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VIEWPOINTS_Donna Carstens_2024

SEA Management: Donna Carstens from AstraZeneca in a Riveting Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:  Recently AstraZeneca’s FASENRA (benralizumab) received approval from the US FDA as an add-on maintenance treatment for patients (≥ 6 yrs.) with severe asthma and with an eosinophilic phenotype  Today, at PharmaShots we have with us Donna Carstens, Senior Medical Director Respiratory, Fasenra at AstraZeneca  Donna shares insights from the TATE study an open-label, multinational,…

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Alternative Treatment: Kurt Harrington from Ventoux Biosciences in a Gripping Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:  Dupuytren’s disease is a chronic progressive & debilitating fibrosis that impacts hands. There’s an unmet need to treat Dupuytren’s disease, especially when looking for a pharmacological substitute for surgical interventions  Today, at PharmaShots, we had the pleasure to speak with Kurt Harrington, CEO and Founder of Ventoux Biosciences  Kurt shares insights from the preclinical…

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Funds Raised: Jason Hannon from Mainstay Medical in a Stimulating Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:  Mainstay Medical recently raised $125M in the company’s largest funding round. The financing is intended to accelerate the commercial growth of the company’s ReActiv8, a restorative Neurostimulation therapy in the US, Europe, and Australia  Today, at PharmaShots, we had Jason Hannon, CEO of Mainstay Medical, who talked in great length about the ReActiv8 Restorative Neuromodulation System developed for…

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Increasing Accessibility: Jeffrey Lengyel from Thermo Fisher Scientific, in an Enlightening Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:   Advances in Cryo-EM help better understand biological molecules and complexes at atomic resolution. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s recently launched Glacios 2 Cryo-TEM with E-CFEG offers promising potential in reducing the workflow complexities with automation  Today, we have Jeffrey Lengyel Director of Life Sciences, Cryo-EM, at Thermo Fisher Scientific shedding light on Glacios 2 Cryo-TEM with E-CFEG  Jeffrey highlights the significance of the…

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Drug Discount Solutions: Gavin Magaha from Kalderos, in a Stimulating Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:  With the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022, several pricing reforms were introduced, including the new mandated drug pricing and discount elements  Today, we have with us Gavin Magaha, Senior Director, Value Delivery for Kalderos, shedding light on the challenges that come with the IRA act and the impact it puts on…

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Disease of the Month – Sjögren’s Syndrome

Disease of the Month – Sjögren’s Syndrome

Shots:  A rare autoimmune condition, Sjögren’s Syndrome is characterized by dry mouth and eye. The condition affects 0.5 to 1% of the global population of which 90% of patients are women  In this reprise of our Disease of the Month report, we bring an illuminating account of Sjögren’s Syndrome with deep dive analysis of epidemiology, market size, disease management, available therapies, patient…

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EGPA Remission with Fasenra: Michael Wechsler and Andrew Menzies Gow in Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:  An already established biologic treatment for SEA in the US, EU5 & Japan. Fasenra is now showing exemplary remission for the treatment of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA)  Today, at PharmaShots, we have a distinguished panel of speakers shedding light on advancements under the P-III MANDARA study and the recent publication of the study…

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AI-Aided Colonoscopy Technology: Dror Zur from Magentiq Eye in a Dialogue Exchange with PharmaShots

Shots:  Dror Zur, CEO and Founder of Magentiq Eye in a stimulating conversation with PharmaShots talks about the Lancet Digital Health Study journal that featured MAGENTIQ-COLO™, an AI-aided colonoscopy technology study  MAGENTIQ-COLO™ has already got FDA clearance and a CE mark for polyp detection during colonoscopy. The renewed version includes features like polyp size estimation, polyp characterization, and additional…

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Infusing AI in Clinical Trials: Meri Beckwith from Lindus Health in Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:  Meri Beckwith, Co-Founder of Lindus Health engages in a striking conversation with PharmaShots  Meri talks about bridging the gaps of clinical trials in CNS/Neurology by leveraging LLMs that are trained on nearly a million clinical trial protocols and simple machine learning models to monitor real-time clinical trial data  Meri highlights the importance of multidisciplinary…

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A Peek into the US Healthcare System

Shots:  The US contributes significantly to the healthcare budget but still registers unfavorable healthcare outcomes owing to health inequality and healthcare disparities  The Land of Opportunities registers 46.2M immigrants and nearly half of the undocumented immigrants lack basic healthcare  The article covers the historical journey of US healthcare with takes on a few public healthcare programs adopted by the…

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