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February 18, 2020___

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Vifor buys priority review voucher for vadadustat filing

Vifor Pharma has struck a deal to buy a priority review voucher (PRV). The PRV sets Vifor and partner Akebia Therapeutics up to benefit from a fast review at the FDA when they file for approval of chronic kidney disease drug vadadustat.

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PharmaMar, Jazz get FDA priority review for lung cancer drug

The FDA has accepted PharmaMar and Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ small cell lung cancer drug for priority review. Getting lurbinectedin on the fast track tees the partners up to learn whether the FDA will approve the drug by mid-August.

'Closer to the science': Why Amgen vets Harper and Seidenberg set up their own VC shop

After 17 years at Amgen, head of R&D Sean Harper was ready to get closer to the science. He reunited with his former colleague from Merck and Amgen, Beth Seidenberg, in Los Angeles and set up Westlake Village BioPartners with a $320 million fund.

[Sponsored] Executive Interviews at J.P. Morgan 2020

FierceBiotech sits down with some of the most informative industry leaders at JPM 2020.

Crossover round, check. New team of biopharma execs, check. Now, Imara wants an IPO

Imara is looking to cap a good 2019 with an initial public offering in 2020. The rare disease biotech wants $86 million on the Nasdaq.

After $105M funding round, ALX Oncology nabs FDA fast-track tag for cancer hopeful

It’s been a good month for ALX Oncology: After getting off a meaty $105 million series C last week, it’s started this week with two fast-track labels for its experimental drug.

Gene therapy tackles tau tangles in mouse models of dementia

A University of South Florida team discovered that inactivating a subtype of the protein beta-arrestin-2 in mice reduced levels of the toxic brain protein tau. That restored the mechanism by which the brain disposed of tau before it could form the tangles that are a hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and frontotemporal lobar degeneration, they reported.

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[Video] FierceBiotech Sits Down With H1

Biopharma companies don't want to go to market with a product no one knows about. H1 has homed in on the often time-consuming research and engagement phases that companies must ace for a successful launch, said Ariel Katz, co-founder of H1.

[Whitepaper] The ROI of Document Delivery

3 ways you may be overspending on scientific literature access, and how to fix them.

[Whitepaper] Successful BYOD in Any Phase

Download this free white paper to learn how a BYOD ePRO approach is beneficial to your trial.

[Executive Summary] Strategies for Flexible Manufacturing

This whitepaper discusses the benefits of end-to-end solutions and share case studies on how flexible manufacturing strategies can accommodate the changing landscape of pharmaceutical products and help bring a drug to market.

[Video] FierceBiotech Sits Down With Accenture

Kevin Julian, senior managing director of Accenture’s life sciences practice, recently sat down with FierceBiotech to discuss market trends and Accenture’s new technology platform, INTIENT. 

[Whitepaper] Science-based Training Ensures 90%+ Adoption Rates for Software Deployments and Business Processes

Mediocre adoption rates aren’t due to poorly designed software or lazy users. They’re the result of how skills are trained. Achieve high adoption rates for Veeva, Workday, Microstrategy or any software platform by implementing the right methodology with a focus on behavior change.

[Whitepaper] Achieving Differentiation in the Complex Oncology Market

White paper describing how a biopharma company can successfully differentiate an oncology product when the clinical profile alone is not enough to get the job done.

[Whitepaper] Regulatory agencies provide insights and concerns for eConsent study

To conduct a successful trial, do you need to understand the global eConsent Regulatory landscape?

[Whitepaper] Computer Software Assurance: What You Need to Know About FDA’s Upcoming Guidance

Details on the FDA’s upcoming Computer System Validation guidance

[Whitepaper] Fusing Specifications and Design for Data Collection Casebooks with Veeva Vault EDC

Learn how data management teams at ICON, Bioforum, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals are creating the spec and casebook in a single step, reducing study build times and effort by over 50%.

[Presentation] Flexible Manufacturing Strategies

Get expert insights on strategies to implement flexible manufacturing and different technologies that are easily scalable and reproducible.

[Executive Summary] Overcoming Manufacturing Challenges for Accelerated Drug Development

Regardless of the assigned FDA expedited approval designation and approach, the key action items should be: the assurance of a detail-oriented plan and the adaption of a “forward-thinking” approach that will assist in any future challenges and opportunities for growth of each project.

[Executive Summary] Clinical Supplies - Made to Order

Learn how recent innovations in demand-led supply and direct-to-patient distribution are converging to create a next-generation clinical supply chain that is flexible, lean and most importantly patient-centric.

[Whitepaper] Digital Twins: Creating Digital Operations Today to Deliver Business Value Tomorrow

This whitepaper highlights the challenges of implementing the right digital twin strategy while providing key use cases in the manufacturing domain for which a digital twin is extremely useful and several examples of technology trends that will shape the future.

[Q&A] Embarking Upon the Commercial Manufacturing Journey for a Biologic

In this Q&A, four Catalent Biologics experts share how scale-up, regulatory expectations, demand forecasting and process validation all play a role in the success of a biologic when embarking upon the commercial manufacturing journey.

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