Episode 43: Pharma Reputation

Regeneron and Sanofi expand their antibody alliance with four new drug candidates, FDA approves Camzyos for adolescents with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and Michael Abrams questions digital health's savings claims to employers.

Novo Nordisk data show real-world weight loss after switching to its oral semaglutide pill, FDA's peptide rulemaking stalls while its enforcement arm targets compounded peptide sellers, and Avi Pardo flags a compliance blind spot in field teams' text messages with doctors.

New U.S. guidance carves out tariff exemptions for specialty pharmaceuticals, Pharming's Fabrice Chouraqui steps down as CEO amid a board rift, and a dealmaking roundup covers Hengrui Pharma's licensing agreement with Novo Nordisk and AstraZeneca's investment in Summit Therapeutics.

Merck licenses a preclinical KRAS G12D inhibitor from SciBrunch, FDA approves Olumiant, Juvmo, and Atebrioz across three separate indications, and Matthew Montes de Oca makes the case for compounding pharmacies to set their own safety standards.

FDA approves Merck and Eisai's Welireg-Lenvima combination for advanced kidney cancer, a platform-deal roundup covers Novo Nordisk, Genentech, and Roche's tie-ups with Nanexa, Earendil Labs, and Atavistik Bio, and Ron Lanton examines the fight to regulate pharmacy benefit managers.

InnoCare Pharma and Eli Lilly ink a multibillion-dollar research collaboration, FDA approves Lilly's once-weekly insulin Onswik for type 2 diabetes, and Jen Lamppa talks fixing clinical trial patient enrollment with real-world data.

EVERSANA's Jen Norton talks about how AI is reshaping market access strategy, a new analysis from MIT and Harvard Business School names clinical data harmonization as the real barrier to enterprise AI adoption in life sciences, and Novo Nordisk's CEO says he's open to a direct NYSE listing.