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The indictment of AstraZeneca’s former China chief Leon Wang marks a significant development in Beijing’s probe into drug importation and insurance practices, adding legal pressure even as the company works to stabilize its business in the region.

Sanofi named Belén Garijo as its next CEO, signaling a leadership shift aimed at sharpening execution and R&D productivity as the company moves beyond the strategic overhaul of the past six years.

Kim Boericke, CEO, Veristat, touches on how early strategic consulting, data analytics, and automation help optimize trial design, define realistic patient populations, and generate faster insights.

What’s missing from many care strategies today is the actual voice of the patient.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA issues a refusal-to-file letter to Moderna for its seasonal influenza vaccine as the company secures a long-term agreement in Mexico, industry leaders assess China’s evolving role in global pharma strategy, and the FDA makes a decision on Keytruda in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

THX Pharma’s licensing deal with Biocodex pairs late-stage rare disease assets with commercial infrastructure and non-dilutive funding, highlighting how biotech companies are sharing risk and leveraging partnerships to advance ultra-rare pediatric programs toward market.

The approval of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) and Keytruda Qlex was supported by Phase III KEYNOTE-B96 data showing statistically significant improvements in progression-free and overall survival in patients with PD-L1–positive platinum-resistant ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma.

The shifting landscape amid China's biotech rises presents both opportunities and geopolitical challenges for growth strategies.

A regulatory setback for Moderna’s next-generation flu vaccine underscores mounting scrutiny of late-stage trial design in the U.S., even as the company pivots to international manufacturing partnerships to sustain momentum in its respiratory franchise.

Kim Boericke, CEO, Veristat, notes that advancing women into STEM leadership requires strong advocacy from senior leaders, strategic career planning, and building visibility through cross-functional collaboration and networking.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, frontline biopharma sales professionals are increasingly turning to specialized wealth management advisory services, QuantX Biosciences and Pandorum Technologies close Series B financing rounds, and Iambi enters a $1 billion collaboration with Takeda to advance small-molecule programs.

QuantX Biosciences and Pandorum Technologies have closed new Series B financing rounds, raising $85 million and $18 million respectively, to advance their platform-driven approaches.

The collaboration will employ Iambi’s AI drug discovery technology to advance several small molecule programs in oncology, gastrointestinal, and inflammatory diseases.