Exec of the Year
Kenneth C. Frazier
Merck's CEO has navigated the company through some of its most difficult years, bringing it back to its science-focused roots while also standing out as a moral example in an industry with its share of bad press.
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AbbVie
Humira has been the best-selling drug in the world several years running, showing no signs of slowing. But AbbVie is taking no chances, building up a strong pipeline with an eye toward the future.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Vertex watched its stock more than double in 2017 as the company cornered the multi-billion-dollar cystic fibrosis market with strong products and a promising pipeline.
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New medicines for hemophilia
Longer-acting treatments and gene therapies are likely to steal away hundreds of millions of dollars worth of revenue from established products in the coming years.
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Gilead buys Kite Pharma
Faced with a waning hepatitis C business, Gilead finally came off the M&A sidelines to buy itself a leading position in cell therapy. Acquiring Kite Pharma brought comparisons to its 2011 deal for Pharmasset, but CAR-T will present unique challenges.
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Roche's Ocrevus
The first drug to win approval for primary progressive MS, Ocrevus' strong launch has put the drug on a blockbuster trajectory. While entrenched competitors loom large, Roche's antibody already has stolen market share.
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Astrazeneca's MYSTIC study
Imfinzi's miss in non-small cell lung cancer was a huge setback for the British pharma and could relegate the drug as a never-was in the checkpoint inhibitor race.
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