Pharmaceutical Executive

In this episode, Ron Lanton examines how geography is becoming a central strategic variable in healthcare, as policy, trade dynamics, and infrastructure increasingly dictate where innovation is developed, manufactured, and commercialized.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA approves a new treatment for HIV-1 infection in adults, Amazon One Medical launches a GLP-1 weight management program, and a new report highlights which top-selling drugs are most at risk of supply shortages.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, UnitedHealth raises its full-year profit forecast following stronger-than-expected first-quarter results, Pfizer works to reshape its leadership narrative as it approaches a major patent cliff, and a new industry perspective highlights why scaling artificial intelligence in pharma requires more than just advanced algorithms.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Eli Lilly enters a $7 billion agreement to acquire Kelonia Therapeutics, the Trump administration issues an executive order to accelerate FDA reviews of psychedelic therapies, and Lilly’s oral weight loss pill sees strong early prescribing demand.

In the debut episode of Pricing & Policy with Model N — a new podcast series from Pharmaceutical Executive — Model N VP of product management Michael Grosberg joins host Mike Christel to break down what the company's annual state of revenue survey reveals about the mounting pressures threatening pharma's commercial foundation. From PBM opacity and Medicaid withdrawal to "ghost claims" lurking...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Eli Lilly releases updated safety data for its oral obesity pill Foundayo in response to an FDA post-approval request, ICER and Verdant Research publish a new white paper examining the evolution and future of the FDA's accelerated approval pathway, and a new Pharmaceutical Executive commentary argues FDA's shift toward single-trial approval standards mark...

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, platform innovation continues to drive biotech investment across oncology and immunology, Obsidian Therapeutics and Galera Therapeutics enter a $350 million merger agreement, and industry leaders explore a new standard for copay program excellence.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, AbbVie licenses a portfolio of pain compounds from China's Haisco Pharmaceutical in a deal worth up to $745 million, the FDA grants full approval to Filspari as the first and only approved treatment for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, and Pharmaceutical Executive speaks with Deepak Prakash of Identiv on how RFID and real-time tracking are building ope...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA issues a second complete response letter for Replimune's RP1 in advanced melanoma, Regeneron and Telix Pharmaceuticals announce a radiopharmaceutical collaboration worth up to $2.1 billion, and Pharmaceutical Executive speaks with Matt Holms of Citeline on improving patient experience and real-world evidence integration in clinical trials.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, China approves Amgen's tarlatamab for previously treated extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, a large study identifies genetic predictors of GLP-1 weight loss efficacy and side effects, and Pharmaceutical Executive speaks with Phenomix CEO Mark Bagnall on the complex realities of GLP-1 usage that many patients don't anticipate.

In this episode of Leading Edge With Ken Banta , The Vanguard Network founder and CEO is joined by branding strategist Andy Milligan, founding partner of The Caffeine Partnership, where the duo examine why life sciences companies urgently need to rethink how they build, protect, and communicate their brands. Highlights of the discussion include: Relevance + consistency = brand durability Trust is...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Shionogi receives a contract worth up to $482 million to bolster U.S. preparedness against drug-resistant bacterial threats, Roche and C4 Therapeutics expand their long-standing partnership into a new collaboration to develop degrader-antibody conjugates for oncology, and Pharmaceutical Executive profiles AstraZeneca CFO Aradhana Sarin on how she approach...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, activist investor Shah Capital escalates its campaign against Novavax's board ahead of the company's annual meeting, a Louisiana federal judge declines to block mail-order access to mifepristone while leaving open the possibility of a future ruling against it, and a Q&A examines how the pharmaceutical industry is navigating the compounding pressures of th...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Novo Nordisk launches Wegovy HD nationwide across the U.S., Gilead Sciences agrees to acquire German antibody-drug conjugate biotech Tubulis for up to $5 billion, and Pharmaceutical Executive marks World Health Day 2026 with a collection of voices from industry leaders on what it means to stand with science.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Neurocrine Biosciences agrees to acquire Soleno Therapeutics for $2.9 billion to gain Vykat XR, the first approved treatment for hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome, BioNTech announces it will close its Singapore vaccine manufacturing facility by February 2027 as declining Covid revenues drive a strategic pivot, and Pharmaceutical Executive examines two...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, President Trump signs an executive order imposing 100% tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals under Section 232, with significant carve-outs for companies that have struck MFN pricing deals or committed to domestic manufacturing, Pfizer and BioNTech halt a large post-marketing Covid-19 vaccine trial in healthy adults aged 50 to 64 after failing to h...

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, leadership turnover continues across key federal health agencies under the Trump administration, Shionogi enters a $2 billion agreement to acquire rights to Radicava, and the FTC examines antitrust concerns tied to CVS Health’s integrated healthcare model.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the Trump administration delays its appeal of the federal ruling blocking RFK Jr.'s vaccine policy overhaul as political pressures mount ahead of the midterm elections, Biogen agrees to acquire Apellis Pharmaceuticals in a deal valued at approximately $5.6 billion, and Pharmaceutical Executive examines the risk-reward calculus facing R&D leaders in today'...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Novo Nordisk launches the first multi-month subscription program for Wegovy targeting cash-paying patients through telehealth partners, Merck enters an $838 million research collaboration with antibody discovery startup Infinimmune, and Eli Lilly agrees to acquire Centessa Pharmaceuticals in a deal valued at up to $7.8 billion to expand into sleep-wake di...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Eli Lilly presses the U.K. government to overhaul its NHS drug pricing framework as a condition of resuming investment in the country, Lilly also announces a deal worth up to $2.75 billion with AI drug discovery company Insilico Medicine to accelerate development of novel therapeutics across multiple disease areas, and Pharmaceutical Executive speaks with...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Novartis agrees to acquire Excellergy for up to $2 billion to advance a next-generation anti-IgE therapy while Otsuka moves to acquire Transcend Therapeutics in a deal valued at up to $1.225 billion, the FDA approves two first-of-their-kind therapies in Novo Nordisk's once-weekly basal insulin Awiqli and Rocket Pharmaceuticals' gene therapy Kresladi for a...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the Trump administration misses a statutory deadline to nominate a permanent CDC director, leaving the agency in continued leadership limbo, the FDA grants accelerated approval to Denali Therapeutics' Avlayah as the first therapy designed to cross the blood-brain barrier and treat the neurological manifestations of Hunter syndrome, and a new Pharmaceutica...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA issues a warning letter to ImmunityBio over misleading promotional claims about its bladder cancer therapy Anktiva, Merck agrees to acquire Terns Pharmaceuticals in a $6.7 billion deal while Shionogi moves to take full ownership of the Shionogi-Apnimed Sleep Science joint venture, and a new commentary examines the structural pricing problem sittin...

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Bayer shares briefly dip after activist investor Inclusive Capital offloads its remaining stake at a loss, Quotient Therapeutics enters a multi-year research collaboration with Merck to discover novel drug targets in inflammatory bowel disease, and Gilead Sciences agrees to acquire privately held Ouro Medicines in a deal valued at up to $2.18 billion.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Pfizer warns shareholders to reject an unsolicited mini-tender offer from Tutanota LLC seeking to purchase up to one million shares at a potentially below-market price, the FDA grants expanded approval to Rhythm Pharmaceuticals' Imcivree as the first approved treatment for acquired hypothalamic obesity, and a new commentary makes the case that AI-powered...