Michael Christel

Michael Christel is the group managing editor of Pharmaceutical Executive, Pharmaceutical Commerce, and Applied Clinical Trials and can be reached at mchristel@mjhlifesciences.com.

Articles by Michael Christel

Ken Keller, CEO of Daiichi Sankyo’s US business, reflects on the trials, triumphs, and lessons learned in steering the transformation of a legacy cardiovascular company into a global leader in oncology—advancing a vision for a reimagined future in cancer treatment.

Highlighted by notable company and product maneuvering at the top and the continued dramatic growth of therapeutic settings such as GLP-1s, Pharm Exec’s latest listing of the top global biopharma sales producers is proof-positive of an industry in transition.

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With the sales boom from COVID-19 products now in the rear-view, a resetting is underway for those in Pharm Exec’s listing of the top biopharma producers—shifting attention to new Rx roads ahead and the steady strategies needed to navigate a bumpy business terrain.

The windfall from COVID-19 vaccines and treatments has shaken up Pharm Exec’s latest listing of the top global biopharma sales producers in record-breaking fashion, but a likely leveling off—along with challenging patent and global climates—should shift some of the spotlight to anticipated non-COVID risers and perhaps more definitive maneuvering ahead.

Pharm Exec’s latest listing of the top global biopharma sales producers captures the critical business and public health balancing act that was required in the Year of COVID—reinforcing the staying power of building brand value while championing medical innovation.

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Our 20th annual listing highlights brand surges, new ranking battles, and M&A-sparked upswings, but in the shadow of COVID-19, a peek behind the numbers also tells another story.

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Jennifer Buell, chief operating officer at Agenus, discusses the need for additional immunotherapies and combination strategies in cancer-building on learnings from the first wave of immune checkpoint inhibitors.

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With a growing abundance of clinical and health information now available and achievable, the need for industry to apply common structures and rules to interpret and act on this data is critical.

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Our 19th annual listing reveals some interesting maneuvering of ranks, as companies focus on diversification, big-brand expansions, and positioning a new wave of products to compete in an advancing but complex future treatment market.

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Pharm Exec’s 18th annual listing of the top biopharma players shows that most of the familiar placeholders are holding their ground as they weigh a changing business climate with new opportunities for growth in a potentially resurgent marketplace.

Pharm Exec's 17th annual listing of the top biopharma players paints a stable picture of performance for the usual placeholders, but change and disruption to current business models could upend positioning in the years ahead.

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Today’s powerful convergence of health data and technology is fun to watch unfold, but a focused vision on system and process integration-and the framework for continuous enrichment-will be key to future lasting gains for clinical research.