How Teva Is Expanding Innovation To Fuel ‘Pivot To Growth’

 

Teva VP-global R&D and chief medical officer Eric Hughes talked to Scrip about building the company’s innovative pipeline in its growth-acceleration phase.

Executives On The Move: New CEOs At Sun Pharma And TME Pharma

Recent moves in the industry include C-suite changes at Abvance Therapeutics, plus Galapagos gets new chief financial officer from Horizon Therapeutics.

Bluebird Builds Out Leadership Team Under Private Equity Ownership

 

The gene therapy developer appointed a new president, chief medical officer and chief of staff following the closing of its acquisition by private equity firms Carlysle and SK Capital.

Watch This Space: Miltenyi‘s ‘Brain-To-Vein,’ Point-Of-Care CAR-T Efforts In India

 

From a letter of intent with BIRAC sealed at BIO 2025 to supporting Immuneel’s CAR-T efforts and a study for point-of-care manufactured anti-CD19 CAR-T cell therapy, Miltenyi Biotec is moving on multiple fronts in India. The German group also expects to advance its own CAR-T candidates.


Quotables: Pharma Leaders On The Month’s Hot Topics

 

The highlights of recent comments and insights from industry executives on the key issues covered in Scrip.

What Incyte Investors Expect From New CEO Bill Meury

 

Fresh from having sold Anthos to Novartis, the new CEO is expected to update the oncology and dermatology-focused firm's strategy.

Executives On The Move: New CEO At Atalanta Therapeutics

Recent moves in the industry include C-suite changes at Atalanta Therapeutics and Climb Bio, plus seven companies get new CMOs.

Vor Is Reborn With New CEO And Ambitious RemeGen Autoimmune Pact

 
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The biotech had been looking at options to survive since May.


Executives On The Move: Fable Therapeutics Gains CMO From AstraZeneca

Recent moves in the industry include changes at the top at 32 Biosciences, plus new CEOs at Idorsia, Courage Therapeutics and Oncolytics Biotech.

BIO Notebook: MFN Pricing, Next-Gen Obesity R&D, FDA’s Rare Disease Hub & Reaction To Review Program

Highlights from Day 3 of the BIO International Convention include the realities of MFN pricing, AstraZeneca's R&D plans for obesity, the need for resources for FDA's rare disease hub and reactions to the Commissioner's National Priority Review Voucher program.

Ireland’s Got Biopharma Talent To Keep Leading The Pack

 
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The country’s life sciences investment head tells Scrip that it is business as usual for the sector despite the rumblings from across the Atlantic.

Innovent Builds Metabolic Pipeline While Retaining Oncology Backbone

 
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Innovent presented data on multiple pipeline assets at ASCO, including promising OS results for its first-in-class anti-PD-1/IL-2α-bias bispecific. The Chinese firm is also continuing to build out its metabolic disease portfolio and consider its partnering strategies, its CEO tells Scrip.


Henlius CEO Details PD-L1 ADC’s Path To 1L Mono/Combo Therapy

 

Henlius is investigating the optimum dose for its PD-L1-targeting antibody-drug conjugate HLX43 to support potential first-line use, its CEO explains to Scrip.

Quick Listen: Scrip’s Five Must-Know Things

 
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In this week's episode: breaking down big pharma’s executive pay; US vaccine panel upheaval; Merck’s RSV approval; MFN and Japan; and the future of Pfizer and Arvinas’s partnership.

Big Top-Level Shifts At Sun: Ganorkar Is MD, Ex-Takeda Exec To Helm US Business

 

Sun’s founder hands top job to company longtimer Kirti Ganorkar as the firm implements a “structured and forward-looking” succession plan, while Richard Ascroft will lead the Indian drugmaker’s North America business.

Executives On The Move: New CMOs At Instil Bio, Nkarta & Catalyst Pharma

Recent moves in the industry include changes at the top at iOnctura and Orca Bio, plus Sutro Biopharma, Tenpoint Therapeutics and Helix BioPharma get new CFOs.


Nuvation Set For First Launch With Ibtrozi In Lung Cancer

 

The US FDA approved taletrectinib for the treatment of ROS1+ NSCLC, where Nuvation hopes it will lead the category with a best-in-class position.

Titans Of Pharma: Lilly’s Ricks Tops Big Pharma Pay Chart

 

The big pharma CEO with the highest-valued compensation in 2024 was David Ricks of Eli Lilly, while Pfizer and J&J executives slipped into third and fourth place behind AbbVie's now retired chief Richard Gonzalez. European firms brought up the rear.

Spain’s SpliceBio Secures Sanofi and Roche Support In $135m Financing

 
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Series B cash will be used to advance its Stargardt disease gene therapy.

With ACIP Upheaval, Merck & Co. Among Those Left In A Lurch

 

Merck’s newly approved Enflonsia for RSV is one of the products that was expected to be recommended for use by the CDC advisory committee in June.