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West Monroe: 64% of Health Insurer Execs Say Digital Transformation is a Top Priority

MedCity News

Despite most insurer execs saying that digital transformation is a top priority, only 8% believe the majority of their staff embrace digital transformation, according to data from West Monroe.

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AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Boehringer and more face FTC's ire for 'improper' patent listings

Fierce Pharma

Pharma, you were warned. | Only two months after the Federal Trade Commission said it was eying a crackdown on improper patents listed by the FDA, the agency has filed challenges against more than 100 patents in the agency's Orange Book. The companies have 30 days to respond.

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How to Get into Medical Device Sales

David Bagga

Medical device sales is a burgeoning market, with jobs that have an extremely high earning potential. In 2018, the average base salary of a medical sales representative was $92,698 Medical Device Sales Career Home Blog How to Break into Medical Device Sales… How to Get into Medical Device Sales Medical device sales is a burgeoning […] The post How to Get into Medical Device Sales appeared first on.

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Samay’s AI-assisted wearable technology accurately diagnoses COPD

PharmaTimes

The device successfully diagnosed COPD in patients with 90% accuracy - News - PharmaTimes

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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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FTC Sees Red Over Alleged Misuse of FDA Orange Book, Puts 10 Pharmas on Notice

MedCity News

The Federal Trade Commission says more than 100 patents from 10 biopharma companies are improperly listed in the FDA’s official publication of approved products. Such listings delay generic competition, which reduces consumer choice and keeps prices high, the regulator said.

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With FDA approval, Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug Zepbound arrives to challenge Novo Nordisk

Fierce Pharma

In the Big Pharma battle to treat obesity, Novo Nordisk sprinted to an early lead, but Eli Lilly is catching up quickly. | In the Big Pharma battle to treat obesity, Novo Nordisk sprinted to an early lead, but Eli Lilly is catching up quickly. Wednesday's FDA approval of Lilly's Zepbound to treat obesity closes the gap further. In addition, Lilly said it will charge 20% less than Novo for its obesity med in an attempt to provide increased access.

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New womb cancer test could prevent need for invasive diagnostic procedures

PharmaTimes

The WID-qEC test successfully identified 91% of womb cancer cases - News - PharmaTimes

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Ventyx Drops Drug for Psoriasis as Data Look Uncompetitive in Tight TYK2 Field

MedCity News

Ventyx Biosciences is stopping work on its lead drug candidate in plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Despite achieving the goals of its Phase 2 test in psoriasis, the results are short of those achieved by big pharmaceutical companies with molecules that address the same target.

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Bayer CEO Anderson says 'radical realignment' is underway

Fierce Pharma

In three years as the pharma chief at Roche, Bill Anderson executed a massive overhaul of the division, lopping off layers of management and recharting its course. | In three years as the pharma chief at Roche, Bill Anderson executed a massive overhaul of the division, lopping off layers of management and recharting its course. Now in his fifth month as CEO at struggling conglomerate Bayer, Anderson is focused on an even larger renovation, saying the company is on its way to a “radical realignme

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Innoviva’s ‘game changer’ antibiotic tackles gonorrhoea

pharmaphorum

Innoviva’s ‘game changer’ antibiotic tackles gonorrhoea Phil.

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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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Innoviva and GARDP reveal positive results for antibiotic to treat gonorrhoea

PharmaTimes

Zoliflodacin inhibits the vital bacterial enzyme for bacterial function and reproduction - News - PharmaTimes

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I Used AI Tech To Find My Own Cancer Clinical Trial, and You Can Too

MedCity News

My phone chimed with a notification, signaling the availability of a new CT test result in my online health portal. “Multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules measuring up to 8mm. May represent metastatic disease.” This was several weeks after my very first mammogram–which I underwent shortly after my 40th birthday–detected an anomaly on my left breast. I soon learned I had what are called “dense” breasts, which means I have compact breast tissue and typical imaging isn’t the best screening for me.

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NICE's Trikafta snub could portend another pricing standoff between Vertex and UK officials

Fierce Pharma

History may repeat for Vertex Pharmaceuticals in the U.K., where a new decision by the country’s cost-effectiveness gatekeeper threatens to spark another dispute over the cost of lifesaving cystic | Last week, the U.K.'s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence unveiled draft guidance that acknowledged the effectiveness of Vertex’s cystic fibrosis drugs Trikafta, Symkevi and Orkambi.

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UK patient data project reaches one million volunteers

pharmaphorum

UK patient data project reaches one million volunteers Phil.

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

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New hubs receive over £32m to improve access to vaccines in LMICs

PharmaTimes

Communicable diseases account for 50% of all deaths in LMICs - News - PharmaTimes

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Biotech Startup Triveni Unveils $92M to Address Barrier to Treating Inflammation

MedCity News

Available atopic dermatitis drugs work by blocking inflammation, but Triveni Bio is developing an antibody that addresses a root cause of the chronic condition. The startup is out of stealth to advance its lead program and a pipeline of other inflammation and immunology drugs.

