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At Long Last, FDA Unveils Plan for Rare Disease Innovation Hub

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Importantly, the Hub is intended to establish a new model within FDA, which leverages cross-Agency expertise in providing guidance and conducting reviews for products for rare disease populations. Early Direction for the Rare Disease Innovation Hub The Hub, which will be co-chaired by Drs. By Sarah Wicks & James E.

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Women in STEM with Kristina Torfgard

Drug Target Review

I am a pharmacist by training and continued with a PhD in Clinical Pharmacology. However, my goal was all the time to work with drug development in the pharma industry, so I moved on and started that journey in 1992 when I took on a role as Clinical Research Manager at AstraHässle, a mid-size Swedish pharma company.

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Bristol Myers Squibb Data at the EADV 30th Anniversary Congress Highlight the Growing Body of Evidence on Deucravacitinib and Scientific Advancements for Patients with Serious Dermatologic Diseases

The Pharma Data

Deucravacitinib demonstrated efficacy no matter baseline characteristics, including weight , disease severity and former treatment with biologic or non-biologic therapies. Deucravacitinib is being studied in multiple immune-mediated diseases, including psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis , lupus and inflammatory bowel disease.

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Mission Therapeutics Appoints Dr Suhail Nurbhai as Chief Medical Officer

The Pharma Data

Mission Therapeutics is an early-stage drug development company targeting the ubiquitin pathway for the treatment of kidney disease, neurodegenerative disease, rare mitochondrial diseases and fibrosis. The Company is managed by a team with broad international, commercial and clinical-science experience.

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FDA Advisory Committee Review of 2021

Eye on FDA

And speaking of divergent outcomes – one of the most notable occurrences in 2020 was the number of resignations that occurred in the wake of FDA’s decision to approve Aduhelm for Alzheimer’s Disease after an overwhelming committee vote recommending the agency decline to approve.

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Trends & Insights: Spotlight Winter Edition

DrugBank

disease genes) generated from patients inflicted with both obesity and type 2 diabetes, were mapped to tissue-specific protein–protein interactome and gene coexpression network to generate tissue-specific disease modules. DrugBank Powered Research: The differentially expressed genes (i.e., Dutta et al. Dutta et al.

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Altasciences’ Chief Scientific Officer Named a PharmaVoice 100 Honoree

Alta Sciences

Setnik in an exclusive interview , highlighting her contributions to the life sciences field, and deeper insights into her visionary leadership and expertise. Each winner represents progress toward a healthier future for everyone that is bolstered by science and technological advancements.