Editorial Podcasts

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Eli Lilly announces three acquisitions totaling roughly $3 billion, the FDA approves Hepcludex as the first treatment for chronic hepatitis delta virus infection in the United States, and biotech finance leaders reflect on the lessons learned from navigating two decades of volatile markets.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA approves Datroway for certain patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, leadership changes continue at the National Institutes of Health with the departure of a top infectious disease institute director, and industry experts discuss how real-time data is reshaping biotech decision-making and development strategy.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Reuters reports that lower-priced oral GLP-1 pills from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are drawing patients away from compounded weight loss medications, Gilead Sciences' renews its five-year collaboration with WHO and Johnson and Johnson’s collaboration with the Department of Health Abu Dhabi, finally Partha Anbil argues that truly industrializing machine learning and AI in life sciences requires systems that are scientifically credible, clinically defensible, regulatorily traceable, and operationally sustained.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Eli Lilly announces a deal worth up to $202 million for Engage Biologics and its preclinical non-viral DNA delivery platform, two significant deals including Bristol Myers Squibb's enterprise-wide agreement to deploy Claude across its global operations and Incyte's expanded molecular AI collaboration with Genesis, and FDA grants two new early-stage breast cancer indications to Enhertu, marking trastuzumab deruxtecan's entry into the curative-intent setting for the first time.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the Trump administration expands TrumpRx to include more than 600 generic medicines, industry leaders rethink pharma’s traditional go-to-market model, and a biotech funding roundup highlights continued investment in early-stage therapeutics and radiopharmaceutical development.

Mike Petroutsas, president and head of U.S. commercial at Astellas, explores the importance of insight-driven commercialization in reshaping how manufacturers engage patients, physicians and the broader healthcare ecosystem.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation to baxdrostat for uncontrolled hypertension, a wave of leadership departures leaves the FDA facing renewed uncertainty at the top of the agency, and Regeneron enters a multibillion-dollar collaboration with Parabilis Medicines to develop new therapeutic candidates.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, FDA approves AstraZeneca's Fasenra as a new treatment for hypereosinophilic syndrome in patients 12 years and older, the FDA places a full clinical hold on Aardvark Therapeutics' ARD-101 program, and BeOne Medicines co-founder and CEO John Oyler touches on building an oncology powerhouse from a disruptive idea and playing the long game on speed, science, and scale.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA grants accelerated approval to BeOne Medicines' Beqalzi as the first and only BCL2 inhibitor for relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma, while also approving Taiho Oncology's Inqovi in combination with venetoclax for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia, Pharmaceutical Executive reports on the Doceree Makers Summit, and Dean Erhardt argues that AI-enabled workflow automation offers a practical path to fixing the prior authorization system's chronic failures.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, GSK enters an exclusive collaboration with Sino Biopharmaceutical's CTTQ subsidiary to accelerate the launch of bepirovirsen, the FDA approves Bizengri under the Commissioner's National Priority Voucher program, and President Trump has signed off on a plan to fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA extends its priority review of a subcutaneous formulation of Leqembi, industry analysts examine how upcoming GLP-1 patent expirations could reshape the drug delivery device market, and experts discuss the key forces driving renewed growth in radiopharmaceuticals.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Angelini Pharma announces a $4.1 billion agreement to acquire Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Incyte presents 24-week results from the Phase III TRuE-AD4 trial of Opzelura, and Pharmaceutical Executive speaks with Charlie Lyon of the API Innovation Center on what the conversation about bringing pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the United States is still missing.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Bayer agrees to acquire Perfuse Therapeutics for up to $2.45 billion and Madrigal obtains an exclusive global license for a precision siRNA therapy targeting a key genetic driver of MASH, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals announces the first patient dosed in a Phase III trial and Brooke Ervin argues that translating real-world evidence into commercial and clinical impact in urology requires more than access to data.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Cellenkos announces FDA clearance of its investigational new drug application for CK0802, BioNTech releases its first quarter 2026 financial results, and Peter Harbin argues that biopharma's longstanding deciling-based sales targeting model is overdue for a fundamental rethink.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, UCB announces a definitive agreement to acquire Candid Therapeutics for up to $2.2 billion, a new commentary by Jeremy Richardson argues that MFN pricing and shifting policy expectations are making affordable direct-to-patient programs at scale an operational necessity rather than a strategic option, and a new article examines how a customer-based process can synchronize sales and marketing organizations for competitive advantage in pharma.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee votes a favorable benefit-risk profile for AstraZeneca's Truqap, FDA approves Axsome Therapeutics' Auvelity, and Pharmaceutical Executive speaks with Jeff Golfman on how global disruptions are cascading through the pharmaceutical supply chain.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Sanofi formally confirms its CEO leadership following a shareholder vote, US prescription drug spending is projected to surpass $1 trillion in 2026, and Inizio launches a next-generation hub services model aimed at simplifying patient access and support.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Rocket Pharmaceuticals announces a $180 million sale of its rare pediatric disease priority review voucher, Teva Pharmaceutical enters a definitive agreement to acquire Emalex Biosciences for up to $900 million, and a feature article examines the pharmaceutical supply chain risks converging around the Strait of Hormuz.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, we cover Sun Pharma and IMG Pharma's respective acquisitions, FDA's approval of AstraZeneca's Breztri, and a new feature examining why Ireland has become one of the pharmaceutical industry's most strategically important global manufacturing hubs.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Eli Lilly announces a definitive agreement to acquire Ajax Therapeutics for up to $2.3 billion, adding a first-in-class JAK2 inhibitor for blood cancers to its expanding oncology pipeline, the FDA approves a supplemental application for Johnson and Johnson's Caplyta backed by Phase III data showing a 63% reduction in relapse risk in adults with schizophrenia, and Pharmaceutical Executive speaks with Maher Masoud, CEO of MaxCyte, on moving cell and gene therapies toward commercial scale.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA issues a complete response letter to AbbVie for a biologics license application, Regeneron moves to lower patient costs tied to its newly approved gene therapy, and the FDA approves Otarmeni for OTOF-related hearing loss.

