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Actithera draws new investors to radiopharma drug pitch

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Deep Dive Library Events Press Releases Topics Sign up Search Sign up Search Pharma Biotech FDA Clinical Trials Deals Drug Pricing Gene Therapy An article from Dive Brief Actithera draws new investors to radiopharma drug pitch The four-year-old biotech raised about $75 million in a Series A round that involved nine venture capital firms.

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Contezolid

New Drug Approvals

3] In 2021, it was approved by the National Medical Products Administration of China for the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue infections (cSSTI). [3] 3] [4] A prodrug of contezolid, contezolid acefosamil, which is formulated for IV administration [5] is in Phase III clinical trials for diabetic foot infection. [6]

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From siloed data to breakthroughs: multimodal AI in drug discovery

Drug Target Review

Drug development faces significant challenges: long timelines, high costs , complex processes and low probabilities of success (PoS), exacerbated by the shift towards more complex molecules, biologics and cell and gene therapies, hindering patient access to vital treatments. Highlighting data integration. This is an AI generated image.

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Oncology advances through the lens of women in STEM

Drug Target Review

Despite challenges as a woman in the field, Dr Hingorani built a career focused on advancing treatments for pediatric and adult cancers. In addition to this, I also chaired national trials evaluating an anti-GD2 antibody in pediatric osteosarcoma. Opportunities in clinical research and drug development were not always easy to come by.

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David Liu receives Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Broad Institute

The organization has honored Liu for the development of the gene editing platforms base editing and prime editing, which can correct the vast majority of known disease-causing genetic variations and have already been used in at least 15 clinical trials, with life-saving results.

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Navigating Clinical Development Challenges to Advance Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatments

PPD

While two approved treatments, pirfenidone and nintedanib, slow disease progression, there currently is no treatment that reverses the effects or offers a cure for IPF. However, recent advancements and strategic approaches in clinical trials offer hope that additional treatments are on the way.

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Vamorolone

New Drug Approvals

Vamorolone , sold under the brand name Agamree , is a synthetic corticosteroid , which is used for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [4] In December 2023, it was approved in the EU for the treatment of patients ≥4 years of age. 7 (2021) 13. [70] 4] [5] [6] [7] [8] It is taken by mouth. [1] Goemans, S. Mercuri, A.

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