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Dr Roy Baynes to retire from Merck
Dr Roy Baynes, Merck’s head of Global Clinical Development (GCD) and Chief Medical Officer, will retire in July.
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Lumen publishes details of spirulina biomanufacturing platform
In a new paper, Lumen Bioscience detailed how spirulina can be genetically engineered for to rapidly produce large quantities of biologic drugs.
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VISIBLE aims to better understand experience of psoriasis for people of colour
Janssen has announced plans to initiate a large-scale study into the impact of psoriasis among black, Hispanic, Asian, indigenous and other people of colour.
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EPR Podcast Episode 10 – 3D printing pharmaceuticals – Sheng Qi, Simon Gaisford, Clive Roberts
How long until pharmaceuticals are widely 3D printed commercially? What are the key formulation considerations when applying 3D printing? Tune in to learn about all this and more...
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Novasep announces €5.1mn investment to grow HPAPI production
The €5.1 million will add a new chemical synthesis workshop for HPAPIs, expanding Novasep’s HPAPI production capacity at its Le Mans site in France.
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New preventative medicine for COVID-19 authorised in UK
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has reported that Evusheld, developed by AstraZeneca, has been granted approval to help protect against the effects of COVID-19.
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Blood pressure tablets recalled due to high levels of nitrosamine
Pfizer is voluntarily recalling Accuretic tablets and two generic high blood pressure treatments, due to levels of nitrosamine above ADI.
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Empagliflozin trial halted after successful outcome in chronic kidney disease
An early halt has been called to a major kidney drug trial following positive results for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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Potential for a new one-and-done COVID-19 treatment
Investigational drug Lambda reduced risk of COVID-19-related death in one of the largest studies of its kind to date.
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Generic manufacturers to produce COVID-19 treatment nirmatrelvir
Pfizer’s oral COVID-19 treatment nirmatrelvir will be produced by 35 generic manufacturers to increase supply for low- and middle-income countries.
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Is Aduhelm® of benefit to Alzheimer’s patients long-term?
New data shows that patients taking Aduhelm® (aducanumab-avwa) had significant reductions in tau and amyloid beta after nearly 2.5 years.
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AbbVie’s preventative migraine treatment atogepant (Qulipta™) shows promise
AbbVie releases promising results from its Phase III trial of atogepant (Qulipta™) for preventative treatment of chronic migraine.
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Roche’s Evrysdi® shows long-term efficacy in spinal muscular atrophy
New data demonstrates the long-term safety and efficacy of Evrysdi® (risdiplam) in a broad population of people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
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First participants dosed with pan-antiviral nasal spray in Phase IIa trial
The Phase IIa influenza-challenge study will enrol 123 healthy adults and support the development of INNA-051 as a pan-antiviral nasal spray.
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Positive Phase I results for Pipe-307 treatment for MS
Pipe-307 demonstrated linear pharmacokinetic (PK) data consistent with pre-clinical modelling and was generally well tolerated at all doses in 70 healthy adult volunteers.
