Quick Listen: Scrip's Five Must-Know Things

In this week's podcast edition of Five Must-Know Things: Q1’s top 10 drugs; Pfizer’s R&D leadership succession; Lilly bolsters IBD pipeline; first half deal volume up but value down; and EU firms’ China sentiment plummets.

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 12 July 2024, including: Q1’s top 10 drugs; Pfizer Inc.’s R&D leadership succession; Eli Lilly and Company bolsters IBD pipeline; first half deal volume up but value down; and EU firms’ China sentiment plummets.

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Stories mentioned in this episode:

(Also see "Top 10 Drugs Q1 2024: Keytruda Reigns, Trikafta Debuts" - Scrip, 5 July, 2024.)

(Also see "Pfizer’s Dolsten Plans Exit, Ushering In R&D Transition" - Scrip, 9 July, 2024.)

(Also see "Lilly To Bolster IBD Pipeline With $3.2bn Morphic Bid" - Scrip, 8 July, 2024.)

(Also see "Deal Volume Up, Value Down During The First Half" - Scrip, 10 July, 2024.)

(Also see "EU Firms' China Sentiment Plummets, China Go-Global Push Hits Reality Check" - Scrip, 5 July, 2024.)

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