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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Cell and gene therapy (CGT) studies are rapidly gaining momentum in the Asia-Pacific region, fueled by growing patient demand and a thriving ecosystem of innovation. In China, the high incidence of solid tumors is driving an urgent need for advanced therapies, spurring the push for new treatment approaches.

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DrugBank

JUNE 6, 2024

In the rapidly evolving landscape of oncology drug development, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a revolutionary force, altering not just the pace but the very methodology of discovery and development.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Bayer and Broad Institute extend cancer therapy research collaboration By Corie Lok November 2, 2023 Breadcrumb Home Bayer and Broad Institute extend cancer therapy research collaboration Long-standing industry-academia collaboration has already resulted in three clinical oncology candidates.

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Drug Target Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

But commitment to neuroscience drug development is critically important given the significant unmet medical needs and the ways in which patients, caregivers, and families suffer. Historically, what has limited investor interest in funding neurological and psychiatric therapies in development?

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Alta Sciences

APRIL 17, 2024

Five Promising Treatment Areas in Early-Phase Drug Development in 2024 aasimakopoulos Wed, 04/17/2024 - 15:52 Early-phase drug development is an ever-changing landscape, as emerging science leads to new promising areas of research for the treatment of human health issues.

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PPD

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The drug development industry is constantly adapting and evolving to bring novel therapeutics to market to improve the lives of patients across the globe. While the drug development industry experienced setbacks during the COVID-19 pandemic, the field  is again gaining momentum reminiscent of its pre-pandemic pace.

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PPD

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Approaches to outsourcing clinical trials have changed significantly in recent years. Mixing of service models — a strategy that drug developers are leveraging now more than ever — can bring life-changing therapies to market faster.

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Advarra

AUGUST 10, 2023

Rapid growth in gene therapy is expected to receive additional support as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) prepares to launch Operation Warp Speed for Rare Diseases. Peter Marks, head of FDA’s CBER – the organization responsible for regulating gene therapies.

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The Premier Consulting Blog

JUNE 18, 2023

This has opened new opportunities in pharmaceutical drug development, such as the ability to evaluate large complex databases and to integrate information in useful ways. One exciting application of these technologies is the use of in silico trials in the development of novel therapies for rare diseases.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

DECEMBER 7, 2023

These survey results also highlight the importance of evaluating a variety of potential CRO partners of different sizes to choose the best match for your clinical development goals and corporate culture. We are acutely aware that turnover in key project team personnel can lengthen project timelines and inflate clinical trial costs.

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 16, 2024

It’s an exciting process—anticipating development risks, predicting outcomes, and aligning these with the greater vision of medical advancement. The true joy comes from navigating these complexities and asking the right questions early on, because these foundational steps are critical to the success of any clinical development process.

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Lewis, Senior Regulatory Device & Biologics Expert — On October 20, 2023, FDA announced the availability of the final guidance authored by CBER titled “Voluntary Consensus Standards Recognition Program for Regenerative Medicine Therapies.” It finalized a draft guidance published in 2022.

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Cytel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Data is the cornerstone of any clinical trial, driving the decision-making process of drug development, and is a fundamental requirement for approval of new therapies by regulatory agencies like the FDA or EMA.

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PPD

MARCH 26, 2024

A large majority of drug developers utilize FSP or hybrid FSP/FSO models, half are “heavy users” Heavy users: Those that use FSP or hybrid FSP/FSO models for most of their clinical development outsourcing. Heavy users leverage these models for nearly three-quarters of their outsourcing.

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

JANUARY 4, 2023

Brevig, Senior Regulatory Device and Biologics Expert — On December 7, 2022, FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) and the Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT) held a town hall to answer questions related to cell therapy and tissue-engineered products chemistry, manufacturing, and contr­­ols (CMC).

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 2, 2022

New multi-program collaboration to develop allogeneic TCR-T/CAR-T programs brings together Immatics’ allogeneic gamma delta T cell therapy platform ACTallo ® with Bristol Myers Squibb’s technologies and oncology drug development expertise. Executive Vice President, Research & Early Development, Bristol Myers Squibb.

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Agency IQ

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

BY RACHEL COE, MSC | FEB 7, 2024 10:21 PM CST The Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium A collaborative effort, the Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (BGTC) was launched in October 2021 to “accelerate development of gene therapies for the 30 million Americans who suffer from a rare disease.”

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PPD

OCTOBER 2, 2024

To support these functions, PPD™ Functional Service Partnership (FSP) Clinical Operations solutions harness the full range of innovative technologies, applying extensive skill and expertise to empower our customers to bring therapies to market quickly and within budget.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 12, 2021

In December, life sciences giant Bayer launched a cell and gene therapy platform within its pharmaceutical division in order to become a leading company within a rapidly emerging and evolving field that offers the potential of life-saving therapies. Photo courtesy of Bayer. We have set the bar high.

