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Where is the drug discovery expertise happening in the UK?

Drug Discovery World

From the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research in Glasgow, to Edinburgh Drug Discovery in the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Genetics and Cancer (IGC). At ELRIG’s Scottish Research and Drug Development Forum meeting, DDW’s Diana Spencer provided a snapshot of drug discovery in Scotland.

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AhR activators – friend or foe?

Metabolite Tales Blog

Roquinimex (Linomide), a drug developed by Pfizer for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, is structurally related to laquinimod. Figure 3: Roquinimex (linomide) Clinical development of both laquinimod and roquinimex was halted due to serious cardiovascular events. This was unexpected. This was unexpected.

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MindMed Adds Chief Development Officer with FDA Phase 2 Psilocybin Clinical Trial Experience

The Pharma Data

14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MindMed (NEO: MMED), (OTCQB: MMEDF), (DE: MMQ), a leading psychedelic medicine biotech company today announced the addition of Robert Barrow , an accomplished pharmaceutical executive, as Chief Development Officer. We are excited to attract such top tier talent from the psychedelic drug development community.

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Sentiment & Themes Emerging From JPM 2024

LifeSciVC

Rise of the best-in-class biologics plays: Are you looking to in-license or invest in “de-risked” biology that is already in the clinic? Probably challenging given Cmax-driven adverse event profile, safety requirements, and COGS constraints for an obesity or related indications. Join the club.

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FDA accepts Dupixent® (dupilumab) for priority review in adults with prurigo nodularis

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for priority review the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Dupixent® (dupilumab) to treat adults with prurigo nodularis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease that causes extreme itch and skin lesions. The target action date for the FDA decision is September 30, 2022.

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Precision Medicine: Using Genomic Data to Predict Drug Side Effects and Benefits

NIH Director's Blog: Drug Development

Several years ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that drug developers take special care to show that potential drugs to treat diabetes don’t adversely affect the cardiovascular system [1]. 4] Victoza® significantly reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in the LEADER Trial.

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Kiromic Announces the Filing of Key European Patents for Its Chimeric PD-1 (chPD1) Target

The Pharma Data

We believe our allogenic CAR-T platform is significantly stronger with chPD1 target licensed from Longwood University. Barber’s work will give Kiromic a significant acceleration in the clinical development of its therapy platform and an even more significant advantage over its competitors. “We believe Prof.