pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Merck & Co has signed a licensing deal with the UN-backed Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) that could pave the way for generic companies to manufacture its much-anticipated oral antiviral for COVID-19. The agreement would provide royalty-free licenses to companies manufacturing molnupiravir – originally developed by Ridgeback Biotherapeutics – for distribution in 105 low- and middle-income countries around the world.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Women's digital health rakes in $1.3B in 2021 buoyed by investor interest in more integrated care. hlandi. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 12:56.

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Pharma Mirror

OCTOBER 4, 2021

By Kambiz Shekdar, Ph.D. Open source drug discovery was proposed in the past in connection with third-world diseases like tuberculosis and malaria, but it is in the context of first-world indications where it is needed most. Despite untold investment by numerous pharmaceutical companies, FDA-approved drugs that target critical brain functions and conditions like anxiety, depression, and sedation continue to present severe and unpredictable side effects, including suicidal ideation.

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Outsourcing Pharma

OCTOBER 19, 2021

To fully reap the benefits of tech advances, a company leader advises, a life-sciences firm must embrace change and connection throughout the operation.

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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.

Pharma Marketing Network

OCTOBER 13, 2021

At the 7 th Advancing Women’s Leadership Skills & Opportunities in Pharma & Healthcare conference, top executives from across the pharmaceutical industry gathered to share their personal stories of success and perseverance to educate and inspire the next generation of female leaders. Despite a growing emphasis on diversity & inclusion and a more accepted understanding of the business impact that can be achieved through greater gender balance in organizational leadership, women still

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Pharma Times

OCTOBER 8, 2021

A chemotherapy drug, NUC-7738, which is derived from a Himalayan fungus has been found to have 40 times greater potency in killing cancer cells than its original parent compound.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 6, 2021

UCHealth stands firm on denying organ transplants to patients, donors who are unvaccinated for COVID-19. dmuoio. Wed, 10/06/2021 - 14:51.

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Pharma Mirror

OCTOBER 2, 2021

“In a year when literally hundreds of our exhibitors have contributed to overcoming COVID, the greatest healthcare challenge of recent times, we are delighted to be welcoming back the pharma community. CPhI Worldwide is an essential conduit in helping pharma supply chains work, partners meet, empowering the industry with learning. But this year, more than ever, the event will also be a celebration of everything pharma has achieved.

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Outsourcing Pharma

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Appili Therapeutics reports it has enrolled the last patient for its Phase III study of Avigan/Reeqonus (favipiravir), developed in alliance with AiPharma.

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Pharma Marketing Network

OCTOBER 6, 2021

By: Marc Guldimann, Co-founder and CEO, Adelaide. Targeting and attribution challenges are universal, but pharmaceutical advertisers encounter several unique hurdles with digital advertising. Given their often niche content, pharma marketers must target smaller, more exclusive audiences to drive results while developing impactful creative. Reaching these audiences is further complicated by HIPAA and FTC regulations — not to mention international laws like GDPR and the gradual deprecation of thir

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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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Pharma Times

OCTOBER 4, 2021

MSD and Ridgeback Therapeutics announced that their investigational anti-viral medicine reduced the risk of hospitalisation and death by approximately 50% in non-hospitalised adult patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The FDA has approved an artificial intelligence-based test for early detection of dementia that can be carried out on an iPad in five minutes. The CognICA Integrated Cognitive Assessment (ICA) test developed by London, UK-based company Cognetivity Neurosciences has been approved by the FDA as an alternative to traditional pen-and-paper tests with some key advantages, according to its developer.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Telehealth use is surging but patient satisfaction with the service has declined, new study finds. agliadkovskaya. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 12:54.

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Pharma Mirror

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Paris, Pharmapack Europe (#PharmapackEU) announce the winners of the 2021 Pharmapack Awards and, due to the exceptional quality of this year’s entries, seven winners have been chosen across both the ‘Exhibitor Innovation’ and ‘Health Product’ awards. The Exhibitor Innovation awards recognise four winners plus one highly commended product. EVEON was given the ‘routes of administration’ innovation award for their Intuity® Spray.

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Outsourcing Pharma

OCTOBER 5, 2021

A representative from the school explains how tools like artificial intelligence and natural language processing can help elevate personalized medicine.

