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The top 10 pharma R&D budgets in 2019

In 2019, the top 10 pharmaceutical R&D spenders collectively ploughed around $82 billion into their search for new drugs, diagnostics and vaccines, around $4 billion more than the previous year. EvaluatePharma has suggested that 2019 could represent a peak in R&D spend—at least as a proportion of pharmaceutical revenue.

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Gilead builds case for filgotinib in active psoriatic arthritis

Gilead and Galapagos have presented long-term midphase data on filgotinib in patients with active psoriatic arthritis. The analysis shows responses seen at 16 weeks were sustained out to 52 weeks after the initiation of treatment.

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AstraZeneca reportedly eyed a merger with Gilead. But does 'Gileaz' make sense?

Six years ago, AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot fought off Pfizer’s $118 billion takeover attempt. Now, the defender is reportedly playing offense, having approached Gilead Sciences to gauge its interest in a merger. But industry watchers don't see the deal happening.

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Alnylam paints fuller picture for kidney disease drug lumasiran with positive data

With an FDA decision to come by the end of the year, Alnylam is offering a closer look at its RNA-silencing treatment for a rare kidney disorder. The drug, lumasiran, beat placebo at helping patients clear a substance called oxalate from their kidneys and lowered most patients’ oxalate levels to normal or near-normal amounts.

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3 months after its B round, Akouos files an IPO to the tune of $100M

Boston-based hearing loss gene therapy biotech Akouos is gunning for a $100 million IPO amid a near invulnerable market for public-seeking biotechs.

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BIO: Nimbus CEO: 'We're not just a one-hit wonder'

When Nimbus Therapeutics set up shop in 2009, it had to convince the industry—including its founding chief scientific officer—that virtual drug discovery could be a viable approach. Now, Nimbus is unveiling four new programs it’s been working on, which could lead to treatments for metabolic disorders, cancer and autoimmune disease.

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Researchers find blood profile for screening severe COVID-19 cases from mild ones

A simple blood test may be able to help clinicians understand why one patient with COVID-19 may develop severe, life-threatening complications while another may show barely any symptoms at all.

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Whitepaper: 7 Keys to Success in Europe

White paper describing 7 keys to success for any biopharma company that is entering (or thinking about entering) Europe.

Whitepaper: Rapid BYOD Build Timelines

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

Whitepaper: Keep Your GI Trials Moving During COVID-19

Learn how GI specific data capture solutions can support virtual and hybrid trials during COVID-19.

Whitepaper: The Evolution and Importance of Biomedical Ontologies for Scientific Literature

Dive into the history of biomedical classification and how these systems have evolved to address new technology and use cases.

Whitepaper: Pandemic respiratory vaccine clinical trials: a departure from business as usual

Download this whitepaper to learn more about the success factors that are required to keep a pandemic respiratory vaccine trial running at optimal speed and efficiency.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

Podcast: Developing residual HCPs ELISA assay for biopharmaceutical products

Listen to our brand-new Frontage Laboratories podcast where you’ll take home tips for developing residual host cell proteins ELISA assay for biopharmaceutical products using commercial kits.

Virtual Event: Cardiac Safety London Online

Join us for a day of discovery as global experts in Cardiology, Pharmacology and Diabetes discuss state of the art methods in early phase clinical research.

Report: Decentralized Trials - Where Does the Industry Stand?

Patient-facing digital technologies are playing an important role in clinical trials for new drugs and medical devices, to the point where conducting virtual trials is becoming mainstream. But terms like remote trials, direct-to-patient trials, hybrid trials, decentralized trials, and more all add to the confusion of what makes a trial "virtual."

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Businesses must maintain pre-pandemic levels of productivity with smaller IT budgets. Learn why an effective Cloud Strategy is imperative for success in these unprecedented times.

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