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Cleanroom/Sterile Conditions
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At Pharmapack 2023, Sudpack Medica to present PP-based thermoforming film for blister packs, high-barrier three-side sealed pouches, flow-pack films, films for stick packs and sachets, PLA film for sterile packaging, coextruded films, lidding films
Südpack Group (12/12)
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Gowns/Safety Wear/Protective Equipment
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Global activated carbon fiber market to reach US$350.0M by 2027, after growing at 8.5% CAGR on rising demand for more sustainable PPE, chemical separation, catalyst recovery; Asia-Pacific to be fastest growing market on demand for water, air filtration
PR Newswire (12/09)
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Temperature Controlled Packaging
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Storopack’s recyclable Renature Thermo protective packaging is made from plant-based starch and designed for use in shipping temperature-controlled consignments; product features moisture-resistant paper cushioning with an insulating filling
Healthcare Packaging (12/09)
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Women's Health Issues
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Guardant Health announces collaboration with AstraZeneca to develop Guardant360 CDx blood test as companion diagnostic to identify patients with ESR1-mutated metastatic breast cancer
ENP Newswire (12/09)
AstraZeneca: Capivasertib plus FASLODEX fulvestrant reduced risk of disease progression or death by 40% versus FASLODEX in advanced HR-positive breast cancer
Targeted News Service (Press Releases) (12/09)
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Health Care, Pharmaceuticals & Wellness
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Moderna working on cancer vaccine based on mutations in a patient’s tumor that would boost patient’s immune response, work as complement to other treatments; vaccine expected to cause fewer distribution problems in some regions
CE Noticias Financieras (Latin America) (12/12)
Novartis to acquire rights to Clovis Oncology’s FAP-2286 experimental cancer drug as part of Clovis’ bankruptcy proceedings in US; Novartis to pay US$50.0M upfront as part of deal
SeeNews Pharmaceuticals (12/12)
Roche announces pharma sector CEO Bill Anderson to leave company at end of year; incoming Roche CEO Thomas Schinecker to assume pharma CEO post until a successor is named
FiercePharma (12/12)
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Health Care & Medical Packaging
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Eli Lilly listed a new Phase 1 clinical trial to study subcutaneous Injections of Mirikizumab LY3074828 solution given by pre-filled syringe in healthy participants
Contify Life Science News (12/12)
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Health Care & Wellness group
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Moderna names Evelyn Pang as general manager of its new office in Singapore to build the company’s presence in the market; Pang previously served as GM at at Zuellig Pharma Holdings in Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei
Global Data Point (12/12)
American Diabetes Assn. releases 2023 Standards of Care in Diabetes to guide prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for people living with diabetes
American Diabetes Association (12/12)
Baxter named to Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for 23rd consecutive year, placing in top 3% of peer companies in healthcare equipment and supply industry; the indices help investors integrate sustainability considerations into investments
Business Wire (12/12)
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Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences group
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Quest Diagnostics finds 49% of patients tested misuse prescription drugs, down from 60% in 2012, with misuse higher among younger patients; drug mixing found in 52% of drug tests, 9.2% of patients tested positive for amphetamines: Health Trends Report
Quest Diagnostics Inc. (12/12)
Regeneron named on Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for fourth consecutive year, Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for third year; the index includes the top 10% sustainable companies in each industry
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (12/12)
GSK to move from Brentford, West London, to new global headquarters in central London in 2024; new site offers close proximity to GSK collaboration partners Francis Crick Institute and King's College London and the city’s Knowledge Quarter
U.S. Regulated Equity Markets (Alternative Disclosure) via PUBT (12/12)
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Medical
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Hospital/Clinical Devices
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Thermo Fisher’s CDx HLA sequencing system given De Novo classification by FDA for use as diagnostic with Immunocore’s T cell receptor therapy KIMMTRAK tebentafusp-teb for HLA-A 02:01-positive adults with metastatic or unresectable uveal melanoma
Clinical Lab Products (12/09)
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Diagnostic Tests/Monitoring Devices
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Tech vs. Trees: General Electric buys every print ad in New York Times for a day, point-of-care paper test aims to revolutionize global cervical cancer care, print books could far outlast e-books without active digital maintenance
Industry Intelligence Inc. (12/09)
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Respiratory/Lung Health
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FDA grants priority review to Pfizer's RSV vaccine candidate for adults over 60 years of age; CDC estimates RSV causes 120,000 hospitalizations, 10,000 deaths among older adults in US each year
