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May 01, 2020___

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EMA starts reviewing Gilead's remdesivir data to accelerate approval of COVID-19 antiviral

The European Medicines Agency has begun a rolling review of data on Gilead’s remdesivir, positioning it to cut the time it takes to decide whether to approve the drug in COVID-19 patients.

Top Stories

Bristol Myers' leukemia hopeful snags speedy FDA review

Exactly one month after filing its multiple myeloma CAR-T for FDA approval, Bristol Myers Squibb is at it again. It’s nabbed priority review status for another blood cancer program it picked up from Celgene: a leukemia treatment aimed at keeping patients in remission. The FDA is set to make a decision by Sept. 3.

Gilead CEO: Remdesivir could be the benchmark for COVID-19 drug development

When the first data emerged Wednesday from a placebo-controlled study of Gilead’s remdesivir, analysts agreed that it “appears to help,” but it was no “silver bullet.” But Gilead CEO Daniel O’Day and NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, M.D., agree the drug could be a steppingstone to better treatments.

[Sponsored] Connecting biotech, pharma and life sciences ecosystem to ramp up COVID-19 capabilities

The life sciences industry is moving in record time to beat COVID-19, but it must connect with partners across the entire ecosystem to ramp up capabilities and deliver the billions of vaccines doses and treatments needed.

COVID-19 the focus, but Pfizer isn't ignoring other vaccine R&D as its pens new deal

Pfizer and partner BioNTech are right in the middle of one of the most important vaccine trials in the world right now, but that doesn’t mean the Big Pharma is taking its eyes off the inoculation ball elsewhere.

Inovio's COVID-19 vaccine claims echo Theranos, says short attack

Inovio Pharmaceuticals’ stock has climbed higher and higher over the past month since it said it was working on a speedy COVID-19 vaccine.

A COVID-19 treatment inspired by llamas

Single-domain antibodies or “nanobodies” produced by llamas' immune systems have inspired a potential treatment for COVID-19 that works by binding to the spike protein on the coronavirus that causes the illness. The researchers that created the treatment have shown it neutralizes the virus in cell cultures, and they're now planning animal studies.

As coronavirus strikes, crucial data in electronic health records hard to harvest

Over the past decade, federal officials have spent some $36 billion switching from paper to electronic health records. But the pandemic is bringing into stark relief just how far the nation is from achieving the promised benefits.

FiercePharmaAsia—AZ's COVID-hit China business; GSK's $3.7B Unilever stake sale; I-Mab eyes $2B deal

AstraZeneca saw its China sales growth slow down in the first quarter, when the coronavirus outbreak was at its height there. GlaxoSmithKline is looking to offload its stake in Unilever India for $3.7 billion. I-Mab is eyeing a U.S. partner for its CD47 antibody in a potential $2 billion deal. And more.

Chutes & Ladders—Radius CEO Høiland set to step away after 3 years

Radius CEO Høiland will step down after nearly 3 years; Roche vet Levitsky takes over at Targovax; Rome names Kapelier as first CEO.

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Resources

[Whitepaper] Assessing the Financial Impact of Translational Pharmaceutics®

Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD) white paper sharing study results that indicate Quotient Sciences’ Translational Pharmaceutics® platform reduces development times by more than 12 months and lowers R&D costs by more than $100 million per approved new drug. Download the whitepaper.

[Whitepaper] New Lonza Whitepaper on Modulating lgG Effector Function

This whitepaper summarises approaches for modulating antibody effector functions and pharmacokinetics, and provides examples of antibodies in clinical studies.

[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.

[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.

[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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