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After FDA Set Back, AI Driven Drug Company Advances with New CEO
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22 minutes
Released:
Aug 27, 2020
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Podcast episode
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration delivered a blow to Pharnext in 2019 when it told the company it should conduct an additional late-stage study of its experimental therapy for the rare neurological condition Charcot-Marie Tooth disease. A manufacturing problem that affected the dose delivered to some patients invalidated one the arms of its study. The company uses artificial intelligence and network pharmacology to identify molecules that may be involved in modulating a disease and searches for synergistic combinations of both existing and novel therapies to treat conditions. Since it’s clinical setback, the company named David Horn Solomon as its new CEO, sharpened its focus, and moved forward with an additional study. We spoke to Solomon about the company’s approach to therapeutic development, its focus on neurological conditions, and the case for using combination therapies as the best way to tackle the diseases it targets.
Released:
Aug 27, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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