Patient Care (12/09)
FDA expected to make decision on Pfizer RSV vaccine in May
Outsourcing-Pharma.com (12/09)
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Hospitals
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Quest Diagnostics buys select Northern Light Health outreach laboratory services business for undisclosed amount; Quest to also provide professional management services for nine Northern Light Health hospital laboratories and its cancer center lab
Zack's Commentary (12/09)
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Health Care, Pharmaceuticals & Wellness
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Novavax reports Swiss and French health authorities expand recommendations for use of Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine as a booster; Swiss approve booster for those 16 and older, French approve booster for those aged 18 and older
U.S. Regulated Equity Markets (Alternative Disclosure) via PUBT (12/12)
UnitedHealth Group named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America and World Indices for 24th consecutive year; the indices track the stock performance of world’s leading companies in terms of economic, environmental, social criteria
Business Wire (12/12)
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Pharma
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Prescription Drugs
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California attorney general proposes US$5.7B multistate opioid settlement with Walgreens, with California eligible to receive up to approximately US$510M; majority of funds will be used to combat opioid crisis by providing treatment and recovery services
ForeignAffairs.co.nz (12/12)
Imperial College London scientists use gold from recycled e-waste to help produce pharmaceuticals; low-cost, low-energy, green method can extract rare metals from SIM cards, circuit boards, printer cartridges, use metals as reusable high-quality catalysts
Imperial College London (12/09)
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Biopharmaceuticals/Biologics
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AGC Biologics and GORE align to advance downstream purification
Outsourcing-Pharma.com (12/12)
Researchers chemically recycle plastic waste into pharmaceuticals; catalytic process recovers diacids from plastic grocery bags at 36% rate, which are then fed to bioengineered fungus to produce drugs within week's time: University of Southern California
University of Southern California (12/09)
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Vaccination/Immunization
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Pfizer CEO stung by UK pharma marketing regulator over kids' COVID vax claims made during December 2021 BBC interview; regulator finds claims misleading, unsubstantiated, failed to present information in factual, balanced way
Indian Pharma Industry: Policies (12/09)
Pfizer and BioNTech receive FDA fast track designation for single-dose mRNA-based vaccine candidate against COVID-19 and influenza
BioNTech SE (12/09)
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Health Care, Pharmaceuticals & Wellness
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Amgen to buy Irish drugmaker Horizon Therapeutics for $26.4B; Horizon develops autoimmune and severe inflammatory disease treatments including FDA-approved Tepezza, which treats thyroid eye disease and had sales of US$1.67B in 2021
Associated Press (12/12)
Janssen submits BLA to FDA for Talquetamab bispecific T cell engager antibody to treat relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma; drug targets novel target GPRC5D and separately targets CD3 on T cells
Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. (12/09)
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Packaging
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Health Care & Medical Packaging
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Gerresheimer Glass receives US$500,000 grant from North Carolina Dept. of Commerce to support the expansion of its facility in Morganton, North Carolina; the capital investment will exceed US$60M and will expand capacity for new vial forming lines
Morganton News Herald (NC) (12/12)
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Caps & Closures
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Spain-based Leche Pascual incorporates cap attached to its milk containers to facilitate recycling, ahead of European legislation that comes into force from July 2024; cap is produced from sugar cane
CE Noticias Financieras (12/12)
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Latest: Dec, 12 2022
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
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109.37
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107.51
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1.73%
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-18.61%
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Cardinal Health (CAH)
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79.36
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77.55
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2.33%
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63.66%
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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
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177.46
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175.74
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0.98%
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7.23%
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Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK)
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109.02
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108.78
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0.22%
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50.12%
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