Woman of the Week: uMotif’s Julia Lakeland

The chief product officer’s work in transforming clinical trial technology is driven by people.

By Taren Grom • April 12, 2023

He helped launch the Pfizer COVID vaccine — now this startup CEO is hunting a lingering pandemic foe

All of the COVID-19 mAbs have been pulled from the market. But Dave Hering, CEO of Invivyd, hopes to change that.

By Meagan Parrish • April 11, 2023

Explore the Trendline➔

Commercialization, marketing and social media

As the pharma industry stares down a historic patent cliff, macroeconomic headwinds and challenging R&D costs for increasingly complex medicines, nailing the launch of new medicines has become increasingly critical. 

By PharmaVoice staff

5 minutes with — Parexel’s Peyton Howell

The company’s chief operating and growth officer on her personal quirks and why every pharma leader should read "Getting Naked."

By Taren Grom • April 7, 2023

Despite J&J’s exit, Big Pharma is closing in on a launch of the first RSV vax this year

Although Janssen bowed out of the RSV vaccine race, several pharmas are quickly closing in on the finish line in a disease with decades of unmet need.

By Michael Gibney • April 6, 2023

Woman of the Week: Intergalactic Therapeutics’ Dr. Theresa Heah

Welcome to the Woman of the Week podcast, a weekly discussion that illuminates the unique stories of women leaders who are catalyzing change throughout the life sciences industry. You can check out all our podcast episodes here. Dr. Theresa Heah has spent her entire career moving ophthalm...

By Taren Grom • April 5, 2023

Amgen’s aim for a ‘moonshot’ in cardiovascular disease

A VP of global development at Amgen explains how treating general medicine diseases could one day resemble approaches in oncology.  

By Taren Grom • April 5, 2023

Moderna exec: ‘There is nothing but global health’

How Chantal Friebertshäuser is helping lead Moderna’s plan to expand its global reach.  

By Alexandra Pecci • April 4, 2023

Leaders wave a magic wand at pharma’s thorniest issues

The major challenges pharma leaders would solve with a quick flick of an imaginary wand.

By PharmaVoice staff • March 31, 2023

Digital biomarkers lay the groundwork for precision medicine beyond the bloodwork

Biomarkers are the hidden talent behind precision medicine, and finding them doesn't have to always come from a blood test — digital pioneers are finding another way.

By Michael Gibney • March 30, 2023

Woman of the Week: Psilera’s Jackie von Salm

Psilera founder’s “third eye” approach to psychedelics ushers them into the therapeutic realm.

By Taren Grom • March 29, 2023

Seamless clinical trials were created to make studies easier — instead, they’ve become more complex

Experts weigh in on how companies can design better trials that merge two phases into one.

By Meagan Parrish • March 29, 2023

How one of the world’s sharpest inventors keeps the ideas coming. Hint: It’s not at work

Steve Quake, head of science for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, who’s had several “once-in-a-lifetime” ideas, provides advice on how to find inspiration.

By Alexandra Pecci • March 27, 2023

What would you fix with a ‘magic wand?’ Pharma leaders chime in about clinical trials

How life science execs would transform clinical trials with a little hocus pocus.

By PharmaVoice staff • March 24, 2023

Everyone says they’re patient-centric, but have they really walked the walk?

Life science leaders provide practical tips on how to create a sustainable patient-focused culture.

By Karissa Waddick • March 23, 2023

Woman of the Week: RIGImmune’s Susan Sobolov

RIGImmune’s president is setting her sights on an off-the-shelf viral vaccine.

By Taren Grom • March 22, 2023

Making the leap from the lab to the boardroom

Four academics-turned-executives share what they’ve learned about the pivot point between life sciences academia and entrepreneurship.

By Alexandra Pecci • March 21, 2023

A biopharma CEO’s quest for global health equity has put him in the running for a Nobel Prize

Dr. Ryan Saadi, CEO of Tevogen Bio, is making good on a lifelong goal of bringing T cell therapies to people who need them.

By Taren Grom • March 17, 2023

Return of the megadeal: Pfizer’s Seagen buy has the industry asking if super-sized M&A is back

A $43 billion deal that doubles the pharma giant's cancer pipeline shows that M&A is back on the table in pharma.

By Michael Gibney • March 16, 2023

In the fallout from Aduhelm, Biogen’s leadership shakeup continues

The recent departure of neurodegenerative development head Samantha Budd Haeberlein is just the latest sign of a changing tide among Biogen’s post-Aduhelm leadership.

By Karissa Waddick • March 16, 2023

The PharmaVoice 100 — Who makes the cut

What we’re looking for in each new class of honorees.

By Meagan Parrish • March 15, 2023

Woman of the Week: Novartis Gene Therapies’ Chris Fox

Welcome to the Woman of the Week podcast, a weekly discussion that illuminates the unique stories of women leaders who are catalyzing change throughout the life sciences industry. You can check out all our podcast episodes here. When Novartis acquired AveXis and its spinal muscular atroph...

By Taren Grom • March 15, 2023

A rising oncology powerhouse in China, BeiGene looks to strengthen its international punch

To expand its reach, Christiane Langer, the company’s head of medical affairs, is leaning on connections and singularity over fitting in a box.

By Michael Gibney • March 14, 2023

The power of connections for a startup CEO

Priyanka Dutta-Passecker, head of wound-care specialist Healiva, discusses the importance of tapping her network in starting and running a biotech.

By Alexandra Pecci • March 14, 2023

Janssen neuroscience leader takes on rare diseases one small ‘eureka’ at a time

Fueled by a fascination with the scientific process, Sindhu Ramchandren is exploring how a new drug could treat patients with a range of rare diseases.

By Michael Gibney • March 9, 2023

Woman of the Week: Lucy Therapeutics’ Amy Ripka

How a 3.2-million-year-old fossil inspired the CEO to unlock the mysteries of mitochondrial dysfunction.

By Taren Grom • March 8, 2023