June, 2023

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Unveiling the Journal Citation Reports 2023: Supporting research integrity with trusted tools and data

Clarivate

In the 2023 release of our Journal Citation Reports, we have taken significant additional steps to foster research integrity in the Web of Science. This is part of our ongoing efforts to proactively contribute to the maintenance of public trust in scientific and scholarly research. Learn about what’s new and some future changes. Today marks the 2023 release of the annual Journal Citation Reports (JCR ).

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Eisai, Biogen's Alzheimer's disease drug Leqembi passes muster at FDA adcomm

Fierce Pharma

After a daylong discussion among experts on an FDA advisory committee, Eisai and Biogen's Leqembi is heading into the final stretch of its regulatory review on strong footing. | After a daylong discussion among experts on an FDA advisory committee, Eisai and Biogen's Leqembi is heading into the final stretch of its regulatory review on strong footing.

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WHO grants emergency use listing to SK bioscience’s SKYCovione

Pharmaceutical Technology

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has granted an emergency use listing (EUL) to SK bioscience’s Covid-19 vaccine, SKYCovione. SKYCovione is a self-assembled nanoparticle vaccine and the 12th Covid-19 vaccine to receive a EUL from the regulator. Developed using pharmaceutical company GSK’s pandemic adjuvant, the vaccine targets the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

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Ezra Earns FDA Clearance for AI Tool that Makes MRIs Faster & Cheaper

MedCity News

New York-based startup Ezra recently received FDA clearance for an AI tool it plans to use to launch “the world’s first 30-minute full body MRI scan.” The tool, named Ezra Flash, enhances the quality of MR images so that radiologists can detect cancer earlier.

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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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First adult anti-inflammatory cardiovascular drug approved

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LODOCO ® , the “first drug to target cardiovascular inflammation,” reported Dr Paul Ridker, MPH, Professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. It is the first anti-inflammatory cardiovascular treatment demonstrated to reduce the risk of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, coronary revascularization, and cardiovascular death in adults with establ

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Wearable Ultrasound for Deep Tissue Monitoring

Medgadget

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a wearable ultrasound system that can monitor deep tissues, as far as 16.5 cm (6.5 inches) below the surface of the body. Moreover, the team employed a machine learning algorithm to reduce the noise associated with movement, helping to obtain reliable readings while the wearer goes about their day.

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BioNTech to defend itself against COVID-19 vaccine injury claim in Germany

Fierce Pharma

Two years after the initial COVID-19 vaccine push swept across the globe, Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine partner BioNTech is heading to court in its home country of Germany to defend itself against alle | The drugmaker will defend itself against claims from a German healthcare worker who sued the company for at least 150,000 euros ($161,500). The plaintiff alleges she suffered bodily harm resulting from Pfizer and BioNTech's Comirnaty vaccine.

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The future of pain medication: are cannabinoids the solution to the opioid epidemic?

Pharmaceutical Technology

On 9 May, National Fentanyl Awareness Day was observed in recognition of the US opioid crisis. Accordingly, the development of non-opioid painkillers is experiencing a surge in activity and despite numerous novel targets receiving high levels of attention, cannabinoids have emerged as strong favourites to replace opioid-related medications. The North American opioid epidemic highlights limitations in opioid use, such as the potential for drug abuse and overdose.

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AstraZeneca Teams Up With Startup Quell in Type 1 Diabetes, IBD Cell Therapy Pact

MedCity News

AstraZeneca is paying $85 million to kick off an alliance with Quell Therapeutics focused on developing new cell therapies for autoimmune diseases. Type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease are the focus of research collaboration.

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Digitalisation of the clinical trial landscape

European Pharmaceutical Review

With the adoption of digital technologies gaining traction in many industries, pharmaceutical companies must take advantage of digitalisation within its research and development (R&D) sector. A fundamental part of the R&D process, clinical trials hold great potential in advancing the field — as long as these digital innovations are implemented.

