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FDA sets date for high-profile CAR-T adcomm for Bristol’s Abecma, J&J’s Carvykti

Fierce Pharma

Mark your calendars, oncology drug and CAR-T therapy developers. | Mark your calendars, oncology drug and CAR-T therapy developers. The FDA has decided on a date for a highly anticipated advisory committee meeting for Bristol Myers' Abecma and J&J's Carvykti.

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Neuro Biotech Alto Adds $128M in IPO Cash for Biomarker-Based Psych Drugs

MedCity News

Alto Neuroscience will apply the IPO proceeds toward clinical tests of its psychiatric drugs in patients who exhibit certain biomarkers. The company’s two most advanced programs are depression drugs in mid-stage development.

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As Humira plummets, AbbVie dials up Rinvoq and Skyrizi estimates to a combined $27B

Fierce Pharma

As AbbVie slogs through sharp revenue declines for Humira, the company is looking to the immunology light at the end of the tunnel. | Sales of Humira—which once sat pretty as the world’s best-selling drug—plunged nearly 41% to $3.3 billion in the third quarter.

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Simplifying the Maternal Care Network

MedCity News

A new era in maternal care is emerging with the advent of maternity care management platforms. Innovative organizations are centralizing the coordination of all patient care aspects, seamlessly integrating with providers’ electronic health records, existing workflows, and health information exchanges.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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Bristol Myers CEO outlines transition strategy featuring 11 key brands, more dealmaking

Fierce Pharma

In his first earnings call as Bristol Myers Squibb’s CEO, Chris Boerner laid out his plan to quickly navigate the company through a period filled with patent cliffs and new government-man | In his first earnings call as Bristol Myers Squibb’s CEO, Chris Boerner laid out his plan to quickly navigate the company through a transition period filled with patent cliffs and new government-mandated pricing pressure.

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Staying Competitive With Consumerism in Healthcare

MedCity News

Adapting to healthcare consumerism is vital for providers to stay competitive. Shifting from traditional roles to informed consumers requires embracing transparency, technology, and personalized care.

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Study reveals SARS-CoV-2 can infect dopamine neurons causing senescence

PharmaTimes

Dopamine neuron senescence is a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease

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Bridging the Impact Gap in Cancer R&D

MedCity News

It is critical that we rightsize and redistribute available funds based on our knowledge of persistent cancer disparities to help more patients benefit from potentially lifesaving innovations and ensure no one is left behind.

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The Path for Prescription Drug Sales

Pharmaceutical Commerce

A dive into this market reveals that the latest numbers yield promising results—a global value of a worldwide $1.6 trillion—but it will continue to be attributed to past, present, and future healthcare spending.

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Metabolic Disorder-Focused Fractyl Health ‘GUTS’ Out a $110 Million IPO

MedCity News

Fractyl Health will use the IPO proceeds for pivotal testing of a medical device and surgical procedure intended to address root causes of diabetes and obesity. The Fractyl pipeline also includes a gene therapy for these conditions.

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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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Hikma will pay $150m in US opioid settlement

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Indian pharma Hikma has agreed a $150 million settlement to resolve lawsuits claiming that it helped fuel to the opioid crisis in the US

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Foodsmarts’ New Program Allows Doctors to Prescribe Produce Just as Easily as They Can Medication

MedCity News

Foodsmart is rolling out its new program that enables doctors to refer their patients to Foodsmart’s dieticians and healthy eating platform, as well as write prescriptions for healthy food just as easily as they might a normal pharmacy prescription. The initiative is being rolled out at Advocate Health, Intermountain Health and Memorial Hermann Health System.

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CCC President & CEO Tracey Armstrong Wins 2024 BIG Innovation Award

Copyright Clearance Center

The post CCC President & CEO Tracey Armstrong Wins 2024 BIG Innovation Award appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.

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Novo, Lilly poised to become first trillion-dollar healthcare companies

PharmaVoice

Explosive demand for weight loss drugs has propelled both companies to new heights. Here’s a look at the staggering growth, by the numbers.

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done. When problems like sales and marketing misalignment, lack of data, and wasted efforts persist, marketers can’t measure, prove, or increase their impact on revenue at a time when demonstrating marketing value is critical. Using analyst and expert data, this guide to marketing impact and content attribution explains: How B2B buyers use content The most common types of conten

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Vera prices $$250m offer, and other biotech financings

pharmaphorum

Our round-up of recent biotech financings is headed by a $250 million public offering for late clinical-stage biotech Vera Therapeutics, with an initial public offering (IPO) filed by CAR-T specialist Kyverna and private rounds for Eyconis, COUR Pharmaceuticals, Basking Biosciences, Enterprise Therapeutics, Halia Therapeutics and NeoPhore.

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StartUpdates: New Developments for Healthcare Startups

MedCity News

Check out news from Alpha Sophia, Wisedocs, Swift Medical, and Isaac Health.

