15
Apr
2019
Tag: Big Pharma / Specialty Pharma
8
Apr
2019
Bionest
Alzheimer’s Disease Update
Scientific evidence increasingly points to brain inflammation as a major driver of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Researchers have discovered that amyloid, one of the hallmarks of the disease, is antimicrobial and may help the immune system fight invaders to the brain. They theorize that accumulating amyloid plaques and tau tangles in response to infection set the...
25
Mar
2019
Bionest
The Changing World of Medical Marketing
A recent survey published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported that the medical marketing spend in the United States rose from approximately $17.7 billion in 1997 to just under $30 billion in 2016. The biggest growth came from Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) marketing, which increased from 11.9% to 32% of the total spend....
18
Feb
2019
Bionest
One-and-Done Pricing Challenges
As more gene and cell therapies come to market, a big challenge facing both drug developers and payers is designing and instituting appropriate pricing models for these one-time, potentially curative treatments. Innovation should be rewarded, and a curative — or at least, very long-lasting — treatment is likely to save significant dollars in the typical...
12
Feb
2019
Bionest
Drug Pricing: A Key Political Issue for 2019?
Drug pricing is clearly going to be one of the major topics of discussion — and a key political issue — in 2019. Drug makers began the New Year with price increases in the United States on more than 250 prescription drugs. In response, House Democrats, led by the Chairman of the House Oversight Committee,...
28
Jan
2019
Bionest
Dsuvia — Much Needed Analgesic or Potential New Contributor to the Opioid Crisis?
Does the United States really need another opioid drug, given the enormous public health crisis of opioid addiction facing the country today? Many experts are asking this question about the FDA’s approval in November of Dsuvia (sufentinil), a powerful opioid ten times stronger than fentanyl, the drug responsible for many opioid overdose deaths in recent...
21
Jan
2019
Bionest
Big Oncology Mergers Kick Off 2019
Each January, a large portion of the international healthcare industry descends on San Francisco for the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference and a variety of other concurrent industry events. The sentiment of the nearly 10,000 attendees — largely influenced by partnering news and big merger/acquisition deals announced around these events — typically sets the tone for...
7
Jan
2019
Bionest
Multiple Myeloma: The View from ASH 2018
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a deadly bone marrow cancer. In recent years, the treatment landscape for this disease has improved considerably. However, most patients still relapse and the need for new and better therapeutic options endures. Encouraging news about several approaches were reported at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in December. Results from...
2
Jan
2019
Bionest
Happy New Year — Some Thoughts on the Year to Come
Welcome to 2019. We hope you enjoyed the holidays and look forward to meeting and greeting many of you next week in San Francisco for Biotech Week. Several members of the Bionest team will be in attendance, and if you’d like to get together, we look forward to hearing from you. Last year, we...
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Dec
2018