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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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Video Capsule Navigates the Stomach

Medgadget

Researchers at George Washington University have created a swallowable capsule containing a video camera that can assist in identifying lesions in the stomach. However, unlike similar devices that have been developed previously, this capsule can drive around the stomach under the control of a clinician. This allows it to thoroughly navigate and screen the entire area to identify any health issues in the stomach mucosa, such as ulcers or bleeding.

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How to Write an About Us Page for a Healthcare Business (With Examples)

Healthcare Success

What do you consider the most important pages on your healthcare website? After the homepage, many might say it’s their products or services pages. However, the About Us page is among the most important and highly trafficked web pages. In many cases, it's also a critical part of the consumer's buying journey. Fifty-two percent of study respondents said the first thing they want to see when they land on a website is a company’s About Us page, according to a B2B Web Usability Report. 1 Most people

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BioMarin's hemophilia gene therapy Roctavian lands FDA nod with 'glimmers' of enthusiasm among doctors

Fierce Pharma

After an initial rejection in 2020 and a review delay earlier this year, BioMarin’s Roctavian has finally got the FDA go-ahead to introduce a gene therapy for a not-so-rare disorder. | After an initial rejection in 2020 and a review delay earlier this year, BioMarin’s Roctavian has finally got the FDA go-ahead to introduce a gene therapy for a not-so-rare disorder.

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Alkeus raises funds to launch Stargardt disease therapy gildeuretinol

Pharmaceutical Technology

Alkeus Pharmaceuticals has raised $150m in Series B financing to support the registration and launch of gildeuretinol (ALK-001) to treat Stargardt disease, a genetic cause of blindness in children and young adults. Led by Bain Capital Life Sciences, the financing round has also seen participation from Sofinnova Investments, TCGX and Wellington Management.

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

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Better Data Quality Means a Better Future for Public Health

MedCity News

Public health is heavily dependent on collecting and sharing accurate patient data. Standards for data collection and interoperability can move the needle toward better health data, but it is up to healthcare organizations to take ownership of their data quality by following best practices and adopting technologies that can detect and eliminate bad patient data before it is disseminated.

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In Depth Focus QA/QC Microbiology/RMM 2023

European Pharmaceutical Review

A collaborative approach to advancing adoption of RMMs EPR ’s Caroline Peachey explores collaborative efforts to accelerate validation and adoption of rapid microbial methods across the pharmaceutical industry. The power of rapid methods for fungal ID By leveraging rapid identification techniques, pharmaceutical facilities can enhance their ability to detect and mitigate fungal contamination, safeguarding product quality and patient safety.

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Pencil-on-Paper Wearable Sensor

Medgadget

Researchers at Penn State have developed a low-cost, wearable sensor using pencil-on-paper technology. This approach involves depositing graphite (pencil ‘lead’) on paper that has been treated with sodium chloride, to create a conductive, low-cost sensor. Previously, these researchers had developed such sensors to detect moisture and even used them to develop a smart diaper ( yes, really ).

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The Managing Metadata Series: Research Idea Development and Proposal Preparation

Copyright Clearance Center

This is the first in a series of blog posts in which CCC shares this analysis with the scholarly community to spark dialogue and drive action with respect to metadata management during each stage of the research lifecycle.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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Bayer needs 'midsize acquisition' to reach $10B oncology sales goal, exec says

Fierce Pharma

Bayer recently laid out its ambition | Bayer recently laid out its ambition to achieve $10 billion in sales from its oncology business by 2030 and become a top 10 cancer drug player. To get there, the company is looking outside for a “midsize acquisition,” Bayer’s oncology chief Christine Roth said.

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Cybersecurity in pharma: Securing the future

Pharmaceutical Technology

Earlier this year, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries , one of India’s largest generic drug producers, reported a major cybersecurity breach , impacting its business operations. A ransomware group later claimed responsibility for the incident, which was one of several high-profile cybersecurity breaches in India over the past three years. Pharma companies around the world have also faced similar threats , some of which have impacted national security and public health.

