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Lilly taps Arecor to develop self-administration formulation

Eli Lilly has teamed up with Arecor to develop a thermostable formulation of one of its products for self-administration. Arecor, a Unilever spinout, shared news of the collaboration days after revealing a planned IPO. 

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Avalyn advances inhaled twist on Roche fibrosis drug

Avalyn Pharma has outlined plans to take an inhaled formulation of pirfenidone into phase 3 after generating data in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The formulation is designed to improve on the risk-benefit profile of Roche’s oral pirfenidone product Esbriet.

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Giiant raises $11M to advance gut microbiota-activated IBD drug

Giiant Pharma has raised $11 million in seed financing to support development of candidates based on a gastroenterology drug delivery platform. The lead candidate is a preclinical prospect designed to deliver a PDE4 inhibitor to the colon to treat inflammatory bowel disease.

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Apeiron plans COVID-19 trial of inhaled ACE2 formulation

Apeiron Biologics is preparing to study an inhaled formulation of its ACE2 receptor decoy APN01. The clinical trial will test whether switching from intravenous to inhaled delivery can expand the patient population for the COVID-19 candidate.

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The top 15 highest-paid biopharma CEOs of 2020

As COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics reach the public, the companies involved in the pandemic fight have laid out some eye-popping pay packages for their chief executives. One in particular, coming in at more than $135 million, will likely set a benchmark for years to come. Meanwhile, pandemic players weren't the only ones to reward their helmsmen handsomely in 2020.

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Resources

eBook: Improving Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Trials

Create a more diverse and inclusive clinical trial enrollment and engagement environment by learning the barriers to participation and the strategies to overcome them.

Whitepaper: Closed Cell Processing System Benefits for Cell & Gene Therapy

Autologous cell and gene therapy workflows involve isolating cells from an individual, engineering the cells, expanding and concentrating them, and infusing them back into the patient. Optimized automation of certain steps of the workflow may decrease hands-on time and the cost of the cell manufacturing process.

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

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. 

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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