June, 2022

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Biotech spotlight: Twist Bioscience aims to remove limits on drug discovery with DNA synthesis platform

PharmaVoice

As ‘the Amazon of DNA,’ Twist CSO, Aaron Sato, discusses the company’s breakthrough approach to DNA production and its expansion into drug development.

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How celebrity investor Mark Cuban is tackling out-of-control drug prices

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American entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban tells us why he and his partners launched the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC), a public-benefit corporation and online pharmacy that provides patients access to medications at a lower cost. . US drug prices have soared over the last several decades, causing, at times, financial hardship for patients and their families, so Cuban says he developed MCCPDC with a simple mission – β€œto be the low-cost provider of medications to patients.”.

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Greece slaps Novartis with €214 million bribery suit

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Greek state has filed a lawsuit against Novartis , asking for € 214 million in compensation for non-pecuniary damages* the country may have suffered due to alleged illegal payments to government officials and healthcare providers. Commenting on the lawsuit , Greece’s Health Minister Thanos Plevris, stated that the country is seeking compensation for the damage it has suffered β€œfrom the actions that Novartis itself has admitted to in the USA that concerns payments to doctors.”.

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When Abortion Pills Were Banned in Brazil, Women Turned to Drug Traffickers

NY Times

With Roe v. Wade overturned, states banning abortion are looking to prevent the distribution of abortion medication. Brazil shows the possible consequences.

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Position Your Pharmacy for Expansion

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.

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CDCDB: A large and continuously updated drug combination database

Drug Patent Watch

This article was originally published by Guy Shtar, Louise Azulay, Omer Nizri, Lior Rokach & Bracha Shapira in Scientific Data volume 9, Article number: 263 under a Creative Commons Attribution…. The post CDCDB: A large and continuously updated drug combination database appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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How Programmatic Advertising Allows Pharma to Execute Targeted Ad Campaigns

PharmExec

While the pharmaceutical industry has historically lagged behind other industries in the overall shift to programmatic advertising, the pandemic accelerated this transformation to emerging channels like connected TV (CTV).

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Could virtual reality become an essential tool for healthcare education?

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The technology behind virtual reality is rapidly advancing, allowing developers to create entire 3D hospitals for training purposes. In this article, Ben Hargreaves looks at how VR headsets are being used to better educate both healthcare professionals and the general public. Digital healthcare solutions are being talked about with increasing frequency.

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Enabling the next wave of innovative drug therapies with speciality enzymes

Pharmaceutical Technology

Approximately 75,000 enzymes are thought to exist in the human body as vital catalysts for biochemical reactions or conversions. For hundreds of years, we have found myriad uses for microbial enzymes in manufacturing – from food, drink, and household products to a range of industrial applications. The pharmaceutical industry often relies on enzymes to perform a process known as biocatalysis, which facilitates the cost-effective and sustainable production of small molecule drugs at scale.

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A Cancer Trial’s Unexpected Result: Remission in Every Patient

NY Times

The study was small, and experts say it needs to be replicated. But for 18 people with rectal cancer, the outcome led to β€œhappy tears.”.

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Avacta announces escalation in clinical study of AVA6000

Pharma Times

AVA6000 is a novel form of doxorubicin that has been modified using Avacta’s delivery platform to improve safety

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5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software

Are you still using workarounds to manage your daily operations? To achieve peak performance, it's time to explore other options for specialty and infusion pharmacy software. Streamline pharmacy operations and improve clinical performance with automated processing, real-time data exchange, and electronic decision support. Download this helpful infographic to: Drive efficiency and patient adherence from referral receipt to delivery and ongoing care – all with our Pharmacy Cloud.

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3 ASCO Insights for Pharma Communicators

PharmExec

The world’s largest cancer research meeting, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, recently convened in person in Chicago after two years of being held virtually. Sara Baker and Kristine Austria Fan of Marina Maher Communications provide their takeaways from the meeting.

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From vineyards to antivirals, Gilly Regev brings creative thinking to science

PharmaVoice

The CEO of SaNOtize is tapping into outside-the-box innovation to develop a nitric oxide-delivery platform to treat and prevent COVID-19.

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Four things you need to know about FDA regulations and digital health

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If you work in pharma, the chances are you’re no stranger to the United States Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, which regulates pharmaceuticals. But if you’re becoming more involved with the world of digital health, as many pharma companies are these days, you may find that your old FDA knowledge isn’t much help in knowing what will be required of you.

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AI hiring levels in the pharmaceutical industry rose in May 2022

Pharmaceutical Technology

The proportion of pharmaceutical companies hiring for AI related positions kept relatively steady in May 2022 compared with the equivalent month last year, with 39.3% of the companies included in our analysis recruiting for at least one such position. This latest figure was higher than the 39% of companies who were hiring for AI related jobs a year ago but a decrease compared to the figure of 43.6% in April 2022.

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F.D.A. Approves Alopecia Drug That Restores Hair Growth in Many Patients

NY Times

The drug, made by Eli Lilly, is already used for rheumatoid arthritis, and could be followed by two more drugs from other companies.

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Controlling Diabetes: Advances & Adherence

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Proper control of type 1 and 2 diabetes can greatly reduce the personal impact and economic burden of this pervasive public health condition. To that end, stakeholders are exploring many parallel routes to help individuals and society maintain the upper hand, as the toll of diabetes continues to skyrocket.

