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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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Pfizer launches Phase III trial for Lyme disease vaccine  

Drug Discovery World

Pfizer has launched a Phase III clinical trial of a vaccine to protect people against Lyme disease, in collaboration with pharmaceutical company Valneva. . The trial will enrol up to 6,000 participants aged five years and older and will be conducted across 50 sites where Lyme disease is highly endemic. February 2022.

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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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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.

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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. This is a stark contrast to the often decade-long projects that pharmaceutical companies undertake to bring a drug to market.

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

Drug Discovery World

Mazzetti and Schneider continue: “The transfer of technologies from the lab to the market, especially in the field of life sciences is no longer purely via IP out licensing, but rather via start-up M&A deals – start-ups being the de-risking vehicle for large corporates, especially in the life sciences and biotherapeutics sector.

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