Deep Dive: Page 5

Industry insights from our journalists


  • Executive of the Year: Emma Walmsley, GlaxoSmithKline

    Since taking the helm, Walmsley has launched an R&D restructure, shaken up GSK's top leadership and reset a corporate strategy that's failed to deliver industry-leading growth.

    Ned Pagliarulo • Dec. 3, 2018
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    Memorial Sloan Kettering scandal raises questions for pharma's biggest corporate boards

    A review of corporate board membership found about two-thirds of the largest drugmakers had at least one director who also had a leadership role in a nonprofit healthcare organization.

    Andrew Dunn • Nov. 29, 2018
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    Could Gilead and Galapagos' JAK inhibitor lead the class? Wall Street thinks it has a chance.

    The therapy lags its competitors in getting to market, but clinical data could make filgotinib stand out. How much would a late arrival hurt its prospects?

    Andrew Dunn • Nov. 26, 2018
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    Red pill or blue? It could be a billion-dollar decision

    Viagra and Nexium ​underscore how marketers and manufacturers can use color to make a drug franchise more successful.

    Jacob Bell • Oct. 29, 2018
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    First Amendment takes center stage in DTC price fight

    A string of court decisions have bolstered commercial speech rights for industry. The Trump administration's push to require prices in TV ads could become the next legal battleground.

    Andrew Dunn • Oct. 22, 2018
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    Pharma's slow embrace of continuous manufacturing

    On the whole, drugmakers remain wedded to traditional production methods that have served for decades. Some, however, are shifting to newer technology.

    Ned Pagliarulo • Sept. 24, 2018
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    For CDMOs, continuous manufacturing isn't an 'if,' but a 'how'

    Contract services providers are receiving more interest from drugmakers keen on the technology's potential cost-savings and better efficiency.

    Jacob Bell • Sept. 24, 2018
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    As FDA and pharma warm to continuous manufacturing, generics stay skeptical

    Generics companies worry continuous manufacturing could become another tool for branded drugmakers to protect their products.

    Andrew Dunn • Sept. 24, 2018
  • FDA confronts its limits in push on drug pricing

    Legally, regulating prices is outside of the FDA's purview. But that hasn't stopped Scott Gottlieb from taking a more vocal approach to the hot-button issue than past FDA chiefs.

    Ned Pagliarulo • Aug. 27, 2018
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    FDA ups the ante for copycats, antibiotics, orphan drugs. But is it working?

    Regulators are using incentives to spur development of much-needed drugs. The results so far have been mixed.

    Jacob Bell • Aug. 27, 2018
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    How Scott Gottlieb is upending FDA communication, one tweet at a time

    The FDA commissioner has relentlessly pumped out tweets, statements and more. But how has that affected FDA communications and the agency overall?

    Andrew Dunn • Aug. 27, 2018
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    Seeking to adopt AI, drugmakers search for right mix of talent

    AI holds promise as a powerful new tool in the hunt for new drugs. Yet building a team that blends tried-and-true methods with AI remains a challenge.

    Ned Pagliarulo • July 23, 2018
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    Payers, doctors weigh AI's disruptive prescribing potential

    The disruption won't happen overnight, though, as big tech firms try to not only develop healthcare AI tools, but show they'll enhance, rather than upend, the doctor-patient relationship.

    Jacob Bell • July 23, 2018
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    Immunotherapy advances spur new look at cancer vaccines

    Researchers have long been intrigued by the idea of a cancer vaccine, drawn in by hints of an immune role in cases of "spontaneous" remissions to cancer.  Now, the immunotherapy boom is opening up new areas of research.

    Ned Pagliarulo • June 25, 2018
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    Why be a vaccine company?

    Lower margins and pricey manufacturing are hallmarks of vaccine making. Yet the drugs can provide a steady, and often competition-free, source of revenue.

    Jacob Bell • June 25, 2018
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    Garabedian has few regrets and is ready to be seen

    The former embattled Sarepta CEO is attempting a comeback by exploring a different facet of an industry he knows well. 

    Lisa LaMotta • June 11, 2018
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    Pharma turn to NASH unlikely to mirror meteoric rise of hep C

    Hopes of a hepatitis C-sized market could be dashed by the complexity of and challenges in diagnosing the lesser-known liver disease. 

    Ned Pagliarulo • May 21, 2018
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    After a flurry, NASH deals put on pause

    After several years of dealmaking in the liver disease space, the industry waits for the next wave of assets to mature. 

    Lisa LaMotta • May 21, 2018
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    NASH drug pipeline headed toward uncertain market

    The fatty liver disease has dozens of treatments in the global pipeline. But investors are treading lightly, casting doubt on the market opportunity.

    Jacob Bell • May 21, 2018
  • 3 market-busting hurdles to NASH commercialization

    With the first NASH drugs expected to win approval over the next two to three years, drugmakers will face several major barriers to market entry. 

    Lisa LaMotta • May 21, 2018
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    Oncology boom spurs DTC advertising, and with it controversy

    As the debate for and against direct-to-consumer advertising rages on, cancer drugmakers look poised to pump massive amounts of money into the practice.

    Jacob Bell • May 16, 2018
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    Lilly's JAK woes set the stage for AbbVie, Gilead to jump ahead

    An adcomm's iffy stance on baricitinib could mean one less thing to worry about for rivals looking to break into the fairly open JAK inhibitor market.

    Jacob Bell • April 24, 2018
  • As India, China drug industries mature, FDA scrutiny an overhang

    Rising numbers of warning letters have put production quality in focus, just as both countries turn further toward novel drug R&D. 

    Ned Pagliarulo • April 23, 2018
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    CAR-T ups challenges in pharma supply chain

    New technology made it viable to ship the cell therapies. Now, stakeholders are pushing for more innovation to meet looming commercial demands.

    Jacob Bell • April 23, 2018
  • Two years after cancer setback, Bristol-Myers' new biomarker bet pays off

    The success of CheckMate-227 is a step toward validating tumor mutational burden, but questions remain about how easily the test could be adopted.

    Ned Pagliarulo • April 16, 2018