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Novartis lung cancer drug Tabrecta gets approval

Pharma Times

Novartis receives approval from the European Commission for Tabrecta for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

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Biotech spotlight: Karuna Therapeutics' mission to rejuvenate the field of neuroscience

PharmaVoice

An effective treatment for psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia might require a holistic approach to avoid serious side effects, says CEO Steve Paul.

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Apple adds medication tracking to iPhone and Apple Watch

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Owners of an iPhone or Apple Watch have a new health feature, an app called Medications, that will help them manage and track their use of medicines. The new tool works as a component of Apple’s Health app and will let users add drugs or other health products like vitamins and supplements to a personal list – either by scanning a label or finding the product in a directory – and create custom schedules for them.

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Astellas and Sutro partner to develop immunostimulatory ADCs

Pharmaceutical Technology

Astellas Pharma and Sutro Biopharma have entered a global, strategic partnership and licencing agreement to discover and develop new immunostimulatory antibody-drug conjugates (iADCs). An iADC merges an antibody with a small molecule compound that elicits immunogenic cell death, and an immune-activating molecule. It can potentially enhance the anti-cancer effect.

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Pfizer Vaccine Effective in Children Under 5, the F.D.A. Says

NY Times

Outside experts will make their recommendations this week on how the agency should rule on applications from Pfizer and Moderna to vaccinate the nation’s youngest children.

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Can the industry elevate the success rate of cancer trials?

Outsourcing Pharma

During the upcoming BIO International Convention, experts from CerFlux, the MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Aga Khan University will weigh in with insights.

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Westminster Drug Project and Gilead Sciences join forces to take on hepatitis C

Pharma Times

The companies have partnered for a second time to support sector-wide efforts to eliminate hepatitis C virus in drug and alcohol services

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The scientist's struggle: Lessons from the journey of mRNA pioneers Katalin KarikΓ³ and Drew Weissman

PharmaVoice

The two Penn Medicine researchers whose work brought the mRNA vaccines into COVID-19 fruition want to see the pharma world embrace early science.

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Eisai’s brain health tool NouKNOW used in Tokyo dementia project

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Eisai’s digital tool to allow self-assessment of cognitive performance – NouKNOW – will be used in a Japanese project aimed at improving the management of dementia. The smartphone app – which uses a cognition-checking algorithm developed by Australian digital health company Cogstate – will be deployed in Bunkyo City, Tokyo in a dementia monitoring programme.

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Terumo and GenCure sign agreement for cell and gene therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies and BioBridge Global subsidiary, GenCure, have entered a new partnership agreement to expand and integrate cell and gene therapy manufacturing solutions. In a bid to meet the growing demand for automated and closed smart systems across the cell and gene therapy (CGT) industry, the companies entered the deal to merge technologies and capabilities.

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Global Blood Therapeutics: driving innovation in sickle cell disease

European Pharmaceutical Review

Sickle cell disease – a rare, yet prevalent, genetic disease in Europe. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a devastating, lifelong blood disorder that occurs when someone inherits sickle cell genes from both parents. 1 It affects haemoglobin, a protein carried by red blood cells that delivers oxygen throughout the body. 2 SCD predominantly affects those whose ancestors are from sub-Saharan Africa but is also common in people of Hispanic, South Asian, Southern European and Middle Eastern ancestry. 3 Wh

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New patent for Teva Branded drug AUSTEDO

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for AUSTEDO Austedo is a drug marketed by Teva Branded Pharm and is included in one NDA. It is available from one supplier. There are seven…. The post New patent for Teva Branded drug AUSTEDO appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca’s Enhertu delivers promising trial results

Pharma Times

Enhertu reduced the risk of disease progression or death compared to chemotherapy in certain patients with metastatic breast cancer

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Woman of the Week: Novartis' Marie-France Tschudin

PharmaVoice

How the chief commercial officer and president of innovative medicines international plans to fuel growth and productivity at the company.

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How digital is transforming the commercial leader’s role in biopharma

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Pharma’s evolving role in patient care. The digital revolution has already reshaped the commercial engine of biopharma companies. Pharma’s digital initiatives now routinely enable new channels that educate and market to patients, physician engagement that is more efficient and effective, and novel payment mechanisms and distribution models that improve access to therapies.

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Covid-19 vaccines targeting Omicron variants expected to be ready for this autumn

Pharmaceutical Technology

As regulatory agencies gear up for another round of Covid-19 vaccine deliberations centered on emerging variants, Moderna has released data on its booster’s efficacy against Omicron subvariants. In addition to providing protection against the Omicron BA.1 variant, on 22 June, Moderna said its booster also showed a β€œpotent” antibody response against Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5.

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2022 spells change for EU pharmaceutical legislation

European Pharmaceutical Review

2022 is probably the biggest year in EU pharmaceutical law that I have seen in 30 years. It is an exciting year… but whether the changes will be a net positive or a net negative is yet to be seen” Maarten Meulenbelt, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP. 2022 is undeniably a critical year for change in the pharmaceutical industry: for the first time in several decades, the European Union (EU)’s pharmaceutical legislation is up for review.

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Q&A With Anastasiia Kamenska, director of corporate strategy, Novartis

PharmExec

As director of corporate strategy for Novartis, Kamenska defines direction for the company’s overall enterprise. Here, she discusses how the pandemic and recent market events are shaping these strategies.

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Blood vessel breakthrough is major step towards Alzheimer’s treatment

Pharma Times

The discovery may lead to development of drugs that halt disease progression and stop memory loss

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