Leadership: Page 7


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    As investors ‘lose trust’ in pharma’s business model, focused M&A strategies can help

    A rebound in M&A seems to be on the docket, but analysts are warning companies to be intentional about where they go with it.

    By March 19, 2024
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    5 Big Pharma CEOs who saw major pay bumps in 2023

    Pharma’s recent wins have led to pay windfalls for several company leaders.

    By Amy Baxter • March 18, 2024
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    Artificial intelligence & machine learning

    After years of excited buzz around the potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning, pharma has begun to realize the true implications and potential value of these technologies.

    By PharmaVoice staff
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    Ex-Novartis exec sets out to create ‘Apple of AI’

    Aily Labs’ tech makes predictive business decisions for life science companies and comes from a need its founder witnessed in Big Pharma.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • March 18, 2024
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    The silver lining around Lilly’s Alzheimer’s delay could be a future with better drugs

    Although a regulatory delay for Eli Lilly’s donanemab in Alzheimer’s disease is a competitive setback, researchers have their eye on better drug development as a result.

    By March 12, 2024
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    Into the unknown: Tarsus’ CEO on its launch strategies in a new disease category

    The company scored a first-in-class nod for its eye med last year, which treats a common but frequently undiagnosed condition.

    By March 8, 2024
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    Amylyx ALS drug fails crucial study, putting company’s future in doubt

    The results have led Amylyx to pause promotion of Relyvrio and potentially pull it from the market in the coming weeks, a major blow to the company and ALS patients.

    By Jacob Bell • Updated March 8, 2024
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    HIV isn’t ‘solved,’ but a doctor who treated some of the first patients hopes to finally deliver a cure

    From San Francisco in the 80s to a gene therapy prospect, Dr. Marcus Conant looks back on his long fight against the virus — and if the industry is close to ending the epidemic.

    By March 5, 2024
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    Biogen partner NeuroSense seeks a role in the ALS revolution

    Results from a mid-stage study for a new ALS drug have been strong, and NeuroSense is looking to join a small but sturdy wave of companies bringing new treatments to market.

    By Feb. 29, 2024
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    Can a top scientist and Moderna co-founder change the CRO game?

    From his advisory board role at Lindus Health, Robert Langer is aiming to overcome challenges in the CRO market.

    By Feb. 28, 2024
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    A pandemic-era staffing crunch in clinical trials is easing, but trouble spots remain

    How research companies can shift strategies to attract and retain the staff that keeps trials humming along. 

    By Kelly Bilodeau • Feb. 28, 2024
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    BioMarin preaches patience amid slow sales for hemophilia gene therapy

    The company earned only $3.5 million last year from its Roctavian treatment, far below the $50 million to $150 million range it had forecast eight months ago.

    By Ben Fidler • Feb. 23, 2024
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    For Moderna, COVID vaccines were a ‘proof of concept’ — now comes the big test

    Following Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine success, therapeutics head Dr. Kyle Holen discusses scaling mRNA development to bring candidates to the finish line in oncology and more.

    By Amy Baxter • Feb. 23, 2024
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    AbbVie CEO Richard Gonzalez leaves a divisive Humira legacy and lasting impact on pharma

    Leading AbbVie to become one of the most successful pharmas in the world, Gonzalez also rubbed some critics the wrong way.

    By Feb. 22, 2024
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    Biden or Trump: How deeply will 2024’s election outcome impact pharma?

    The election is still months away, but campaign promises are solidifying, and signal the benefits and drawbacks of each candidate for pharma.

    By Feb. 20, 2024
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    Pharma CFOs need R&D vigilance in tough economic times

    Belt tightening and streamlined portfolios are critical in 2024 amid continued economic uncertainty.

    By Amy Baxter • Feb. 16, 2024
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    The roadblocks faced by Biogen are many, but execs point to an R&D-focused turnaround

    A disappointing few years for Biogen have led leadership to use new drug launches as fuel for an about-face.

    By Feb. 15, 2024
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    ‘I wish I could see the end of the day’ — a Pfizer exec on the fight for health equity

    The pharma giant’s leader of a collective devoted to health equity discusses how companies can put their money where their mouth is to reach communities in need.

    By Feb. 14, 2024
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    FDA inches closer to defining its regulatory role in AI

    Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf signals how the FDA will consider AI in drug development and how the agency may use the emerging technology in the future.

    By Amy Baxter • Feb. 12, 2024
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    Big Pharma players Amgen, Roche and Pfizer seek to follow in Novo and Lilly’s weight loss footsteps

    While Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have a sizable lead in the quickly expanding GLP-1 market, Big Pharma peers are looking for a way in.

    By Feb. 8, 2024
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    Why a former BMS exec calls her new CEO role ‘unfinished business’ in cancer care

    With a focus on her “three pillars” of being a CEO, Caroline Loew explains how she’s building a new company culture at an Alkermes spinoff — and a pipeline that offers a next-gen approach to oncology.  

    By Alexandra Pecci • Feb. 6, 2024
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    Vaxxinity is brewing up meds for a spacefaring future

    The biotech’s bone- and muscle-building treatments could someday help humans reach other planets. 

    By Kelly Bilodeau • Feb. 5, 2024
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    Merck keeps deal focus with Keytruda patent cliff on horizon

    The company is open to deals the size of its prior Acceleron and Prometheus buyouts. “We continue to believe we need more,” CEO Rob Davis said.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 1, 2024
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    Pfizer’s COVID vax and antiviral sales have crashed. Will the ‘big bet’ on Seagen even the keel?

    In the first earnings call since the $43 billion Seagen deal closed, CEO Albert Bourla stressed that Pfizer is all in on the promise of ADCs to make up for COVID losses.

    By Feb. 1, 2024
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    Immunotherapy changed the cancer treatment landscape. Is the gut microbiome the next frontier?

    The president of L.A.’s City of Hope Cancer Center believes the current state of cancer treatments can be greatly improved with a peek into the gut’s many mysteries.  

    By Jan. 31, 2024
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    ‘1 plus 1 equals 3’ — the co-CEO model in pharma

    Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ co-founders and co-CEOs Josh Cohen and Justin Klee explain their approach to dual leadership and why it can be a good fit in life sciences.

    By Jan. 26, 2024