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Women in life sciences: Why female representation still lags...

pharmaphorum spoke with Sheila Diamond, director of scientific engagement at Medidata, about being a woman in STEM.

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Data builds behind Bayer's Kerendia in kidney disease

Bayer's Kerendia has hit the spot in another phase 3 trial that could fuel its already rapid growth as a chronic kidney disease treatment.

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J&J says Inlexzo follow-up 'promising' in bladder cancer

Johnson & Johnson says localised delivery of its FGFR inhibitor erdafitinib could provide the first targeted treatment for early‑stage bladder cancer.

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Regenxbio, Solid report data with Duchenne gene therapies

Regenxbio and Solid Bio say their gene therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy show no sign so far of the liver issues seen with Sarepta's Elevidys.

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Changing Faces: Pharma and biotech, February 2026

The pharmaceutical and biotech sectors have seen a flurry of executive movement this month.

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Apogee Therapeutics upsizes its IPO to $300m

In a small sign of a possible improvement in the sluggish biotech initial public offering (IPO) market, Apogee Therapeutics has said it expects gross proceeds of $300 mill

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Roche eyeing $7bn deal to buy Roivant drug; report

Roche is reported to be in the final stages of negotiating a deal with Roivant for an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) candidate that could be worth up to $7 billion, acco

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EU sets up €100m fund to tackle health threats

The EU has set aside a €100 million block of financing for small- and medium-sized enterprises working on projects that could tackle public health threats, including emerg

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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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Data builds behind Bayer's Kerendia in kidney disease

Bayer's Kerendia has hit the spot in another phase 3 trial that could fuel its already rapid growth as a chronic kidney disease treatment.

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J&J says Inlexzo follow-up 'promising' in bladder cancer

Johnson & Johnson says localised delivery of its FGFR inhibitor erdafitinib could provide the first targeted treatment for early‑stage bladder cancer.

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Touring Chiesi's vision for the future at the new Biotech Ce...

Following an invite to fly into Parma, Italy to witness first-hand the press launch of the considerable structure – black-painted and as yet under construction, gigantic cranes and all – th

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Vir awarded $1 billion multi-year BARDA influenza contract

The US Government’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has made an

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Women in life sciences: Why female representation still lags...

pharmaphorum spoke with Sheila Diamond, director of scientific engagement at Medidata, about being a woman in STEM.

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Changing Faces: Pharma and biotech, February 2026

The pharmaceutical and biotech sectors have seen a flurry of executive movement this month.

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A complex biological landscape of protein function unlocked ...

Promise Bio’s advanced AI-driven system integrates proteomics and multi-omics data, focusing on PTMs to identify unique biomarkers % disease pathways.

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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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Beyond obesity: How GLP-1s are changing the game for hundred...

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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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The evolution of clinical research: Embracing new delivery m...

The UK is welcoming a new era of clinical trial delivery, evolving beyond the traditional site-centric approach to also embrace remote, decentralised, virtual, and hybrid trials and enablin

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pharmaphorum podcast Episode 249, Michelle Werner, Alltrna

Treating genetic disease at scale with tRNA, with Michelle W...

Michelle Werner, Director of Alltrna, discusses her company’s approach of leveraging transfer RNA (tRNA) to shift the paradigm in genetic medicine.

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pharmaphorum podcast Episode 248, Andrew Mackinnon, Medable

AI in clinical development & ‘white space’, with Andrew Mack...

Andrew Mackinnon, senior vice president and executive general manager at Medable, discusses leveraging AI to transform & accelerate development.

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JPM2026 wrap-up with Nicole Raleigh and Jonah Comstock

On JPM2026 and healthcare investment today, with Jonah Comst...

Editor-in-chief Jonah Comstock sat down with pharmaphorum web editor Nicole Raleigh to discuss JPM2026.

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Treating the chronic diseases GLP-1s miss, with Laurent Auda...

Prive Bio CEO Laurent Audaly spoke with pharmaphorum during the JP Morgan Healthcare conference, discussing GLP-1s in the cardiometabolic space.

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The long-delayed promise of the microbiome, with Sam Possemi...

Sam Possemiers, CEO of MRM Health, believes that the microbiome space is finally coming into maturity.

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Allogeneic cell therapy isn’t dead, with Brian Culley

Lineage Cell Therapeutics' Brian Culley discusses allogeneic cell therapy, even beyond the traditional cell therapy realm of oncology.

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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’.

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