February, 2022

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Charles River’s expansion to Alderley Park set to bolster UK cell and gene therapy manufacturing capability

Drug Discovery Today

Global cell and gene therapy development and manufacturing business expands into Bruntwood SciTech’s Alderley Park to boost manufacturing capacity.The 17,000 sq ft high-specification lab space is currently under construction, expanding plasmid DNA and viral vector capabilities in Europe.The facility will support therapeutic developers with rapid access to High Quality plasmid, with manufacturing slots available from summer 2022.

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Re-Imagining Med Chem Strategies: the Tyranny of the n+1 Compound

DrugBaron

Finding small molecule drugs is much harder than finding a needle in a haystack – discovering the right arrangement of atoms to bind precisely to a protein target to elicit a particular response is a problem of vast dimensionality. We are most familiar with the numbers involved when dealing with antibodies: a typical antibody library might contain 10 13 different clones – but even that hardly scratches the surface of the 10 80 or so possible CDR sequences.

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Still Not Skyrocketing: New CMS Data Reinforce the Truth About U.S. Drug Spending

Drug Channels

The boffins at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently dropped the latest National Health Expenditure (NHE) data, which measures all U.S. spending on healthcare. (See links below.) These data provide our first official look at how the pandemic has affected U.S. healthcare spending. Today, I examine the key insights from these latest figures.

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Which pharmaceutical companies have the most drug patents in Cyprus?

Drug Patent Watch

This chart shows the pharmaceutical companies with the most patents in Cyprus. Patents must be filed in each country (or, in some cases regional patent office) where patent protection is…. The post Which pharmaceutical companies have the most drug patents in Cyprus? appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Clinical Trial Outsourcing and Management in USA

ProRelix Research

A lot has changed over the past few decades in the way clinical trials are conducted. Advances in data management systems, risk-based monitoring, pharmacovigilance, electronic databases, and application of complex […]. The post Clinical Trial Outsourcing and Management in USA appeared first on ProRelix Research.

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Are We Moving On From Covid?

Eye on FDA

Mask mandates are dropping like flies. Restrictions are being lowered. In my observation, it feels that they are going to the wayside not only because of dropping caseloads, but also because people are just more than ready to move on. There may be some complacence – a feeling that the ubiquitous Omicron has fostered a feeling of inevitability about exposure and eventual infection.

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Green Tea Compound Exhibits Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Activity In Vitro

PerkinElmer

In early 2019, no one could have predicted that a novel coronavirus would sweep around the globe and cause one of the most significant health crises of recent times. Fast-forward to today, and thousands of scientists have turned their attention to studying SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic. This research pivot led to a torrent of scientific papers describing the structure and biology of the virus being published.

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A Solution to the Medicare Copay Problem

Drug Channels

Today’s guest post comes from Jeff Berkowitz, CEO of advisory firm Real Endpoints. Jeff describes problems with Medicare copays that reduce adherence and persistence among seniors. He then describes RE Assist , Real Endpoints’ tech-enabled solution with key information on foundations for more than 30 diseases. To learn more about Medicare copayments and how the RE Assist solution helps patients, register to view Real Endpoints’ free webcast: Solving the Medicare Co-pay Dilemma.

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Which pharmaceutical drugs have the most drug patents in Germany?

Drug Patent Watch

This chart shows the drugs with the most patents in Germany. Patents must be filed in each country (or, in some cases regional patent office) where patent protection is desired.…. The post Which pharmaceutical drugs have the most drug patents in Germany? appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Clinical Trial Approval Process in Australia

ProRelix Research

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines clinical trials as a type of research that studies new tests and treatments and evaluates their effects on human health outcomes (1). Clinical trials […]. The post Clinical Trial Approval Process in Australia appeared first on ProRelix Research.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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US FDA approves Jardiance® (empagliflozin) to treat adults with heart failure regardless of left ventricular ejection fraction

The Pharma Data

Jardiance is the first and only heart failure therapy to demonstrate a statistically significant risk reduction in cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure, regardless of ejection fraction FDA approval marks a significant breakthrough for the approximately 3 million adults in the U.S. with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, which has been classified as “the single largest unmet need in cardiovascular medicine” 1,2 Heart failure is a leading cause of hospitalization

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Results from the world's first COVID-19 Characterisation Study

Drug Discovery Today

Data shows SARS-CoV-2 human challenge studies are safe in healthy young adults

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Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among people in Australia who regularly inject drugs

National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre Blog

Olivia Price It has been one year since the COVID-19 vaccine rollout commenced in Australia, and while vaccination rates initially lagged behind other countries, over 95% of Australians aged 12 years and older are now fully vaccinated. We tend to consider the remaining unvaccinated people a homogenous ‘anti-vax’ group. However, there are some less vocal, disadvantaged populations with lower rates of vaccine uptake who require targeted efforts to increase uptake.

