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Sigma-Aldrich is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC and its affiliates. Copyright © 2016 EMD Millipore Corporation. All Rights Reserved. LSL EDITOR’S NOTE @RfwrightLSL facebook.com/LifeScienceLeader linkedin.com/in/robertfwright Despite Public Sentiment, NOVEMBER 2016 VOL. 8 NO. 11 LIFE SCIENCE LEADER Biopharma Has Many Bright Spots 5340 Fryling Rd., Suite 300 / Erie, PA 16510-4672 Telephone: 814 897 7700 / Fax: 814 899 4648 WWW.LIFESCIENCELEADER.COM working with Cuba. When learning that the SVP OF PUBLISHING/PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT country’s Center of Molecular Immunology Jon Howland / Ext. 203 [email protected] (CMI) had developed a lung cancer vaccine (CIMAvax), he and colleagues didn’t let a EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Dan Schell / Ext. 284 54-year-old trade embargo stand in the way [email protected] of bringing this innovation to patients in the CHIEF EDITOR states. Roswell anticipates beginning U.S. Rob Wright / Ext. 140 clinical trials soon, perhaps before the end of [email protected] next year. EXECUTIVE EDITOR It was on the last day of the 2016 Wayne Koberstein ROB WRIGHT Chief Editor International Society for Pharmaceutical [email protected] Engineering (ISPE) annual meeting that I EDITORS identified my next bright spot. Presenter Dr. Louis Garguilo ired of the biopharma pessimism? [email protected] Before writing this month’s Editor’s Frank Gupton, Ph.D., a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), spent 30 Ed Miseta Note, I reflected on what had [email protected] been written in this column over years in industry before embarking on his T second career. Since “retiring” he has given a Anna Rose Welch the past 10 months. While I’ve delved into a [email protected] wide variety of topics (e.g., activist investors, TEDx talk, published numerous articles, and breakthroughs, Brexit), 40 percent of the received grants totaling nearly $10 million VP OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Michael Bennett columns touched on drug pricing (a rather from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. [email protected] polarizing subject). When thinking about One of his teaching projects seeks cheaper and more efficient ways to manufacture DIRECTORS OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS all the hostility heaped on our industry — Tim Bretz / 724-940-7555 / Ext. 123 especially now during a U.S. presidential medicines. The first drug tackled, nevirapine, [email protected] is an HIV/AIDS compound for which Gupton campaign — I couldn’t bear entering November Cory Coleman / Ext. 108 on note of negativity. So, I started thinking (while in industry) developed the commercial [email protected] about some of the “bright spots” that have process. By making a few simple changes, the Tracy Tasker / Ext. 297 occurred in this industry recently. Medicines for All Initiative team reduced: [email protected] First, consider the fact that, as of this writ- Perry Rearick / Ext. 263 ing, we have seen 58 FDA drug approvals this the manufacturing process by nearly [email protected] year, with 17 being for novel compounds. Of two-thirds Derek Van Slyke / Ext. 217 course, this drug-approvals bright spot isn’t material costs by more than half [email protected] free of controversy, as was evident by the recent raw material waste by 93 percent. PUBLISHER/BIOPHARM & LAB approval of Sarepta’s Exondys 51 (eteplirsen), Shannon Primavere / Ext. 279 indicated for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. They did all of this while increasing the yield [email protected] from 59 to 92 percent. But most telling is the Janet Woodcock, M.D., director for the FDA’s GROUP PUBLISHER/OUTSOURCING CDER, pushed for the drug’s approval despite increased number of patients who can now be Ray Sherman / Ext. 335 heated internal opposition. Dr. Luciana Borio, treated more cost-effectively. It is estimated [email protected] acting agency chief scientist, argued that its that just a 10 percent improvement would BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER approval would lower agency standards, while achieve a savings of $75 million and allow the Mike Barbalaci / Ext. 218 [email protected] Ellis Unger, M.D., director of the office of drug Gates initiative to treat 150,000 more patients. evaluation, called the compound a “scientifi- Following this success, Gupton’s team SR. ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE received another $5 million to investigate Scott Moren / Ext. 118 cally elegant placebo.” Time will tell who’s right. [email protected] But I admire Woodcock for her willingness improving two additional HIV/AIDS drugs (i.e., tenofovir, darunavir). DIRECTOR OF DATA ANALYTICS to take a risk, which in my opinion is another Kevin