Quick Listen: Scrip's Five Must-Know Things

In this week's podcast edition of Five Must-Know Things: the outlook for 2025 launches; Merck confident in new pneumococcal vaccine; multiple US setbacks for Japanese firms; Stock Watch on Moderna missteps; and Sun’s North America head talks plans and strategy.

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 21 June 2024, including: the outlook for 2025 launches; Merck & Co., Inc. confident in new pneumococcal vaccine; multiple US setbacks for Japanese firms; Stock Watch on Moderna, Inc. missteps; and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.’s North America head talks plans and strategy. 

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Stories mentioned in this episode:

(Also see "Cagrisema Leads The Charge For 2025" - Scrip, 19 June, 2024.)

(Also see "Merck’s Newly Approved Capvaxive Could Have Edge Over Prevnar 20 In Adults" - Scrip, 18 June, 2024.)

(Also see "US R&D Setbacks For Multiple Japanese Firms" - Scrip, 14 June, 2024.)

(Also see "Stock Watch: Thoroughly Moderna Missteps" - Scrip, 18 June, 2024.)

(Also see "Sun’s Gandhi On US Specialty Journey Sans ‘Baggage’, Deuruxolitinib" - Scrip, 17 June, 2024.)

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