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Novo Nordisk’s concizumab trials can resume after safety trial halt

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk is opening up its bleeding disorder trials five months after they were stopped.

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Passage Bio slapped with gene therapy clinical hold

The FDA has placed a phase 1/2 trial of Passage Bio’s GM1 gangliosidosis gene therapy PBGM01 on clinical hold pending further assessment of the risks associated with its delivery device, delaying the start of the study until around the end of the year.

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MicuRx gets $7.8M top-up to push new antibiotic into the clinic

Just last week, MicuRx nabbed nearly $43 million in venture funding to expand its antibiotics pipeline and gear up for its first launch in China. Now, the Sino-American biotech is topping that up with $7.78 million from a nonprofit focused on antimicrobial resistance to push another asset into human trials.

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VBL’s ovarian cancer drug comes though interim phase 3 review

The independent data safety monitoring committee has cleared VBL Therapeutics to continue a phase 3 trial of VB-111 in ovarian cancer patients. VBL got the green light after the committee looked at unblinded overall survival (OS) data for the second pre-planned interim analysis.

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Scholar Rock’s experimental SMA therapy nabs speedy review voucher

The FDA has handed Scholar Rock a rare pediatric disease designation voucher, which can allow the biotech a speedy review of its leading of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) hopeful SRK-015.

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Eleusis sheds light on psychedelics that relieve asthma in rats with no mental effects

A team of researchers at Eleusis discovered that structural characteristics of the 2C-H class of psychedelics help to control inflammation in rat models of asthma without causing behavioral side effects. They plan to apply what they learned towards building a pipeline of drugs to treat asthma, retinal disease and other disorders.

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Whitepaper: The Art of Recognizing Clinical Supply Risk Factors

In a BioPharma Dive industry survey, planning and forecasting were identified as top concerns for trial sponsors. In response to this need, the CSM team at Catalent has developed a methodology for identifying, evaluating, and proactively managing the inherent risks involved in clinical trial supply chain management.

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Drug developers and stakeholders must find ways to collaborate, rather than compete, as the RACE Act prompts the need for more pediatric research.

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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.

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