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Clear Connections for Equitable Medication Access

Drug Channels

Today’s guest post comes from John Beardsley, Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy at CoverMyMeds. John discusses some of the findings in CoverMyMeds’ recently published report on medication access. He describes patient-centric, data-driven solutions to help patients access, afford, and adhere to their therapies. To learn more, download CoverMyMeds’ 2022 Medication Access Report.

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Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire

Clinical research has entered a new era, one that requires real-time analytics and visualization to allow trial leaders to work collaboratively and to develop, at the click of a mouse, deep insights that enable proactive study management. Learn how Revvity Signals helps drug developers deliver clinical trial data insights in real-time using a fast and flexible data and analytics platform to empower data-driven decision-making.

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Which pharmaceutical companies have the most drug patents in Slovakia?

Drug Patent Watch

This chart shows the pharmaceutical companies with the most patents in Slovakia. Patents must be filed in each country (or, in some cases regional patent office) where patent protection is…. The post Which pharmaceutical companies have the most drug patents in Slovakia? appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Uncertainty quantification for ligand-based drug design

Atomwise Blog

At the American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting & Expo, Atomwise members were selected to present their research and work. Learn what our Atoms have been working on below and visit Atomwise at ACS Spring 2022 National Meeting for other presentation sessions.

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Biohaven and Pfizer Receive Positive CHMP Opinion for Migraine Treatment

The Pharma Data

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. (NYSE: BHVN) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion for rimegepant, a calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist, recommending the 75 mg dose of rimegepant (available as an orally dissolving tablet) for marketing authorization for both the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults and th

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The Current issue of “The view from here” is concerned with PROTACS

Drug Discovery Today

The topic of this month’s newsletter from Drug Discovery Today is “PROTACS”.

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Clinical Data Like You´ve Never Seen It Before: Why Spotfire Is the Leading Tool for Clinical Analytics

Clinical development organizations face a wide array of challenges when it comes to data, many of which can impact the operational effectiveness of their clinical trials. In this whitepaper, experts from Revvity Signals explore how solutions like TIBCO® Spotfire® enable better, more streamlined studies. The whitepaper also features a success story from Ambrx, a leading biopharmaceutical company, detailing how it has leveraged Spotfire to tackle data quality and collaboration challenges in clinic

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Biomarker Discovery via In Vitro Screening

Crown Bioscience

In this post, we explore why and how to use in vitro screening to identify biomarkers. A case study is also provided to highlight exactly how in vitro screening can be used to develop a biomarker signature of drug response.

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Five Things to Know About the State of Independent Pharmacy Economics

Drug Channels

Time to update Drug Channels' exclusive look at independent pharmacy owners’ business economics. Our analysis again reveals that despite what you may have heard, many independent pharmacies continue to hang on in a highly challenging retail environment. Prescription profits remained stable, while the average pharmacy owner’s salary jumped for the second year.

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Which pharmaceutical companies have the most drug patents in Cyprus?

Drug Patent Watch

This chart shows the pharmaceutical companies with the most patents in Cyprus. Patents must be filed in each country (or, in some cases regional patent office) where patent protection is…. The post Which pharmaceutical companies have the most drug patents in Cyprus? appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Self-supervised learning of atomic and molecular representations with 3D equivariant graph neural networks

Atomwise Blog

At the American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting & Expo, Atomwise members were selected to present their research and work. Learn what our Atoms have been working on below and visit Atomwise at ACS Spring 2022 National Meeting for other presentation sessions.

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FDA Accepts for Review Pfizer’s Supplemental Application for ABRILADA™ (adalimumab-afzb) Interchangeability

The Pharma Data

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Prior Approval Supplement (PAS) to the Biologics License Application (BLA) for ABRILADA™ (adalimumab-afzb) as an interchangeable biosimilar to Humira® (adalimumab). The Biosimilar User Fee Act (BsUFA) goal date for an FDA decision is in Q4 2022.

