AstraZeneca’s newest asthma launch fills a gap as generics chip away at respiratory flagships

A longtime leader in the respiratory space, AstraZeneca has hammered another stake in the ground with its newest asthma treatment, Airsupra.

By Michael Gibney • Jan. 24, 2023

Drug price negotiations: 5 key dates to watch

As the CMS readies its new program for lowering drug costs, these are the moments that will matter most to pharma companies.

By Kelly Bilodeau • Jan. 23, 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

Already on a roll in oncology, Astellas hunts for big wins in other areas

With two potential first-in-class drug launches on the horizon, and a budding gene therapy business, Astellas believes this year could be a major inflection point. 

By Karissa Waddick • Jan. 23, 2023

UBC crowns Bekki Brown as its new CEO with a clear mandate to grow

The first-time CEO is tapping into decades of operational expertise to help bring real-world data into the mainstream.

By Taren Grom • Jan. 20, 2023

FDA’s 2022 drug approvals fall short of recent norms

The U.S. agency’s lower number of novel drug approvals followed several controversies surrounding a 2021 Alzheimer’s approval.

By Alexandra Pecci • Jan. 19, 2023

After ‘limping along,’ Novavax sees a path forward

With a new CEO and a long-term booster strategy, the company believes there’s plenty of room to grow in the COVID-19 vaccine space.

By Meagan Parrish • Jan. 18, 2023

A Moderna tie-up ushers in new era for CytomX

The antibody-focused company followed up a tough year with big partnerships to keep the ball rolling.

By Michael Gibney • Jan. 18, 2023

The M&A hunt is on — here are the prime targets

Companies with advanced molecular therapies, oncology assets and obesity treatments could be fuel for a dealmaking fire this year.

By Kelly Bilodeau • Jan. 17, 2023

Pro sports’ COVID protocols led to real-world data impacts for pharma

After years of pioneering new methods for using data and technology to improve patient health outcomes, IQVIA’s Christina Mack is on the cusp of a research revolution.

By Karissa Waddick • Jan. 16, 2023

How biotechs can weather the market storm

Execs at JPM sound off on moves companies can make to survive the challenging market conditions.

By Meagan Parrish • Jan. 13, 2023

Space — the next frontier in drug development

Merck, Bristol Myers Squibb and others are taking small R&D steps in space that could lead to giant leaps for patients.

By Kelly Bilodeau • Jan. 12, 2023

Biopharma M&A may get the push it needs in 2023, but with a face lift

A flurry of recent deals has reinforced forecasts that the long drought is over — circumstances have changed though, and M&A may not be the same.

By Michael Gibney • Jan. 12, 2023

Woman of the Week: Form Bio’s Claire Aldridge

The chief strategy officer of Form Bio is harnessing the new company’s computing power and bioinformatics to spur a genomic revolution.

By Taren Grom • Jan. 11, 2023

C-suite changes at Biogen, Bluebird, Novavax give insight into 2023 business plans

A breakdown of the most buzzworthy executive changes so far in the new year and how they’re causing ripples in the life sciences industry.

By Karissa Waddick • Jan. 10, 2023

The kindred nature of martial arts and drug development

How the IRLAB Therapeutics CEO is guiding the company in its development of potentially groundbreaking Parkinson’s disease treatments.

By Alexandra Pecci • Jan. 9, 2023

What’s top of mind for industry execs at JPM?

Leaders in the space reveal the topics that are top of mind as the year’s biggest healthcare conference kicks off next week.

By Taren Grom • Jan. 6, 2023

A new mission in menopause — extending the lives of women

Why Evernow CEO Alicia Jackson thinks menopause is the perfect inroad to helping women live longer lives.

By Meagan Parrish • Jan. 5, 2023

Lilly, Biogen, Eisai brace for Alzheimer’s boom or bust in 2023

As controversies abound and new drugs rise on the regulatory horizon, this year will be big for Alzheimer’s.

By Michael Gibney • Jan. 5, 2023

Nonprofits are bridging R&D’s valley of death

How charitable firms such as Advancium are helping to right the market wrongs of drug development.

By Kelly Bilodeau • Jan. 4, 2023

Forks in the road lead one medical expert to a ‘game changing’ liver treatment

Durect’s chief medical officer altered his retirement plans to take a leading role at the company, which is developing a treatment for severe alcohol-associated hepatitis.

By Alexandra Pecci • Jan. 3, 2023

The 2023 PharmaVoice Crystal Ball: Peering into the future of life sciences

A preview of the top trends on the minds of industry and market leaders for the new year.

By Taren Grom • Jan. 3, 2023

From chemistry to canvas: What the pharma world can learn from art

Art and science are often viewed as diametric opposites, but these industry insiders say their passion for painting blends into their pharma work. 

By Karissa Waddick • Dec. 22, 2022

WoW: What a year

A look back at some of the most inspirational quotes from the Women of the Week podcasts in 2022.

By Taren Grom • Dec. 20, 2022

With mpox cases mysteriously dwindling, scientists search for answers

Was it a public health victory? Or did mpox ‘burn itself out?’ An epidemiologist weighs in.

By Kelly Bilodeau • Dec. 19, 2022

Blood cancer cures aren’t here yet — but incremental combinations bring the field closer

A series of small successes showed promise for the future of blood cancer treatments, particularly in the arena of drug combinations.

By Michael Gibney • Dec. 19, 2022