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Editas, Real Chemistry and Compass blaze new trails with pivotal C-suite hires

PharmaVoice

How these latest executive personnel changes are impacting the industry.

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Tapping into pharma’s growing opportunities in digital health

Pharmaceutical Technology

Soaring patient numbers are stretching hospital capacity across the globe, forcing healthcare providers and their partners to think laterally about how to meet the demand without doubling their resources. Smarter diagnostic tools and more sophisticated remote- and self-care models will have an increasingly important role to play, as long as any advances are seen to deliver excellent outcomes and a better patient experience.

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Dexcom ONE glucose monitoring system available on prescription

Pharma Times

System improves management for people with diabetes by offering finger prick-free monitoring

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Connecting EHR to clinical trials: How to embrace the promise of real-world data

pharmaphorum

We all know that real-world data (RWD) from electronic health records (EHR) could boost clinical trial efficiency and improve patient outcomes – so what’s holding us back? It’s been more than two decades since the ground-breaking potential of using electronic health records (EHR) to inform clinical research was first mooted. Since then, progress has been slow, but the industry now has everything it needs to close the feedback loop between science, evidence, and care, said speakers at a recent Co

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Taking probiotics where they’ve never gone before

PharmaVoice

How Seed Health is transforming the microbiome therapeutic market with its pharma-focused drug development approach.

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Bristol Myers Squibb aims to improve disability diversity in clinical trials

European Pharmaceutical Review

Dubbed Disability Diversity in Clinical Trials (DDiCT), the initiative aims to provide recommendations on how to improve access, engagement, speed of enrolment and participation of people with disabilities in clinical trials. The goal is to “ensure all patient groups are reflective of the real-world population and aligned with the epidemiology of the disease studies,” a statement said.

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Moderna signs contract to supply Covid-19 booster vaccines to the US

Pharmaceutical Technology

Moderna has entered a new supply contract with the US Government to deliver 66 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine booster candidate, mRNA-1273.222. The contract comprises a $1.74bn award to produce and supply these vaccine doses and options to further procure up to 234 million additional doses of the company’s booster candidates. A bivalent booster candidate, the mRNA-1273.222 vaccine comprises Spikevax along with the Omicron BA.4/5 strain messenger RNA (mRNA).

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Generic subscription services like Mark Cuban’s promise cheaper drugs — but will it work?

PharmaVoice

Companies like Cost Plus Drugs and DiRx can bring generics directly to consumers at a fraction of the price, but whether it’s enough to fix the inflated U.S. healthcare system is yet to be seen.

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Q&A With Court Horncastle, Vice President and Business Unit Head, Respiratory, US Commercial for GSK

PharmExec

Court Horncastle discusses how his career led him to work with treating COPD and asthma.

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Open Orphan to commence influenza human challenge study

Pharma Times

Candidate exhibits a novel mechanism of action and differs considerably from previously approved drugs

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

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

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North America is seeing a hiring boom in pharmaceutical industry machine learning roles

Pharmaceutical Technology

North America extended its dominance for machine learning hiring among pharmaceutical industry companies in the three months ending May. The number of roles in North America made up 63.9% of total machine learning jobs - up from 62.6% in the same quarter last year. That was followed by Europe, which saw a 0.6 year-on-year percentage point change in machine learning roles.

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How a speech analysis tool could transform diagnosis and research for Alzheimer’s and beyond

PharmaVoice

WinterLight’s machine learning platform assesses speech to more accurately identify neurodegenerative diseases.

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Roche scores phase 3 win for subcutaneous Tecentriq, eyes filings

pharmaphorum

Roche’s Tecentriq could become the first drug in the PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor class to be approved in a subcutaneous formulation, after the new version matched the original intravenous formulation in a phase 3 trial. The results of the IMscin001 study found that an injection of Tecentriq under the skin taking just a few minutes was non-inferior to a 30 to 60-minute infusion with the IV version in terms of pharmacokinetics – how the active ingredient behaves in the body after administration.

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Quantro and Boehringer Ingelheim collaborate on inhibitors

Pharma Times

Deal represents part of Boehringer Ingelheim’s strategy to provide breakthrough cancer therapies

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Pharmacopoeias to further support vaccine development and supply

European Pharmaceutical Review

Ph. Eur. The European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.) Commission has established the mRNAVAC Working Party to begin working on quality standards to support the emerging field of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. The newly created Working Party’s first task will be to develop a consolidated strategy for future standards addressing these vaccines and their components.