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NHS launches BRCA testing programme for people of Jewish descent

PharmaTimes

Individuals with Jewish ancestry are six times more likely to carry a genetic fault

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Startup Launches To Support Low-Income Patients with Complex Needs

MedCity News

Accompany Health launched Tuesday with $56 million in Series A funding. It offers primary and behavioral care for underserved patients. It also provides social care, such as food, housing and transportation assistance.

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Optimizing Clinical Supply Strategy: Navigating Challenges & Finding Your Ideal Model

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Lonza and Oxford Nanopore Partner on mRNA Analytics

PharmaTech

Under a new collaboration, Lonza and Oxford Nanopore aim to commercialize a CGMP-validated test for advanced analysis of mRNA products.

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Construction of major radioligand therapy manufacturing site begins

European Pharmaceutical Review

Orano Med (a subsidiary of the Orano Group), has begun to build a new manufacturing site for targeted alpha therapies (TAT) for oncology indications. The ATLab (Alpha Therapy Laboratory) Valenciennes in Onnaing, France, will produce lead-212 radioligand therapies. TAT [targeted alpha therapies] is one of the most potent therapeutic payloads against cancer cells” According to Orano Med, TAT is “one of the most potent therapeutic payloads against cancer cells” As such, these trea

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Tyra Biosciences’ TYRA-300 gains FDA rare paediatric disease status

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US FDA has granted rare paediatric disease (RPD) designation for Tyra Biosciences’ TYRA-300 for treating achondroplasia.

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Biosensing technique promising for whole-genome detection

European Pharmaceutical Review

A study has described a multivalent-colloid detection system capable of identifying whole genomes of bacteria without the use of DNA amplification. Data from the paper published in Applied Physical Sciences , showed that the method can detect pathogens at an early stage when the bacterial load is low. Currently, the “gold standard” of pathogen identification is based on the recognition of DNA sequences that are unique for a given pathogen, according to the authors.

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Increase Revenue With Better, Faster Sales Onboarding

Quotas need to be hit. Revenue goals need to be met. This reality makes shortening sales onboarding time a top priority. Organizations with a standard onboarding process boost employee retention by 58% and increase productivity by 50%. Unfortunately, many companies struggle with inefficient processes that lead to high turnover and missed revenue opportunities.

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The PM Society Careers Conference

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The PM Society are delighted to be running their fifth Careers Conference that will be taking place on the 21st of February 2024 between 1pm to 6pm at the Royal Society of Medicine. Please share with your colleagues and network, as this is a great opportunity for students to attend and learn more about our industry.

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Biogen refocuses its Alzheimer’s strategy

European Pharmaceutical Review

Biogen is planning to reprioritise its resources allocated to ADUHELM ® (aducanumab-avwa), to advance its Alzheimer’s treatment LEQEMBI ® (lecanemab-irmb) and to develop new treatment modalities. The company stated that it will discontinue the development and commercialisation of ADUHELM 100 mg/mL intravenous injection and will terminate the corresponding Phase III ENVISION clinical study.

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Talkspace, Bicycle partner on opioid use and mental health

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Virtual opioid use disorder (OUD) therapy provider Bicycle Health has teamed up with telemedicine specialist Talkspace to expand access to care for patients battling addiction in the US. Bicycle Health provides medication for OUD treatment, drug screening, behavioural therapy, and peer support via an app that has been used by tens of thousands of people across the US.

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Peeking Behind the Curtain: The Current State of Pharma 3PLs and Future Outlook

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Leading experts in the sector explore the value of third-party logistics providers when it comes to fortifying pharmaceutical supply chains.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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FDA sets date for Adaptimmune’s sarcoma drug verdict

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The FDA is due to decide by 4th August whether to approve Adaptimmune’s afami-cel engineered T-cell therapy for advanced synovial sarcoma.

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Maternal Vitamin D, Multivitamin Supplementation May Reduce Risk of Autism in Offspring

Pharmacy Times

Supplementation during pregnancy also reduced communication warning behaviors in children who developed autism compared to the children of women who did not take supplements.

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Global cancer burden study reveals ‘striking inequity’

pharmaphorum

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the burden of cancer on societies around the world is growing at an alarming rate, with a 77% increase in new cases expected by 2050, along with significant gaps in care.

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Diabetes Expert on Semaglutide: “I don't think that companies anticipated this much of a demand.”

Pharmacy Times

The diabetes/weight loss drug is be evaluated in trials for pediatric patients who are at least 10 years of age.

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Using Generative AI in Sales: Pros, Cons, and Considerations According to Sellers

Are your sellers unsure about using AI in their day-to-day workflows? Or are they eager to try but uncertain where to start? They might be asking: Which tasks are best suited for AI? How will using AI affect my relationship with my customers? With so many tools available, which ones are the most useful to me? To help answer these and other common questions about using AI during the sales cycle, we surveyed B2B sellers who were early adopters to get their insight and advice about how to use gen A