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Relative importance of pharmaceuticals on health outcomes: 1990-2015

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reduced smoking rates) is having an impact, but another key key question is, what is medical technologies are driving these gains? Is it new surgical techniques, better diagnostics, improved medical devices, or new pharmaceuticals? Across all 8 diseases 56% of the relative value came from pharmaceuticals.

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Philips Appoints Charlotte Hanneman as New CFO, Succeeding Abhijit Bhattacharya

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Hanneman brings over 20 years of experience in the MedTech and pharmaceutical industries. She joins Philips from Stryker, a global medical technology company, where she currently serves as Controller and Head of Financial Planning & Analysis. Hanneman’s Bio/Background Ms. Prior to Stryker, Ms.

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Vista Equity Partners Acquires Model N for $1.25B

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About Model N Model N is a leader in revenue optimization and compliance solutions, empowering companies in the pharmaceutical, medical technology, and high-tech sectors. Upon completion, Model N will become a privately held company and its shares will be delisted from any public stock exchange.

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NVIDIA Healthcare Launches Generative AI Microservices for Drug Discovery

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These microservices, with 25 newly launched offerings, are poised to expedite healthcare workflows in drug discovery, medical imaging, and genomics analysis. Within the NVIDIA AI Enterprise 5.0 software platform, NIM provides elevated capabilities in generative biology, chemistry, and molecular prediction.

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Quantifying the Long-Run Economic and Health Impact of Reduced Intellectual Property Protections for New Drugs

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Some policymakers have called for weakening of intellectual property protections for vaccines and other pharmaceutical products, with the aim to reduce the price and improve access to existing medical technologies, particularly in Eastern Europe and developing countries. The abstract is below.

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Can Artificial Intelligence Replicate The Human Touch in Healthcare Provision?

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AI also has the potential to identify, and even design, up to 50 new therapeutic drugs in the next decade, representing a $ 50 billion opportunity for the global pharmaceutical industry, with a 20-40% reduction in pre-clinical costs. IvorIvor has been in a candidate search for more than 30 years.

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ChatGPT summary of Congressional Testimony on “Innovation and Patient Access”

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Actual testimony ) Dr. Darius Lakdawalla Professor of Pharmaceutical Economics and Public Policy, USC Leonard D. He proposed a balanced policy approach that includes generous prescription drug coverage, drug prices aligned with the value delivered to patients, and robust competition within the pharmaceutical supply chain.