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Michael Earl from Owen Mumford considers the benefits of connectivity and how this can be best utilised by pharma companies

Betsy Goodfellow and James Spargo from Pharmafocus explore the investigation around contaminated cough syrups following a timeline that includes products manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals, Marion Biotech and other companies

Page 4 Sanofi to cut insulin prices by 78% starting January 2024

Page 6 AstraZeneca reports positive results of drug combination in
late-stage ovarian cancer trial

Page 7 Promising ovarian cancer drug enters phase 3 trial

Page 8 AstraZeneca’s Lynparza approved by NHS England

Page 9  NeuroRPM announces FDA clearance for AI monitoring app for Parkinson’s disease on Apple Watch

Page 11  Roche and Eli Lilly collaborate on Alzheimer’s disease blood test

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