Manufacturing
The AstraZeneca CEO again calls for rich European countries to pay more for new drugs because "a model where the US funds innovation in our industry for the entire world doesn't work."
Funding cuts at the National Institutes of Health, big pharma’s US onshoring moves, GCC partnerships and talks with the Indian government to solve intellectual property challenges are discussed in an interview with Aragen’s CEO, who is also keenly watching the Trump administration’s moves on pharma tariffs
Amgen announces major expansion of existing US site amid ongoing threat of pharma import tariffs.
CFO François Roger tells Scrip the French drugmaker is flexible geographically on making investments but its spend in the US has risen regardless of the threat of tariffs.
Japanese CDMO Bushu talks about a consortium designed to provide a broad range of development services to smaller foreign firms looking to bring high-need drugs to the Japanese market.
The collaboration, supported by UK and Singapore government agencies, aims to develop an mRNA-based, needle-free universal bird flu vaccine suitable for use in a pandemic.
Sanofi's Paul Hudson and Novartis's Vas Narasimhan claim that while Europe is home to some of the most important biopharma companies in the world, its position is in jeopardy.
The company said the main reason for expanding its manufacturing capacity was its growing US commercial portfolio and clinical pipeline.
Enzene's CEO Himanshu Gadgil anticipates exemptions for Indian products from US tariffs expected to be imposed on pharmaceuticals. In an interview ahead of the US Vice Premier's India visit, he also talks about front-loading capacity at Enzene's US plant and a change in its biosimilars strategy
A brand new R&D center in Massachusetts and a giant manufacturing site for its future obesity drugs are among the key investments in the US.
An investigation by the US Secretary of Commerce into pharmaceutical imports gives industry an opportunity to comment. AAM CEO John Murphy talked to Scrip about the latest developments.
The big pharma forecast a $400m expense this year related to tariffs, but those estimates only reflect medtech tariffs already announced, not potential pharma tariffs.
India and the US are the major manufacturers of finished dosages for the US market in terms of volume (China accounts for 9% of injectables), though the US relies heavily on India for solid oral dosage forms and specific generics, including lenalidomide and albuterol. Scrip talks to experts on some of the key implications of geographic concentration of production for the US market amid the specter of tariffs.
The Swiss major follows Lilly and J&J in committing to a significant spend on US manufacturing.
China’s imposed large retaliatory tariffs on US pharmaceuticals on 10 April, but some domestic firms with in-licensed, US-origin assets were already moving to localized manufacturing.
The rollout of Trump’s tariff plan has been a policy whiplash, but despite a 90-day pause on tariffs, it appears the US president is still holding a grudge with industry over drug pricing.
European pharma leaders want to see a deal so that no tariffs are imposed on medicines – but they also want the European Union to urgently rethink its sector policies that they believe will lead to massive investment loss.
The US president's most recent comments suggest tariffs on pharma are imminent and Ireland has the most to lose.
Faced with Trump’s hostile tariff moves, the UK aims to speed up clinical trial start times to support its pharma sector and invest £600m in a new health data research service.
Sector-specific tariffs, including on pharmaceuticals, could be announced as early as this week.