Pharmaceutical Executive

President Trump moves to nominate Heidi Overton as FDA commissioner, Ron Lanton weighs in on drug pricing's collision with trade policy, and Mohd Haque looks at how pharma leaders are scaling AI across the drug lifecycle.

LEO Pharma, BioMarin, OmniAb, and Chugai post a busy week of pharma dealmaking, RELEX's Rohit Tripathi weighs in on who ultimately pays for tariff-driven input costs, and Spherix Global Insights' Sybil Mead unpacks IRA-driven formulary pressure spreading across payer portfolios.

Henlius and Sandoz ink a biosimilars collaboration, ADVI's Tyler Seville makes the case for 340B reform, and RELEX's Rohit Tripathi weighs in on what real pharma reshoring requires.

Pharmaceutical Executive releases its 2026 Top 50 company rankings, FDA grants Bristol Myers Squibb's Zenbexus accelerated approval for multiple myeloma, and PwC's Glenn Hunzinger talks the shifting economics of pharma dealmaking.

A funding roundup covers new IPO and Series A raises across Silence Therapeutics, AbCellera, Beyang Therapeutics, and Remepy, Tyler Seville of ADVI examines the policy concerns building around the 340B Drug Pricing Program, and Pharmaceutical Executive names its 2026 Emerging Pharma Leaders.

Mereo BioPharma licenses its lung disease treatment alvelestat to Sentynl Therapeutics, Krieger Scientific's Joseph Morwald examines what's driving a surge in FDA warning letters, and IQVIA's Christopher Wooden and Tom Woods make the case for persona-based HCP engagement.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, a new report finds U.S. rare disease biotech investment rebounding after FDA's Priority Review Voucher program renewal, President Trump signs an executive order narrowing the recommended childhood vaccine schedule, and BeOne Medicines and Revolution Medicines announce a multi-part oncology collaboration.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Jazz Pharmaceuticals agrees to acquire Actio Biosciences, Novo Nordisk, Innate Pharma, and Innovent Biologics strike a trio of new partnerships, and a Veeva executive discusses how agentic AI is surfacing HCP insights that traditional field reporting has historically missed.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Amazon Pharmacy launches a GLP-1 delivery service for eligible Medicare patients, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals agrees to acquire Alkeus Pharmaceuticals for $450 million to advance a Stargardt disease therapy, and FDA grants accelerated approval to Replimune's Tudriqev in combination with nivolumab for advanced melanoma.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, an antitrust attorney weighs the legal risks of a hypothetical AstraZeneca-Bristol Myers Squibb merger, Eli Lilly beats Wall Street estimates on soaring Mounjaro and Zepbound sales and raises its full-year guidance, and the FDA approves Moderna's first mRNA-based flu vaccine for adults 50 and older.