Jessica Merrill

Jessica Merrill

Senior Editor

Brooklyn, NY

Jessica is a senior editor, contributing most frequently to daily pharmaceutical coverage in Scrip and Pink Sheet. With a lengthy career covering the pharmaceutical sector, she specializes primarily in business and commercial news, launch strategy, M&A and market access issues.

Latest from Jessica Merrill

UroGen Plots Expansion, Brings In A New Asset

The company acquired a next-generation oncolytic virus from IconOVir that it plans to develop as a locally administered therapy for bladder cancer.

M&A Takeoff May Be Delayed, Experts Predict

All the elements for a big M&A year are in place, but political uncertainty and interest rates could push more deals into the second half of the year, according to business development experts at BIO CEO & Investor.

Lexicon Has A Lot Riding On LX9211 Phase IIb Readout In Pain

CEO Mike Exton talked to Scrip about moving the company forward after a disappointingly disruptive 2024.

Reflections From Biotech Leader John Maraganore

The founder and director of City Therapeutics and founding CEO of Alnylam discussed pressing issues facing the biotech sector in a fireside chat at the recent BIO CEO & Investor Conference.

M&A Takeoff May Be Delayed, Experts Predict

All the elements for a big M&A year are in place, but political uncertainty and interest rates could push more deals into the second half of the year, according to business development experts at BIO CEO & Investor.

‘A Lot Of That, It’s Meant To Start A Conversation’: How To Work With Trump

Biotech execs and lobbyists try to explain the Trump Administration's policy strategy and how to thrive in it.