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Pharma Marketing Network

OCTOBER 27, 2021

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Pharma Times

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Novartis is eyeing approval for Kymriah to treat adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The developer of a toolkit that promises to create a “digital twin” of individuals with chronic metabolic diseases like diabetes to help model the impact of lifestyle changes has secured $140 million in funding to develop the technology. US and India-based Twin Health says the Whole Body Digital Twin platform uses Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and self-reported data within an artificial intelligence-driven software platform to generate a virtual copy of a person’s unique met

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Alexa is finding a voice in healthcare. Cedars-Sinai, Boston Children's sign on for new Amazon smart hospital service. hlandi. Sun, 10/24/2021 - 21:46.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Digital data collection, utilisation of real-word data and patient-centric thinking will all contribute to the rapid development of a new healthcare landscape, says Debiopharm Innovation Fund’s Tanja Dowe. In recent years, we have seen thinking shift from focusing on a disease’s treatment to seriously considering the wider potential for its prevention, enabled by dramatic advances in data science and supported by a pressing need to reduce healthcare costs.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Twitter has been used by health professionals for over a decade to share medical knowledge and education. Until late-2018 they had only 140 characters to do this, increasing to 280 at that time. There have been some collaborative ways to have meaningful interactions on the platform including Twitter journal clubs. Four ways HCPs are using Twitter for medical education.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Digital Health veteran Eugene Borukhovich has joined Healthware Group as senior advisor to its Media and Community business unit, which aims to foster dialogue and connections among the digital health community. He is a serial intra- and entrepreneur, angel investor and venture builder and is currently scaling YourCoach Health as its co-founder and COO.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 19, 2021

A new poll of clinical trial sponsors has found that around nine out of 10 of them are running decentralised trials with the help of digital technologies, a big increase on pre-COVID-19 levels. The survey by Veeva Systems found a big increase in the adoption of technologies that enabled remote trials during COVID-19, with increased use of tools such as remote monitoring, electronic data collection and consent forms, and web portals for studies.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Providers are putting more focus than ever on health equity. Here's how payers can support them. pminemyer. Mon, 10/11/2021 - 16:20.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Bayer’s two-year-old digital health collaboration with One Drop has borne its first fruit, an artificial intelligence-powered software module for preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD). The German pharmaceutical company has been working with New York-based One Drop on digital health products that span multiple therapeutic areas, including oncology and women’s health as well as CVD in the alliance , which was expanded last year in a $98 million deal.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Microsoft integrates healthcare cloud service with Cerner EHR for smoother telehealth visits. rtorrence. Thu, 10/21/2021 - 16:10.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Roche has claimed an earlier-than-expected FDA approval for its checkpoint inhibitor Tecentriq in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), giving the drug a lead in early-stage cases that can be treated with surgery. The US regulator has cleared Tecentriq (atezolizumab) as adjuvant treatment after surgery and platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with tumours in which 1% or more cells express the PD-L1 biomarker, to try to stop the cancer recurring.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Editor's Corner—Medicare Advantage open enrollment opens today. Hear top industry execs discuss the trends to watch. pminemyer. Thu, 10/14/2021 - 12:41.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Expectations for Novartis’ canakinumab as a therapy for cancer have taken another dive, after a second phase 3 trial in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) failed to meet its primary objectives. Novartis isn’t giving up on the programme yet, as it still has other trials of canakinumab in play, but the latest failure makes prospects for the antibody in oncology look increasingly remote.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Study shows promise of mobile apps, connected devices to help patients manage hypertension. rtorrence. Mon, 10/18/2021 - 13:26.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 22, 2021

23andMe jumps into telehealth, prescription drug delivery with $400M buyout of Lemonaid Health. hlandi. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 10:44.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Gearing up to go public, Babylon CEO outlines the company's long-term game in digital health. hlandi. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 20:06.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Healthcare is in an era of 'hyper-innovation' as executives look to ramp up digital tech: survey. rtorrence. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 16:57.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Hinge Health bags $600M investment from Coatue, Tiger Global, boosting valuation to $6.2B. hlandi. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 11:00.

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