Pharma: Page 10


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    IRA reforms, including a small molecule fix, could be on the table. Will Trump and the GOP make the leap?

    Industry insiders are pushing to fix the small molecule ‘penalty’ by setting their hopes on a Republican majority.

    By Amy Baxter • March 12, 2025
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    The first new type of drug for Tourette syndrome in over 50 years is close to the FDA’s doorstep

    Emalex Biosciences is full steam ahead with a targeted 2026 approval and launch for its novel drug.

    By Amy Baxter • March 11, 2025
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    Oncology R&D

    Cancer research remains a prime focus for the industry and often leads to pharma’s most impactful breakthroughs.   

    By PharmaVoice staff
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    Pricing transparency is in the spotlight — and that could be good news for drugmakers

    An opaque system of rebates and discounts makes understanding a drug’s true price near impossible, even for experts. Can efforts to bring transparency into that system now pan out?

    By March 11, 2025
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    What’s driving pharma’s layoffs in 2025

    Familiar foes in the industry have claimed a slew of jobs in recent months.

    By March 10, 2025
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    As tariffs loom over pharma manufacturing, a reshoring effort is underway — but not without challenges

    Experts say cost and other barriers present challenges to returning to U.S. shores.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • March 10, 2025
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    The time is ripe for pharma M&A. Why are drugmakers holding out?

    The M&A resurgence has been predicted for years, but the industry is still holding out, partly because the ideal range for biotech valuations has been harder to find.

    By March 6, 2025
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    With patent losses on the horizon, Amgen refocuses its business strategy

    The company's vice president and general manager of U.S. business operations explains how Amgen is going to deliver on its “ambitious growth aspirations.”

    By Alexandra Pecci • March 5, 2025
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    AbbVie gets into obesity with $350M deal for once-weekly shot

    A licensing deal with Denmark’s Gubra gives the immunology giant control of an experimental therapy that could compete with drugs from Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly and Zealand.

    By Jonathan Gardner • March 5, 2025
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    Americans want to participate in clinical trials — so why don’t they?

    A recent study revealed the key barriers to enrollment and how pharma can help turn the tide.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • March 4, 2025
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    How pharma CEO pay shifted for these 4 companies last year

    Top executives saw big pay changes in a year defined by slower M&A and political uncertainty.

    By Amy Baxter • March 3, 2025
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    Teva targets schizophrenia to build on innovative medicines growth

    The company is leaning on its subcutaneous technology to deliver long-acting options that could prevent patients from cycling through drugs.

    By Feb. 28, 2025
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    AI deals are surging, and Recursion’s ongoing Exscientia merger points to a new world of integration

    Recursion CFO Ben Taylor discusses the state of AI M&A and what companies should look for as the industry moves to new data technologies and systems.

    By Feb. 27, 2025
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    Cancer vaccines have stumbled, but the approach is gaining new steam

    The number of candidates in development has nearly doubled over the past 15 years.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • Feb. 26, 2025
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    Pfizer names Patrizia Cavazzoni, former top FDA official, as chief medical officer

    Cavazzoni stepped down from her role as head of the FDA’s main drug review office in mid-January. She will succeed Aida Habtezion.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 25, 2025
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    Incentivizing rare disease R&D is getting tougher, but revamped policies could turn the tide

    Orphan drug development has long been incentivized by government policy. But as the financial math shifts, so do the risks of bringing rare disease drugs to market.

    By Feb. 25, 2025
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    Kennedy’s MAHA agenda is tackling ‘conflicts of interest’ — and could take aim at FDA adcomms

    Health agency job cuts and a newly-established MAHA commission leave many unanswered questions about potential reforms and impact on drug approvals.

    By Amy Baxter • Feb. 24, 2025
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    In FDA job cuts, experts see threat of far-reaching impact

    "Any place that gets cut, it's going to have an impact, because there's not any spare personnel at FDA,” said former agency commissioner Robert Califf, of the layoffs.

    By Jonathan Gardner , Delilah Alvarado • Feb. 21, 2025
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    A look at Trump’s healthcare cuts — so far

    How the federal workforce crackdown has impacted the agencies that oversee pharma and healthcare.

    By Feb. 21, 2025
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    Q&A // First 90 Days

    Lilly’s former M&A chief scours the landscape for potential deals as Immunocore’s new CFO

    Travis Coy is using his Big Pharma bona fides to prioritize business development at the diversified and growing company.

    By Feb. 20, 2025
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    Challenges mount for vaccine makers

    End-of-year earnings reports reveal drugmakers are grappling with declining vaccination rates and an unpredictable Trump administration.

    By Amy Baxter • Feb. 19, 2025
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    Merck, Lilly launch manufacturing R&D consortium to help ‘bolster’ U.S. production

    The Young Institute Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Consortium will research and develop new production technologies.

    By Alexandra Pecci • Feb. 19, 2025
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    Salesforce or Veeva: How drugmakers can navigate the upcoming CRM split

    The two companies will let their long-running contract expire this year, and drugmakers will need to decide which is the best platform for them in a changing marketplace.

    By Feb. 13, 2025
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    The kids are alright: How pharma can make inroads with Gen Z

    As drug development priorities shift, pharma companies need to understand younger patients to improve their reputation.

    By Amy Baxter • Feb. 12, 2025
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    In the crowded cardio space, it’s David vs. Goliath for small biotechs

    What will it take for a clinical-stage biotech to break into the cardio space? One CEO thinks he has the answer.

    By Alexandra Pecci • Feb. 11, 2025
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    Medicare’s next list of drugs for price negotiation could get ‘very interesting’ — and have a bigger impact on pharma

    The Biden-era law is now in the hands of a new administration, and drugmakers are scanning the horizon for hints of a massive overhaul or incremental change.

    By Feb. 11, 2025