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Taking a new approach to tackle neurodegenerative diseases

Drug Discovery World

William Erhardt , President, Head of Development & Operations of biotech Oligomerix, tells Lu Rahman about the company’s differentiated approach to developing disease-modifying therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases. . In the US alone, AD prevalence is expected to increase from 6.5 million in 2022 to 12.7

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New avenues for rare disease treatment

Drug Target Review

Almost every one of us will know someone with a neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. It is less common to know someone with a rare genetic disease; but while individually rare, collectively they have an enormous impact. This will, in turn, slow the progression of, or even halt, the disease.

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Transcending expectations for cell & gene therapy development

Drug Discovery World

David Lewandowski, Business Director of Cell & Gene Therapy at Azenta Life Sciences, explains how efficient sample management can help to work efficiently and bring therapies to market faster. The global cell and gene therapy (CGT) market reached a value of ~$4 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow to ~$34 billion by 2030 1.

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Merck Announces Retirement of Dr. Roy D. Baynes; Dr. Eliav Barr Appointed Head of Global Clinical Development and Chief Medical Officer

The Pharma Data

Baynes, head of Global Clinical Development (GCD) and Chief Medical Officer, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), will be retiring from Merck in July. He also led the expansion of Merck’s research and development in China and Japan. “It Baynes will be succeeded by Dr. Eliav Barr, senior vice president, Global Clinical Development.

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Three trends in the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) market 

Drug Discovery World

According to NCBI, most of the ADCs developed so far are for use in the treatment of cancer, but there is plenty of potential for using ADCs to treat other diseases 1. A market research report published in late June 2018 by HTF market Intelligence Consulting suggested that the ADC market in China would grow exponentially by 2023 4.

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Hummingbird Bioscience Announces Collaboration with Tempus to Harness AI-driven Precision Medicine to Accelerate Clinical Development of HMBD-001 In HER3 Driven Cancers

The Pharma Data

NRG1 fusions are a rare genetic mutation that are increasingly recognized as a driver of multiple tumor malignancies, and an actionable target for HER3 targeted therapy. Up to 1% of all solid tumors harbor NRG1 fusions, therefore, it is important to identify this patient population and develop therapies that can treat them. [1].

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Meet the Patient Advocate Panelists in Our Upcoming Webinar: Rare Disease Day 2023 Wrapped, What You Need to Take Away

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

Rare Disease Day on February 28th is a chance for rare disease communities to come together as one and join in conversation with stakeholders searching for treatments, raising money to support research, and changing the way healthcare and governments interact with patients. In my case, my daughter Iris has GM1 gangliosidosis.

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