Interviews

Major Cash Injection Advances Augustine’s HDAC6 Hopes

 
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The Belgian firm banks nearly €77.7m to push its Charcot-Marie-Tooth to proof-of-concept.

Profile: Prof Koul’s Journey From ‘Jumping Genes’ To Sirturo And AI-Led Drug Discovery

 

Prof Anil Koul shares vignettes of his life and career trajectory, a captivating mix of hope, science and destiny that took him to the lab of eminent cancer biologist Alex Ullrich at the Max Planck Institute and also saw him contribute to the development of breakthrough TB drug bedaquiline. Medicine 3.0, the intersection of science and spirituality are other aspects he talked about.

How Miltenyi Hopes To Help Shape India’s CGT Landscape

 

Miltenyi’s leadership calls for a streamlined regulatory framework as India gears to scale in cell and gene therapy. Executives from the German group also talked to Scrip about helping advance local capabilities, delivering point-of-care CAR- T cell therapy to hospitals and pricing dynamics.

Almirall Looks To Dominate Across Derma Spectrum

 
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CEO Carlos Gallardo tells Scrip the Barcelona-based group has laid the foundations to advance four promising assets that have considerable potential for a variety of dermatological diseases.


Big Pharma Backing For Sofinnova Biotech Acceleration Plans In Europe

 
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The Biovelocita II fund is supported by the likes of Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer

Zealand Turnaround Complete In Three Years

 
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CEO Adam Steensberg has led a major change in fortunes for the Danish biotech since March 2022.

Roche Means Business With Biggest Ever Obesity Pact

 
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The Swiss giant has inked a deal potentially worth $5.30bn with Zealand to access the Danish biotech's long-acting amylin analog petrelintide.

What’s Hot And What’s Not For Sofinnova

 
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Chairman Antoine Papiernik spoke to Scrip about the therapeutic areas that where the VC major is looking at to invest its considerable cash pile.


ADDF’s Harris On Alzheimer’s Outlook And Investment

 

Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation CFO Karen Harris talked to Scrip about the non-profit group’s investment strategy and biopharma interest in Alzheimer’s disease.

Wockhardt On Superbug Buster Zaynich, US Tariff Talk, Europe Manufacture

 
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In a video interview, Wockhardt chairman Habil Khorakiwala talks about global commercial and manufacturing plans for superbug-busting novel antibiotics and developments such as proposed US tariffs and the Windsor framework that could impact its markets.

Quotable: 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.

Laser Focus Lifts Leo Pharma To Point Of Profitability

 
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CEO Christophe Bourdon tells Scrip that the Danish dermatology specialist is delivering consistently strong sales while maintaining financial discipline and has created the foundation for long-term growth.


Novartis Development Head On The India Hub, AI And Not Doing ‘Me Too’ Stuff In Obesity

 

Novartis president, development and chief medical officer talks about the pivotal role of the development India hub in progressing breakthrough drugs, how AI is delivering gains in the trials arena, driving focus in the R&D engine and the Swiss group’s approach in the obesity space.

Parexel Leaders On Trial Diversity, AI And What’s Holding Sponsors Back In India

 

Parexel's CEO Peyton Howell and India boss Sanjay Vyas talk to Scrip about the value of clinical trial diversity, AI pilots underway and opportunities for India amid geopolitical rumblings, as well as the need for standardized regulatory approaches to enhance sponsor interest.

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.

Bridge Biotherapeutics Confident In IPF Contender As It Seeks Global Partner

 
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The CEO of Korean biotech Bridge Biotherapeutics shares progress and strategy for its lead candidate for IPF, along with thoughts on what Trump and the ongoing Korean political crisis might mean for the industry.


How Research Head Jane Grogan Is Reinforcing Biogen’s Internal And External R&D Focus

 
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CEO Christopher Viehbacher has said repeatedly that Biogen will build its pipeline internally and through deals, and Grogan reshuffled the research organization with that in mind.

BMS Enters A Catalyst-Rich Era Full Of Both LOEs And New Launches

 
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Bristol Myers Squibb has been in a rapid growth phase to make up for upcoming losses of exclusivity. Scrip spoke with executives about further catalysts coming in the next 18-24 months.

Lilly CMO David Hyman On The Company’s Drive To Take ‘Ambitious Swings’ In R&D

 
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Lilly’s revenue is rising rapidly based on its successes in diabetes and obesity, and the company is reinvesting in big plays in those markets as well as in cancer, lipid-lowering and other indications.

Novartis’s Bulto: Kisqali Is Blueprint For More Competitive US Launches

 

Novartis enjoyed exceptional growth in 2024, and its US leader, Victor Bulto, puts that down to greater R&D and commercial co-ordination paying off with drugs such as Kisqali in early breast cancer.