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Alnylam changes analysis plan for key Amvuttra heart trial, jolting investors

Fierce Pharma

Changing a clinical trial’s statistical analysis plan on the cusp of a readout? | Changing a clinical trial’s statistical analysis plan on the cusp of a readout? That’s exactly what Alnylam just did for a closely watched study of its next-generation RNA interference therapy Amvuttra in a rare heart disease.

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Cigna, HelloFresh Team Up To Improve Access to Healthy Food

MedCity News

Through a new partnership, up to 12 million members of Cigna’s employer customers will gain access to HelloFresh’s meals at a discounted rate. Cigna and HelloFresh are also partnering to provide free meal kits to those battling food insecurity in local communities.

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Catalent restructuring leaves 300 without jobs as CDMO awaits $16.5B Novo buyout

Fierce Pharma

Even as Catalent moves toward a $16.5 billion sale to Novo Holdings, hundreds of the CDMO's former staffers won't be in the mix going forward. | A recent buyout announcement didn't spare Catalent staffers from layoffs after the company this week revealed it's trimmed hundreds of jobs over the last few months. The move forms part of an ongoing restructuring scheme at Catalent.

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3 Tips To Improve Health Plans’ Chronic Conditions Management

MedCity News

During a virtual panel, leaders from across the industry shared their advice on how health plans can do a better job of achieving their goals for chronic management. For example, one executive said health plans should utilize remote monitoring tools for centralized observation and be wary of using the wrong metrics.

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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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Pfizer quells 12 years of Lipitor antitrust litigation with $93M settlement

Fierce Pharma

With a $93 million settlement, Pfizer can wash its hands of more than a decade's worth of antitrust litigation over the once-lucrative cholesterol med Lipitor. | Purchasers have long accused Pfizer—and Sun Pharma's Ranbaxy—of conspiring to keep Lipitor generics off the market with a "reverse payment" agreement. After the Pfizer settlement, the class action lawsuit against Ranbaxy will continue.

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Why Communicating Data Results is Critical to Long-Term BioPharma Success

MedCity News

Providing a clear and unwavering roadmap of anticipated milestones will ensure that no matter the inevitable bumps or detours, your stakeholders can always see the path forward and track your progress.

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Exercise ‘may be better than drugs for depression’

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Exercise matched psychotherapy and was more effective than medication as a treatment for #depression in a meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials

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Fierce Pharma Asia—Takeda's surprise Eohilia nod; WuXi's darkest moment; LianBio's dissolution

Fierce Pharma

Takeda won FDA approval for Eohilia after a rejection in 2021. A group of U.S. lawmakers are seeking federal sanctions against WuXi AppTec and WuXi Biologics. | Takeda won FDA approval for Eohilia after a rejection in 2021. A group of U.S. lawmakers are seeking federal sanctions against WuXi AppTec and WuXi Biologics. LianBio, a prominent player in bringing foreign meds to China, will wind down.

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Psychedelic treatments for mental health: Is there substance behind the hype?

Pharmaceutical Technology

The success of recent trials treating mental health problems with psychedelic therapies has driven a rapid rise in investment in the area.

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After migraine accord with Eli Lilly, Organon CEO scouts more deals to bolster growth

Fierce Pharma

After picking up European rights to a pair of Eli Lilly migraine meds in December, Organon, the women’s health-focused spinoff of Merck & Co., is hungry to ink more deals. | After picking up European rights to a pair of Eli Lilly migraine meds in December, Organon is hungry to ink more deals.

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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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Innsena backs CancerX’s digital drive to improve access

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Healthtech specialist Innsena has committed funding and expertise to CancerX, launched last year to encourage the use of digital health technologies to overcome challenges in cancer care.

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After J&J settlements, Alvotech readies Stelara biosim launches in several countries

Fierce Pharma

In the U.S.

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Firefly Bio Unveils $94M to Illuminate the Startup’s New Take on ADC Cancer Meds

MedCity News

Versant Ventures-backed Firefly Bio is part of a growing group of companies developing degrader antibody conjugates, or DACs. These targeted cancer therapies combine properties of antibody drug conjugates and protein degraders in order to overcome limitations of both types of therapies.

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Stroke brain-bleed deaths predicted to increase by 40% in the UK

PharmaTimes

In Europe, stroke-related brain-bleed deaths are expected to increase by 8.

