Pharma

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Hims & Hers adds GLP-1 injections to weight loss program
By Jessica Hagen | 02:14 pm | May 20, 2024
The company said its drugs will be more accessible than brand-name versions thanks to a partnership with a manufacturer of generic and 503B compounded injectables.
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E-scripts platform MediSecure hit by 'large-scale' ransomware
By Adam Ang | 01:45 am | May 17, 2024
Hackers may have entered through one of its third-party vendors.
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OpenAI expands partnership with Moderna for customizable GPTs
By Jessica Hagen | 01:29 pm | April 26, 2024
The pharma giant's employees will have access to ChatGPT Enterprise, which allows teams to create customized GPTs on specific topics.
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AI-enabled drug discovery company Xaira launches with $1B
By Jessica Hagen | 03:21 pm | April 24, 2024
Xaira's CEO, Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne, resigned as president of Stanford University last August due to controversy over inaccuracies discovered in his lab's scientific papers.
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HIMSS24 preview: Combating counterfeit drugs in a health system
By Jessica Hagen | 01:53 pm | March 07, 2024
Gee Mathen, director of pharmacy clinical applications and technical services at Texas Children's Hospital, discusses his upcoming HIMSS24 session "Combating Counterfeit Drugs and the Drug Supply Chain Security Act."
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Redi Health secures $14M for healthcare management platform
By Jessica Hagen | 02:18 pm | February 28, 2024
The company will use the funds to create and launch new products, expand its network and speed up its growth.
A researcher of Daewoong Pharmaceutical using Daisy to explore compounds of potential new drug candidates
Daewoong Pharmaceutical digested 800 million compounds to facilitate AI drug discovery
By Adam Ang | 01:11 am | February 26, 2024
Alongside generative AI, the large database has been foundational to the development of its latest AI-powered drug discovery system.   
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Discount drug company Waltz Health moves into Medicare market
By Jessica Hagen | 04:23 pm | February 23, 2024
The company will offer a customizable version of its Marketplace Search Technology to health plans supporting Medicare beneficiaries.
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Bioptimus launches with $35M to create an AI foundation model for biology
By Jessica Hagen | 02:54 pm | February 20, 2024
The company was founded by former Google DeepMind and Owkin scientists.
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AION Labs launches new startup using AI to discover molecular glue therapies
By Jessica Hagen | 02:21 pm | January 30, 2024
TenAces will develop an AI platform to help identify protein interactions that naturally occur in the body to assist with targeted protein degradation.