Nicholas Jacobus

Ankit Jain, CEO, Co-Founder, Infinitus, notes the the emerging themes at Access USA 2026, including regulatory shifts, the collapse of the traditional hub model, and the proliferation of fragmented AI point solutions.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, a new analysis finds that TrumpRx is listing prices for roughly a third of its featured drugs higher than what patients in the United Kingdom pay, two biotech companies focused on next-generation T-cell engager therapies close significant funding rounds, and Pharmaceutical Executive sits down with Jeanne Marrazzo of the Infectious Diseases Society of America on the worsening U.S. measles outbreak and what it means for the future of vaccine confidence.

A comparison of TrumpRx.gov prices against UK National Health Service pharmacy payouts found that drugs from several major manufacturers remain significantly cheaper under the British system.

Ankit Jain, CEO, Co-Founder, Infinitus touches on the approach to human oversight in an effort to build trust in autonomous patient access workflows by keeping humans and AI in a continuous feedback loop.

Ankit Jain, CEO, Co-Founder, Infinitus, discusses how AI-native patient access infrastructure appears to be less about replacing care teams and more about eliminating the friction between diagnosis and therapy initiation.

Matthew Turner, President of Patient Affordability, Paysign, discusses Paysign's approach to measuring copay program value in an effort to move beyond simple redemption counts toward a more complete picture of patient adherence.

Matthew Turner, President of Patient Affordability, Paysign, touches on how evolving payer tactics appear to be pushing manufacturers toward more sophisticated, partnership-driven program designs.

Matthew Turner, President of Patient Affordability, Paysign discusses how next-generation copay assistance appears to be less about consolidating services under one vendor and more about assembling best-in-class partnerships.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, a federal judge blocks RFK Jr.'s reconstituted vaccine advisory committee and halts its policy changes, a new analysis breaks down what recent Gartner predictions on AI mean for healthcare marketers, and the FDA approves Icotyde as the first oral targeted therapy for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.

The funding rounds are part of a broader effort to advance next-generation T-cell engager platforms targeting cancers.

FDA has approved Icotyde as the first oral targeted therapy for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, offering adults and adolescents a once-daily pill that blocks the IL-23 receptor.

Vera Pomerantseva, Director of Product Management for RBQM, eClinical Solutions, mentions how eClinical Solutions positioned its elluminate platform as part of an effort to help sponsors meet heightened evidence and oversight demands.

New technologies are impacting the speed-to-therapy within hub services.

Manufacturers are rethinking patient assistance program architecture amid the economic pressures of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, FIDSA, MPH, CEO of the Infectious Diseases Society of America discusses the growing measles outbreak in the United States, which has surpassed 730 cases and represents the largest surge in decades.

Vera Pomerantseva, Director of Product Management for RBQM, eClinical Solutions, touched on AI's growing role in clinical development appearing to be part of a broader effort to strengthen trial evidence.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, ongoing conflict in the Middle East is straining pharmaceutical supply routes to the Gulf region, Sentynl Therapeutics enters a licensing agreement with PRG-ST to advance a progerin-targeting therapy for progeria, and a new analysis examines the innovations, integration challenges, and early hurdles shaping the emerging biotech landscape.

Conflict in the Middle East is forcing pharmaceutical companies to reroute temperature-sensitive medicines through alternative corridors.

Sentynl Therapeutics has licensed an investigational drug targeting progeria, a rare genetic disorder that causes rapid aging in children, adding a second potential therapy to its portfolio focused on the disease.

Vera Pomerantseva, Director of Product Management for RBQM, eClinical Solutions, discusses FDA's shift to a single pivotal trial standard, in an effort to streamline drug development without lowering the scientific bar.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, a new West Health-Gallup survey finds that more than 82 million Americans have cut back on daily expenses to cover healthcare costs, the FDA expands the approved age indication for GSK's RSV vaccine Arexvy to adults aged 18 to 49 at increased risk, and a new commentary argues that agentic AI is positioned to fundamentally reshape commercial operations in life sciences.

A nationally representative survey of more than 20,000 U.S. adults found that 33% made at least one daily spending trade-off to pay for healthcare in the past year

Arexvy is now approved for adults aged 18 to 49 with underlying conditions that elevate their risk of severe RSV disease.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Senate Democrats press major pharmaceutical companies for transparency on the terms of their most-favored-nation pricing deals with the Trump administration, a new analysis examines the gap between the promise and the reality of Europe's Joint Clinical Assessment framework, and Eli Lilly issues a public safety warning about compounded tirzepatide products mixed with vitamin B12.

Industry experts across the biotech sector discuss the latest trends impacting emerging biotech companies, including the challenges of early-stage biotech start-ups, AI integration across the sector, and the most recent innovations in drug discovery.

Testing reveals that compounded tirzepatide products mixed with vitamin B12 contain a chemical impurity of unknown toxicity.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA issues new draft guidance aimed at reducing the cost and complexity of biosimilar development, Novo Nordisk responds to an FDA warning letter stemming from a 2025 inspection of its U.S. headquarters, and Pharmaceutical Executive's latest analysis examines the state of the biopharma industry as it navigates a period of cautious momentum.

FDA cites systemic failures in how the company tracked and reported adverse drug events across several of its medicines, including semaglutide.

FDA issued draft guidance that would eliminate certain clinical pharmacokinetic studies from the biosimilar development process.

Ron Lanton, Senior Partner & Global Strategist, Lanton, Lanton & Sosa Law PLLC, notes FDA’s single-trial approval pathway may accelerate development, but manufacturers face heightened litigation risk, pricing uncertainty and safeguards.