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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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FTC targets middlemen in generic drug shortages probe

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The FTC is investigating wholesalers and other middlemen in the pharma supply chain to assess their possible role in worsening shortages of generic medicines

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Closed Loop Medicine shares results of proprietary technology for hypertension

PharmaTimes

CLM-HT01 improved blood pressure and minimised adverse reactions in patients

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ePRO Symptom Monitoring Tools Empower Patients with Personalized Options that Bring Greater Clinician and Patient Satisfaction

MedCity News

The rise of electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO) tools enables patients to report their symptoms from home, alleviating any concern about burdening the clinic through constant phone calls.

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Aurlumyn Gets First FDA Approval for a Severe Frostbite Medication

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Patients with severe frostbite who were administered Aurlumyn monotherapy experienced a significantly reduced risk of the need for amputation.

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

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Biotechs ride obesity drug wave with novel approaches that go beyond GLP-1RAs

Pharmaceutical Technology

As the market is progressively becoming saturated by GLP-1 receptor agonists, companies are investigating alternative mechanisms of action.

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New chemotherapy treatment could benefit multiple cancer types

European Pharmaceutical Review

A clinical trial in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) has demonstrated the first successful combination of chemotherapy with a drug targeting cancer’s metabolism developed for the asbestos-induced disease in two decades. The anti-cancer treatment combines the new drug ADI-PEG20 and traditional chemotherapy. The Phase III ATOMIC-meso trial was led by Queen Mary University of London in the UK and studied 249 patients with the disease.

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Prime Medicine joins the biotech IPO queue, seeking $140m

pharmaphorum

Gene-editing biotech Prime Medicine has priced an initial public offering, hoping to raise $140 million to advance its pipeline of one-shot therapies for severe genetic disorders. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company is offering 19.2 million shares at $6.25 each and expects to start trading on the Nasdaq on 20th February under the PRME symbol.

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Are You a Healthcare Startup Looking for Investors? Sign Up for MedCity’s Pitch Perfect Contest!

MedCity News

The event will take place in Chicago at the Ritz Carlton from May 21-22. The startup tracks include: oncology, cardiology, women’s health and preventing burnout/supporting operational efficiency. The deadline to submit applications is February 29 so apply today!

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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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Grifols eyes first place in US fibrinogen concentrate market

pharmaphorum

Grifols will file its fibrinogen concentrate BT524 later this year, aiming to provide an improved treatment for patients with acquired fibrinogen deficiency

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Nelson Labs facility expansion to benefit parenteral and ophthalmic drug product manufacturers

European Pharmaceutical Review

The investment… includes state-of-the-art instrumentation to provide full CMC support to serve the growth of PODP [manufacturers]” Nelson Labs, a global leader in microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries has announced its Itasca, Illinois laboratory in the US as a new Pharmaceutical Center of Excellence to serve the unique needs of parenteral and ophthalmic drug product (PODP) manufacturers.

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FDA approves Eicos’s Aurlumyn for severe frostbite treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US FDA has granted approval for Eicos Sciences' Aurlumyn for adults with severe frostbite to lower the risk of amputation.

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Anti-Stress Skin Care

Pharmatutor

Anti-Stress Skin Care admin Thu, 02/15/2024 - 16:12 Vinay Kumar Singh. Head-Formulation Kumar Organic Products Research Centre Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru Email : formulation_krc@kopresearchcentre.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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GSK to license Elsie’s oligonucleotide discovery platform

Pharmaceutical Technology

GSK has exercised its option for a licence for Elsie Biotechnologies’ discovery platform to detect and develop new oligonucleotides.

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Gene-editing firm Prime Medicine files $140m public offer

pharmaphorum

Gene-editing biotech Prime Medicine has priced its IPO, hoping to raise $140m to advance its pipeline of one-shot therapies for severe genetic disorders.

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Study Shows 40% of Participants Sustain Cognitive Improvement After Surgery-Induced Weight Loss

Pharmacy Times

Sustained cognitive improvement is likely a result of lower inflammation, remission of comorbidities, higher physical activity, and better mood.

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Navigating the Preclinical CRO Outsourcing Process

PharmaTech

The need for preclinical testing expertise is growing as molecular complexity increases.

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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