Sat.Aug 27, 2022 - Fri.Sep 02, 2022

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What to expect from Advanced Therapies Europe 2022

Drug Discovery World

The Phacilitate Advanced Therapies Europe 2022 conference will take place from 30 August to 1 September at the Royal Lancaster in London, UK. The conference is the European twin to Phacilitate Advanced Therapies Week, an event held in January in Florida, US. The event is tailored to a European audience looking to commercialise ATMPs globally, as well as a global audience looking to understand and expand into the European market.

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A More Connected Future for Pharma

Drug Discovery Today

In the lead up to the inaugural launch of Connect In Pharma, co-founder Wilfried Phipps provides insight into what visitors can expect at this new annual event designed to help shape the future of pharmaceutical packaging and manufacturing projects

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3 reasons why patients want to participate in a clinical trial

Antidote

In the world of medical research, experts are constantly looking for new drugs, treatments, and therapies for a variety of conditions — but the process of getting these treatments approved is only possible if they are tested through clinical trials.

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New patent for Zogenix Inc drug FINTEPLA

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for FINTEPLA Fintepla is a drug marketed by Zogenix Inc and is included in one NDA. It is available from one supplier. There are eleven patents…. The post New patent for Zogenix Inc drug FINTEPLA appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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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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Diabetes drug could prevent severe Covid

Drug Discovery World

A recent study by the University of Colorado School of Medicine shows that diabetes drug metformin is effective for preventing severe illness from Covid-19. The CU School of Medicine was part of a multi-site clinical trial into the effectiveness of metformin, ivermectin and fluvoxamine in non-hospitalised adults with Covid-19. . The study, which launched in January 2021, included those who were vaccinated and those who were not, as well as people who were pregnant.

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The Future of Biotech and Pharma Manufacturing: Part 2

EG Life Sciences

Introduction As we shared in Part 1 , the future of Pharma and Biotech is possible because of new tools and technologies, along with all clinical discoveries and relevant data that has accumulated throughout the years. In that blog, we learned about the technology drivers behind the Biotech processes and the collaborative strategies accelerating changes, facilitating dynamic response and the globalization of markets.

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New patent for Gw Res drug EPIDIOLEX

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for EPIDIOLEX Epidiolex is a drug marketed by Gw Res Ltd and is included in one NDA. It is available from one supplier. There are twenty-two…. The post New patent for Gw Res drug EPIDIOLEX appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Austrian-Japanese study reveals protein’s role in endocytosis

Drug Discovery World

Scientists from Tokyo University of Science have shed light on how various molecules are recruited in endocytosis, a cellular process of bringing in different types of materials from the outside. The results suggest key regulatory functions of the yeast Eps15-like protein Pan1p. The findings provide important insights into the process, which is central to disease prevention.

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Regulatory, Clinical, and Quality Considerations for Device Research

Advarra

In response to a growing demand for faster, approved, and cost-effective medical devices for chronic diseases, medical device manufacturers and emerging biotech companies are facing increasingly complex pathways to successfully bring their innovative ideas to the market. If a new medical device, software as a medical device (SaMD), or in vitro diagnostic (IVD) is poised to successfully make it through the development process to commercialization, sponsors must consider a trifecta of interconnect

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Digitally aligning manufacturing and quality

Pharma Manufacturing

Ethan Smith, general manager, Life Sciences at Nuvolo discusses how furthering pharma’s digitalization journey can help the industry reap big benefits in quality and manufacturing.

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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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New patent for Myovant Sciences drug MYFEMBREE

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for MYFEMBREE Myfembree is a drug marketed by Myovant Sciences and is included in one NDA. There are four patents protecting this drug. This drug has…. The post New patent for Myovant Sciences drug MYFEMBREE appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Zelluna Immunotherapy secures funding for cancer treatments

Drug Discovery World

Investment from Takeda ventures will fund the development of Zelluna Immunotherapy’s allogeneic T Cell Receptor Natural Killer (TCR-NK) cells for the treatment of cancer. The funds will enable the advancement of a lead TCR-NK product through manufacturing to Clinical Trial Application (CTA) / Investigational New Drug Application (IND) readiness and, continue the advancement of Zelluna’s platform with additional programmes reaching the preclinical stage.

