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Quick Listen: Scrip’s Five Must-Know Things

 
• By Ian Haydock

In this week's episode: semaglutide in 2027 Medicare price negotiations; J&J expects revenue growth despite challenges; Roche’s China Accelerator makes progress; Scrip Asks about the impact of political change; and Datroway’s US approval in breast cancer.

Scrip Five Must Know Things
weekly audio roundup of selected content from Scrip's global team

Join us for an audio catch-up on the major events in the global biopharma industry over the past business week, as reported by Scrip‘s global team, in this podcast version of Five Must-Know Things.

This episode covers insights for the business week ended 24 January 2025, including: semaglutide in 2027 Medicare price negotiations; J&J expects revenue growth despite challenges; Roche’s China Accelerator makes progress; Scrip Asks about the impact of political change; and Datroway’s US approval in breast cancer.

This and all our other podcasts are available on the Citeline channel on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, TuneIn and Spotify Podcasts, and via smart speakers if one of these platforms has been set up as your default podcast provider.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Semaglutide In 2027 Medicare Price Negotiations; Most Other Drugs Lose Exclusivity By Then

J&J Expects Revenue Growth Despite Stelara Biosimilars, IRA Impact

Roche Accelerator Deepens Pool Of Potential Chinese Partners

Scrip Asks… What Does 2025 Hold For Biopharma? Part 3: Impacts Of Political Change In US And Beyond

US Dato-DXd Approval Relief For AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo

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