Hugo Almeida
@hugobalm.bsky.social
Curiosity is my driver. Expressed in the love for innovation, specially in life sciences. Extended for interest on ethics and philosophy, arts, writing. Wisdom is the moving wheel of humanity!
Compelling analysis showing what we all been witnessing for decades better #medicines, surgeries, prevention and broader access to #healthcare #indatawetrust
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Death rates from cardiovascular disease have fallen dramatically — what were the breakthroughs behind this?
Over a century of progress in surgery, drugs, prevention, and emergency response has driven down death rates from heart disease and stroke.
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September 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Compelling analysis showing what we all been witnessing for decades better #medicines, surgeries, prevention and broader access to #healthcare #indatawetrust
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On July 16th 1945 the first nuclear bomb was detonated. To mark the 80th anniversary, “Babbage” is releasing a four-part series about the science that unleashed the nuclear age
The bomb (part 1): were nuclear weapons inevitable?
Our podcast on science and technology. The first episode of our four-part series on the past, present and future of nuclear weapons
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July 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
On July 16th 1945 the first nuclear bomb was detonated. To mark the 80th anniversary, “Babbage” is releasing a four-part series about the science that unleashed the nuclear age
Everyday we hear that #AI is all about sunshine and rainbows. It seems in drug development there is a long way to be paved @endpts.com #innovation #R&D #pharma #drugdevelopment
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After years of hype, the first AI-designed drugs fall short in the clinic
The first AI-designed drugs have ended with disappointment. Over the last year-plus, the first handful of molecules created by artificial intelligence have failed trials or been deprioritized. The AI ...
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May 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Everyday we hear that #AI is all about sunshine and rainbows. It seems in drug development there is a long way to be paved @endpts.com #innovation #R&D #pharma #drugdevelopment
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Los grandes simios, más inteligentes y resolutivos que muchos humanos, practican la máxima de “haz el amor, no la guerra”, no solo en pareja, sino en el grupo. Y, hasta la fecha, no les va mal
Sexo para evitar conflictos: una herencia evolutiva no siempre aconsejable
Chimpancés y bonobos utilizan el sexo para esquivar peleas, apaciguar el ambiente o reconciliarse. Pero esta heredada táctica no siempre es recomendable para el ser humano, ya que puede retrasar la solución a problemas de fondo
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May 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Los grandes simios, más inteligentes y resolutivos que muchos humanos, practican la máxima de “haz el amor, no la guerra”, no solo en pareja, sino en el grupo. Y, hasta la fecha, no les va mal
Vaccines are safe, effective and cost effective way of preventing many diseases that may harm society #pharma #VaccinesWork #immunization #vaccination #health
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Measles makes a deadly comeback in Europe as vaccine gaps widen
In 2024, measles cases in Europe soared to the highest levels in decades, with over 35,000 reported cases, 87% from Romania alone. Most affected were unvaccinated children, revealing critical immunity...
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May 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Vaccines are safe, effective and cost effective way of preventing many diseases that may harm society #pharma #VaccinesWork #immunization #vaccination #health
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The increase in access to #innovative and affordable #medicines is paramount to each global citizen. It needs to be improved not the other way around
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Pharma’s Tariff Reprieve Will Be Temporary as More Levies Loom
The drug industry won a reprieve from sweeping tariffs announced by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, though it could be short-lived as the White House moves forward with plans for future levies on...
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April 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The increase in access to #innovative and affordable #medicines is paramount to each global citizen. It needs to be improved not the other way around
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This #TED talk of around 4 years ago remind us with common sense about what we have been all achieving over the last 70 years #science #humankind #pharma #commonsense
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How humanity doubled life expectancy in a century
Doubling human life expectancy in a century is our greatest achievement, says author Steven Johnson. How did we make it happen -- and can we keep it going? Backed by fascinating historical anecdotes, ...
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March 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This #TED talk of around 4 years ago remind us with common sense about what we have been all achieving over the last 70 years #science #humankind #pharma #commonsense
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www.ted.com/talks/steven...
