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ACD/Labs, Science Data Experts establish AI partnership

Outsourcing Pharma

The two companies will work together to come up with solutions that use machine learning and artificial intelligence to help accelerate innovation in R&D.

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Digitisation key to improving mental health services in England; report

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Faced with a looming mental health crisis, the UK government has been urged to invest in the digitisation of service provision across the NHS in England in a new report from think tank Future Care Capital. The study’s author – FCC’s head of policy and research Dr Peter Bloomfield, argues that there has been a lack of support for mental health services for many years in the UK, and the pathways for accessing them are “convoluted, waiting lists are extensive, and outcomes are po

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New hope for long COVID blood tests after antibody discovery

Pharma Times

Researchers discover presence of 'autoantibodies' in people with persistent COVID-19 symptoms

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PMN 2021 Summer Summit: Evolving the Customer Experience

Pharma Marketing Network

Hear from leading Experience and Omnichannel experts from Merck , AstraZeneca , UCB , AbbVie , Harmony Biosciences , Genentech and more on winning strategies to transform data into actionable strategy, elevate CX beyond campaign optimization and activate the “Engagement Matrix” in your organization. Panel discussions include: Coordinated CX: Moving Beyond Campaign Management.

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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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ReiThera’s COVID-19 vaccine looks to Phase 3 trial after preliminary Phase 2 data

Outsourcing Pharma

Antibody responses against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein were found in 99% of volunteers after the second dose of ReiTheraâs COVID-19 vaccine candidate, according to Phase 2 preliminary data.

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UK fines drugmakers record £260m for price gouging NHS

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The UK’s competition authority has issued its largest ever fine of more than £260 million ($360 million) to several pharma companies accused of colluding to hike the price of medicines delivered to the NHS. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) took the action against Auden Mckenzie and Actavis UK – now known as Accord-UK – and other companies after an investigation into the price of hydrocortisone tablets, which rose by 10,000% over a 10-year period.

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A new approach to prioritising requests for NICE Scientific Advice

NICE

As the regulatory and access system for drugs, medical technologies, diagnostics, and digital health technologies continues to evolve at pace, it can be challenging for companies to keep up with the latest developments. Therefore, more companies from the life sciences industry are prioritising early engagement with NICE to ensure they are focussing on the right areas in their evidence generation strategies.

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Lilly and Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in strategic research collaboration for donanemab trial

Outsourcing Pharma

Eli Lilly and Company and Banner Alzheimerâs Institute have announced a strategic research collaboration as part of the planned Phase 3 study for donanemab in participants at risk from cognitive and functional decline related to Alzheimerâs disease.

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What HCPs think about health equity in cancer care

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After more than a year of COVID-19 dominating health conversations, HCPs have been engaging in dialogue about continually evident disparities that many are facing in healthcare. CREATION.co’s Mary Kangley explores what HCPs think about health equity in cancer care. The topic rose to significance in the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) whereby they updated their mission statement in 2020 to “Conquering cancer through research, education, and promotion of the highest quality, equ

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Aetion and Cegedim expand real-world data partnership

Pharma Times

In 2020, the two partners announced an initial collaboration to integrate Cegedim’s ‘THIN’ European real-world data into Aetion’s evidence platform

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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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PMN 2021 Summer Summit: Evolving the Customer Experience

Pharma Marketing Network

Hear from leading Experience and Omnichannel experts from Merck , AstraZeneca , UCB , AbbVie , Harmony Biosciences , Genentech and more on winning strategies to transform data into actionable strategy, elevate CX beyond campaign optimization and activate the “Engagement Matrix” in your organization. Panel discussions include: Coordinated CX: Moving Beyond Campaign Management.

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Pfizer, Biogen, and AbbVie collaborate on genetic database

Outsourcing Pharma

The genetic exome sequence analysis partnership has created a large database linking rare protein-coding genetic variants to human health and disease.

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Health Innovators – Jo Brewer, Adaptimmune

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In this episode of Health Innovators , pharmaphorum founder Paul Tunnah interviews Jo Brewer, senior vice president of allogeneic research at UK company Adaptimmune which is transforming cancer immunotherapy with affinity enhanced T-cell receptors. Adaptimmune’s SPEAR (Specific Peptide Enhanced Affinity Receptor) T-cell platform enables the engineering of T-cells to target and destroy cancer across multiple solid tumors.

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PHE study finds COVID-19 vaccines ‘highly effective’ in at-risk groups

Pharma Times

Vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic disease in at-risk groups is approximately 60% after one dose of either the AZ or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines

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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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Protected: PMN 2021 Summer Summit: Evolving the Customer Experience

Pharma Marketing Network

This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: The post Protected: PMN 2021 Summer Summit: Evolving the Customer Experience appeared first on Pharma Marketing Network.

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Savvy solutions can elevate medication adherence: AARDEX

Outsourcing Pharma

A representative from the medication management solutions company suggests patient behavior data can be used to improve adherence to trial drug regimens.