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Safe Sharps Handling When Dispensing Investigational Products

Advarra

Institutional biosafety committees (IBCs) frequently receive questions about the proper methodology for preparing a syringe for transport from a drug room or pharmacy to the clinic where the injection will be administered. This article explores tools and techniques to safely mitigate occupational exposure risks when preparing a syringe for transport to the clinic.

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The last bricks fall

Pharma Manufacturing

As patent barriers protecting the world's best-selling drug topple, biosimilars rush in

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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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New patent for Otsuka Pharm drug ABILIFY MAINTENA KIT

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for ABILIFY+MAINTENA+KIT Abilify Maintena Kit is a drug marketed by Otsuka Pharm Co Ltd and is included in one NDA. It is available from one supplier.…. The post New patent for Otsuka Pharm drug ABILIFY MAINTENA KIT appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Tech Theatre at ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022 highlights sustainability

Drug Discovery World

The Tech Theatre, supported by DDW, at ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022 will feature a series of seminars focused on automation and technology for drug discovery. . Raj Patey, Business Development Director, MyGreenLabs, will be discussing The Sustainable Lab: Building a Global Culture of Sustainability in Science. . Patey spends much of his time working with lab suppliers to communicate their product sustainability to lab users and to reduce the environmental impact of the lab supply chain.

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How Remix Built A Science-Driven And Transparent Culture

LifeSciVC

By Peter Smith, co-founder and CEO, Remix Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC One of the joys of starting a company is the ability to pro-actively define the early corporate culture and encourage its evolution over time. When I think about what culture means and how to define it, it’s quickly apparent that what I think doesn’t matter.

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FDA Safety Communication Not Enough to Support Punitive Damages Claim in New Jersey

Drug & Device Law

Today’s post is actually about a medical malpractice case. But it involves the interplay between an FDA “Safety Communication” and punitive damages, so we thought it was worth looking at. In Rivera v. Valley Hospital, Inc. , 2022 WL 3650726 (NJ Aug. 25, 2022), plaintiff is the representative of the estate of a woman who passed away from leiomyosarcoma, a rare uterine cancer.

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New patent expiration for Sucampo Pharma drug AMITIZA

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for AMITIZA Amitiza is a drug marketed by Sucampo Pharma Llc and is included in one NDA. It is available from three suppliers. There are nine…. The post New patent expiration for Sucampo Pharma drug AMITIZA appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Charles River Laboratories expands contract vivarium space on West Coast

Drug Discovery World

Charles River Laboratories has added five new Charles River Accelerator and Development Lab (CRADL) locations in California and Washington. . CRADL provides flexible, turnkey vivarium rental space supported by Charles River’s technical and veterinary support expertise in key biohubs. This allows clients to start new projects, accelerating the early stage of research.

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Scottish and Zambian researchers unite to tackle environmental enteropathy

Drug Discovery World

Scottish scientists are teaming up with researchers from Zambia to find new ways to diagnose and treat a condition which affects millions in Sub-Saharan Africa. . Ms Kanekwa Zyambo, from the University of Zambia, is spending two weeks at the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre in East Kilbride to master new technology to help understand environmental enteropathy (EE).

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Study: autoimmune disorders increase cardiovascular risk

Drug Discovery World

Individuals with an autoimmune disorder have a substantially higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, a large epidemiological study has revealed. . The research – led by KU Leuven in collaboration with colleagues in the UK, including the University of Glasgow, and published in The Lancet – shows for the first time that cardiovascular risks affect autoimmune disorders as a group of diseases, with implications across a broad range of cardiovascular outcomes. .

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New anti-evolocumab antibodies could aid drug development

Drug Discovery World

Bio-Rad Laboratories has introduced a range of type 1 antibodies that inhibit the binding of evolocumab (Repatha) to its target, human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), a protein that has been shown to play a key role in the regulation of cholesterol levels. . These sequence-defined, recombinant antibodies are suitable for developing highly selective and sensitive pharmacokinetic (PK) and anti-drug antibody (ADA) assays for evolocumab and its biosimilars.