The #FDA taking a leaner approach to ease the life of Schizophrenia patients. Drug regulators always a lighthouse in keeping efficacy and safety paradigm while increasing patient access @nytimes.com
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F.D.A. Expands Access to Clozapine, a Key Treatment for Schizophrenia
Federal regulators will no longer require patients to provide blood tests before receiving the drug from pharmacies.
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March 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The #FDA taking a leaner approach to ease the life of Schizophrenia patients. Drug regulators always a lighthouse in keeping efficacy and safety paradigm while increasing patient access @nytimes.com
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@nature.com #innovation #science #bsky "Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than ...".
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Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform
Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.
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January 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
@nature.com #innovation #science #bsky "Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than ...".
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50 new drug products were approved in 2024 by the @fda.gov Bringing further innovation to patient needs #fiercepharma
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2024 drug approvals: Small companies loom large with several key FDA nods
Comparing the FDA new drug approval lists from 2023 and 2024 reveals a significant difference in the size of the companies that achieved the regulatory triumphs. | Each year, many scientists and other...
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January 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
50 new drug products were approved in 2024 by the @fda.gov Bringing further innovation to patient needs #fiercepharma
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Simple and straightforward contributions in benefit of everyone @washingtonpost.com
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Your medicine comes from unexpected places. Why those sources are now at risk.
Negotiators at a U.N. conference in Colombia agreed to launch a fund for companies that make money from nature to give a small share of it to host countries.
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January 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Simple and straightforward contributions in benefit of everyone @washingtonpost.com
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Check your introvert score!
January 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Check your introvert score!
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The new treatments that could help revolutionise mental health
From Tetris to avatars, novel therapies are emerging based on tech and fresh ways of approaching old problems.
Second part of an FT series on mental health.
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The new treatments that could help revolutionise mental health
From Tetris to avatars, novel therapies are emerging based on tech and fresh ways of approaching old problems.
Second part of an FT series on mental health.
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/134b...
The new tech treatments that could improve mental health
From video games to personal avatars, researchers are looking to develop a new generation of digital tools that do not involve taking a drug or therapy
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December 18, 2024 at 8:15 AM
NEW
The new treatments that could help revolutionise mental health
From Tetris to avatars, novel therapies are emerging based on tech and fresh ways of approaching old problems.
Second part of an FT series on mental health.
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/134b...
The new treatments that could help revolutionise mental health
From Tetris to avatars, novel therapies are emerging based on tech and fresh ways of approaching old problems.
Second part of an FT series on mental health.
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/134b...
A breakthrough solution bringing a safer pregnancy for nourishing mothers and babies. Make us wondering what the future shall look like for an ethical childbirth and its boundaries? #biotech #gameto #pregnancy #ethics
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Gameto Announces World’s First Live Birth Using Fertilo Procedure that Matures Eggs Outside the Body
Gameto Announces World’s First Live Birth Using Fertilo Procedure that Matures Eggs Outside the Body
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December 18, 2024 at 2:37 PM
A breakthrough solution bringing a safer pregnancy for nourishing mothers and babies. Make us wondering what the future shall look like for an ethical childbirth and its boundaries? #biotech #gameto #pregnancy #ethics
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New technology getting fine-tuned to enable leaner drug development for better medicines to patients #biotech #pharma #drugdevelopment
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2024 is shaping up to be “the year of iPSCs"
Axol CEO Summer Review (Jan-Jun 2024). Image Credit: Mongta Studio/Shutterstock.
