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Medicinal cannabis: Why more clinical trials and better access is needed

Drug Discovery World

Big pharma is helping to shape the focus The good news is that clinical trials are on the increase and market education is upping pace. Large pharmaceutical companies are cautiously picking their spots as well. This data is proving useful in testing hypotheses before starting any clinical trials.

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Synthetic biology: Innovating in drug discovery

Drug Discovery World

Partnerships Earlier this year cell-engineering company MaxCyte signed a strategic platform license (SPL) with biotechnology company Catamaran Bio. In return MaxCyte will receive platform licensing fees and program-related revenue.

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Avacta Announces License Agreement With POINT Biopharma Inc.

The Pharma Data

CAMBRIDGE, England & WETHERBY, England–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the developer of innovative cancer therapies and diagnostics based on its proprietary Affimer ® and pre|CISION platforms, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a license agreement with POINT Biopharma Inc.

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Advancing neurological therapies with Dr Bruce Leuchter

Drug Target Review

This can present challenges when attempting to recruit an enriched patient population for clinical trials. Historically, what has limited investor interest in funding neurological and psychiatric therapies in development? We were able to license a molecule from a multi-national pharmaceutical company.

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Highs and lows of drug repurposing 

Drug Discovery World

It’s why pharmaceutical companies will often spend up to 10 years and upwards of $1 billion before receiving regulatory approval for a drug. A report by the medical charity LifeArc 1 puts the timeframe for a therapy brought to market through repurposing methods at anywhere from one to three years. However, challenges remain.

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ImaginAb Announces License and Supply Agreement with Pfizer for CD8 ImmunoPET Technology

The Pharma Data

a leading global provider of immuno-oncology imaging agents, today announced it has signed a new multi-year, non-exclusive license with Pfizer Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, ImaginAb will supply clinical doses of 89Zr CD8 Immuno-PET agent to Pfizer for use in select oncology clinical trials. LOS ANGELES , Jan. About ImaginAb.

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Europe: Where is the drug discovery innovation?

Drug Discovery World

Europe is traditionally a life sciences powerhouse, with a strong tradition in pharmaceutical discovery. The oldest, still active pharmaceutical company worldwide, Merck, started life in 1668 in Darmstadt, Germany. Members of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) spent €41.5

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