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DEA Reaffirms Synthetic THC Compounds Are Schedule I Controlled Substances

The FDA Law Blog

THC acetate esters are different than delta-9-THC, the psychoactive compound found naturally in the cannabis plant. Dr. Boos explained that delta-9-THCO and delta-8-THCO have similar chemical structures and pharmacological activities as compounds in the cannabis plant so they fall within the definition of THC. Terrence L. Boos, Ph.D.,

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Adopting Automation Supports Safer, More Efficient Sterile Compounding

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Dennis Wright Senior Director, Central Pharmacy Dispensing Services, Omnicell As disruption and uncertainty in the supply of IV medications from outsourced compounding facilities continues, health system pharmacies should reevaluate how they are managing sterile compounding needs. 23 at 1 pm ET.

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Beckley Psytech raises $80m for psychedelic meds development

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The Oxford-based company had originally hoped to raise $50 million from the series B, and the scale of the financing is further evidence that repurposing psychedelic compounds as potential therapies for neuro-psychiatric disorders is a hot topic in biopharma. Beckley – formerly known as Beckley Canopy Therapeutics – raised £7.4

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$3 trillion growth reported for biotech sector

European Pharmaceutical Review

Since 2018, employment numbers in the industry have grown by 11 percent, totalling $2.9 To date, 747 novel compounds are in production. The investigation identified that in the pandemic, the economy reduced 1.5 percent of its workforce. trillion dollars in 2021. Sluggish economic growth.

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Verge Genomics takes AI-sourced drug for ALS into clinic

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. “We are proud to be not just one of the few AI-driven biotech companies to have made it to the clinical stage, but also one of the first to bring forward a novel clinical compound against a novel target, that was entirely discovered and developed internally on our platform,” said Zhang, who acts as Verge’s chief executive.

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Dr Reddy’s jumps on medical cannabis train, buying Nimbus Health

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It said the medical cannabis market in Germany is valued at approximately €122 million, growing at around 25% last year and with a compound annual growth rate estimated at 55 % since the market was liberalised in 2017. The two drugs were developed by medical cannabis pioneer GW Pharma, which was acquired by Jazz last year.

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AbbVie, Anima Biotech announce collaboration worth $580M plus

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Anima uses its mRNA Lightning platform to discover small molecules and determine their mechanisms of action for diseases previously deemed undruggable, with scientists searching for compounds that target proteins with roles in regulating mRNA, so as to affect disease states through post-transcriptional regulation (i.e.