adjuvant trastuzumab-based therapy.

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Pharma Times

JULY 7, 2022

The British Heart Foundation’s project will accelerate the search for better prevention and treatment of diabetes

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 5, 2022

Bacterial spores are a significant concern for aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturers due to their ubiquitous nature and intrinsic resistance to environmental stressors such as heat, as well as chemical and radiation inactivating strategies. As much as 10 percent of microbes in a pharmaceutical cleanroom are spore-forming bacteria, with strains such as Bacillus species, able to cause human disease.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 5, 2022

Trial organisers face intense competition to find and recruit eligible patients for atopic dermatitis studies. With more than 500 dermatology clinical trials currently underway, it is often heard that there is a ‘’competition for participants’’. Yet evidence from research studies and a survey with 4,000+ atopic dermatitis patients conducted by Clariness shows that this ‘race to recruit’ is actually not the primary reason for the growing discontinuation rate of atopic dermatitis trials.

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