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Novo Nordisk's IL-6 drug flunks two more heart trials

Novo Nordisk has opted to discontinue two late-stage trials of IL-6 inhibitor ziltivekimab in heart failure, after taking an interim look at the data.

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Novartis hit as Lp(a) drug fails cardio outcomes trial

Novartis shares have slipped after it revealed its Lp(a)-targeted drug, pelacarsen, failed to reduce cardiovascular risks in a major phase 3 trial.

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Major trial of Roche Alzheimer's drug kicks off in Europe

The PrevenTRON trial of Roche's Brainshuttle drug trontinemab in preclinical Alzheimer's disease has gotten underway in the UK.

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Pig to human kidney transplantation hits a new milestone

A pig kidney transplanted into a human patient has broken records by lasting for nine months, buying time until a human donor organ became available.

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AbbVie's cancer TCE etentamig hits the mark in myeloma

AbbVie has reported positive results with CD3xBCMA bispecific etentamig in multiple myeloma, but can it break into a crowded market?

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Perlmutter's Eikon follows the IPO trail

Two more biotechs have joined the Nasdaq IPO queue, namely Roger Perlmutter's cancer biotech Eikon and hair loss drug developer Veradermics.

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A playbook for effective sponsor/CRO partnership

Find out more about optimising sponsor/CRO collaboration in an interview on a case study in FI cell therapy.

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Parabilis scores $305m in bumper biofinancing week

Money has flooded into biotechs this week, with Parabilis raising $305m and five other start-ups closing nine-figure private rounds.

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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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Novo Nordisk's IL-6 drug flunks two more heart trials

Novo Nordisk has opted to discontinue two late-stage trials of IL-6 inhibitor ziltivekimab in heart failure, after taking an interim look at the data.

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Novartis hit as Lp(a) drug fails cardio outcomes trial

Novartis shares have slipped after it revealed its Lp(a)-targeted drug, pelacarsen, failed to reduce cardiovascular risks in a major phase 3 trial.

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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 Change: Key Industry Insights at PHARMAP 2026

PHARMAP returns in 2027 in Berlin, Germany, with Bayer as the Host Sponsor

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Back to basics: X-ray inspection in pharmaceutical and medic...

In pharma manufacturing, x-ray inspection supports a range of quality control processes.

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Decarbonising respiratory care requires a new kind of generi...

Generics manufacturers have long played a critical role in supporting the sustainability of the NHS, delivering affordable medicines at scale, expanding patient access, and helping healthca

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Why the future of eSource starts with the research site

Capturing data digitally at source can significantly reduce the workflow for sites, yet, implementing it across studies has been rather unattainable.

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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 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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CAMP4 on a new class of ASO in gene under expression

CAMP4 Therapeutics CFO Kelly Gold discusses developments in antisense oligonucleotides and CAMP4’s CMP-002 study

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Decentralisation by design: Bringing the trial closer withou...

In the third episode of the IQVIA-sponsored PSCS leadership video series, Sinead Callinan, Head of Patient Centred Delivery, discusses DCTs.

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Patient population first: the strategy behind country decisi...

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IQVIA on reducing complexity and workload for clinical trial...

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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’.