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The Human Side of Pharma BD: Patience, Persistence, and Truly Understanding Client Needs

Client Relations Officer, PozeScaf Inc
Pragathi Yadhati is a Client Relations Officer at PozeScaf Inc and Chief Business Officer for healthtech startups ScribeJoy and NuMd Since she has advised pharma organisations on relationshipfocused business development and strategic partnerships fundraising and connecting companies with investors She served on the advisory board of IIT Jodhpur and brought a peoplecentered empathetic approach to...

Articles

Nanomedicine

The Indian pharmaceutical sector is witnessing remarkable expansion influenced by several elements including patent expirations governmental support and the increasing prevalence of chronic illnesses It is projected that the industry will attain a valuation of US billion by the year and is acknowledged as the Pharmacy

Research Insights

Functional human genes typically exhibit epigenetic conservation

Recent DepMap CRISPRCas single gene disruptions have identified genes more essential to proliferation in tissue culture It would be valuable to translate these finding with measurements more practical for human tissues Here we show that DepMap essential genes and other literature curated functional

Case Studies

Bioavailability of Methadone After Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Planned Observational Case Study

Abstract Although there are no absolute contraindications to bariatric surgery most bariatric surgeons consider that patients with ongoing illicit drug use should not undergo such procedures The lack of clear recommendations within this field makes morbidly obese patients on opioidreplacement therapy a subgroup at risk for treatment refusal There is little

Techno Trends

A Novel Oral Therapy Discovered to Treat Patients with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis (NCFBE)

Insmed discovered Brensocatib for the treatment of adult patients with Noncystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis NCFBE for reducing exacerbations Brensocatib is a novel oral reversible inhibitor of Dipeptidyl Peptidase DPP for the treatment of bronchiectasis and other inflammatory diseases

White Papers

Cloud Computing in the Laboratory Informatics Solutions and Validation Approaches

In the modern business environment, a significant portion of work is conducted using computerized systems. Many solutions are used to complete tasks, including simple desktop programs like email and Microsoft Office to enterprise-wide, global systems like ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), MES (Manufacturing Execution System), and LIMS

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Advanced Nanobots for ‘Programmed’ Biomedical Applications

Amaresh Kumar Sahoo

Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Sciences, Indian Institute of Information Technology

Saurabh Shivalkar

Research Fellow, Department of Applied Sciences, Indian Institute of Information Technology

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Meaningful Advances in Virtual Cells

Brita Belli

Brita Belli is an award-winning science and tech writer and Senior Manager of Communications at Recursion, a clinical-stage TechBio company. Her writing has been featured in the New York Times, National Geographic, MSN.com, and Alternet, and she has covered AI drug discovery and other health tech topics for Future Medicine AI, On Drug Delivery, European Biopharmaceutical Review, and OR Manager Magazine. She’s the author of The Autism Puzzle: Connecting the Dots Between Environmental Toxins and Rising Autism Rates (Seven Stories Press).

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Design of Self-antibacterial and Biocompatible Titanium Surfaces for Biomedical Applications

Lalit M. Pandey

Lalit M Pandey is an Associate Professor at the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Guwahati. His main research interests include biointerfaces and biomaterials, biochemical engineering, and environmental biotechnology. He has published over hundred research articles in international journals and serves on the editorial board of six international journals. He is serving as Associate Editor in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. He has co-edited three books. He is a life member of the International Association of Engineers (IAENG), the National Academy of Sciences (NASI), the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), the Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI), and Nano and Molecular Society (India) and serves as a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals.

 

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Boosting NICU Safety

Norhan Attia

Norhan Attia, clinical pharmacist with five years' experience at Assiut University Hospital, Egypt, specialising in Neonatal Intensive Care. Expert in medication reviews, IV admixtures, and optimising pharmacotherapy outcomes. Currently a dedicated teaching assistant, focusing on pharmaceutical education and enhancing medication safety in NICU settings.

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How the Pharmaceutical Industry is Embracing a Technology-Driven Approach to Unlock New Growth Avenues

Nikkhil K Masurkar

Nikkhil K Masurkar, a research pharmacist with a dynamic entrepreneurial streak. Nikkhil K Masurkar is executive director of the ENTOD International Group - a leading specialty research-based pharma company specialising in ophthalmic, ENT and Dermatology medicines. As a third generation entrepreneur, Nikkhil took over his family’s three decade old pharmaceutical business. However, to ensure he was adequately prepared to lead the organisation into the 21st century, he delved deep into clinical pharmacy and pharmacy research for several years prior to it. He is a highly qualified research pharmacist from Kings College London (UK) with various clinical pharmacy and formulation research accreditations to his name. He also studied clinical pharmacy in Belfast and is also a member of the prestigious Royal Pharmaceutical Society in the UK. His strong leadership qualities, dynamic entrepreneurial spirit and sharp business acumen together with impressive pharmaceutical and research skills have enabled ENTOD to become one of the fastest growing speciality pharmaceutical companies in India and abroad.

