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Beating Botox: Merz and Vensica team up for needleless delivery

Merz Therapeutics has opened another front in its effort to win market share from Botox. Spying a chance to differentiate itself through delivery in overactive bladder, Merz has partnered with Vensica Therapeutics for the needleless administration of its challenger to the blockbuster neurotoxin.

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Top Stories

Sydnexis scoops $45M to treat short-sightedness in kids

The race to treat nearsightedness in kids with low-dose atropine eye drops is heating up. Sydnexis is the latest company to make waves in the space, reeling in $45 million to fund phase 3 and selling the European rights to its candidate.

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Aptar's active deal team strikes again, bagging option on high payload dry powder inhaler

The flurry of business development activity at Aptar continues. Having made moves for injectable drug delivery and digital therapeutic players in recent weeks, Aptar has now nabbed an option on a high payload dry powder inhaler.

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Nanoparticles get drugs into the brain to clear HIV reservoirs

The brain is one of the final hiding places of HIV from combination antiretroviral therapy. Modern treatments effectively suppress levels of the virus in most parts of the body but struggle to cross the blood-brain barrier, allowing reservoirs to form in the central nervous system. The need to wipe out the reservoirs has spurred research into nanoparticles capable of entering the brain.

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Baxter's preprogrammed infusion pump software recall lands FDA Class I label

Baxter initiated the recall in July after a defect was discovered in its Dose IQ safety software, which could potentially cause it to transmit incorrect drug dosing information to Spectrum IQ infusion pumps.

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Resources

Guide: Frost & Sullivan Precision Medicine Enabling Technology Guide

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eBook: Accelerate recruitment with a decentralized clinical trial strategy

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Whitepaper: How to build a robust packaging strategy for rapid commercialization

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Whitepaper: Understanding the CMC regulatory landscape for cell and gene therapy products

Learn how regulations are changing and key considerations for commercializing cell and gene therapies without sacrificing quality.

Whitepaper: Navigating the Digital Transformation Journey

Uncover the real impact of “digital transformation” with practical advice to help you plan your own transformative journey to a harmonized digital ecosystem.

eBook: Get solutions to market faster

Read Get to Know Cloud Content Management for Life Sciences and learn how to eliminate silos across all workflows, from R&D to commercialization.

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.

Content Hub: Remarque Systems Resource Hub

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