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December 15, 2024 at 11:26 AM
New technology getting fine-tuned to enable leaner drug development for better medicines to patients #biotech #pharma #drugdevelopment
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@politico.com Published the views of #efpia on moving EU #pharma #biotech #innovation into an upper level
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Resetting Europe’s Innovation Compass
Europe’s pharmaceutical sector has grown slowly for 25 years and its share of research is shrinking. It’s time to turn things around
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December 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM
@politico.com Published the views of #efpia on moving EU #pharma #biotech #innovation into an upper level
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Views on the hurdles of a larger patient access to affordable life saving therapies #pharma #biotech #biosimilars Insightful article by @washingtonpost.com
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Analysis | The market for biosimilars is funky. The industry thinks PBMs are to blame
Despite eight cheaper biosimilar competitors, blockbuster anti-inflammatory Humira still dominates its market. What’s going on?
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November 29, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Views on the hurdles of a larger patient access to affordable life saving therapies #pharma #biotech #biosimilars Insightful article by @washingtonpost.com
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A good overview on the 13 NCE's #FDA approvals in Q3 2024 #pharma #biotech #innovation #patients
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FDA new drug approvals in Q3 2024
Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com
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November 29, 2024 at 5:52 PM
A good overview on the 13 NCE's #FDA approvals in Q3 2024 #pharma #biotech #innovation #patients
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Cell therapies are bringing a new chapter to hopeless patients in high malignant diseases #innovation #linkedin #pharma #biotech #biologics #celltherapies
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Hugo Almeida on LinkedIn: The market checkpoint within the frontiers of CAR-T and other cell…
How about CAR-T cell market dynamics? Click and read more on the frontiers of CAR-T and cell therapies. #innovation #celltherapies #pharma #biotech #biologics…
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November 13, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Cell therapies are bringing a new chapter to hopeless patients in high malignant diseases #innovation #linkedin #pharma #biotech #biologics #celltherapies
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Cell therapies are a breakthrough innovation broadening the map of therapeutic options to patients and doctors #innovation #pharma #biotech
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Cancer therapy approved by FDA uses body’s own cells as a ‘living drug’
A new therapy approved by the Food and Drug Administration supercharges the body’s immune system to kill a kind of skin cancer, opening the door to targeting more common tumors.
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February 25, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Cell therapies are a breakthrough innovation broadening the map of therapeutic options to patients and doctors #innovation #pharma #biotech
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A new hope to mesithelioma (Lung cancer due to asbestos) treatment? @theguardian1.bsky.social
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Drug offers ‘wonderful’ breakthrough in treatment of asbestos-linked cancer
Medicine used alongside chemotherapy in trials quadrupled three-year survival rates for mesothelioma
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February 20, 2024 at 8:21 PM
A new hope to mesithelioma (Lung cancer due to asbestos) treatment? @theguardian1.bsky.social
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A paradigm shift when it comes to copyright? Or will we face a readjustment in copyright protection? #ethics #AI #NYtimes
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www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/b...
The Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I. Use of Copyrighted Work
Millions of articles from The New York Times were used to train chatbots that now compete with it, the lawsuit said.
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January 6, 2024 at 6:20 PM
A paradigm shift when it comes to copyright? Or will we face a readjustment in copyright protection? #ethics #AI #NYtimes
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Top 10 #biotech and #pharma drug breakthroughs of 2023 greenlighted by the #fda
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Pharma breakthroughs: 10 novel drug approvals that made headlines in 2023 - Pharmaceutical Technol...
Pharmaceutical Technology outlines some of the biggest US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug approvals announced in 2023 that are set to make an impact in the coming years.
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January 1, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Top 10 #biotech and #pharma drug breakthroughs of 2023 greenlighted by the #fda
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Just finished reading Move fast & Fix things one of those #books from #hbr to excell at corporate and personal level on solving problems by #TED cohosts
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Move Fast and Fix Things: The Trusted Leader's Guide to Solving Hard Problems ^ 10546
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December 21, 2023 at 5:13 PM
Just finished reading Move fast & Fix things one of those #books from #hbr to excell at corporate and personal level on solving problems by #TED cohosts
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#AI is and will impact humanity in different dimensions among drug development and #therapies #biotech #innovation #pharma
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December 19, 2023 at 7:29 PM
#AI is and will impact humanity in different dimensions among drug development and #therapies #biotech #innovation #pharma
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