Reata’s stock plummets amid sudden FDA neuro office shakeup

The FDA’s longtime neuroscience head Billy Dunn stepped down, leaving industry reeling over how the agency’s new acting director could handle upcoming approval decisions.

By Karissa Waddick • Feb. 28, 2023

Why patient care is a public affair

The VP of public affairs at Kyowa Kirin discusses her role in advocating for advocacy.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 23, 2023

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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

Managing for resilience: Passage’s ups and downs in gene therapy

After a rocky year, Passage Bio’s CEO is focused on helping the rare disease specialist bounce back.

By Meagan Parrish • Feb. 15, 2023

Woman of the Week: Bristol Myers Squibb’s Ester Banque

The 30-year veteran is heading up the “transformation” of one of the pharma giant’s most important therapeutic portfolios: hematology.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 15, 2023

For Complement’s CEO, storytelling could be just as critical as data

Dr. Rafiq Hasan has his sights on bringing lessons learned at Bayer to ophthalmology-focused Complement Therapeutics.

By Alexandra Pecci • Feb. 14, 2023

Why are there gaps in mental healthcare? Often it’s flawed trial methodology

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals has developed a more precise way to track symptoms that could be broadly adopted across the industry.

By Kelly Bilodeau • Feb. 10, 2023

United by inequity: The healthcare disparities plaguing rare disease patients and Black Americans

Guided by her personal experiences, Tamar Thompson is aiming to improve rare disease care through her advocacy work at Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease.

By Alexandra Pecci • Feb. 7, 2023

Woman of the Week: Bayer’s Dr. Yesmean Wahdan

The VP of medical affairs and women’s health is focused on an audacious goal to meet the needs of 100 million women globally.

By Taren Grom • Feb. 1, 2023

Patients are using social media — clinical trial experts can learn from that

Why an alliance of industry leaders is exploring the potential of social media as a treasure trove of real-world patient experience insights. 

By Karissa Waddick • Jan. 30, 2023

A biotech CEO’s favorite ‘F’ word

At SFA Therapeutics, patients are the “focus” of Ira Spector’s approach to changing the course of autoimmune disease.

By Taren Grom • Jan. 26, 2023

Gilead’s commercial chief on why 2023 will be a ‘coming out’ year

With a rapidly expanding oncology pipeline and a new approval in HIV, Johanna Mercier discusses Gilead’s quest to transform.

By Meagan Parrish • Jan. 26, 2023

Woman of the Week: Dr. Lauren Lazar

As Calcium’s medical director, Lazar is leveraging next-generation innovation to create strategic connections between science and marketing for healthcare brands.

By Taren Grom • Jan. 25, 2023

Pro sports’ COVID protocols led to real-world data impacts for pharma

After years of pioneering new methods for using data and technology to improve patient health outcomes, IQVIA’s Christina Mack is on the cusp of a research revolution.

By Karissa Waddick • Jan. 16, 2023

How biotechs can weather the market storm

Execs at JPM sound off on moves companies can make to survive the challenging market conditions.

By Meagan Parrish • Jan. 13, 2023

A new mission in menopause — extending the lives of women

Why Evernow CEO Alicia Jackson thinks menopause is the perfect inroad to helping women live longer lives.

By Meagan Parrish • Jan. 5, 2023

Nonprofits are bridging R&D’s valley of death

How charitable firms such as Advancium are helping to right the market wrongs of drug development.

By Kelly Bilodeau • Jan. 4, 2023

The 2023 PharmaVoice Crystal Ball: Peering into the future of life sciences

A preview of the top trends on the minds of industry and market leaders for the new year.

By Taren Grom • Jan. 3, 2023

To drive trial diversity, one company is bringing them to the patient

For Lightship, increasing patient access to clinical trials is about meeting them where they are — literally.

By Karissa Waddick • Dec. 21, 2022

With mpox cases mysteriously dwindling, scientists search for answers

Was it a public health victory? Or did mpox ‘burn itself out?’ An epidemiologist weighs in.

By Kelly Bilodeau • Dec. 19, 2022

Woman of the Week: Exelixis’ Dr. Vicki Goodman

With several blockbuster products under her belt, veteran oncologist and drug developer Dr. Vicki Goodman is looking to further evolve Exelixis’ pipeline to address hard-to-treat cancers.

By Taren Grom • Dec. 14, 2022

At the heart of hematology breakthroughs, a community of researchers and patients comes together

As new and advanced therapies are revealed at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology this week, the patients are always at the center.

By Michael Gibney • Dec. 13, 2022

The 2023 PharmaVoice Year in Preview

Here’s a look at how industry leaders are navigating the key issues of 2023.

Dec. 12, 2022

The pharma giants making the biggest strides with global drug access

A recent report ranks the top 20 pharma companies by how well they’re boosting a critical component of health equity.

By Kelly Bilodeau • Dec. 12, 2022

Takeda’s global quest for health equity

Takeda’s Center for Health Equity and Patient Affairs is built to address health inequality around the world and aims to raise the bar for the pharma industry.

By Taren Grom • Dec. 8, 2022

Non-toxic and addiction free: The promise of a new pain med

Why South Rampart Pharma’s novel new molecule could be a key to solving the global pain epidemic.

By Taren Grom • Dec. 1, 2022