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AI giants Nvidia, Microsoft and Google are making critical moves in pharma R&D
With market caps in the trillions, these tech behemoths are establishing a growing presence in drug development. Here’s what they’re up to.
By Alexandra Pecci • Oct. 22, 2025 -
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AstraZeneca, Daiichi’s Datroway excels in hard-to-treat breast cancer
Presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology, study results showed Datroway extended survival in breast cancer patients for whom immunotherapy is not an option.
By Delilah Alvarado • Oct. 21, 2025 -
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TrendlineOncology R&D
Cancer research remains a prime focus for the industry and often leads to pharma’s most impactful breakthroughs.
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Too much of a good thing? A flood of data is slowing clinical trials.
Pharma companies want to know it all — but cutting out unnecessary data collection could speed drug R&D.
By Kelly Bilodeau • Oct. 15, 2025 -
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What a gene therapy win means for the Huntington’s disease pipeline
Recent results for a Huntington’s gene therapy confer a hopeful sign for R&D in the space.
By Kelly Bilodeau • Oct. 14, 2025 -
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Beyond dire wolves: Could Colossal’s de-extinction work transform human health?
While resurrected animal species grab headlines, Colossal’s behind-the-scenes R&D may be poised to make an impact for humans as well.
By Meagan Parrish • Oct. 10, 2025 -
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Nobel Prize victory spotlights immunology’s value in pharma
While saturated with mature blockbusters, the immunology space is vibrating with new potential breadwinners from the top companies.
By Michael Gibney • Oct. 9, 2025 -
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Dr. Peter Marks, former top FDA vaccine official, joins Eli Lilly
Six months after his abrupt resignation as CBER director, Marks has been hired to run discovery and infectious disease work at the big Indianapolis drugmaker.
By Jonathan Gardner • Oct. 8, 2025 -
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Vertex’s quest for a breakthrough in Type 1 diabetes
The race is on for an insulin-producing treatment that doesn’t require immune suppressing drugs.
By Kelly Bilodeau • Oct. 8, 2025 -
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As setbacks plague other companies, MindMed becomes a front-runner in the psychedelics race
Challenges faced by other drugmakers have reinforced, rather than discouraged, MindMed’s approach to psychedelic drug R&D for anxiety and other disorders.
By Alexandra Pecci • Oct. 7, 2025 -
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Q&AOvercoming past mistakes, generics powerhouse Teva embraces an innovative ‘mindset change’
In the three years since a leadership change, Teva has evolved its R&D approach beyond a long history making copycat medicines.
By Michael Gibney • Oct. 7, 2025 -
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With Emma Walmsley exiting GSK, who will be pharma’s top women CEOs?
The only woman to head up a company in Big Pharma is stepping down from the role at the end of the year.
By Meagan Parrish • Oct. 3, 2025 -
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Takeda, in reversal, abandons cell therapy research
The Japanese pharmaceutical company, which had made cell therapy a priority a few years ago, aims to partner its work while prioritizing investments elsewhere.
By Delilah Alvarado • Oct. 2, 2025 -
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Half of Merck’s sales are in jeopardy. Can Keytruda’s sequel save the day?
This week’s launch of subcutaneously administered Keytruda Qlex gives Merck a safety net for the cancer drug’s daunting patent cliff.
By Michael Gibney • Oct. 2, 2025 -
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AstraZeneca’s at-home flu vaccine is a breakthrough that could pave the way for others
FluMist Home could be a test case for at-home vaccines against a backdrop of challenging regulatory shifts.
By Alexandra Pecci • Oct. 1, 2025 -
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Top pharma industry conferences in 2026
Where pharma leaders will converge, discuss and navigate the industry’s shifting landscape in 2026.
By Meagan Parrish • Oct. 1, 2025 -
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Will the first fibromyalgia drug in 15 years deliver a breakthrough in pain?
The new treatment may only offer modest benefits, but could gain traction in a market with few other options.
By Kelly Bilodeau • Sept. 30, 2025 -
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As obesity M&A heats up, pharmas could get ‘blinded by opportunity’
With companies racing to secure GLP-1-related assets, there may be risks for moving too fast.
By Kelly Bilodeau • Sept. 29, 2025 -
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Can a multibillion-dollar deal put Pfizer in the obesity big leagues?
After a couple failed attempts on its own, Pfizer is hitting the M&A gas to bring in candidates that could help it become a weight loss heavyweight.
By Michael Gibney • Sept. 25, 2025 -
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Why Xoma, a drug royalty firm, is hunting biotech ‘zombies’
The collapse in value of many biotechs over the past few years has created an opportunity for specialists like Xoma to “do the right thing” for the ecosystem and liquidate them, its executives say.
By Gwendolyn Wu • Sept. 25, 2025 -
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Pharma’s next generation of blockbuster antibodies takes a ‘more is better’ approach
Why multi-specific antibodies are seeing a fresh surge of industry buzz.
By Kelly Bilodeau • Sept. 24, 2025 -
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Q&ALilly’s Alzheimer’s efforts depend on newer, better biomarkers and diagnostics
The pharma giant’s R&D in Alzheimer’s didn’t end with last year’s Kisunla approval, and diagnostics could define where the company goes next.
By Michael Gibney • Sept. 23, 2025 -
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3 FDA approval firsts that could be around the corner
Several market-altering decisions are on the agency’s docket for the rest of 2025.
By Meagan Parrish • Sept. 19, 2025 -
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How pharma can play a role in the $1 trillion healthcare reinvention
A report from PwC takes a long-term approach to the shifts in healthcare and finds that efficiency in R&D and adaptable business models will define the drugmaker of the future.
By Michael Gibney • Sept. 18, 2025 -
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AI agents are coming to pharma. Here’s what it means for clinical trials.
The high-tech helpers could autonomously navigate tedious tasks — but have to be carefully implemented.
By Kelly Bilodeau • Sept. 17, 2025 -
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Biotech’s VC slowdown forces young drugmakers to adapt in the ‘valley of death’
Amid the sector’s long winter, startups are shifting gears to extend their cash runways.
By Michael Gibney • Sept. 17, 2025
