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Pharma putting digital drug delivery at heart of plans: survey

Almost 90% of pharmaceutical companies see smart inhalers and other digital drug delivery devices as very or extremely important to their future plans, according to a Molex survey.

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Top Stories

Antibiotic-loaded microneedles show promise against MRSA

Microneedle patches have shown promise in the delivery of antibiotics locally to the skin, raising the prospects of being able to treat infections without subjecting patients to systemic therapy.

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Siga seeks FDA approval for intravenous smallpox therapy

Siga Technologies has filed for FDA approval of an intravenous formulation of its smallpox treatment Tpoxx. The new formulation is designed to enable the treatment of patients who cannot swallow the already-approved capsules.

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OliX allies with PCI to develop dermatological RNAi therapies

OliX Pharmaceuticals and PCI Biotech have partnered to develop dermatological RNAi therapies. The collaborators will use PCI’s intracellular delivery platform to try to get nucleic acids inside target cells.

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Gene therapy biotech Gyroscope finds unnavigable seas on IPO market

Gyroscope Therapeutics has taken a spin around the IPO market, only to find there is no path forward to reach the NASDAQ at this time.

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Call for your Fierce Biotech Fierce 15 nominations for 2021

Now in our nineteenth year, Fierce Biotech is once again seeking your nominations for the best, most exciting and innovative private biotechs. Last year, we wanted to see more COVID companies on the list, but this year there is a return to normality, and we will be happy to accept nominations from across all target areas.

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E-Book: 7 Keys to Success in Europe

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Executive Brief: Seven Secrets to Patient Experience Breakthroughs: Improving the Patient Experience and Study Retention

The average clinical trial spends $40,000 per patient. Yet despite these high costs, most trials struggle to retain patients.

Article: Make the right move at every step of the drug commercialization process

Developing a quality product and getting it approved for distribution is not enough to guarantee commercial success.

eBook: The New Standard: Virtual Study Training in Clinical Trials

The new standards in study training help sponsors and CROs reduce costs by 60%, cut training time by 50%, and start enrollment 55 days faster – learn more today.

Report: New research indicates an accelerated shift to decentralized clinical trials

New research indicates an accelerated adoption of decentralized clinical trials due to COVID-19.

Content Hub: Process Intensification Resource Center

A one-stop hub for Cytiva resources to support process intesification

Whitepaper: COVID-19 Survey report: The Lasting Impact on Outsourcing Decisions

How has COVID-19 impacted CRO/CDMO customer (dis)satisfaction and outsourcing decisions for pharma and biotech companies in 2021 and beyond?

Content Hub: Emerging Biotech Resource Center

A one-stop hub for Cytiva resources to support process development and manufacturing of your novel molecule

Content Hub: Remarque Systems Resource Hub

Remarque Systems consolidates data, then layers on visualization and automated metrics to generate consistent, actionable data insights in real-time. Click here for more info. 

Whitepaper: Overcoming the hurdles of Real-World Data Access through a federated global network

Those wishing to unlock RWD’s true value must have access to a variety of data sources/types and the technological capabilities to use the data to uncover meaningful insights. 

Report: New research indicates an accelerated shift to decentralized clinical trials

New research indicates an accelerated adoption of decentralized clinical trials due to COVID-19.

Content Hub: How to improve the virtual work you do every day

We enable virtual work — offering over-time sessions where participants are more focused, insights are more diverse and business goals are met.

Webinar: Patient-Focused Drug Design: Through the Lens of Real-World Case Studies, Clinical Evidence and Advanced Delivery Solutions

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eBook: Drug Design and the Patient Journey

This eBook features insights from experts in the industry on patient-centric drug development challenges and strategies on advancing drug design and development effectively.

eBrief: Drug Product Process Development: Ensuring a Consistent, High-quality Biologic

Learn about drug product process development challenges and risks, the difference between innovator and biosimilar drug product process development, and more during the drug product process development phase.

Webinar: Phase Appropriate Expertise and Technologies to Accelerate Product Development to Commercialization

In this webinar, pharmaceutical scientists present real-life examples of challenges they’ve overcome in the transfer of oral small molecules from a dedicated early-phase development site to a dedicated late-phase manufacturing site.

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