Curogen Attracts Global Investors As Novel Autoimmune, Protein Assets Progress

 
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Curogen CEO shares what’s behind keen global investor interest in Korean venture's latest financing round and what differentiates its next-generation autoimmune disease and dermatology assets.

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.

Executives On The Move: Alphamab Oncology Gets A New CFO From AstraZeneca

Recent moves in the industry include changes at the top at Mestag Therapeutics, Atossa Therapeutics and Kaida BioPharma, plus Alchemab Therapeutics gets a new CBO from Sanofi.

Lupin CEO And MD On Best-In-Class Innovation, Top Spot Ambition And Father’s Legacy

 
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Lupin’s CEO Vinita Gupta and MD Nilesh Gupta outline the company’s innovation agenda, strategy on GLP-1 drugs including fortnightly candidate bofanglutide, plans to get to number one in the domestic market and the legacy of their father in this podcast interview.


Roivant Sets The Stage For Its Next Commercial Act

 

CEO Matt Gline talked to Scrip about preparing for the launch of brepocitinib in dermatomyositis, lessons learned from Vtama, and how smaller biopharmas are delivering launch successes.

Insilico’s CEO On AI, Drug Novelty And Beating China Biotech At R&D

 

CEO Alex Zhavoronkov talks about the firm’s progress in AI-driven R&D, hitting the right level of drug novelty, partnering with Eli Lilly and its goal of outperforming China’s biopharma engine.

Most Of Aurinia’s Leadership Team Replaced As Investors Cheer

 
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Activist investor and board chair Peter Tang takes on CEO role at Aurinia, while the COO, CMO and CFO also were replaced.

Executives On The Move: Five CEOs And CFOs Among This Week’s Changes

Recent moves in the industry include C-suite changes at BiomX and Novelty Nobility, plus Novartis gets a new board member.


CEO Chaplin Leaves Bavarian Nordic In Decent Shape

 
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As the Danish vaccine maker plots further M&A activity.

Executives On The Move: Seven Firms Get New CFOs

Recent moves in the industry include C-suite changes at Syntis Bio, Inimmune and Epigenic Therapeutics, plus Seres Therapeutics gets a new interim CEO from Merck & Co.  

Samsung Bioepis Sharpens Differentiation Strategy As Global ADC Market Matures

 
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In an interview with Scrip, Samsung Bioepis’ VP and Innovation Project Lead talks about the newly launched innovation project as well as the firm's strategies and goals in ADCs and other novel therapeutics.


UCB’s BOLD Plans For Pipeline-In-A-Product Bimzelx Are Paying Off

 
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As the Belgian firm's blockbuster beats AbbVie's Skyrizi in a head-to-head psoriatic arthritis study.

Executives On The Move: IDEAYA Biosciences Gets A New CDO From AbbVie 

Recent moves in the industry include changes at the top at Merck & Co., Daiichi Sankyo and Amber Therapeutics, plus Merck & Co. gets a new senior executive from Sanofi.

Outgoing Merck KGaA Chief Stays Upbeat Despite Mavenclad Generics Threat

 
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Garijo’s exit comes at a time when Merck gets set to navigate some key headwinds, but without its outgoing chief and her experience in portfolio‑streamlining and targeted acquisitions.

Immunology, Obesity And Other Insights From The TD Cowen Healthcare Conference

 

AbbVie chief scientific officer Thakkar talked about ways to avoid pitfalls in immunology studies, while Neurocrine chief scientific officer Onyia outlined the company’s new obesity strategy, among other updates.


Parexel Execs On Trials In War Zones, Biotech ‘Green Shoots’, China Action And DCT Rework

 

Parexel’s CEO Peyton Howell and India chief Sanjay Vyas talked to Scrip about trials amid global upheavals, the slowdown in big pharma decision-making and pivot in some cases to the FSP model, an evolving DCT definition and India opportunities.

Small, Mid-Cap Companies Plot European Expansion In The Age Of MFN

 

A new wave of commercial-stage biopharmas are interested in launching drugs in Europe but weighing risks related to US drug pricing policies

Novartis Forges Ahead With Rhapsido For Food Allergy

 
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The Swiss major's immunology chief Angelika Jahreis tells Scrip of her high hopes for the potential pipeline-in-a-product.

What Does Big Pharma Want From CRDMOs As AI Changes Rules?

 
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CRDMOs must embrace AI to keep pace with big pharma partners - but what is expected of them, which data can they use, where are Indian firms on the adoption curve and does the ‘China Plus One’ business proposition still hold? Leaders discussed these topics at BioAsia.