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How’s my driving? GPS tracking spots Alzheimer’s with 86% accuracy

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Diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease is still a challenge, particularly in its earliest stages, but a new study suggests that subtle changes in behaviour whilst driving could serve as an early warning system. The researchers used GPS logging devices and machine learning as “digital biomarkers” to compare the driving of people who have preclinical Alzheimer’s but are still cognitively normal to a control group of normal age-matched drivers over the course of a year.

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Galapagos’ filgotinib leads to rapid symptom improvement for ulcerative colitis patients

Pharma Times

Data also suggested filgotinib 200mg reduced and eliminated corticosteroid use compared to placebo

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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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Understanding the Link Between Alcohol and Depression

Pharma Mirror

Alcohol abuse is closely correlated with depression. This doesn’t necessarily mean one causes the other, but many people who suffer from depressive disorders turn to alcohol to escape. On the other side of that coin, those who abuse or overuse alcohol can develop symptoms of depression or exacerbate symptoms that are already present. So, how are these two issues related, and how can you help a loved one if you start to notice alcohol-induced depression or depression-induced alcohol abuse?

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Ongoing training fills data management knowledge gaps: TriTiCon

Outsourcing Pharma

A leader from the clinical tech consultancy shares advice on how to employ training to help keep up with the rapidly evolving field of data management.

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Elekta to work with academics on AI-directed radiotherapy

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Radiotherapy specialist Elekta has joined forces with two academic groups in the Netherlands to explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver more effective personalised therapy to patients. . The Swedish company will collaborate with scientists at the Netherlands Cancer Institute and University of Amsterdam (UvA) on a project that aims to use AI to improve the quality of imaging used to direct radiotherapy and guide the delivery of treatment.

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Merck’s MET inhibitor tepotinib gains positive opinion from MHRA

Pharma Times

The positive opinion has been issued via the MHRA’s early access the medicine (EAMS) scheme

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Pharma Marketing Summit | September 13-14, 2021 | Boston, MA

Pharma Marketing Network

The PharmaMarketing Summit provides a platform that helps America’s pharmaceutical marketing executives evaluate and partner with relevant suppliers and service providers, while we connect pharmaceutical companies with these senior forward-thinking marketing executives. THE EXECUTIVES. Senior Pharmaceutical Marketing Executives Representing Americas Foremost Pharmaceutical Companies.

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Wave of acquisitions hits pharma industry this week

Outsourcing Pharma

The past several days have seen a relatively large number of industry acqusitions, with Lilly, Phillip Morris, WCG, CTI and others making notable buys.

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First US patient gets total heart replacement with CARMAT device

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An experimental artificial heart developed by French medical device specialist CARMAT has been implanted into the first of 10 subjects due to be enrolled in a US trial. The Aeson bioprosthetic device has already been implanted in a number of European patients with end-stage biventricular heart failure – affecting both sides of the heart – and shown that it can keep them alive for months, even after they have been sent home for hospital.

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Cancer Research UK reports ‘most successful financial year’ for its spinouts

Pharma Times

Investment raised by its spinouts more than doubled in the last year, the charity has reported

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Remote Work as a Prior Authorization Specialist

The Nontraditional Pharmacist

Dr. Lorece Shaw shares her story as a prior authorization specialist – a job she works at 100% remotely. She discusses the path to her role, work/life balance, and offers advice for those interested in following a similar career. Name : Lorece Shaw. Title : Prior Authorization Pharmacist. The post Remote Work as a Prior Authorization Specialist appeared first on The Nontraditional Pharmacist.

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COTA, MedStar Health partnership to use RWD in cancer research

Outsourcing Pharma

The oncology-centered analytics firm will work with the DC-area healthcare provider to delve into discovery and development of novel cancer treatments.

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Lilly grabs glucose-sensing insulin tech, buying Protomer in $1bn deal

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Eli Lilly bought a stake in Protomer Technologies and its glucose-sensing insulin platform last year, and it must like what it has seen in the programme since then – it has just agreed to buy the company outright. . Pasadena, California-based Protomer is working on proteins that can sense molecular activators in the body and only become activated when needed.

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NHS invests £20m to fast-track measures for quick cancer diagnosis

Pharma Times

Funding will go towards a number of measures aimed at speeding up cancer diagnosis and treatment

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Drugs That Cause Hyperglycemia

Med Ed 101

You’ve likely encountered numerous patients with hyperglycemia. A challenging situation that often comes up in practice is the loss of blood sugar control from a patient who had previously been well controlled. Your first step would be to inquire about adherence. What else should you consider? I always consider looking at possible drugs that cause […].

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The right questions and tools key to clinical data: Daelight

Outsourcing Pharma

A leader from life-sciences IT consultancy Daelight Solutions shares how the clinical trial data landscape has changed and offers advice on how to keep up.

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Ipsen tries again in Parkinson’s disease with $363m IRLAB deal

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French drugmaker Ipsen has made another foray into the Parkinson’s disease category, licensing rights to an oral dopamine D3 receptor antagonist from Sweden’s IRLAB for $28 million upfront. . The deal gives Ipsen worldwide rights to the mid-stage drug – called mesdopetam – and puts the company on the hook for another $335 million in development, regulatory and sales milestones.

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