Innovation

Roche Uses Its CGM To Target Unmet Needs In Diabetes Control

Roche Uses Its CGM To Target Unmet Needs In Diabetes Control

 
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CE marking for its Accu-Chek Smartguide continuous glucose monitor means Roche is on the cusp of challenging existing major players in Europe with a device whose predictive algorithms can help sufferers plan and prepare longer into the future.

From PhD To Unicorn: Mammoth CEO On Pharma Deals and Squishy Biology

From PhD To Unicorn: Mammoth CEO On Pharma Deals and Squishy Biology

 
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Trevor Martin talked to In Vivo about the importance of sharing a strategic vision with partners, the company’s superpower, and how a PhD is the best prep for a startup.

FDA Publishes Updated Roadmap For Advancing Women’s Health

FDA Publishes Updated Roadmap For Advancing Women’s Health

 

The US FDA’s Office of Women’s Health provides a research roadmap to address health concerns specific to women. The FDA recently updated the roadmap, outlining areas in which further research is needed.

Fusion CEO Talks AZ Deal Making And Canada’s Blossoming Biotech Ecosystem

Fusion CEO Talks AZ Deal Making And Canada’s Blossoming Biotech Ecosystem

Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc CEO John Valliant talked to In Vivo about Canadian leadership in radiopharmaceutical innovation, its differentiated approach, and excitement around combination therapies for precision cancer treatments.


BioBytes: AI-Related Deals in Q3 2024

BioBytes: AI-Related Deals in Q3 2024

 
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The big news in Q3 2024 was the acquisition of Exscientia by Recursion, which has now expanded its pipeline and gained access to more contracts, but this quarter was also marked by numerous seed rounds and M&As, with the strengthening of existing companies and emergence of new ones into what is becoming a crowded space.  

Podcast: Noticing Neffy – A ‘Transformative Treatment’ For Type 1 Allergies

Podcast: Noticing Neffy – A ‘Transformative Treatment’ For Type 1 Allergies

 

Richard Lowenthal, co-founder, and CEO of ARS Pharma, highlights the crucial unmet need for needle-free injections. Challenging issues posed by current epinephrine injectors, In Vivo questions the current and future progression of Neffy.

Podcast: Alpha-Synuclein Testing Comes of Age

Podcast: Alpha-Synuclein Testing Comes of Age

 
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In the latest episode of the In Vivo podcast, Russ Lebovitz, the co-founder and scientist behind San Diego's Amprion Diagnostics, discusses the role alpha-synuclein misfolding plays in neurodegenerative diseases and how early alpha-synuclein testing could mitigate the impacts of conditions ranging from Parkinson's disease to Lewy body dementia. 

Crossject Tackles Needle Phobia In Emergency Settings

Crossject Tackles Needle Phobia In Emergency Settings

 

Patrick Alexandre, Crossject CEO, discusses crucial developments happening for Zeneo, a needle-free injector, functioning intramuscularly to administer medication in a tenth of a second


Taiwanese Startup Awarded Top Prize At 2024 MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific Accelerator

Taiwanese Startup Awarded Top Prize At 2024 MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific Accelerator

 
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APrevent, a laryngeal implant developer from Taiwan, was named the overall winner of the annual MedTech Innovator APAC accelerator award for 2024. Awards managing director Fredrik Nyberg talked to In Vivo about the rising importance of the APAC region’s hub of companies providing innovative medtech.

Teva CEO Francis Urges UK To ‘Wake Up And Understand’ Life Sciences Potential

Teva CEO Francis Urges UK To ‘Wake Up And Understand’ Life Sciences Potential

 
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The potential of the UK’s life sciences sector continues to be critically misunderstood and should be the cornerstone of both society and the economy, according to Teva’s CEO Richard Francis.  

Podcast: The Future Of R&D Is Self-Driving

Podcast: The Future Of R&D Is Self-Driving

 
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In this episode of the In Vivo podcast, visionary University of Toronto researcher Alan Aspuru-Guzik talks about the value of generative AI, automation and quantum computing in drug discovery. 

For Nascent Exosome Field, One Company’s Win Is Everyone’s Gain

For Nascent Exosome Field, One Company’s Win Is Everyone’s Gain

 
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Exosome-based treatments hold promise, but their reality has not yet materialized in the form of compelling clinical data. Belgian biotech Exo Biologics’ CEO Hugues Wallemacq believes his company can help move the field forward, both through its own clinical programs and by offering high-quality exosomes to others in the field.   


Skye Biosciences — Advancing Nimacimab In The Anti-Obesity Market

Skye Biosciences — Advancing Nimacimab In The Anti-Obesity Market

 

Punit Dhillon, CEO of Skye Bioscience, tells In Vivo about the advancement of nimacimab as a weight loss mechanism within the growing space of anti-obesity therapeutics

Arrowhead Moving Into Commercial Territory

Arrowhead Moving Into Commercial Territory

 
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Christopher Anzalone is spearheading Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals' transformation from a development-focused to a commercial-stage biotech. The CEO touts an “almost plug and play” platform, a derisked development strategy and a busy pipeline with vast potential.

How To Decarbonize Pharma R&D

How To Decarbonize Pharma R&D

 

As the planet heats up and sea levels rise, the need to reduce carbon emissions is becoming ever more urgent. The life sciences industry is just one of many that are looking to cut the carbon it produces.  

Coming Through On Precision Medicine – C4X Discovery’s IBD Test Breakthrough

Coming Through On Precision Medicine – C4X Discovery’s IBD Test Breakthrough

 
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“Proper medicine driven by data” is how C4X Discovery Holdings’ CEO Clive Dix sees the future now that his immuno-inflammation focused company has been able to identify IBD genetic response signatures in patients treated with vedolizumab.


Kiji Takes Flight With Off-The-Shelf Stem Cells

Kiji Takes Flight With Off-The-Shelf Stem Cells

 
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Industry veteran Miguel Forte navigates new kid on the block Kiji Therapeutics into the clinic to prove cell therapy manufacturing doesn’t need to decelerate commercial viability.  

Podcast: The Colorful Landscape Of Therapeutic Psychedelics

Podcast: The Colorful Landscape Of Therapeutic Psychedelics

 

Datamonitor Healthcare analysts and podcast co-hosts Flora Mackay and Emma Wille discuss the complicated development of therapeutic psychedelics. They dwell on FDA involvement and advisory committees, alongside adverse event reporting and ethical concerns.  

How Sanofi Is Embracing AI In Everyday Operations

How Sanofi Is Embracing AI In Everyday Operations

 
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Senior management at the Paris-headquartered drugmaker tell In Vivo about how embracing artificial intelligence has enhanced its ability to accelerate drug discovery, improve clinical trial design and revolutionize its manufacturing and supply processes.    

Biophotonics Sheds A New Light On Diagnostics

Biophotonics Sheds A New Light On Diagnostics

 
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Photonics enhances diagnostic imaging accuracy and speeds up diagnoses, says Antanus Laurutis, CEO of Altechna.