Hugo Almeida

Excellent graph capturing the numbers

Death rates from cardiovascular disease have fallen dramatically — what were the breakthroughs behind this? Over a century of progress in surgery, drugs, prevention, and emergency response has driven down death rates from heart disease and stroke.

Compelling analysis showing what we all been witnessing for decades better #medicines, surgeries, prevention and broader access to #healthcare #indatawetrust
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The bomb (part 1): were nuclear weapons inevitable? Our podcast on science and technology. The first episode of our four-part series on the past, present and future of nuclear weapons

On July 16th 1945 the first nuclear bomb was detonated. To mark the 80th anniversary, “Babbage” is releasing a four-part series about the science that unleashed the nuclear age

After years of hype, the first AI-designed drugs fall short in the clinic The first AI-designed drugs have ended with disappointment. Over the last year-plus, the first handful of molecules created by artificial intelligence have failed trials or been deprioritized. The AI ...

Everyday we hear that #AI is all about sunshine and rainbows. It seems in drug development there is a long way to be paved @endpts.com #innovation #R&D #pharma #drugdevelopment
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Sexo para evitar conflictos: una herencia evolutiva no siempre aconsejable Chimpancés y bonobos utilizan el sexo para esquivar peleas, apaciguar el ambiente o reconciliarse. Pero esta heredada táctica no siempre es recomendable para el ser humano, ya que puede retrasar la solución a problemas de fondo

Los grandes simios, más inteligentes y resolutivos que muchos humanos, practican la máxima de “haz el amor, no la guerra”, no solo en pareja, sino en el grupo. Y, hasta la fecha, no les va mal

Immunization is a vital investment for a healthy generation, the golden Indonesia generation 2045 Every year, countries around the world observe World Immunization Week (WIW) during the last week of April. The global theme for WIW 2025 is “Immunization for All is Humanly Possible”, while Indonesia...

Indonesia setting standards on helping society through vaccination #who #VaccinesWork #health
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Measles makes a deadly comeback in Europe as vaccine gaps widen In 2024, measles cases in Europe soared to the highest levels in decades, with over 35,000 reported cases, 87% from Romania alone. Most affected were unvaccinated children, revealing critical immunity...

Vaccines are safe, effective and cost effective way of preventing many diseases that may harm society #pharma #VaccinesWork #immunization #vaccination #health
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5 takeaways on the Critical Medicines Act From funding challenges to what changes in joint drug procurement: Here’s what you need to know about the new rules aimed at securing Europe's access to critical medicines.

Strategy in #EU to assure the access to essential #medicines
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Pharma’s Tariff Reprieve Will Be Temporary as More Levies Loom The drug industry won a reprieve from sweeping tariffs announced by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, though it could be short-lived as the White House moves forward with plans for future levies on...

The increase in access to #innovative and affordable #medicines is paramount to each global citizen. It needs to be improved not the other way around
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Histories of FDA Regulated Products This section provides overviews of the history of FDA regulated products and the agency's evolution over time.

@fda.gov has been playing a pivotal role in US since 1906, showing how to use a rational approach. Fortunately many other countries followed the same approach #safety #patients #health #innovation
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How humanity doubled life expectancy in a century Doubling human life expectancy in a century is our greatest achievement, says author Steven Johnson. How did we make it happen -- and can we keep it going? Backed by fascinating historical anecdotes, ...

This #TED talk of around 4 years ago remind us with common sense about what we have been all achieving over the last 70 years #science #humankind #pharma #commonsense
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F.D.A. Expands Access to Clozapine, a Key Treatment for Schizophrenia Federal regulators will no longer require patients to provide blood tests before receiving the drug from pharmacies.

The #FDA taking a leaner approach to ease the life of Schizophrenia patients. Drug regulators always a lighthouse in keeping efficacy and safety paradigm while increasing patient access @nytimes.com
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From the published paper @nature.com

Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.

@nature.com #innovation #science #bsky "Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than ...".
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Every FDA drug approval from 2024: Fewer nods, but long-awaited treatments cross the finish line 2024’s novel drug approvals offered a wide array of new cancer drugs, rare disease treatments, a potential Alzheimer’s blockbuster, and about 10 fewer approvals than 2023. While 2022 and 2023 ...

