EOM 1352: Fri 7 June 2024, 11:36

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How did Novo Nordisk’s Sophia chatbot become a pharma industry standard? Empathy, timing and relevance: experts

When Novo Nordisk was developing its digital concierge chatbot Sophia, it noticed something: late-night spikes in online visits to Novo's Cornerstones for ...
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Takeda to sell Japan consumer health unit to Blackstone for $2B-plus: reports

The final—and the biggest—piece of Takeda’s $10 billion divestment plan could be wrapped up soon. The Japanese pharma is in the final stage of talks to s...
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Mylan’s Tecfidera generic launch jolts Biogen, putting billions at stake

Despite Biogen's intense effort to defend its big-selling multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera, Mylan has cleared several hurdles to launch a copycat, and now it's doin...
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Roche, Regeneron join forces to more than triple manufacturing of COVID-19 antibody cocktail

Despite hundreds of potential therapies for COVID-19 looking to make their case, very few have crossed the finish line. One promising candidate, Regeneron's two-anti...
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Merck’s Keytruda sets up Opdivo showdown with esophageal cancer victory

After archrival Opdivo from Bristol Myers Squibb posted a pair of esophageal cancer wins last week, Merck & Co.’s Keytruda is determined not to be left behind. ...
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MLM Medical Labs appoints Isabel Struik as VP Sales & Marketing

August 19, 2020, Dusseldorf, Germany – MLM Medical Labs GmbH (“MLM”), a Great Point Partners (“GPP”) portfolio company, today announced that Isabel Struik has joined...
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New COVID-19 contact tracing app set to launch trial in England

A new coronavirus contact tracing app is scheduled to begin public trials in England today to support the NHS Test and Trace service, the BBC has reported. The new...
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F2G raises $60.8m to support late-stage antifungal clinical programme

UK-Austria-based biotech F2G has secured $60.8m in a new financing round to support late-stage development of a novel antifungal agent. The financing round was led...
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FDA accepts application for self-administered Xolair use

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Roche’s application for a new self-administration option for Xolair (omalizumab) across all approved US indica...
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Mesoblast faces FDA pushback over cell therapy manufacturing, clinical data: documents

The FDA in recent years has been tough on cell and gene therapy makers, particularly when its comes to approving the labor-intensive and complicated manufacturi...
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