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    Vaccine makers face mRNA backlash as states seek further restrictions

    A handful of states are targeting the technology at the same time the Trump administration is cutting research funding and revoking vaccine contracts.

    By March 19, 2025
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    The key factors shaping China’s biopharma boom

    Chinese companies are involved in one-fifth of pharma’s clinical development programs, but trade wars and regulatory hurdles could stymie dealmaking.

    By Alexandra Pecci • March 19, 2025
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    Oncology R&D

    Cancer research remains a prime focus for the industry and often leads to pharma’s most impactful breakthroughs.   

    By PharmaVoice staff
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    Drug developers ‘haven’t even scratched the surface’ of what radiopharma can do

    Even with Big Pharmas pouring billions into the space, the potential of radiopharmaceuticals remains largely untapped.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • March 17, 2025
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    Roche’s obesity deal with Zealand Pharma tees up rival for GLP-1s

    The new $5.3 billion deal with the Swiss pharma giant gives Zealand a significant partner to advance its amylin analog obesity shot and create a new combination product.

    By March 17, 2025
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    Lawmakers tease out pharma’s influence over RFK Jr. through probe into Mar-a-Lago meetings

    HHS head Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long been an opponent of pharma influence in government. U.S. lawmakers are asking whether unofficial Mar-a-Lago meetings point to a change of heart.

    By March 13, 2025
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    Takeda’s $770M deal deepens Big Pharma’s omics push

    The pharma giant announced a new partnership with BridGene Biosciences that will use its IMTAC platform for drug discovery.

    By Alexandra Pecci • March 13, 2025
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    IRA reforms, including a small molecule fix, could be on the table. Will Trump and the GOP make the leap?

    Industry insiders are pushing to fix the small molecule ‘penalty’ by setting their hopes on a Republican majority.

    By March 12, 2025
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    The first new type of drug for Tourette syndrome in over 50 years is close to the FDA’s doorstep

    Emalex Biosciences is full steam ahead with a targeted 2026 approval and launch for its novel drug.

    By March 11, 2025
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    Pricing transparency is in the spotlight — and that could be good news for drugmakers

    An opaque system of rebates and discounts makes understanding a drug’s true price near impossible, even for experts. Can efforts to bring transparency into that system now pan out?

    By March 11, 2025
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    What’s driving pharma’s layoffs in 2025

    Familiar foes in the industry have claimed a slew of jobs in recent months.

    By March 10, 2025
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    As tariffs loom over pharma manufacturing, a reshoring effort is underway — but not without challenges

    Experts say cost and other barriers present challenges to returning to U.S. shores.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • March 10, 2025
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    The time is ripe for pharma M&A. Why are drugmakers holding out?

    The M&A resurgence has been predicted for years, but the industry is still holding out, partly because the ideal range for biotech valuations has been harder to find.

    By March 6, 2025
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    With patent losses on the horizon, Amgen refocuses its business strategy

    The company's vice president and general manager of U.S. business operations explains how Amgen is going to deliver on its “ambitious growth aspirations.”

    By Alexandra Pecci • March 5, 2025
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    AbbVie gets into obesity with $350M deal for once-weekly shot

    A licensing deal with Denmark’s Gubra gives the immunology giant control of an experimental therapy that could compete with drugs from Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly and Zealand.

    By Jonathan Gardner • March 5, 2025
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    Americans want to participate in clinical trials — so why don’t they?

    A recent study revealed the key barriers to enrollment and how pharma can help turn the tide.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • March 4, 2025
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    How pharma CEO pay shifted for these 4 companies last year

    Top executives saw big pay changes in a year defined by slower M&A and political uncertainty.

    By March 3, 2025
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    Teva targets schizophrenia to build on innovative medicines growth

    The company is leaning on its subcutaneous technology to deliver long-acting options that could prevent patients from cycling through drugs.

    By Feb. 28, 2025
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    AI deals are surging, and Recursion’s ongoing Exscientia merger points to a new world of integration

    Recursion CFO Ben Taylor discusses the state of AI M&A and what companies should look for as the industry moves to new data technologies and systems.

    By Feb. 27, 2025
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    Cancer vaccines have stumbled, but the approach is gaining new steam

    The number of candidates in development has nearly doubled over the past 15 years.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • Feb. 26, 2025
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    Pfizer names Patrizia Cavazzoni, former top FDA official, as chief medical officer

    Cavazzoni stepped down from her role as head of the FDA’s main drug review office in mid-January. She will succeed Aida Habtezion.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 25, 2025
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    Incentivizing rare disease R&D is getting tougher, but revamped policies could turn the tide

    Orphan drug development has long been incentivized by government policy. But as the financial math shifts, so do the risks of bringing rare disease drugs to market.

    By Feb. 25, 2025
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    Kennedy’s MAHA agenda is tackling ‘conflicts of interest’ — and could take aim at FDA adcomms

    Health agency job cuts and a newly-established MAHA commission leave many unanswered questions about potential reforms and impact on drug approvals.

    By Feb. 24, 2025
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    In FDA job cuts, experts see threat of far-reaching impact

    "Any place that gets cut, it's going to have an impact, because there's not any spare personnel at FDA,” said former agency commissioner Robert Califf, of the layoffs.

    By Jonathan Gardner , Delilah Alvarado • Feb. 21, 2025
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    A look at Trump’s healthcare cuts — so far

    How the federal workforce crackdown has impacted the agencies that oversee pharma and healthcare.

    By Feb. 21, 2025
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    Lilly’s former M&A chief scours the landscape for potential deals as Immunocore’s new CFO

    Travis Coy is using his Big Pharma bona fides to prioritize business development at the diversified and growing company.

    By Feb. 20, 2025