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JULY 6, 2022

Endpoint News reported “Three major drug distributors are off the hook for what may have been a $2.5 billion payment after a federal judge found them not liable for the opioid epidemic in parts of West Virginia, one of the hardest-hit areas of the country. This is beyond outrageous it’s a classic example of abuse of power. Despite distributing more than 51.3 million doses of oxycodone and hydrocodone to pharmacies in Cabell County and the city of Huntington over less than a decade, M

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 4, 2022

Ensuring potential microbial contaminants are not transferred into cleanroom environments is a key aspect of risk mitigation strategies. In a review, pharmaceutical microbiologist and contamination control expert Tim Sandle, reviewed several methods of material transfer, listing the decontamination methods based on efficacy and commenting on their weaknesses. .

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MedCity News

JULY 5, 2022

The metaverse has significant potential to disrupt traditional healthcare delivery in the long term, according to a recent Accenture report. While it will likely take time for providers to begin building their own digital environments in the metaverse, healthcare leaders said they believe metaverse technologies will have a positive impact on healthcare.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 6, 2022

Talks of a bear market in the biotech sector do not seem to pass, with news of companies falling into administration and layoffs becoming a recurrence. Just last week, trading for 4D Pharma , a British biotech, was suspended on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market , and the company will be delisted from NASDAQ on July 7. Elsewhere, San Diego, California-based Heron Therapeutics announced restructuring and layoffs for 34% of its workforce.

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JULY 5, 2022

Imagine a medicine that reduced the death rate of breast cancer and risk of recurrent breast cancer by 50% lowered the risks of colon cancer and type 2 diabetes by two-thirds, and those of heart disease, hypertension, and Alzheimer’s’ disease by 40%. On top of that, it can be as effective as antidepressants or cognitive behavioral therapy in countering depression.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 8, 2022

As established facilities age, various risk considerations emerge. While some may continue to function effectively without any additional considerations, many will require additional checks and assessment. In an article published in the Journal of Validation Technology (JVT), pharmaceutical microbiologist and contamination control expert Tim Sandle identified ten categories of risk presented by aging.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 4, 2022

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of US-based Sierra Oncology in a deal totalling $1.9bn (£1.6bn), in cash. In April this year, GSK entered an agreement for the acquisition of Sierra Oncology for $55 per share. The conclusion of the deal comes after the shareholders of Sierra Oncology approved the takeover on 29 June this year.

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JULY 8, 2022

The AMA believes physicians should still be the main prescribers, while advocates for provider status for pharmacists say it’s a win for health equity and will expand treatment access.

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Medgadget

JULY 5, 2022

Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh created a self-powered implant that can track spinal healing while also providing mechanical support. The device can be 3D printed so that it fits a given patient perfectly and the mechanical properties can also be easily tuned to customize for each situation. The spinal fusion cage contains a triboelectric nanogenerator that creates electricity when it is pressurized by the spine.

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JULY 5, 2022

AstraZeneca has signed a deal to buy US biotech TeneoTwo in a deal worth up to $1.27 billion that will boost its position therapies for haematological cancers. The big pharma is paying $100 million upfront for the company, and offering up to $805 million in milestone payments if TeneoTwo’s drug candidates meet development objectives, plus up to $360 million if they hit sales targets.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 5, 2022

After more than 20 years of environmental action, Pfizer has committed to further reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and aims to achieve the voluntary Net-Zero Standard by 2040 – a full 10 years ahead of the standard’s proposed timeline. To achieve these goals, Pfizer aims to decrease its GHG emissions by 95 percent and its value chain emissions by 90 percent from 2019 levels by 2040.

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MedCity News

JULY 8, 2022

Most federally qualified health centers are committed to remaining independent of hospital affiliation. In order to maintain their independence, it is critical that FQHCs face work together more closely on data pooling and and sharing best practices for improving community health, according to a recent report.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 4, 2022

Brii Biosciences (Brii Bio) has exercised an option for the acquisition of exclusive development and marketing rights for Vir Biotechnology’s investigational antibody, VIR-3434, for Hepatitis B in Greater China, under a partnership agreement. Following the option exercise, Vir will receive the option exercise fee, regulatory and commercial milestone payments as well as tiered royalties on net product sales from Brii Bio.

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JULY 5, 2022

Sanofi has said it will make 30 of its most commonly prescribed medicines available at non-profit prices to 40 lower-income countries, as part of a global health initiative launched by the company last year. The medicines – which include insulin, oral diabetes agent glibenclamide and cancer chemotherapy oxaliplatin – will be sold under a new Impact brand and are all classed as essential medicines by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 5, 2022

The Impact ® brand includes 30 Sanofi medicines and covers a wide range of therapeutic areas, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, tuberculosis, malaria and cancer. Medicines include insulin, glibenclamide and oxaliplatin, the company said. Sanofi has also established an Impact fund to support startup companies and other innovators that can deliver scalable solutions for sustainable healthcare in underserved regions. .

