BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The rare disease drug developer is turning to former Genentech head Alexander Hardy as the launch of its Roctavian gene therapy stumbles.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Regulatory Guidance for Oligonucleotide Bioanalysis in Drug Development pmjackson Wed, 02/19/2025 - 21:30 The unique physicochemical properties of oligonucleotides require the use of specialized bioanalytical approaches, with key considerations including selectivity and specificity, sensitivity, stability, and matrix effects.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

Our annual look at the state of the drug development industry highlights a dual set of challenges complicating progress. Rising costs have become a persistent challenge for drug developers, driven by a combination of internal and external pressures that have intensified in recent years.

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MARCH 11, 2025

Developing treatments for individuals living with rare diseases is critical, but orphan drug development is laden with unique obstacles that necessitate innovative, multifaceted approaches. By tailoring treatment approaches to these preferences, researchers can better address the needs of different patient subgroups.

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Drug Target Review

JUNE 6, 2025

At the forefront of this transformation is Dr Ebrahim Delpassand, a nuclear medicine physician and the driving force behind RadioMedix (RMX), a radiopharmaceutical company focused on developing targeted diagnostics and therapies.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Applying CAR T-cell therapy in new clinical settings presents unique challenges. Worldwide Clinical Trials is at the forefront, partnering with drug development teams to map this new path forward.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

By Amy Raymond, PhD, PMP, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) include cutting-edge approaches that offer the hope of a healthier, happier, and better tomorrow for a wide range of patient populations. Below, we discuss some of these challenges in cell therapy trials.

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Drug Target Review

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionised many industries, yet its adoption in pharmaceutical drug development has been notably slower. For years, AI and machine learning (ML) were often dismissed as little more than advanced statistics with little practical value in drug development.

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Crown Bioscience

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction to Biomarkers in Drug Development Biomarkers have become a cornerstone in the advancement of modern drug development and precision medicine. The use of biomarkers has transformed the pharmaceutical industry by allowing researchers to develop therapies that target specific pathways in diseases.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

APRIL 10, 2024

The biotech is working on a preventive therapy for the immune disorder, known as FNAIT for short, while J&J is studying its drug nipocalimab as a treatment.

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Alta Sciences

JUNE 26, 2025

Showcasing Breakthroughs in Ocular Safety and Translational Models We were especially honored to have Dr. Makori and Dr. Iwabe present a symposium titled Ocular Toxicology Studies of New Drug Modalities: An Approach to Reduce Animal Use. conference locations. 1] [link] ; This blog was originally published in June 2025.

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APRIL 30, 2025

In the rapidly evolving field of cell and gene therapy (CGT), the ability to manage complex biological data, optimise manufacturing processes, and accelerate drug discovery is crucial. How AI is solving CGTs biggest challenges Cell and gene therapy is inherently complex. Kosten Digital was established to bridge this gap.

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DrugBank

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Data science has emerged as an innovative tool in the biopharmaceutical industry, leveraging the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence to drive innovation and efficiency across the entire drug development lifecycle. This was seen in the case of the BRAF V600E mutation test for melanoma patients receiving vemurafenib.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Innovation-without-borders philosophy seeks to bring forward only the most promising therapies.

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APRIL 7, 2025

As our understanding of the underlying biology of disease grows more sophisticated, emerging therapies operate on increasingly complex biopathological systems and mechanisms. Safety biomarkers account for adverse effects of a therapy under study. There are several types of biomarkers to consider.

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Chemical Biology and Drug Design

JUNE 19, 2024

Exploring the transformative impact of large language models (LLMs) in molecular biology and drug development, discussing potential areas of applications and breakthroughs in personalized therapies. While enhancing molecular biology aspects, we also address ethical concerns ensuring responsible application of these models.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Cell and gene therapy (CGT) studies are rapidly gaining momentum in the Asia-Pacific region, fueled by growing patient demand and a thriving ecosystem of innovation. In China, the high incidence of solid tumors is driving an urgent need for advanced therapies, spurring the push for new treatment approaches.

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 24, 2025

The partnership represents a major financial and strategic milestone for Revolution Medicines, which has built a robust pipeline of targeted therapies aimed at cancers driven by mutations in the RAS family of genes—some of the most prevalent and historically difficult-to-drug oncogenes in human cancer.

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PPD

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As the clinical trial landscape evolves, drug developers are faced with novel challenges and changes in study recruitment, trial size and structure, and more. The adoption of new innovations, strategies and technologies offers opportunities to address persistent challenges and develop suitable approaches for the future.

