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ASH 2021 Update: Part 2

A look at new hematology therapy developments for hemophilia, beta thalassemia and sickle cell disease presented at ASH 2021.

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ASH 2021 Update: Part One

Are anti-CD38 antibodies & CAR-T treatments living up to their promise for multiple myeloma patients? We examine clinical trial results shared at ASH2021

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What’s Next for mRNA?

Beyond COVID and cancer: In which indications will we see mRNA technology succeed next? And what technological advances might next-generation mRNA platforms offer over those used in the COVID-19 vaccines?

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Bifunctional Antibodies: The Next Generation of Immuno-oncology Agents

Immuno-oncology agents, particularly checkpoint inhibitors, have moved to the forefront of cancer research and treatment in recent years. Indeed, the discovery that cancer could be treated by activating the immune system was honored with a Nobel Prize in 2018. But, as revolutionary as immuno-oncology drugs have been for the cancer field, many patients still do...

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Machine Learning and Drug R&D

We recently wrote about the growing use of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. That blog post talked primarily about the expanding applications of AI in clinical diagnostics, based on AI’s superior abilities in pattern recognition. Within the pharmaceutical industry, however, machine learning technologies hold the most potential for revolutionizing drug discovery and...

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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...