Pharmaceutical Executive

In this episode of Pricing & Policy with Model N, Jesse Mendelsohn, senior vice president at Model N, joins host Mike Christel to offer a candid, expert-driven look at the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) landscape, including the operational complexities confronting biopharma manufacturers and what these companies must understand to protect their revenue and expand patient access. Mendelsohn cut...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Cam Olig of Prescryptive Health touches on the results of a new market access survey, Eli Lilly and Ascidian Therapeutics announce a global research collaboration worth up to $1.9 billion to develop RNA exon editors for inherited kidney diseases, and the FDA issues new draft guidance to reduce the submission burden for gene therapy developers.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, FDA has accepted a new drug application for giredestrant under priority review, FDA also issues a complete response letter for Cingulate's CTx-1301, and Dan Troy, former FDA Chief Counsel, explains the roadblocks and hurdles facing the FDA's efforts to bring stricter oversight to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA approves Shionogi's Xocova, a pharma M&A roundup covers Servier's acquisition of Edgewise Therapeutics' muscular dystrophy, Eli Lilly's licensing of Hanmi's long-acting GLP-2 therapy, and the merger of Rallybio and Avenzo Therapeutics, finally Sean Werner examines why breakthrough cell and gene therapies continue to fail at the regulatory finish l...

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Harpreet Singh discusses the evolving regulatory landscape for biopharma, the World Health Organization identifies three priority treatment candidates for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus disease, and this week’s pharma roundup highlights new findings on Mounjaro and long COVID-related immune system changes.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, an FDA advisory committee weighs recommendations for the composition of the 2026–2027 Covid-19 vaccines, CVS Health restores coverage for Eli Lilly’s Zepbound while adding the company’s newly approved obesity pill Foundayo, and experts discuss how treatment expectations are evolving in lupus care.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Eli Lilly announces three acquisitions totaling roughly $3 billion, the FDA approves Hepcludex as the first treatment for chronic hepatitis delta virus infection in the United States, and biotech finance leaders reflect on the lessons learned from navigating two decades of volatile markets.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Reuters reports that lower-priced oral GLP-1 pills from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are drawing patients away from compounded weight loss medications, Gilead Sciences' renews its five-year collaboration with WHO and Johnson and Johnson’s collaboration with the Department of Health Abu Dhabi, finally Partha Anbil argues that truly industrializing machine le...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Eli Lilly announces a deal worth up to $202 million for Engage Biologics and its preclinical non-viral DNA delivery platform, two significant deals including Bristol Myers Squibb's enterprise-wide agreement to deploy Claude across its global operations and Incyte's expanded molecular AI collaboration with Genesis, and FDA grants two new early-stage breast...

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the Trump administration expands TrumpRx to include more than 600 generic medicines, industry leaders rethink pharma’s traditional go-to-market model, and a biotech funding roundup highlights continued investment in early-stage therapeutics and radiopharmaceutical development.

In this episode of the Pharm Exec podcast, Mike Petroutsas, president and head of U.S. commercial at Astellas, shares the secrets to building a more agile commercial operating model — and mindset — equipped for today’s evolving engagement landscape. Drawing on examples from GI oncology, retina care, and women’s health, Petroutsas joins Mike Christel, group managing editor, MJH Life Sciences, to di...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, FDA approves AstraZeneca's Fasenra as a new treatment for hypereosinophilic syndrome in patients 12 years and older, the FDA places a full clinical hold on Aardvark Therapeutics' ARD-101 program, and BeOne Medicines co-founder and CEO John Oyler touches on building an oncology powerhouse from a disruptive idea and playing the long game on speed, science,...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA grants accelerated approval to BeOne Medicines' Beqalzi as the first and only BCL2 inhibitor for relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma, while also approving Taiho Oncology's Inqovi in combination with venetoclax for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia, Pharmaceutical Executive reports on the Doceree Makers Summit, and Dean Erhardt argues...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Rigel Pharmaceuticals enters an exclusive global licensing agreement with Arvinas and Pfizer for Veppanu, Eli Lilly releases data from two late-phase trials showing patients maintained meaningful weight loss after transitioning from higher-dose injectable GLP-1 therapies, and Hope Mueller argues that true pharmaceutical expertise is defined not just by ha...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, GSK enters an exclusive collaboration with Sino Biopharmaceutical's CTTQ subsidiary to accelerate the launch of bepirovirsen, the FDA approves Bizengri under the Commissioner's National Priority Voucher program, and President Trump has signed off on a plan to fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA extends its priority review of a subcutaneous formulation of Leqembi, industry analysts examine how upcoming GLP-1 patent expirations could reshape the drug delivery device market, and experts discuss the key forces driving renewed growth in radiopharmaceuticals.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Angelini Pharma announces a $4.1 billion agreement to acquire Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Incyte presents 24-week results from the Phase III TRuE-AD4 trial of Opzelura, and Pharmaceutical Executive speaks with Charlie Lyon of the API Innovation Center on what the conversation about bringing pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the United States is still mis...

Natalie de Graaf, from the API Innovation Center, discusses a recent whitepaper detailing areas where the generic drugs pipeline is under stress.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Bayer agrees to acquire Perfuse Therapeutics for up to $2.45 billion and Madrigal obtains an exclusive global license for a precision siRNA therapy targeting a key genetic driver of MASH, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals announces the first patient dosed in a Phase III trial and Brooke Ervin argues that translating real-world evidence into commercial and clinical...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Cellenkos announces FDA clearance of its investigational new drug application for CK0802, BioNTech releases its first quarter 2026 financial results, and Peter Harbin argues that biopharma's longstanding deciling-based sales targeting model is overdue for a fundamental rethink.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, UCB announces a definitive agreement to acquire Candid Therapeutics for up to $2.2 billion, a new commentary by Jeremy Richardson argues that MFN pricing and shifting policy expectations are making affordable direct-to-patient programs at scale an operational necessity rather than a strategic option, and a new article examines how a customer-based process...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee votes a favorable benefit-risk profile for AstraZeneca's Truqap, FDA approves Axsome Therapeutics' Auvelity, and Pharmaceutical Executive speaks with Jeff Golfman on how global disruptions are cascading through the pharmaceutical supply chain.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Sanofi formally confirms its CEO leadership following a shareholder vote, US prescription drug spending is projected to surpass $1 trillion in 2026, and Inizio launches a next-generation hub services model aimed at simplifying patient access and support.