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April 21, 2020___

Today's Rundown

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Big Pharma want billions more for COVID-19 funding pot

Big Pharma companies have the will to create experimental vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, but they also want more financial help from governments to help them push on.

Top Stories

Sangamo taps Mogrify for off-the-shelf CAR-Treg project

Sangamo Therapeutics has struck a deal with Mogrify to gain access to a source of cells for use in its allogeneic CAR-Treg therapies. The agreement sees Sangamo pay an upfront fee to get Mogrify to apply its direct cell conversion technology to the generation of regulatory T cells.  

Scynexis' new antifungal on track for 2020 filing with phase 3 win

After outshining the standard of care for yeast infections in a midstage trial, Scynexis’ broad-spectrum antifungal has delivered again. The drug beat placebo at clearing up vulvovaginal candidiasis in a second phase 3 study, teeing up an FDA submission in the second half of 2020.

Life science companies combine to form COVID-19 research database

A group of major CRO, life science, data analytics, publishing and healthcare companies joined forces to release a pro bono research database to build up and integrate a central hub on the latest data out for COVID-19.

Cara, with its 2nd phase 3 in the bag, eyes 2020 filing for itch drug

Patients with chronic kidney disease may undergo regular dialysis treatments or even require a transplant. But what their care often neglects is pruritis—the stubborn, systemic itch that plagues as many as 40% of dialysis patients. With positive phase 3 data, Cara Therapeutics is one step closer to changing that.

Novartis ventures again into digital therapeutics with 'lazy eye' video game buy and collabs with Ubisoft, McGill

Novartis is taking another stab at the digital therapeutics space by acquiring a small startup developing a video game treatment for lazy eye, also known as amblyopia.

Resources

[Magazine] Perspective: the patient edition

Report: Think you’re patient-centric? Think again. Find out how patients really feel about patient-centricity. Learn what they would like to experience along with tools and tips for maximising patient engagement across the product life cycle¬ – from clinical trials to service design and creative campaigns.

[GUIDE] Managing Clinical Trial Patient & Site Engagement During COVID-19

Leverage strategic solutions to respond to immediate challenges to patient and site engagement from COVID-19, and learn to maximize the FDA guidance on the conduct of clinical trials during a pandemic.

[Whitepaper] Navigating the Changing Clinical Trial Landscape

The research conducted here is to help understand and solve the top challenges in clinical operations, to remove barriers that are slowing down our ability to bring new drugs to market as quickly as possible to patients waiting in need.

[Whitepaper] Successful BYOD in Any Phase

This white paper includes a Phase III case study and discusses BYOD advantages and misconceptions, regulatory, copyright, and equivalency considerations.

[Whitepaper] A Fast Way to Curb Your R&D Spend: Make Failure a Strategy

Turn your drug failures into competitive advantage.

[Whitepaper] Payers’ Perspectives on Digital Therapeutics In-Depth Interviews Reveal What Manufacturers Can Expect

How will US payers evaluate and manage digital therapeutics? Get insights and recommendations on successful market access considerations.

[Whitepaper] Data Integration and the R&D Organization

Despite advances in content aggregation and search, silos still limit the free flow of data and analytics. So, what can be done, and how can you get more value from the data you already have?

[Webinar] Model-Based Approach to Design Bispecific Modalities in Early Discovery

Learn how we used a tiered model-based approach of a bispecific antibody to appropriately cover multiple antigen pairs to help teams with informed antibody design, prioritization of experiments, and triaging of challenging antigen pairs

[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.

[Guide] Pandemic Survival Guide --- IT Solutions for Business Continuity

To survive in these challenging conditions, companies need to promptly address business continuity issues - especially the remote delivery of data and voice solutions. See how Outer Edge can help.

[Whitepaper] Ensuring the Greatest Return From Your Poorly Soluble Molecule

Poorly soluble molecules hindering your workflow?

[On Demand] Tufts-eClinical Solutions Data & Analytics Survey Results

Key findings from the 2019 Life Sciences Data & Analytics Survey conducted by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development will be unveiled during this live webinar led by industry expert and study lead, Ken Getz, Director of Sponsored Programs and Associate Professor.

[eBook] Expecting the Unexpected: Strategies for Efficient Clinical Supply Management and Forecasting

Learn how to drive excellence within the forecasting process and utilize forecasting throughout the clinical study to better plan clinical supply budgets and project timelines. Explore how to identify potential supply-related issues before they can negatively impact your study.

[Fact Sheet] Forecasting to Optimize Clinical Trial Supply Management

Whether a study is simple or highly complex, forecasting and simulation reports serve as data driven communication tools to help minimize risks and keep the study on track. Learn more about forecasting solutions for informed decision making and supporting contingency planning for clinical study.

[Case Study] Establishing Parameters for Success

Learn about a real-world example of how clinical supply management expertise was applied to overcome inventory challenges for a complex, global study.

[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.

[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.

[Case Study] Precision Analytics for Product Launch and Growth

Pharma launch teams spend significant resources on data and analytics with limited ROI. Read this case study to learn how a Life Sciences company identified two times more patients best suited for therapy, using Clarify’s deep and longitudinal patient and HCP insights. 

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