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In this week's episode: Pfizer tops pharma leaderboard; AstraZeneca buys into in vivo cell therapy; Almirall looks to dominate derma spectrum; Incyte’s HS contender looks approvable; and MSD’s Williams says pharma should shorten tech adoption cycles.

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 21 March 2025, including: Pfizer tops pharma leaderboard; AstraZeneca buys into in vivo cell therapy; Almirall looks to dominate derma spectrum; Incyte’s HS contender looks approvable; and MSD’s Williams says pharma should shorten tech adoption cycles.

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