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International Women’s Day: Female life science leaders

Drug Discovery World

For International Women’s Day, DDW’s Diana Spencer celebrates some of the women in leadership making an impact on the drug discovery and life sciences sector. She has over 15 years’ experience in corporate finance and restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and intellectual property licensing.

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UK-Dutch alliance to strengthen early clinical oncology research

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The CDD will sponsor and manage KWF-supported trials. Dr Stephen Nabarro, Interim Director of Cancer Research UK’s Centre for Drug Development, said: “We are delighted to join forces with KWF, who will be invaluable in helping us bring more of the most promising early phase clinical agents into first in human trials.

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Europe: Where is the drug discovery innovation?

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billion on R&D during 2021, with Germany and Switzerland being the biggest contributors, and around one fourth of clinical trials worldwide were performed in Europe 1. Even before this, however, Amsterdam was established as an important centre for drug development. The CDD will sponsor and manage KWF-supported trials.

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Drug discovery hotspots: What is the secret to Switzerland’s success? (p1)

Drug Discovery World

An internal study performed recently, highlighted how Basel is outstanding in scientific collaboration with industry, measured via joint publications and at the same time how the local industry excels globally in the number of patents filed.” Biopôle Lausanne has been created to provide a focus for life sciences activity in the region.

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2023 cancer research highlights: Drug development at its best

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Using IgE to treat cancer In the UK, a Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial has shown, for the first time, that a new class of antibody could benefit cancer patients whose existing treatments have stopped working. “Cancer shredding could hold potential not only for glioblastoma, but possibly for other hypermutated tumours.”

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Sosei Heptares and Biohaven Enter Global Collaboration and License Agreement to Advance Novel Small-Molecule CGRP Antagonist Portfolio

The Pharma Data

The lead candidate, HTL0022562, has advanced through preclinical development demonstrating promising and differentiated properties for further investigation in human trials. We look forward to working on this new collaboration with Biohaven, a world leader in the clinical development of CGRP-targeted therapies.”

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European Commission vs Big Pharma, or profit vs access?  

Drug Discovery World

On January 31 2023, an internally circulated version of the European Commission’s overhaul of the EU’s pharma legislation was leaked, and published by Politico 1. Moreover, an extra six months of RDP for drugs with full comparator clinical trials (rather than showing only that a drug is no worse than the standard of care).