Quick Listen: Scrip's Five Must-Know Things

In this week's podcast edition of Five Must-Know Things: AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria farewell; the next wave of cardiometabolics; Pfizer recruits prominent analyst: foundation pleas for China rare disease therapies; and Gossamer partners up for respiratory therapy.

Scrip Five Must Know Things
weekly audio roundup of selected content from Scrip's global team

Join us for an audio catch-up on the major events in the biopharma industry over the past business week, as reported by Scrip's global team, in this podcast version of Five Must-Know Things.

This episode covers insights for the business week ended 10 May 2024, including: AstraZeneca PLC’s Vaxzevria farewell; the next wave of cardiometabolics; Pfizer Inc. recruits prominent analyst: foundation pleas for China rare disease therapies; and Gossamer Bio, Inc. partners up for respiratory therapy.

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Stories mentioned in this episode:

(Also see "A Job Well Done: AstraZeneca Bids Adieu To Vaxzevria As Demand Dries Up" - Scrip, 8 May, 2024.)

(Also see "Hibernating Squirrels And Exercise In A Pill: The Next Wave of Cardiometabolic Therapies" - Scrip, 8 May, 2024.)

(Also see "Pfizer Recruits Industry Analyst Baum To Advance Corporate Strategy" - Scrip, 6 May, 2024.)

(Also see "China’s First Non-Profit Rare Disease Foundation Pleas For Therapies" - Scrip, 8 May, 2024.)

(Also see "Gossamer Partners With Chiesi To Accelerate Seralutinib Development" - Scrip, 6 May, 2024.)

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