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Pfizer cost-savings campaign reaches Ireland, where 100 production workers will lose jobs

Fierce Pharma

Pfizer’s $3.5 billion cost-savings drive has made its way overseas. | The layoffs at Pfizer's Newbridge, Kildare, manufacturing site are the latest in the company's effort to save $3.5 billion by 2024 amid declining demand for its COVID-19 products.

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Bayer pledges up to $1.5bn for Recursion oncology alliance

pharmaphorum

Bayer pledges up to $1.5bn for Recursion oncology alliance Phil.

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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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5 Healthcare Personalization Marketing Strategies to Save Time, Money, and Lives

Salesforce

All marketers are under pressure to reduce costs and drive revenue, but healthcare marketers have the extra pressure of dealing with life or death. How do they balance those business demands while also keeping patients’ and members’ well-being as their top priority? It’s a tough job, but new technologies and healthcare marketing strategies are paving the way for stronger communications that benefit both the company and the people who need care.

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A Paradigm Shift Towards Reimbursing the Root Causes of Diseases

MedCity News

Medicare needs to incentivize providers by reimbursing them for identifying and addressing social determinants of health. Doing so will ultimately improve patient health outcomes and simultaneously save risk-bearing organizations money.

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As Vertex preps for exa-cel launch, exec touts 'very large' opportunity but tempers early expectations

Fierce Pharma

As Vertex preps for exa-cel launch, exec touts 'very large' opportunity but tempers early expectations zbecker Mon, 11/06/2023 - 20:59

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Developing a first-in-class small molecule drug for inflammatory disease

European Pharmaceutical Review

Following her presentation on age-related disease at BioFuture 2023, Executive Vice President of Drug Development for MyMD Pharmaceuticals ® , Jenna Brager, shares with EPR why the company’s next-generation tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitor has potential in inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. In July 2023, MyMD Pharmaceuticals released results from its Phase II study in sarcopenia evaluating potential of MYMD-1 ® , its first-in-class oral TNF-α inhibitor.

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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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CCC Adds Clinical Trial Registries to RightFind Navigate Data Sources

Copyright Clearance Center

November 7, 2023 – Danvers, Mass. – CCC , a pioneer in voluntary collective licensing, advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, announces Clinical Trial Registries, a new data connector for customers of the cloud-based software solution RightFind Navigate. The new data connector provides access to aggregated data from seven global clinical trial registries within a single personalized discovery tool that enables knowledge workers to find the latest clinical trial dat

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Celldex Drug Flashes Potential to Compete With, Maybe Beat Rival Big Pharma Meds

MedCity News

Celldex drug barzolvolimab has mid-stage results in a chronic inflammatory skin disease that top those of an approved Genentech drug and two experimental Novartis therapies. The biotech is preparing to advance its drug to Phase 3 testing in 2024.

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Krystal's topical gene therapy gains steam, prompting analyst group to boost sales projection

Fierce Pharma

At the start of its first-ever conference call to present its quarterly numbers, Krystal Biotech CEO Krish Krishnan was quick to point out that the company’s positive earnings for the third quarter | Krystal Biotech's launch of Vyjuvek, the world's first topical gene therapy, has been so promising that analysts with Evercore ISI increased their 2024 sales projection to $273 million.

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To Build AI Maturity, Start With Quick Wins

PharmExec

Companies must determine the right ways to utilize AI.

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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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Cloud in pharma: Q&A with GlobalData thematic analyst

Pharmaceutical Technology

GlobalData analyst Jemima Walker discusses key topics around cloud computing for the pharmaceutical industry.

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FDA Approves Eli Lilly Weight Drug, Now Set to Compete Against Novo’s Wegovy

MedCity News

Eli Lilly weight management drug Zepbound landed its much anticipated FDA approval. The new Lilly product is in the same drug class as Novo Nordisk weight medication Wegovy, but it offers an additional mechanism of action and costs less.

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As Biogen's sales flatline, CEO Chris Viehbacher touts progress on Leqembi, Skyclarys and other launches

Fierce Pharma

While Biogen CEO Chris Viehbacher seems satisfied with the company's third-quarter financial metrics, the main question at the drugmaker isn’t so much how the company’s doing now, but what its plan | While Biogen CEO Chris Viehbacher seems satisfied with the company's third-quarter financial metrics, the main question at the drugmaker isn’t so much how the company’s doing now, but what its plans are for future growth, he said on a call with investors.

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FDA Approves Zepbound for Chronic Weight Management

PharmExec

Tirzepatide (Zepbound; Eli Lilly and Company) is expected to be available in the United States by the end of 2023 with a list price of $1,059.87.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time