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German sites added to Europe's cardiometabolic R&D network

The BioInnovation Institute (BII) has expanded a European network to develop drugs for cardiometabolic diseases and launch new biotechs into Germany.

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Case study backs YolTech's AATD gene therapy

A gene therapy for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency developed by China's YolTech has successfully treated a patient with a severe form of the disease.

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Merck charts course out of CDMO business with Lonza sale

Merck KGaA has moved to streamline its focus with the sale of its contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) business to Lonza.

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Fresenius doubles down on biosimilars with big WuXi alliance

Fresenius is already a player in the biosimilars market, and has ramped up its position via a deal with WuXi Bio that spans up to 37 candidates.

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Aspen, Bambusa close IPOs as Corxel takes SPAC route

Aspen Neuroscience and Bambusa Therapeutics get their Nasdaq IPOs over the line, while Corxel eyes a debut via a blank-cheque company merger.

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Gilead shares jump after rethink of COVID-19 remdesivir tria...

Shares in Gilead were up in premarket trading after the company announced it had increased the size of its trials for its COVID-19 drug remdesivir.

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EU regulators warn over safety of Trump's favourite COVID dr...

As the search for therapies for COVID-19 continues, European regulators have urged caution over the cardiac side-effects of chloroquine and its close relative hydroxychloroquine.

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Alexion trials rare disease drug Ultomiris in severe COVID-1...

Pharma is pretty much throwing everything it has at COVID-19 and US rare disease firm Alexion has joined the fray, testing its Ultomiris in a subset of severely ill patients.

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Synthetic control arms in clinical trials: Making it happen

Across the industry, pharma companies are turning to AI and real-world data to address many of the challenges of running clinical trials.

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How synthetic control arms are changing clinical trials

Clinical trials are involved, expensive, and have been done largely the same way for decades but with today’s technology all that can change. With drawn-out timelines and billions

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German sites added to Europe's cardiometabolic R&D network

The BioInnovation Institute (BII) has expanded a European network to develop drugs for cardiometabolic diseases and launch new biotechs into Germany.

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Case study backs YolTech's AATD gene therapy

A gene therapy for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency developed by China's YolTech has successfully treated a patient with a severe form of the disease.

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PHARMAP 2027 Addresses the Future of Pharmaceutical Manufact...

Senior pharma professionals gather in Berlin on 19-20 April for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Packaging Congress (PHARMAP) 2027

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The Evolution Summit Announces September 2026 Program for Cl...

Marcus Evans announces The Evolution Summit, taking place September 28-29, 2026 at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa, San Diego, CA.

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Navigating geopolitical risks: Practical and legal mitigatio...

Geopolitical risk is now front of mind for many pharmaceutical leaders.

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Reliability in life sciences logistics: What good looks like

What constitutes a reliable supply chain is changing rapidly.

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Cardiovascular disease today: NMR-based lipoprotein profilin...

pharmaphorum spoke with Andreas Wolf, chief technology officer at numares Health about NMR-based lipoprotein profiling and cardiovascular disease.

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Cancer misinformation is a trust problem, not just an inform...

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The GLP-1 Reckoning

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Designing obesity trials around real lives: How patient cent...

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The future of cardiometabolic trials: From obesity to outcom...

Gain practical insight into how leading experts are designing the next generation of cardiometabolic trials in an upcoming webinar from hVIVO

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Exploring the future: Opportunities and challenges in cell a...

Rare disease treatment poses distinct challenges for physicians, patients, caregivers, and pharma companies.

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Beyond clinical: Boosting recruitment and retention with SDO...

The success of clinical trials hinges on a complex array of factors, many of which extend beyond traditional clinical care.

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pharmaphorum podcast Episode 278, Shai Melcer, IIA

Bioconvergence & future human health, with Shai Melcer

Shai Melcer discusses bioconvergence, a multidisciplinary research and development approach that merges technologies.

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pharmaphorum podcast Episode 272, Dr Harpreet Singh, Precision for Medicine

Understanding Operation Trialblazer, with Dr Harpreet Singh

Dr Harpreet Singh, CMO at Precision for Medicine, brings both an insider and outsider perspective to discussing Operation TRIALBLAZER.

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Prevent-Stop-Cure: Diagnostics & chronic liver disease, with...

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Boosting biotech in Basel – with Valentina Francia

pharmaphorum speaks with Valentina Francia from Basel Area Business and Innovation about why many life sciences startups are finding success in Basel.

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Beyond recruitment: Creating patient engagement that lasts

In the final episode of our patient- and site-centric solutions interview series, Zoltan Varga discusses the importance of PRE.

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LSX 2026 with Sam Possemiers, MRM Health

Taking the microbiome seriously, with Sam Possemiers

pharmaphorum catches up with MRM Health founder and CEO Sam Possemiers at LSX 2026.

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From Alzheimer’s disease research to the real-world setting:...

In a new white paper, Lucid Strategy Consulting suggests three key themes for pharma strategists seeking market leadership in the Alzheimer's space.

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A data-driven guide to small molecule drug discovery and dev...

A new white paper from Excelra takes a closer look at how discovery teams actually experience the small molecule development journey.

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A New Framework to Engineer Breakthrough Value for Medicines

A new white paper from Lumanity – ‘A New Framework to Engineer Breakthrough Value for Medicines: Value Inflection Points Across the Development Path’.