Pharma: Page 18


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    Neurvati touts fresh, ‘synergistic’ investment model in neuroscience R&D

    The Blackstone Life Sciences-backed company plans to focus on later-stage assets to help derisk development.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • March 11, 2024
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    Why pharma should prioritize the patient journey: A survivor’s story

    One rare disease survivor’s diagnosis experience highlights the need for pharma companies to better understand the patient journey.

    By Carolyn Zele, Solution Consulting Advisor, MMIT • March 11, 2024
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    Rare diseases

    As drug developers find promise in the rare diseases, deals and treatments are on the rise

    By PharmaVoice staff
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    Into the unknown: Tarsus’ CEO on its launch strategies in a new disease category

    The company scored a first-in-class nod for its eye med last year, which treats a common but frequently undiagnosed condition.

    By March 8, 2024
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    Amylyx ALS drug fails crucial study, putting company’s future in doubt

    The results have led Amylyx to pause promotion of Relyvrio and potentially pull it from the market in the coming weeks, a major blow to the company and ALS patients.

    By Jacob Bell • Updated March 8, 2024
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    J&J’s growing rare disease focus brings a potential multi-use treatment to the table

    The head of J&J’s autoantibody programs believes nipocalimab is unique among potential rare disease drugs because it can harness a common thread among them.

    By March 7, 2024
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    Big hopes for schizophrenia treatment rely on a deep pipeline of new approaches

    Innovation in schizophrenia has been slow, and patients are often left with few options — but pharmas contribute to a robust lineup of candidates that could improve care.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • March 6, 2024
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    Could pharma’s legal attack on the IRA succeed in killing price negotiations?

    An all-out blitz across U.S. courts is bolstering pharma’s goal to overturn Medicare drug price negotiations.

    By March 6, 2024
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    HIV isn’t ‘solved,’ but a doctor who treated some of the first patients hopes to finally deliver a cure

    From San Francisco in the 80s to a gene therapy prospect, Dr. Marcus Conant looks back on his long fight against the virus — and if the industry is close to ending the epidemic.

    By March 5, 2024
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    After ‘tragic’ bacterial outbreak, lawmakers press FDA to step up foreign inspections

    Impatience to fix long-held challenges to overseas drug facility inspections is growing on Capitol Hill.

    By March 1, 2024
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    Can a top scientist and Moderna co-founder change the CRO game?

    From his advisory board role at Lindus Health, Robert Langer is aiming to overcome challenges in the CRO market.

    By Feb. 28, 2024
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    A pandemic-era staffing crunch in clinical trials is easing, but trouble spots remain

    How research companies can shift strategies to attract and retain the staff that keeps trials humming along. 

    By Kelly Bilodeau • Feb. 28, 2024
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    Behind a big-name rare disease biotech, an exec draws from personal experience

    The personal impact of rare disease has shaped Gianluca Pirozzi, a senior vice president at AstraZeneca’s Alexion, as a parent and drug developer.

    By Alexandra Pecci • Feb. 27, 2024
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    How a 15-year-old Genzyme drug shortage became a legal smorgasbord of pharma’s thorniest issues

    Rare disease treatments, drug shortages, a market monopoly and march-in rights all play a role in the story of newly revived litigation against Sanofi’s Genzyme.

    By Alexandra Pecci • Feb. 26, 2024
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    AbbVie CEO Richard Gonzalez leaves a divisive Humira legacy and lasting impact on pharma

    Leading AbbVie to become one of the most successful pharmas in the world, Gonzalez also rubbed some critics the wrong way.

    By Feb. 22, 2024
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    4 biotechs to watch in 2024

    A splashy IPO, first-in-class treatments and upcoming approval dates are a few reasons we’ve got our eyes on these biotechs this year.

    By Alexandra Pecci • Feb. 21, 2024
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    Kite’s next-gen CAR-T aims include quicker production and more disease targets

    While buzz builds around “off the shelf” CAR-T cell therapies, Kite is staying competitive with a shorter manufacturing turnaround and a focus on broadening applications.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • Feb. 20, 2024
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    Biden or Trump: How deeply will 2024’s election outcome impact pharma?

    The election is still months away, but campaign promises are solidifying, and signal the benefits and drawbacks of each candidate for pharma.

    By Feb. 20, 2024
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    Value and potential of IoT and AI for chronic diseases treatment

    A significant growth is predicted for both AI and IoT in healthcare. By 2030, the AI market is expected to reach $187.95 billion USD, while the IoT market is projected to climb even higher to $312.7 billion USD.

    By Olena Domanska, Data Science Engineering Manager at Avenga • Feb. 20, 2024
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    The roadblocks faced by Biogen are many, but execs point to an R&D-focused turnaround

    A disappointing few years for Biogen have led leadership to use new drug launches as fuel for an about-face.

    By Feb. 15, 2024
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    ‘Hey, AI: Is Zoloft effective for me?’ Tech’s foray into predictive prescribing

    Researchers are unleashing the powers of AI for precision medicine, drug development and more.

    By Alexandra Pecci • Feb. 15, 2024
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    ‘I wish I could see the end of the day’ — a Pfizer exec on the fight for health equity

    The pharma giant’s leader of a collective devoted to health equity discusses how companies can put their money where their mouth is to reach communities in need.

    By Feb. 14, 2024
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    3 questions hanging over the Novo-Catalent deal

    As backlash builds for the recently announced matchup, critical questions remain over its impact.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • Feb. 13, 2024
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    These 4 drugs had tons of promise — and they flopped. What happened?

    No amount of excitement can prevent failures stemming from safety, efficacy, cost and other speed bumps along the way.

    By Alexandra Pecci • Feb. 13, 2024
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    A new (old) mind-opening tool in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease

    A new use for an existing ultrasound technology is seeing early success in getting medications past the blood-brain barrier.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • Feb. 12, 2024
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    Astellas’ science chief on the leap into new technologies

    After a big 2023, Yoshi Shitaka said the company is banking on gene therapies, KRAS degraders and more to keep the momentum.

    By Feb. 9, 2024