@endpts.com "Every FDA drug approval from 2024: Fewer nods, but long-awaited treatments cross the finish line"
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F.D.A. Approves the First New Schizophrenia Drug in Decades Available antipsychotic treatments work by blocking dopamine receptors. The new drug, Cobenfy, takes a different approach.

F.D.A. Approves a New Antipsychotic Drug @nytimes.com
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2024 drug approvals: Small companies loom large with several key FDA nods Comparing the FDA new drug approval lists from 2023 and 2024 reveals a significant difference in the size of the companies that achieved the regulatory triumphs. | Each year, many scientists and other...

50 new drug products were approved in 2024 by the @fda.gov Bringing further innovation to patient needs #fiercepharma
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Your medicine comes from unexpected places. Why those sources are now at risk. Negotiators at a U.N. conference in Colombia agreed to launch a fund for companies that make money from nature to give a small share of it to host countries.

Simple and straightforward contributions in benefit of everyone @washingtonpost.com
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The new tech treatments that could improve mental health From video games to personal avatars, researchers are looking to develop a new generation of digital tools that do not involve taking a drug or therapy

NEW

The new treatments that could help revolutionise mental health

From Tetris to avatars, novel therapies are emerging based on tech and fresh ways of approaching old problems.

Second part of an FT series on mental health.

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This Next Generation IVF Startup Facilitated The Birth Of A Baby For The First Time Doctors say IVF technology developed by Gameto, cofounded by Under 30 alumna Dina Radenkovic, has serious potential. Now it’s finally coming to market.

@forbes.com "This Next Generation IVF Startup Facilitated The Birth Of A Baby For The First Time" www.forbes.com/sites/alexyo...

Gameto Announces World’s First Live Birth Using Fertilo Procedure that Matures Eggs Outside the Body Gameto Announces World’s First Live Birth Using Fertilo Procedure that Matures Eggs Outside the Body

A breakthrough solution bringing a safer pregnancy for nourishing mothers and babies. Make us wondering what the future shall look like for an ethical childbirth and its boundaries? #biotech #gameto #pregnancy #ethics
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U.S. Senate Passes FDA Modernization Act 3.0 House can now take up and pass legislation directing FDA to implement the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 and start the long-term wind down of inaccurate, expensive, animal testing in drug development

"Start the long-term wind down of inaccurate, expensive, animal testing in drug development"
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2024 is shaping up to be “the year of iPSCs" Axol CEO Summer Review (Jan-Jun 2024). Image Credit: Mongta Studio/Shutterstock.

New technology getting fine-tuned to enable leaner drug development for better medicines to patients #biotech #pharma #drugdevelopment
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Resetting Europe’s Innovation Compass Europe’s pharmaceutical sector has grown slowly for 25 years and its share of research is shrinking. It’s time to turn things around

@politico.com Published the views of #efpia on moving EU #pharma #biotech #innovation into an upper level

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Analysis | The market for biosimilars is funky. The industry thinks PBMs are to blame Despite eight cheaper biosimilar competitors, blockbuster anti-inflammatory Humira still dominates its market. What’s going on?

Views on the hurdles of a larger patient access to affordable life saving therapies #pharma #biotech #biosimilars Insightful article by @washingtonpost.com
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A good overview on the 13 NCE's #FDA approvals in Q3 2024 #pharma #biotech #innovation #patients
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Cell Therapy Basics YouTube video by ASGCT

Cell therapies explained in a more common way
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Hugo Almeida on LinkedIn: The market checkpoint within the frontiers of CAR-T and other cell… How about CAR-T cell market dynamics? Click and read more on the frontiers of CAR-T and cell therapies. #innovation #celltherapies #pharma #biotech #biologics…

Cell therapies are bringing a new chapter to hopeless patients in high malignant diseases #innovation #linkedin #pharma #biotech #biologics #celltherapies
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Cancer therapy approved by FDA uses body’s own cells as a ‘living drug’ A new therapy approved by the Food and Drug Administration supercharges the body’s immune system to kill a kind of skin cancer, opening the door to targeting more common tumors.

Cell therapies are a breakthrough innovation broadening the map of therapeutic options to patients and doctors #innovation #pharma #biotech
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