 

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Waters Launches AI Link, Advancing AI-Enabled LC-MS Workflows from Research to Release

Waters Corporation announced that it has launched Waters AI Link a software capability that brings Anthropics Model Context Protocol MCP to its informatics platform and has joined Anthropics Model Hardware Standard MHS research program

Takeda’s ORZEYFUL (oveporexton) Launches Simultaneously in Japan and China Giving Physicians First Access to Prescribe Novel Orexin Agonist to Patients with Narcolepsy Type 1

Takeda announced that ORZEYFUL oveporexton is now available in Japan and China for the treatment of narcolepsy type NT providing first access to clinicians to prescribe treatment with the new class of medicine ORZEYFUL is a firstinclass orexin receptor OXR agonist in tablet form designed to treat...

Merck Inaugurates State-of-the-Art ADVANCE Bioanalytical Facility on West Point, Pennsylvania, Campus

Merck known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada today inaugurated its stateoftheart ADVANCE research facility on its West Point Pennsylvania campus signaling a new chapter in global scientific discovery Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro joined Merck executive leadership federal and state gove...

Alvotech and Advanz Pharma announce first known regulatory submission worldwide for proposed biosimilar to Eylea® 8 mg

Alvotech a global biotechnology company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide and Advanz Pharma Holdco Limited a global pharmaceutical company with a strategic focus on specialty hospital and rare disease medicines today announced the submissi...

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Announces Commercial Launch of IMCIVREE® (setmelanotide) in Japan for Patients with Acquired Hypothalamic Obesity

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc a global commercialstage biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming the lives of patients living with rare neuroendocrine diseases today announced the commercial launch of IMCIVREE setmelanotide in Japan to treat patients living with acquired hypothalamic obesity HO...

Scinai Expands CDMO Business with $5.1 Million Development and Clinical Manufacturing Agreement

Scinai Immunotherapeutics Ltd a biopharmaceutical company operating a growing contract development and manufacturing organization CDMO alongside an immunologyfocused therapeutic development platform today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Scinai Biopharma Services Ltd has entered into a def...

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Nxera Pharma Partners with Synmosa to Commercialise QUVIVIQ

Nxera Pharma has entered into an exclusive licensing supply and commercialisation agreement with Synmosa Biopharma to expand access to QUVIVIQ daridorexant a medicine used to treat insomnia across eight AsiaPacific markets QUVIVIQ was discovered and developed by Idorsia Pharmaceuticals

Vir Biotechnology Enters into Collaboration with Gilead Sciences to Develop T-cell Engagers for Solid Tumours

Vir Biotechnology has entered into a collaboration and licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences to discover and develop three novel Tcell engager TCE candidates for the treatment of solid tumours Tcell engagers are designed to direct T cells a type of immune cell towards cancer cells and help destro...

Zealand Pharma Enters into Collaboration with Generate Biomedicines on AI-Designed Protein Therapies for Metabolic Diseases

Zealand Pharma and Generate Biomedicines have entered into a multitarget collaboration and licensing agreement to develop proteinbased treatments for obesity and other metabolic diseases using artificial intelligence AI The collaboration will combine Zealand Pharmas expertise in metabolic diseases w...

Enodia Therapeutics Enters into Collaboration with Pfizer to Develop Small-Molecule Sec61 Inhibitors

Enodia Therapeutics has entered into a research collaboration and licensing agreement with Pfizer to discover and develop smallmolecule inhibitors targeting Sec a protein complex involved in the movement of newly formed proteins across cell membranes

InnoCare Announces Approval of Clinical Trial of Bispecific Antibody ICP-B161 Targeting TL1A and IL-23p19 in China

InnoCare Pharma a leading biopharmaceutical company focusing on the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases announced today that the Center for Drug Evaluation CDE of Chinas National Medical Products Administration NMPA has approved its Investigational New Drug IND application for ICPB a bispeci...

Mint Pharmaceuticals and Bayer Expand Medicine Distribution in Canada

Mint Pharmaceuticals and Bayer have expanded their distribution partnership in Canada to include several additional medicines across womens health cardiovascular care and anticoagulation