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European Commission approves Scemblix for chronic myeloid leukaemia

Drug Discovery World

The European Commission (EC) has approved orphan drug Scemblix (asciminib), providing a new treatment option for patients who are intolerant or resistant to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). It is approved to treat adult patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukaemia in chronic phase who have been previously treated with two or more TKI therapies.

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Blocking key enzyme boosts anti-cancer T-cell responses and resistance to immunosuppression

Drug Discovery World

A study led by LSU Health New Orleans cancer researchers describes a novel therapeutic strategy to overcome tumour-induced immunosuppression. For the first time, the research team identified a critical immunosuppressive pathway and a promising approach to intervene, protecting the ability of T-cells to attack cancer cells. Results are published in Frontiers in Immunology , available here.

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Latent stem cells could repair spinal cord damage

Drug Discovery World

A group of latent stem cells could be the key to developing new therapeutic approaches to treat brain and spinal cord injuries, research shows. Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute identified a group of latent stem cells in mice which respond to injury in the central nervous system. If the same group is found in humans, the researchers believe it could lead to new therapeutic approaches to treat injuries of the brain and spinal cord.

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Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech over Covid patent

Drug Discovery World

Biotechnology company Moderna has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pfizer and BioNTech in relation to the use of its messenger RNA (mRNA) technology and Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 Comirnaty vaccine. The lawsuits, which were made in the United States and Germany, state that Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty infringes Moderna’s patents for its mRNA technology filed between 2010 and 2016.

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Nitric oxide could form treatment approach for breast cancer

Drug Discovery World

A new therapeutic approach for triple negative breast cancer using nitric oxide is being explored by researchers at the medical research centre CÚRAM. Amir Abdo Alsharabasy, a CÚRAM doctoral candidate working in the laboratory of Professor Abhay Pandit, is working on the design of nitric oxide scavengers to form a new treatment approach for this aggressive form of breast cancer.

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SARS-CoV-2 antigen levels could predict patient outcomes

Drug Discovery World

The amount of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the blood of patients hospitalised with Covid-19 could be used to predict illness severity and other clinical outcomes. . A new study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine , shows that higher levels of viral antigen in the blood, which could indicate ongoing SARS-CoV-2 replication, correlated with more severe disease. .

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Can a smallpox antiviral be used to treat monkeypox?

Drug Discovery World

A new study has found that the antiviral tecovirimat (TPOXX) appears to be safe and effective for the treatment of monkeypox symptoms and skin lesions. This University of California Davis Health (UC Davis Health) study is one of the earliest studies to assess and report the outcomes of treating patients with monkeypox with this antiviral. TPOXX is an FDA-approved antiviral drug for the treatment of smallpox.

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DDW seminar on AI and automation at ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022 

Drug Discovery World

Supported by DDW, the Tech Theatre at ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022 will feature a series of seminars focused on automation and technology for drug discovery. . Dr?Yahya Anvar, Head of Data Science Okra.AI will be discussing The Role of AI and Automation in Personalised Medicine: How can AI Help in The Post Drug Discovery Process.?? . Dr?Yahya Anvar, Head of Data Science Okra.AI.

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New tentative approval for Amneal Pharms drug lisdexamfetamine dimesylate

Drug Patent Watch

Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate is the generic ingredient in one branded drug marketed by Takeda Pharms Usa and is included in two NDAs. There are nineteen patents protecting this compound. Drug patent…. The post New tentative approval for Amneal Pharms drug lisdexamfetamine dimesylate appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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New tentative approval for Amneal Pharms drug lisdexamfetamine dimesylate

Drug Patent Watch

Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate is the generic ingredient in one branded drug marketed by Takeda Pharms Usa and is included in two NDAs. There are nineteen patents protecting this compound. Drug patent…. The post New tentative approval for Amneal Pharms drug lisdexamfetamine dimesylate appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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New tentative approval for Amneal Pharms drug lisdexamfetamine dimesylate

Drug Patent Watch

Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate is the generic ingredient in one branded drug marketed by Takeda Pharms Usa and is included in two NDAs. There are nineteen patents protecting this compound. Drug patent…. The post New tentative approval for Amneal Pharms drug lisdexamfetamine dimesylate appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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