Quick Listen: Scrip's Five Must-Know Things

In this week's podcast edition of Five Must-Know Things: Pfizer bullish on its oral glp-1; BMS’s rising confidence about Medicare pricing of Eliquis; more long term data for Leqembi; NewAmsterdam’s CETP inhibitor shows promise; and a look at Mankind’s Bharat Serums buy.  

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 2 August 2024, including: Pfizer Inc. bullish on its oral GLP-1; Bristol Myers Squibb Company’s rising confidence about Medicare pricing of Eliquis; more long term data for Leqembi; NewAmsterdam Pharma BV’s CETP inhibitor shows promise; and a look at Mankind Pharma Ltd.’s Bharat Serums And Vaccines Limited (BSV) buy.

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Stories mentioned in this episode:

(Also see "Pfizer Bullish On Danuglipron’s Position In Oral GLP-1 Race" - Scrip, 30 July, 2024.)

(Also see "BMS ‘Increasingly Confident’ It Can Handle The Impact Of Medicare Pricing For Eliquis" - Scrip, 26 July, 2024.)

(Also see "Time Is On Eisai’s Side As More Long-Term Data Emerge For Leqembi" - Scrip, 30 July, 2024.)

(Also see "CETP Gets Another Go: NewAmsterdam Phase III Trial Shows Safety And Efficacy" - Scrip, 29 July, 2024.)

(Also see "$1.6bn Bharat Serums Buy Gives Mankind Dominance In Women's Health, R&D Engine" - Scrip, 29 July, 2024.)

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