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Dying in the Waiting Room: Emergency Departments Have Become the Nexus of the Newest Healthcare Crisis

MedCity News

The ED boarding crisis is not one that’s going to be solved overnight. But left to continue unchecked, it will only engender wider discontent, decrease patient satisfaction, and ultimately lead to worse outcomes.

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Microbiome therapies: a maturing movement

European Pharmaceutical Review

Riding on the momentum of the first faecal microbiota product approved for C. difficile in December 2022, the microbiome therapies space in 2023 has continued to see revolutionary developments and continued research advancement. Recent developments in microbiome therapeutics In May this year, first-in-human study interim results revealed that a CRISPR-based microbial gene therapy can “eliminate antibiotic-resistant E. coli strains in the gut”.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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iLet Bionic Pancreas Cleared by FDA

Medgadget

The iLet Bionic Pancreas for use by type 1 diabetes patients has been cleared by the FDA and is now available commercially. The device is offered by Beta Bionics , a medtech company based in Massachusetts and California, but the underlying technology originally developed by researchers at Boston University. The system can be paired with a Bluetooth glucose monitor to deliver personalized insulin dosing every five minutes, and calculates doses based on past and current glucose levels and its expe

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Generative AI’s potential to speed delivery of improved patient outcomes

Clarivate

OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT on March 14 heralds a new era of artificial intelligence that will have profound implications for society, including the life science and healthcare industries. As when any new technology appears on the horizon, a tremendous amount of overheated hyperbole has dominated coverage of the topic in the months since. There are, however, some truly alluring potential use cases for generative AI applications such as ChatGPT for the life sciences and healthcare industries – as

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Intercept restructures as Ocaliva's NASH hopes dashed again with FDA rejection

Fierce Pharma

Even after second application attempt, Intercept’s Ocaliva wasn’t the fatty liver disease breakthrough that the company had hoped it would be. | Even after second application attempt, Intercept’s Ocaliva wasn’t the fatty liver disease breakthrough that the company had hoped it would be. Intercept is now swinging into restructuring mode, and the NASH baton passes on to Madrigal Pharma.

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China grants EUA to Covid-19 vaccine against XBB descendent lineages

Pharmaceutical Technology

WestVac Biopharma has announced that the Chinese authorities have granted emergency use authorisation (EUA) for coviccine trivalent XBB.1.5-recombinant Covid-19 trivalent (XBB.1.5+BA.5+delta) protein vaccine (Sf9 cell). This marks the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine approved for emergency use against XBB descendent lineages of SARS-CoV-2. The vaccine has been developed by WestVac Biopharma along with the West China Medical Center and Sichuan University.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.

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To Get Better Staffing Levels, Hospitals Must Prioritize Nurses’ Hiring Demands

MedCity News

Many health systems aren’t employing the right tactics for hiring and retaining nurses, according to a new report. It argued that hospitals would have an easier time hiring and retaining nurses if they focused more on the things workers want most from their employers — such as flexible scheduling and professional development opportunities.

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Alzheimer’s vaccine granted Fast Track designation

European Pharmaceutical Review

AC Immune SA has received Fast Track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its anti-amyloid beta (Abeta) active immunotherapy vaccine candidate for Alzheimer’s disease. This follows FDA clearance of the Investigational New Drug (IND) application, enabling expansion to the US of the ongoing Phase Ib/II ABATE study of ACI-24.060 in Alzheimer’s patients and individuals with Down’s syndrome.

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The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Related Technologies in Academic Publishing and How it Might Transform the Way Publishers Work

Copyright Clearance Center

The post The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Related Technologies in Academic Publishing and How it Might Transform the Way Publishers Work appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.

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From simple metrics to transformative intelligence: Unleashing the power of visual research profiles

Clarivate

Our latest Global Research Report from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) , Unpacking research profiles: Moving beyond metrics , is our second report to guide policy makers and research managers on the value of shifting from a reliance on simplistic metrics of research activity and performance towards an adoption of more visually informative profiles.

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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