New Business Opportunities in Bio/Pharma,
Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Welcome to the January 2017 issue of PharmSource PERISCOPE

This monthly e-newsletter provides valuable insight to sales and marketing professionals who sell goods and services to bio/pharma, medical device or diagnostic companies. It helps you recognize new business opportunities and overcome sales obstacles.

Enjoy the January issue, and Happy New Year!

PharmSource Lead Sheet
Summary of Global Clinical Pipeline Activity

Pipeline Tip

Adynxx plans to initiate a Phase II trial with AYX1 for the prevention of chronic pain after major surgery:

• Therapeutic Area: Analgesic – Non-narcotic
• Dosage Form: Parenteral
• API: Nucleic acid – DNA

Get deeper information about the likely upcoming needs of Adynxx, its pipeline, contacts and more in the PharmSource Lead Sheet. If you’re not yet a subscriber, click here to learn more.
 

CRISPR: Gene Therapy 2.0

by Mahdia Hashimy, Research Analyst

It looks like 2017 will be an exciting year for the Biotech industry. One development that has caught much attention is the new generation of gene therapy, the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing tool that with cautious optimism is expected to start a new wave of faster, more accurate treatment for monogenetic diseases through DNA modification.

With the CRISPR-Cas9, (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) editing tool, scientists are able to accurately alter a DNA sequence, removing and replacing faulty DNA, and have the potential to treat a range of genetic medical conditions. With around 5,000 inherited disorders caused by… read on
 

Follow the Money to

Bio/Pharmaceutical Opportunities

Spotlight on Clearside Biomedical, Inc.

Clearside Biomedical is a U.S. public bio/pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes therapeutic products using an ocular microinjection platform to target the individual compartments of the eye. They plan to raise $36 million in a secondary public offering.

What new business opportunities are most likely to surface from this? We know they plan to use the proceeds to continue early-stage R&D and to complete… read on
 
 

Follow the Money to

Medical Device & Diagnostic Opportunities

Spotlight on Femasys, Inc.

Femasys is a U.S. private company that develops and manufactures medical devices for the treatment of infertility and cervical cancer. They raised $40 million in a completion of a Series C venture capital investment.

What new business opportunities are most likely to surface from this? We know they plan to use the proceeds to support the pivotal trial of the FemBloc… read on
 

PharmSource’s just-released trend report, Follow the Money: The Outlook for Outsourced Spending on Early Development Services, examines the link between external funding sources and early drug development, and addresses the following: 1. How close is the link between early development activity and the external funding environment? 2. What happens to R&D spending when an emerging bio/pharma company gets financing? What happens to other spending categories? 3. What is the cost of getting a candidate into Phase 1 and Phase 2?

PharmSource Lead Sheet

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