QPS is a GLP/GCP-compliant contract research organization (CRO) delivering the highest grade of discovery, preclinical, and clinical drug development services. Since 1995, it has rapidly expanded into a full-service CRO with 1100+ employees in the US, Europe, India and Asia. Today, QPS offers expanded pharmaceutical contract R&D services with special expertise in Neuropharmacology, DMPK, Toxicology, Bioanalysis, Translational Medicine and all Phases of Clinical Development.
QPS has CLIA-certified and GLP-compliant laboratories ready fast track novel coronavirus and COVID-19 RT-qPCR/QPCR and Serological Assays, and vaccine or therapy development programs. We're known for proven quality standards, technical expertise, a flexible approach to research, client satisfaction and turnkey laboratories and facilities. For more information, visit www.qps.com or email info@qps.com
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BioPharmGuy
Two times this week we've had longtime website visitors tell us they didn't know about the data we sell. Here's a quick summary:
We list 10,000+ companies and we can segment any data request by all the categories you see on our website.
The information we have is all found at publicly available websites. It includes mailing addresses, main phone, number of employees, funding, public/private ownership, drug pipeline info (including what types of drugs companies are working on, what clinical stage) and finally, for US companies, we have names/titles/emails for some executives/VPs/directors.
If any of that sounds useful, check it all out here.
Favorite Countries
We do not have a huge page for all the companies in the entire US, but of the single country pages we do have, here are the most popular ones so far in October, with visitor numbers:
1) United Kingdom – 3,130
2) Germany – 1,467
3) Netherlands – 1,365
4) Switzerland – 1,151
5) France – 763
While we’re at it, here are the countries that sent us the most traffic:
1) United States – 27,278
2) United Kingdom – 6,509
3) India – 4,852
4) Canada – 2,199
5) Germany – 1,683
Finally, which company websites did our visitors click on the most?
1) Pfizer - 205
2) Acro Biosystems - 175
3) Recipharm - 164
4) Integra LifeSciences - 162
5) Medtronic - 162
If Charles River would ever splurge for a Premium Listing, they could easily crack that top 5.
Addition & Attrition
Did a purge this week. 33 companies removed, 16 added. Summary file available on our downloads page.
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Biogen
Sales of their controversial Alzheimer's product, Aduhelm, totaled $300,000 in the third quarter. The headline price is $56,000/yr for a single patient, so crudely, we can guess that one patient would translate to about $14,000 in a quarter. Doing the simple math, 300/14 = 21 patients. In three months. Damn, that’s rough. Maybe next time sell a drug that actually has efficacy data backing it?
DeoBioSciences
Some scientists have found a drug that kills breast cancer in a petri dish. The numbers sound good, but maybe…just maybe, it’s really easy to find things that work in petri dishes?
TikDoc
A Gastroenterologist with 500,000 TikTok followers was just hired by Medtronic to be the new Chief Medical Officer for GI. Check out his poop commentary if you’re so inclined.
Was That Wrong? Should I not have done that?
Founder & CEO of Athira Pharma has resigned after it became apparent she altered western blot images in her doctoral thesis and four journal articles that were part of the scientific basis for the entire company. Internet sleuths are insatiable these days – they amassed quite the dossier here.
One paper? Maybe a lapse in judgement. Four papers and your thesis? Hope you enjoyed your career in science while it lasted.
Theranos
The Theranos trial chugs on, but will it reach the station? A third juror was dismissed, this one for playing sudoku during testimony. She insisted it did not take her attention away from the trial happenings. Sorry, that’s not how numerical puzzles work, lady.
The prior dismissed juror waited until five weeks into the trial to let the court know she was a Buddhist and therefore could not sentence the defendant to prison. Interesting logic, but we are pretty sure they have prisons in Cambodia, Thailand, Burma and all the other Buddhist-majority countries.