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MedCity News

JULY 6, 2022

Emergn Principal Consultant Mario Moreira shared insights on how pharma companies can use the principles of Value, Flow and Quality to shorten drug development timelines and deliver better patient outcomes through improved ways of working.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 7, 2022

Brii Biosciences and TSB Therapeutics have commercially launched a long-acting neutralising antibody therapy combination, amubarvimab/romlusevimab, for Covid-19 in China. The two non-competing SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal neutralising antibodies, amubarvimab and romlusevimab are obtained from convalesced Covid-19 patients. The company developed these antibodies in partnership with Tsinghua University and the 3rd People’s Hospital of Shenzhen.

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JULY 7, 2022

Pfizer is still waiting for the green light to complete an acquisition of digital health company ResApp, a deal that looks even better now that its smartphone app for people with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has been approved by the FDA. Brisbane, Australia-based ResApp has claimed a 510(k) clearance for SleepCheckRx as a prescription-only digital therapy in the software-as-a-medical device (SaMD) category, clearing the path for a commercial launch in the US.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 5, 2022

Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is the fifth most common type of cancer worldwide – and the third most common cause of death from cancer. 1 Approximately half of all cases occur in eastern Asia, but thanks to more advanced screening programmes in countries like Japan, survival rates in these regions are improving compared with western countries.

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MedCity News

JULY 6, 2022

Because the virus keeps mutating and will be around for a long time, the market for Pfizer’s products won’t go away. In wealthier countries, the public is likely to keep coming back for more, like diners at an all-you-can-eat restaurant, sated but never entirely satisfied.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 6, 2022

The European Commission (EC) has granted approval for the expanded conditional marketing authorization (CMA) of Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373), in the European Union (EU) for adolescents of the age 12 to 17 years. A protein-based vaccine, NVX-CoV2373 is made from the genetic sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus’ first strain. The latest development comes after the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency granted a positive recommendation in

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JULY 5, 2022

Cancer drugs will be flown from a facility in Portsmouth to a hospital on the Isle of Wight by drone, in the first pilot study of the technology by NHS England. The trial – announced this morning and said to be the first of its type worldwide – will mean that the lifesaving treatment can be picked up and dropped off to patients on the same day, said NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard.

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JULY 7, 2022

A team of engineers at Northwestern University led by John Rogers, the person responsible for many advances in flexible electronics, created a drug-free implant that can control pain by cooling nerves. The soft implant is intended to be wrapped around a nerve during surgical procedures that would typically involve opioid-based analgesia afterwards. As a drug-free technology, the implant could help to avoid the addiction and side-effects that opioids frequently cause.

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MedCity News

JULY 6, 2022

OSF Ventures — the investment arm of Peoria, Illinois-based OSF HealthCare — gained a new leader last week when Mayank Taneja took the helm. In the role, Taneja oversees $250 million in assets across three funds. The venture capital arm is currently focused on investing in solutions to take care outside the four walls of a hospital and increase workforce retention, he said.

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PharmaTech

JULY 6, 2022

CURIS provides a 7% hybrid hydrogen peroxide pulse delivery system, which is a mix of micro-aerosols and vapor delivered to a space at precisely calibrated intervals. With the recent challenges in staffing, CURIS has created a single piece of equipment to complete multiple tasks in a lab, saving time and money. The large push right now is facility integration with biodecontamination on demand.

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JULY 4, 2022

GSK’s recently-unveiled plan to develop a bioscience cluster close to its main R&D site in Stevenage, UK, has moved closer to fruition, now that the first partners have joined the initiative. The asset management arm of Swiss back UBS has formed a joint venture with property developer Reef Group that will develop the 33-acre campus in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

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JULY 7, 2022

Researchers at MIT have created a carbon monoxide-loaded foam intended for therapeutic use against inflammatory disease. While the gas is toxic if inhaled in large quantities, in small doses it has potent anti-inflammatory effects. However, delivering it to the gastrointestinal tract to treat inflammatory diseases, such as colitis, is a challenge. In response, these researchers emulated the edible foams available at high-end restaurants and loaded them with small amounts of carbon monoxide.

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MedCity News

JULY 5, 2022

Messenger RNA vaccine biotech CureVac is suing BioNTech, alleging that its rival’s Covid-19 vaccine infringes on intellectual property built on more than two decades of research. BioNTech responded that its work is original and the company will defend against the infringement allegations.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 7, 2022

Dr Eric Hughes joins Teva with experience in all phases of drug development at global pharmaceutical companies, most recently Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals, which he joined last year. He will be based out of Teva’s US headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey. . “Eric brings nearly 20 years of leadership roles with a proven track record in a variety of R&D functions for global pharmaceutical companies, and has a successful record of accomplishment fostering productive collaborations with

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JULY 4, 2022

Today’s rare disease landscape comprises of around 7,000 different diseases. With a broad and diverse range of symptoms and severities impacting patients around the world, connecting these individuals with the information and expertise needed to achieve the correct diagnosis can be extremely lengthy and pose a significant barrier to treatment. “As the severity, progress, and treatment potential of rare diseases varies from patient to patient, each condition is going to need to be addressed diffe

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