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Leo takes topical JAK inhibitor into phase 3 eczema program

Leo Pharma has begun a phase 3 clinical trial of its topical pan-JAK inhibitor. The study will assess the ability of delgocitinib cream to improve outcomes in patients with moderate to severe chronic hand eczema. 

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XPhyto plans pivotal trial of Parkinson's patch to challenge UCB

XPhyto has outlined plans to move its rotigotine transdermal patch into a pivotal clinical trial. The Canadian company committed to further development of the rival to UCB’s Neupro after completing a bioavailability pilot study of the Parkinnson’s patch.

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MDimune inks mRNA vaccine and therapy delivery deal

MDimune has landed a deal to use its cell-derived vesicle platform in the delivery of mRNA vaccines and therapies. The deal sees MDimune team up with its Korean compatriot Reyon Pharmaceuticals for a multi-indication collaboration.

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Progenity gets IBD Ventures Fund support for drug delivery tech

Progenity has secured funding from the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s IBD Ventures Fund for use in the development of a drug delivery system for inflammatory bowel disease.

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The top 10 medtech VC rounds of 2020

In 2020, medtech companies raked in $6.4 billion in venture funding, quite a bit above the $5.7 billion investors poured into the sector in 2019. Here’s how they split the pot—and what each company is doing now to top a record-setting year.

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Guide: Your Guide to Overcome Inconsistent Clinical Data Standards

Learn how to develop a standards program that has your full team’s buy-in and improves the efficiency and quality of your clinical trials.

Whitepaper: The Journey to a Global Modular Content Strategy

One top 10 pharma outlines three key steps to launching a modular content strategy to generate localized content faster.

E-Book: 7 Keys to Success in Europe

This 77-page e-book explores 7 keys to success that any biopharma company needs to keep in mind as it enters Europe.

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

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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

Discover the current state of patient-focused dose design through clinical evidence, real-world case studies and patient preference-driven drug design solutions that can help develop better treatments and successful real-world outcomes.

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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