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Investors place bet on Chinese drugmakers

Chinese biotech groups are on target to raise about $10bn this year from venture capital funding, initial public offerings and licensing deals with overseas pharma companies, in what is partly a bet that Chinese-developed drugs can compete globally.
- Source: ft
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Allegoric Receives FDA Approval For Use of VRAYLAR™ (cariprazine) in the Maintenance Treatment of Schizophrenia

Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for VRAYLAR™ (cariprazine) for the maintenance treatment of adults with schizophrenia. VRAYLAR is also approved in the U.S. in adults for the acute treatment of schizophrenia and acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes of bipolar I disorder.
- Source: Allergan
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Pfizer and Genentech Duke it Out in Court Over Herceptin Biosimilar Patents

On Friday, November 17, Genentech, a Roche company, sued Pfizer in a federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, over Pfizer’s biosimilar for Genentech’s Herceptin. Genentech is claiming that Pfizer’s proposed biosimilar infringes 40 of its patents. Genentech also is demanding compensation for lost sales if Pfizer launches its copycat version before the Herceptin patents expire.
- Source: Biospace
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Encouraging oxygen’s assault on iron may offer new way to kill lung cancer cells

Blocking the motion of a key protein frees oxygen to injury iron-dependent proteins in lung and breast cancer cells, slowing their enlargement and making them more straightforward to kill.
- Source: medical-newspaper
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Stress in pregnancy linked to changes in infant’s nervous system, less smiling, less resilience

Maternal stress during the second trimester of pregnancy may influence the nervous system of the developing child, both before and after birth, and may have subtle effects on temperament, resulting in less smiling and engagement, as well as diminished ability to regulate emotions.
- Source: medicalxpress
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Massachusetts’ Entasis Snags $31.9 Million To Advance Anti-infective Therapeutic Portfolio

“We welcome this strong support from a group of experienced and successful investors who understand the need and market opportunity for new medicines to combat multi drug-resistant bacterial infections”
- Source: biospace
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FDA approves first implanted lens that can be adjusted after cataract surgery to improve vision without eyeglasses in some patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) today approved the RxSight Inc. Light Adjustable Lens and Light Delivery Device, the first medical device system that can make small adjustments to the artificial lens' power after cataract surgery so that the patient will have better vision when not using glasses.
- Source: Prnewswire
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US FDA grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Roche’s Alecensa (alectinib) for first-line treatment of people with ALK-positive NSCLC

The latest BTD was granted for the treatment of adult patients with advanced anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have not received prior treatment with an ALK inhibitor.
- Source: Roche
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Using digital pills, researchers find patients consume fewer opioids than expected

The team found that most participants opted to use opioids during the first three days following discharge from the emergency department and that on average, patients took just six pills, despite being given 21.
- Source: Drugdeliverybusine
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China makes use of AI for healthcare

An estimated 300 million Chinese people are smokers. China has also a serious issue with hazardous air pollution. Here concentrations of small, breathable particles (PM2.5) invariably exceeding 300 micrograms per cubic meter in the industrialized northern regions.
- Source: digitaljournal
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