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Bristol Myers, Eisai and Lundbeck ally to bring down blood-brain barrier

Bristol Myers Squibb, Eisai and Lundbeck have formed a precompetitive collaboration with Harvard University to discover better ways to get drugs across the blood-brain barrier.

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FDA approves oral pellet version of Gilead's Epclusa for use in young hepatitis C patients

The FDA has approved an oral pellet formulation of Gilead’s hepatitis C drug Epclusa for use in young children who cannot swallow tablets. Gilead secured approval for two strengths of the formulation in children as young as three years of age. 

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Verona sells Chinese rights to inhaled drug for $40M upfront

Verona Pharma has sold the rights to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) drug candidate ensifentrine in greater China to Nuance Pharma for $40 million upfront. A nebulized formulation of the dual PDE3-PDE4 inhibitor is in phase 3 development as a maintenance treatment for COPD.

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InCarda posts midphase data on inhaled atrial fibrillation drug

InCarda Therapeutics has reported phase 2 trial data on its inhaled challenger to Pfizer’s intravenous anti-arrhythmic drug Corvert. The readout sets InCarda up to start a single pivotal trial in the third quarter and deliver data from the study in the second half of next year.

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Eli Lilly pins injectable migraine med Emgality against Biohaven's oral rival Nurtec ODT in head-to-head study

Eli Lilly will test its injectable migraine antibody Emgality against Biohaven Pharmaceuticals' oral Nurtec ODT to treat episodic migraine patients in a late-stage, head-to-head study

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Resources

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eBook: Improving Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Trials

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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.

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.

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