In this episode, Ron Lanton examines how geography is becoming a central strategic variable in healthcare, as policy, trade dynamics, and infrastructure increasingly dictate where innovation is developed, manufactured, and commercialized.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA expands the use of Tzield to young children to delay the onset of stage 3 type 1 diabetes, Dupixent receives an expanded pediatric indication in chronic spontaneous urticaria, and AbbVie announces a $195 million investment to build a new manufacturing campus in North Carolina.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, the FDA approves a new treatment for HIV-1 infection in adults, Amazon One Medical launches a GLP-1 weight management program, and a new report highlights which top-selling drugs are most at risk of supply shortages.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, UnitedHealth raises its full-year profit forecast following stronger-than-expected first-quarter results, Pfizer works to reshape its leadership narrative as it approaches a major patent cliff, and a new industry perspective highlights why scaling artificial intelligence in pharma requires more than just advanced algorithms.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Eli Lilly enters a $7 billion agreement to acquire Kelonia Therapeutics, the Trump administration issues an executive order to accelerate FDA reviews of psychedelic therapies, and Lilly’s oral weight loss pill sees strong early prescribing demand.

Model N’s Michael Grosberg breaks down the accelerated complexity, policy disruption, and data gaps testing manufacturer market access and revenue management strategies.

In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Eli Lilly releases updated safety data for its oral obesity pill Foundayo in response to an FDA post-approval request, ICER and Verdant Research publish a new white paper examining the evolution and future of the FDA's accelerated approval pathway, and a new Pharmaceutical Executive commentary argues FDA's shift toward single-trial approval standards marks the beginning of a genuinely new era in data-driven drug development.