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Chemical Biology and Drug Design

MAY 10, 2025

Although it is currently only used in veterinary therapy, carprofen proves to be a molecule with a versatile therapeutic potential for human pharmacotherapy. Moreover, the molecule is a target in the drug discovery process for the development of new bioactive compounds.

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JULY 8, 2025

As Vice President of Oncology Early Development (OED) at AbbVie , she leads the charge on translating bold scientific ideas into real-world impact – and she’s doing it with a focus on some of the most tenacious cancers out there. Checkpoint inhibitors revolutionised cancer therapy; however, significant unmet clinical needs remain.

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JUNE 9, 2025

A personal journey to Alltrna Michelle Werner’s career has spanned over 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry, where she developed her expertise in oncology drug development at leading companies such as Bristol Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, and Novartis.

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MARCH 4, 2025

Knowing a patients subtype or phenotype can be used to guide obesity treatments of all kinds, including drug therapy, devices, bariatric surgery and even diet and lifestyle interventions, Bagnall explains. The research demonstrated that obesity is not one disease, but many; each of which should be treated with different interventions.

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 24, 2025

This alliance aims to address mounting challenges in the development and commercialization of mAb therapies and gene therapies, particularly those involving AAV vectors. To date, more than 160 monoclonal antibody therapies targeting nearly 100 disease-related proteins have received regulatory approval globally.

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DrugBank

JUNE 6, 2024

In the rapidly evolving landscape of oncology drug development, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a revolutionary force, altering not just the pace but the very methodology of discovery and development.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Heart disease kills 18 million people each year, but the development of new therapies faces a bottleneck: no physiological model of the entire human heart exists -- so far.

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

These studies are crucial because understanding the natural course of a disease helps in designing better clinical trials and defining meaningful endpoints for future drug development. who intend to evaluate a drug, biologic, medical device, or food for medical purposes that targets a rare disease in a clinical trial.

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JUNE 11, 2025

Drug development is plagued by complex challenges, but multimodal AI is unlocking new opportunities. By integrating diverse data sources – from genomics to clinical insights – this approach is accelerating drug discovery, improving patient stratification and boosting success rates. Highlighting data integration.

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Broad Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Bayer and Broad Institute extend cancer therapy research collaboration By Corie Lok November 2, 2023 Breadcrumb Home Bayer and Broad Institute extend cancer therapy research collaboration Long-standing industry-academia collaboration has already resulted in three clinical oncology candidates.

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Drug Target Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

But commitment to neuroscience drug development is critically important given the significant unmet medical needs and the ways in which patients, caregivers, and families suffer. Historically, what has limited investor interest in funding neurological and psychiatric therapies in development?

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Crown Bioscience

JUNE 23, 2025

Drug resistance remains one of the most pressing challenges in oncology drug development, as it is the leading cause of treatment failure. As researchers look to understand and overcome drug resistance, they need precise, controllable, and scalable models that allow them to isolate and study resistance mechanisms effectively.

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Crown Bioscience

JULY 1, 2025

Highly targeted antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) combine an antibody with a cytotoxic payload, covalently attached via a chemical linker. These “ biological missiles ” represent an exciting new advance in anti-cancer therapies and are one of the fastest-growing segments in oncology drug development.

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PPD

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Mixing of service models — a strategy that drug developers are leveraging now more than ever — can bring life-changing therapies to market faster. LEARN HOW The post How to Optimize Drug Development by Combining FSO and FSP Models appeared first on PPD Inc.

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SugarCone Biotech

JUNE 19, 2025

They have interesting patterns of expression in different cancer indications; thus, diverse therapies for attacking these targets have been developed. SCLC generally has a “hot” tumor microenvironment (TME) meaning that it is infiltrated by immune cells, including the T cells that are activated by immune checkpoint therapies.

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Valentine — On November 22, 2022, FDA approved CSL Behring’s BLA for Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), an AAV-based gene therapy for the treatment of adults with Hemophilia B who currently use Factor IX prophylaxis therapy, have current or historical life-threatening hemorrhage, or have repeated, serious spontaneous bleeding episodes.

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PPD

JANUARY 15, 2025

As a result, drug developers make better decisions more quickly (removing 50% of study timeline whitespace) to bring new therapies to market faster. Accelerate customer speed to market With a modern and integrated user experience, AI solutions put the right data and insights into the right hands in real time.

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Drug Patent Watch

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This approach has led to the discovery of numerous potential drug candidates. From Lab to Market: The Long Road of Drug Development Once a promising compound is identified, it enters the long and costly process of drug development. Q: How long does a drug patent last?

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