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Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison leads $21.5m round for Imagene AI

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Israeli cancer diagnosis startup Imagene AI has raised $21.5 million in first-round financing for its cancer diagnosis platform based digitised imaging of biopsy samples. The Series A – led by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and fellow investors Dr David Ahus and Zebra Medical Vision founder Eyal Gura – includes $3 million in seed funding from venture capital firm Blumberg Capital.

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2022 Discounts for Nurses Week and Beyond 

Board Vitals - Pharmacist

Happy Nurses Week 2022! During this week, which occurs annually on May 6-12, we take the time to recognize nurses and the impact they’ve made on the patient population. Many businesses offer discounts and freebies to show their support for nurses around the country. Here are some of the top Nurses Week promotions for 2022. . The below information was collected for Nurses Week 2022 and may include the previous year’s offers as some companies have not announced their offers as of publishing.

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Studying inequities throughout the pandemic

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Alain Labrique, PhD, professor and associate chair of research at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) and chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) digital health guidelines development group discusses with us the ongoing research study, National Pandemic Pulse, he and his colleagues are performing in the US. Using comprehensive, repeat surveys deployed across the US population, Labrique and fellow researchers at JHSPH are measuring disparities and inequities due to COVID

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Loved Ones in Hospice Benefit From Compounding Meds

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When a loved one is in hospice care, family members and caregivers need to make difficult, often emotional decisions. This often comes after an already-long road of supporting your loved one as they battle disease or through declining health. As a caregiver, you need to make sure your loved one is comfortable and getting everything […]. The post Loved Ones in Hospice Benefit From Compounding Meds appeared first on The Compounding Pharmacy of America.

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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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Idorsia is first to EU market with orexin insomnia drug

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Idorsia has become the first drugmaker in the EU to claim approval for a drug for chronic insomnia in the dual orexin receptor antagonist class, ahead of rival drugs from Merck & Co and Eisai. The new drug – Quviviq (daridorexant) – has been approved by the European Commission for adults who have been suffering insomnia for at least three months and are experiencing “considerable impact” on daytime functioning, according to the Swiss pharma company.

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Is Blue Ocean Strategy The Silver Bullet For Emerging Teleradiology Players to Achieve A Breakthrough In This Highly Competitive Market?

Roots Analysis

Blue ocean strategy, a concept first introduced in 2004, by W Chan Kim, and Renee Mauborgne in their bestselling book of the same name, talks about how to achieve a breakthrough in a highly saturated market by focusing on creating a new uncontested market. Blue ocean strategy is a systematic approach that helps emerging service providers to create a new demand, rather than competing for an already existing demand.

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Alliance works to help struggling trials transition to DCT

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ObvioHealth and 1nHealth have joined to launch an initiative aimed at helping clinical trials avoid being shut down by smoothing the change to decentralized.

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Gilead dives deeper into NK cell therapies with Dragonfly deal

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Gilead Sciences has made another foray into the natural killer (NK) cell category, paying $300 million upfront to access Dragonfly Therapeutics’ TriNKET platform to find therapies for cancer and inflammatory diseases. The deal initially focuses on preclinical-stage immunotherapy DF-7001 which targets 5T4, a protein found on cancer cells and stromal cells that is though to drive growth of various solid tumours, including non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), breast cancer, pancreatic cancer a

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Byondis and Medac link up to commercialise trastuzumab duocarmazine

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Byondis and Medac have entered into a license and collaboration agreement for form of targeted chemotherapy

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4th Annual Cell Engager Summit | May 24-26 | Boston, MA

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With TCEs being studied in both hematological and solid tumors (39 and 34 trials respectively), there are now more than one hundred projects in the preclinical stage. Early clinical outcomes and novel TCE design modifications have fueled the development and clinical advancement of over 65 bispecific T-cell engagers (TCEs), which are presently in Phase I and Phase II investigations since the Cell Engager Series began.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.

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Idorsia’s Quviviq approved for adults with chronic insomnia disorder

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The EC’s decision on the insomnia treatment was supported by phase 3 trial results

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Vounatsos heading for exit as Biogen sidelines Aduhelm

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Biogen has announced a major revamp of its business that will see chief executive Michel Vounatsos depart the company, and all commercial activities related to troubled Alzheimer’s therapy Aduhelm cease. Michel Vounatsos. The headline news in the company’s first-quarter results statement (PDF) was Vounatsos’ departure, although he will remain at the helm of Biogen until a new CEO is found to help oversee a revitalisation of the company.

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Proposed bill aims to encourage US pharmaceutical manufacturing

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Introduced by two Republican Congressmen, the American Made Medicine Act is intended to boost domestic drug manufacturing and create jobs in the sector.

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