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What is Prurigo Nodularis?

Olympian Clinical Research

Prurigo nodularis (PN) is a rare skin disorder that causes hard, itchy, or painful bumps to appear on the skin. Symptoms of PN usually begin to appear in middle-aged adults, but it can affect people of all ages. What Does Prurigo Nodularis Look Like? The primary symptom of prurigo nodularis is the appearance of firm, itchy or painful lumps called nodules on the skin.

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PharmaIQ Live: SmartLab Digital 2022- Event Preview

The Strateos Blog: Drug Discovery

Strateos is pleased to be taking part alongside other thought leaders in the field of lab automation at PharmaIQ Live: SmartLab Digital 2022 on March 8-9, 2022.  John Harman, Strateos’ Senior Director of Product Management will be presenting a talk focused on accelerating drug discovery workflows through automation, robotics, and lab digitalization.

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Vertical Integration: Strategies to Align Care

Drug Channels

Today’s guest post comes from Garry Marshall, Senior Director of Business Strategy at Wolters Kluwer, Health. Garry discusses healthcare business vertical integration and its effect on care quality for patients and on providers' work experiences. To learn more, download the Wolters Kluwer Expert Insight article Vertical Integration Strategies: Using Data to Align Partners and Reduce Variation in Care.

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Which pharmaceutical drugs have the most drug patents in Finland?

Drug Patent Watch

This chart shows the drugs with the most patents in Finland. Patents must be filed in each country (or, in some cases regional patent office) where patent protection is desired.…. The post Which pharmaceutical drugs have the most drug patents in Finland? appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Childhood trauma associated with increased risk of opioid use disorder (OUD) among people prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain.

National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre Blog

Tom Santo Jr. To reduce the likelihood of opioid use disorder (OUD) among people prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP), it is important to identify individual risk factors for OUD among this population. However, until now, little has been known about the relationship between a childhood trauma and OUD risk among people prescribed opioids for CNCP.

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Repurposing FDA-approved drugs may help combat COVID-19

The Pharma Data

Several FDA-approved drugs – including for type 2 diabetes, hepatitis C and HIV – significantly reduce the ability of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 to replicate in human cells, according to new research led by scientists at Penn State. Specifically, the team found that these drugs inhibit certain viral enzymes, called proteases, that are essential for SARS-CoV-2 replication in infected human cells. “The SARS-CoV-2 vaccines target the spike protein, but this protein is under s

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Taking a 3D view of heart failure with River BioMedics

Sygnature Discovery

We’re thrilled to be working with cutting-edge new Dutch biotech company River BioMedics to identify new drugs that directly treat heart failure and cardiovascular disease – the number one cause of death in the world. This exciting partnership combines our novel assay development and hit identification expertise with River BioMedics unique, state-of-the-art technology: advanced human-predictive in vitro 3D heart models, plus their deep knowledge of cardiac biology.

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Mark Cuban’s Pharmacy Dreams Are Generic

Policy Prescription

Mark Cuban’s new online pharmacy venture – the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (“Cost Plus Drug”) – will not help overcome the biggest obstacle to drug affordability in America, which is drug company monopolies on patented brand name prescription drugs. When only one company makes a drug and can charge as much as the market will bear, which is the case in the United States, the prices are often outrageous, with several treatments exceeding half a million dollars.

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Solving the Copay and Best Price Challenge

Drug Channels

Today’s guest post comes from Jason Zemcik, Vice President of Patient Affordability at TrialCard. Jason discusses two approaches to address the CMS Final Rule on manufacturer coupons and Best Price: the pharmacy copay offer and direct reimbursement to the patient. He goes on to describe TrialCard’s reimbursement capability solutions. To learn more about TrialCard Pay and how to prepare your copay program for the future, register for Solving the Best Price and Co-Pay Challenge – A Framework for A

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Which pharmaceutical drugs have the most drug patents in Serbia?

Drug Patent Watch

This chart shows the drugs with the most patents in Serbia. Patents must be filed in each country (or, in some cases regional patent office) where patent protection is desired.…. The post Which pharmaceutical drugs have the most drug patents in Serbia? appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.