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Drug Target Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Through further research and work as a principal investigator on clinical studies for several central nervous system indications, I laid the groundwork for a career in gene therapy drug development. AskBio) I continue to work to bring innovative gene therapies to patients in need.

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 2, 2022

Boehringer Ingelheim is pioneering a range of versatile therapeutic platforms in order to develop innovative medicines that target the tumor directly (tumor cell-directed therapies) or that enable the immune system to target the tumor (immune cell-targeted therapies). About Boehringer Ingelheim.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

JANUARY 24, 2024

Why Partnering with Genetic Counselors May Benefit Your Clinical Program The American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) has issued a statement that geneticists should be involved in the development of genetic therapies. Enrolling adequate populations will be required to advance these programs.

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Drug Target Review

MAY 7, 2024

Small patient populations often result in difficulty in determining a significant effect of a therapy, given the low confidence power associated with the statistics. How do AI-enhanced approaches accelerate the drug development process for rare diseases?

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PPD

JUNE 17, 2024

Often, however, a hybrid use case will fit into one of these general categories: 1) An existing FSO arrangement needs additional expertise or resources to support a specific study function, requiring the developer to scale or augment that FSO arrangement with FSP services.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

JULY 8, 2024

With radiopharmaceuticals emerging as a diagnostic and therapeutic (theranostics) procedure, many are in the clinical development pipeline and are expected to play a crucial role in the future of healthcare. Tissue Sensitivity : The sensitivity of target tissues and nearby organs to radiation therapy can vary considerably.

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

JUNE 12, 2024

The START pilot program was announced last September as a way to offer selected participants developing potentially life-saving and life-changing rare disease therapies enhanced communications with FDA review staff and a mechanism for addressing clinical development issues, similar to the “Operation Warp Speed” communication model for vaccines in development (..)

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LifeSciVC

JULY 11, 2023

Redig, SVP and Head of Clinical Development at HotSpot Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC The American Cancer Society for Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting is among the highlights of the clinical oncology calendar. By Amanda J.

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KIF1A

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Read the Guide FDA Launches Pilot Program to Help Further Accelerate Development of Rare Disease Therapies One frustrating aspect of traditional drug development, especially for rare disease communities, is the tempo of regulatory decisions on potential drugs.

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Drug Target Review

JANUARY 8, 2024

Contrary to popular belief, ageing is not caused by just random wear and tear of our bodies over time but is instead caused by a discrete set of biological mechanisms that we now better understand and can target with therapies. a clinical-stage private biopharma company developing therapies for neurological and psychiatric diseases.

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Vial

MARCH 25, 2024

In the past three years, Worldwide has collaborated on 105 oncology studies supported by a global team of oncology clinical development experts. Other therapeutic areas include cell and gene therapy. Clinical trial designs are expected to become more complex, generating more data volume and diversity.

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Drug Target Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Initial works from the lab concentrated on exploring the role of replicative stress in cancer and ageing, for which the group combined cell biology, mouse models and drug development projects. Among other discoveries, the group developed inhibitors of the ATR kinase and showed their potential for cancer therapy.

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PPD

OCTOBER 16, 2023

There has been continuous growth in the variety and volume of available health care data, and newer applications for use of real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE) to enhance the speed of patient access to new therapies. Tokenization can accelerate innovation in clinical trials and drug development.

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Drug Target Review

MAY 1, 2024

The advent of monoclonal antibodies paired with improvements in each ADC design component has led to the approval of 11 ADCs with more than 180 ADCs currently in clinical development. T-DM1, for example, is approved in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer and residual invasive cancer following neoadjuvant therapy.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The current landscape of protein drug development is characterised by accelerated timelines where new drugs are approved in months rather than years. Hence, in many cases an earlier IND may be prevented by the timely provision of representative Drug Substance (DS) to execute such toxicology studies.

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PPD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In this complex environment, functional service partnership (FSP) models have become a solution of choice for pharmaceutical and biotech companies navigating the challenges of clinical development. This comes as the demand for qualified clinical research associates (CRAs) is expected to increase by more than 36% in the next decade.

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 25, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for lecanemab (BAN2401), an investigational anti-amyloid beta (A?) Breakthrough Therapy designation is an FDA program intended to expedite the development and review of medicines for serious or life-threatening conditions. About Eisai Co.,

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The project also seeks to engage the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to identify opportunities for regulatory endorsement of such drug development tools. The Diamyd Medical data includes relevant information about disease progression, drug effects and clinical trial design.

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