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Biogen at WMS 2024: Stephanie Fradette from Biogen in an Illuminating Dialogue Exchange with PharmaShots

Shots: Biogen recently shared findings from the P-II/III DEVOTE study, which investigated the safety and efficacy of a higher dose regimen of Spinraza for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Stephanie Fradette, Head of Neuromuscular Development Unit at Biogen, joins PharmaShots for a stimulating conversation on Biogen's groundbreaking presentation at World Muscle Society 2024. …

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Curbing Misfolded TTR with RNA Therapy: Mina Makar from AstraZeneca in a Stimulating Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots: Misfolded TTR can lead to chronic conditions like ATTRv-PN or ATTR-CM. AstraZeneca’s Wainua (eplontersen) is a once-a-month RNA-targeted medication that suppresses TTR production Mina Makar SVP and Commerical Lead of the Global Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolism (CVRM), Biopharmaceuticals Business Unit at AstraZeneca, sheds light on eplontersen and its ongoing P-III clinical trial on ATTR-CM …

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Cardiology Care and Beyond: Mina Makar from AstraZeneca in a Riveting Dialogue Exchange with PharmaShots

Shots:At ESC 2024, AstraZeneca presented insights from the real-world OverTTuRe study, exploring the challenges of early diagnosis in transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) Mina Makar, SVP and Commercial Lead of the Global Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolism (CVRM) Biopharmaceuticals Business Unit at AstraZeneca, shared real-world insights on how ATTR-CM manifests as cardiac symptoms Mina highlighted the…

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ViiV at IDWeek 2024: Dr. Harmony Garges in an Illuminating Dialogue Exchange with PharmaShots

Shots: Recently at IDWeek 2024, ViiV Healthcare presented data from two real-world studies on Apretude, a long-acting injectable (LAI) for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. Dr. Harmony Garges, Chief Medical Officer at ViiV, shared insights from the presentations. The Opera cohort study found Apretude to be 99.7% effective in preventing HIV among participants. Additionally, the Trio Health…

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Enhancing Neurodegenerative Care: Stella Sarraf from Spinogenix in an Enlightening Dialogue Exchange with PharmaShots

Shots: With a broad portfolio of candidates in ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, Schizophrenia, and Fragile X Syndrome, Spinogenix initiated the P-II study evaluating SPG302 for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease SPG302, a synaptic regenerative therapy, is aimed to provide an effective and patient-friendly solution as a daily pill for ALS and Alzheimer’s disease Today…

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Servier at SNO 2023: Dr. Susan Pandya Sheds Light on IDH-Mutant Diffuse Glioma Management

Shots: In a stimulating conversation with PharmaShots, Dr. Susan Pandya shares insights from their presentation at SNO 2023 to strengthen Servier’s Neuro-Oncology Profile While highlighting the details of vorasidenib, Susan articulately explains the study design of the P-III Indigo trial evaluating vorasidenib in patients with IDH-mutant diffuse glioma With a fast-track designation and breakthrough therapy…

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In an Insightful Conversation with PharmaShots, Betty Woo Highlights Thermo Fisher’s Cell Therapy Collaboration Program

Shots:  Betty Woo, VP of Cell, Gene, and Advanced Therapies, Thermo Fisher Scientific discusses the evolution of ThermoFisher’s strategic collaboration with ArsenalBio   Betty highlights the development of programmable autologous T cells for the treatment of cancer and the cell therapy collaboration program  Betty believes that through innovation and partnership, they can tap into the full…

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Marisa Cruz, in an insightful conversation with PharmaShots, discusses the Empatica Health Monitoring Platform (EHMP)

Shots: Marisa Cruz, MD, and Chief Medical Officer at Empatica, exchanged thoughts with PharmaShots on the revolutionary Empatica Health Monitoring Platform (EHMP)  Approved by the FDA in Nov’2022, EHMP leverages a cloud-based online portal to collect continuous and seamless physiological data from home and clinical setting  While conversing in great depth about Empatica’s EmbracePlus smartwatch,…

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Dr. Beth McQuiston Shares her Views on the US FDA Clearance of the First Concussion Blood Test Available for Lab Instruments

Shots:Dr. Beth discussed traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and the new TBI blood test by Abbott. She told PharmaShots how this blood test measures specific biomarkers, offering objective results within 12 hours, and aiding in evaluating suspected mild TBIsShe also talked about how Abbott’s Alinity i lab technology facilitates swift testing, complementing Abbott's i-STAT…

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Mary Rodgers, Principal Research Scientist at Abbott Shares Insights on its Partnership with CLIMADE Consortium to Predict Disease Outbreaks Caused by Climate Change

Shots:Mary talked about Abbott's partnership Climate Amplified Disease and Epidemics (CLIMADE) consortium will use data science to predict, track and control diseases that may be amplified by climate changeShe then spoke about how Abbott and its partners in the Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition will provide viral sequencing and testing data as part of…

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