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Inspiring Innovations: Dino Kazanis and James Swartz in a Stimulating Conversation with PharmaShots
Shots:  Thermo Fisher Scientific has recently signed a distribution agreement with Labguru to accelerate research and drive scientific breakthroughs. This collaboration integrates Labguru’s state-of-the-art Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) with Thermo Fisher Scientific’s comprehensive suite of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and lab operations software solutions.  By combining ELN and LIMS tools, the partnership aims to…
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Takeda at UEG Week 2024: Marcelo Freire from Takeda in an Enlightening Conversation with PharmaShots
Shots:  Recently, Takeda shared 32-week interim results from the VERDICT study, which evaluated Entyvio (vedolizumab) for the treatment of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC)  Entyvio achieved a stringent endpoint of disease clearance, a new concept in UC clinical research, which is a combination of clinical, endoscopic, and histologic remission  Today at PharmaShots, we are joined…
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Enhancing Diagnostic Care: Richard Watts from Qiagen in a Stimulating Conversation with PharmaShots
Shots:  Recently, Qiagen entered into a collaboration agreement with AstraZeneca to develop companion diagnostics for chronic diseases using Qiagen’s QIAstat-Dx system  Today, at PharmaShots, we are joined by Richard Watts from Qiagen, who sheds light on their collaboration agreements with AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly, leveraging their syndromic testing platform, QIAstat-Dx  Qiagen has partnered with over…
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Fluorescence Visualization in Lung Cancer: John Santini from Vergent Bioscience in Conversation with PharmaShots
Shots:  With the growing significance of minimally invasive surgery comes the need for enhanced visualization to optimize surgical outcomes for both surgeons and patients.  Vergent BioScience’s VGT-309 shows promising potential for tumor visualization during lung cancer surgeries. VGT-309 is an investigational intraoperative molecular imaging (IMI) agent that utilizes near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging to improve precision. …
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Bringing Awareness to the Public: Samuel S. Gidding & Allison Jamison in an Enlightening Conversation with PharmaShots
Shots:  Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is a rare genetic condition that affects approximately 1 in 250,000 Americans. It is characterized by the presence of two genetic mutations that lead to extremely high levels of LDL cholesterol.  In this interview, Sam Gidding and Allison Jamison from the Family Heart Foundation/ emphasize the critical need for enhanced…
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Transcending Epilepsy Care: Jason Lerner from Biohaven in an Enlightening Dialogue Exchange with PharmaShots
Shots:  Epilepsy affects around 1.5 million people in the US and 50 million globally. With approximately 40% of epilepsy patients being drug-resistant, there is an urgent need for innovative therapies  Today, at PharmaShots we have Dr. Jason Lerner from Biohaven shedding light on BHV-7000, an investigational anti-seizure treatment and selective activator of potassium channels in…
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Enhancing Care with NK Cell Therapy: Fred Aslan from Artiva Biotherapeutics in Conversation with PharmaShots
Shots:  Immune reset in oncology has been observed with approved autologous CAR-T products. A recent study published in Nature demonstrated B-cell reconstitution and immune reset in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients treated with a CD19 autologous CAR-T, showcasing promising potential in autoimmune diseases  Today, at PharmaShots, we have Fred Aslan shedding light on Artiva's AlloNK,…
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AI in Drug Discovery: Adityo Prakash from Verseon in an Illuminating Dialogue Exchange with PharmaShots
Shots:  AI is widely used in drug discovery and clinical research to find innovative cures for several debilitating conditions with unmet healthcare needs  Most of the AI architecture employs deep learning that requires extensive training data sets to produce reliable predictive models  Today, at PharmaShots, we have Adityo Prakash, CEO of Verseon, addressing the challenges…
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AstraZeneca at ERA’24: Mina Makar in a Stimulating Conversation with PharmaShots
Shots:  Recently, AstraZeneca presented findings from the real-world IMPACT CKD study, which evaluated the multifaceted impact of CKD on patients, healthcare systems, and broader society, projecting future implications through 2032.  The study emphasizes the importance of mitigating the economic burden on healthcare by implementing early, targeted screening, diagnosis, and treatment for CKD.  In collaboration with…