They’re down to two alternates and the trial has an estimated five weeks or so to go. Will the defense go all in on a new juror disqualification strategy? We shall see.
Name Game
SonaCare --> Sonablate
Yes there was a medical device company named SonaCare. They brushed that moniker away and became Sonablate. They were right to run away with their tail between the legs – you can’t compete with that amazing product. But hold up...their product was shaped like a Sonicare toothbrush! C'mon, you can't make this up. Oh and, by the way, it's a device for treating the prostate. We think more than a few men out there may take issue with Sonablate referring to it as "minimally-invasive".
Sumo Biosciences --> Oncovalent
Sumo was in our defunct directory, but a website visitor informed us they’d changed their name to Oncovalent. Could it be they changed the name to avoid being accused of cultural appropriation by some indignant wokesters? That reminds us of the time someone went off because we’re called BioPharmGuy. Yeah, we’re so sorry the 20-something guy who founded this website between games of Guitar Hero in his crappy Boston apartment back in 2008 didn’t pick a better name – please don’t cancel us!
Team Schmear
If you’re thinking about working there, perhaps Bagel Fridays or free dry-cleaning will seal the deal? Maybe it's just us, but we’re not so sure “Monthly team birthday celebrations” qualifies as a selling point, but hey, at least they give you some advance warning.
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Qosina, a global supplier of single-use components, offers a comprehensive portfolio of more than 1,000 stock components for the design, development and manufacture of single-use systems. Leveraging over 40 years of experience as a trusted supplier of OEM medical components, Qosina provides a much-needed resource for bioprocess, vaccine production, and cell and gene therapy.
Our mission is to ensure security of supply and the best customer experience possible by helping our customers find, order and receive their required components quickly and accurately. We provide practical solutions to meet the changing needs of the bioprocess industry through innovation, technology and continuous improvement.
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Vaccines
Pfizer/BioNTech
The FDA advisory committee of outside experts voted 17-0 in favor of recommending the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine be approved for children ages 5-11. The FDA itself will vote imminently and the vaccine could be available as soon as next week.
This committee saying a drug should be approved is not to be construed as them saying it should be given to everyone. The committee members expressed concerns with rare side effects, and some explicitly stated that they didn't believe this vaccine should be mandated.
Given the vote, the committee was at least unanimous in their belief that some kids should be vaccinated. Peoples' decision to vaccinate their kids will depend on comorbidities (20% of American kids aged 6-11 are obese), immunocompromised family members, personal choice and, as you should know all too well by now, politics.
Moderna
Last week we showed the CDC data indicating that Moderna was more effective at preventing severe Covid than the other vaccines. What it’s also more effective at is causing myocarditis in patients under 40.
As You Were
As we 100% expected would happen, the Biden administration has abandoned all efforts to reform drug pricing, just like every other administration in recent memory. Medicare will continue to pay whatever drug companies charge everyone else, despite having vastly more purchasing power.
Can you imagine Walmart agreeing to pay suppliers the same rates that mom-and-pop convenience stores pay? Of course not - but as we know, the great American healthcare feast does not have a seat at the table for logic.
Mousetrap Works, Dude
Delivering injectable drugs is pretty straightforward. It uses a 160 year-old technology that works and that everyone understands. Did we mention it works almost flawlessly? So why not invent something new?
Scientists have created a portable electroporation device to deliver medicines. Electroporation is the concept of running an electric current through a cell membrane causing pores to open, which then provide a way to get something into the cells without a needle.
Sure it'd be nice for the needle-phobes of the world, but these scientists trying to say it will revolutionize vaccination is code for “give us more grant money”.
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ETC.
Different Area Codes
If you didn’t realize it was still possible to dial a 7-digit phone number in 35 US states, join the club. That party is about to end, 20 years after we thought it already had. In order to allow for the nationwide launch of the 988 suicide prevention hotline, area codes will now be mandatory nationwide. All twelve people still dialing phone numbers will be inconsolable.
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