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A glimpse inside Bristol Myers Squibb’s integration with Celgene

PharmaVoice

Catherine Owen, senior vice president of major markets, discusses the hurdles — and successes — of bringing the two ‘powerhouses’ together.

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Sarepta says early filing for DMD gene therapy is back on

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Sarepta is pressing forward with a bold plan to file with the FDA for accelerated approval of its gene therapy SRP-9001 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in the next few months, with a view to making it available in sometime around the middle of 2023. The US biotech – which already has three antisense drugs for DMD on the market – had said earlier it was planning to delay the application into 2023, so the new announcement marks an acceleration of its plans.

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New life sciences development destined for Paddington

Pharma Times

The sites will maximise local and global benefits of NHS, research, industry and community partnerships

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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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Microparticles could form self-boosting vaccines

European Pharmaceutical Review

Researchers have developed microparticles that can be tuned to deliver their payload at different time points. According to the authors, the technology could enable the creation of “self-boosting” vaccines that only need to be administered once, which could be particularly beneficial for childhood vaccinations in regions with limited access to medical care.

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Woman of the Week: Alloy Therapeutics’ Heather Schwoebel

PharmaVoice

The CBO and COO is leaning on her experience navigating the unknown to turn Alloy into an innovation multiplier.

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Keytruda fluffs its lines in prostate, liver cancer trials

pharmaphorum

Two phase 3 trials of Merck & Co’s Keytruda in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and advanced liver cancer have ended in failure, proving once again that cancer immunotherapy studies can be a hit-and-miss affair. The CRPC trial – KEYNOTE-921 – looked at the combination of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) with docetaxel in more than 1,000 patients who had not been treated with chemotherapy before, but who had seen disease progression despite earlier treatment with an anti-h

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Cyclerion reveals data for schizophrenia therapy

Pharma Times

Study data demonstrates positive effects of CY6463 on cognition and inflammation

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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.

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Big Data Steering Group to enhance data quality and discoverability under new workplan

European Pharmaceutical Review

The joint Big Data Steering Group of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) has published a third workplan, setting actions to be delivered by 2025. According to EMA, the new plan will further enhance the efficient integration of data analysis into the regulatory evaluation of medicinal products. “Using novel technologies and the evidence generated from big data will benefit public health by accelerating medicine development, improving treatment outcomes an

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Samsung Biologics, GreenLight conclude Covid-19 vaccine engineering run

Pharmaceutical Technology

Samsung Biologics and GreenLight Biosciences have completed the initial commercial-scale engineering run for their messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) Covid-19 vaccine under their manufacturing collaboration. Last year, the companies entered a strategic collaboration. Subsequently, technology transfer as well as scale-up from the lab bench to the commercial facility of Samsung were carried out in a period of seven months.

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Gilead snaps up MiroBio and its checkpoint agonists for $405m

pharmaphorum

Less than three years after being spun out of Oxford University, privately-held biotech MiroBio is heading for a takeover by Gilead Sciences in a $405 million deal. MiroBio was formed in 2019 to develop checkpoint agonist antibodies for autoimmune and inflammatory disorders that can be used to apply the “natural brakes” of the immune system.

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Ipsen and Marengo Therapeutics announce strategic partnership

Pharma Times

Deal will advance precision immuno-oncology candidates from Marengo’s STAR platform

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Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.

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Blending human knowhow, artificial intelligence aids drug discovery

Outsourcing Pharma

A leader from pharmaceutical firm Astellas discusses how the company has put to use a discovery platform that combines human expertise, AI, and robotics.

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UK recall of Clinigen’s Mexiletine hydrochloride hard capsules

European Pharmaceutical Review

Clinigen Healthcare is recalling three batches of Mexiletine hydrochloride hard capsules, indicated for the treatment of documented arrhythmias, due to a potential risk of under- or overdose, which could have consequences for the safety of patients. The Class 1 Medicines Recall Notification was published by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

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Sanofi looks east with €300m Innovent cancer alliance

pharmaphorum

Sanofi is making a €300 million investment in Chinese biotech Innovent as part of a collaboration to bring two new cancer therapies as quickly as possible to patients in the world’s second-largest pharma market. The deal – which includes an option on a second €400 million investment – will see the two companies jointly develop tusamitamab ravtansine (SAR408701), a CEACAM5-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), as well as a pegylated formulation of interleukin-2 codenamed SAR444245 in Chi

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South Tees NHS Trust reaches e-prescribing milestone by implementing Alcidion

Pharma Times

Better Meds is already removing paper forms and manual processes from NHS Trust’s system

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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.