Simon Wentworth

2 weeks ago | thepharmaletter.com | Simon Wentworth

This week on The Pharma Letter Podcast, we’re joined by Howard Fillit, co-founder and chief science officer at the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF). As the FDA approval of anti-amyloid drugs like lecanemab and donanemab marks a new era in the treatment of Alzheimer’s, questions remain around cost, access, and real-world impact. A geriatrician and neuroscientist, Dr Fillit has argued for a broader approach to Alzheimer’s—one that targets not just amyloid, but the full biology of aging.

Jun 25, 2024 | thepharmaletter.com | Simon Wentworth

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Jan 23, 2024 | thepharmaletter.com | Simon Wentworth

This week we are speaking with the chief executive of British drug development company Ellipses Pharma. Founded in 2018 to create new cancer therapies, the firm is following a unique multimodal approach to clinical development, leveraging a variety of technologies. That’s not the only way that Ellipses is rethinking drug development. The company uses a consultative model to provide an unbiased vetting process for candidates, with the goal of de-risking initial asset selection.

Oct 24, 2023 | thepharmaletter.com | Simon Wentworth

In the world of outsourced clinical research, ICON is a big fish in a pond full of other increasingly big fish. In this episode of The Pharma Letter Podcast, we chat with the company’s chief commercial officer, George McMillan. Like many in the industry, the Dublin-headquartered clinical research organization (CRO) has sought to grow in size to take advantage of increasing demand for its services.

Jul 18, 2023 | thepharmaletter.com | Simon Wentworth

Over the last few days, attendees of the ongoing annual meeting of the Alzheimer’s Association have been arriving in Amsterdam for what has turned out to be a particularly exciting congress. Spared the sweltering heat wave affecting more southerly parts of the continent, a palpably buoyant mood may be detected among conference-goers, as the Alzheimer’s community gets to grips with data showing real progress in the field for the first time in years.