Industry Trends

Facing patent expiration for its blockbuster Keytruda, Merck aims to streamline operations with significant job cuts and continued R&D investments.

With a backdrop of mounting industry disruption and transition, Pharm Exec’s latest listing of the top global biopharma sales producers, its 25th, points to the importance of organizations doubling down on what they do best while seizing new opportunities to innovate.

Dive into a sampling of data drivers—and expanded insights—poised to impact and reshape our annual leaderboard.

Insights on ways pharmacy benefit managers can tap earned media to enhance their reputation—and demonstrate value through transparency, storytelling, and leveraging data to improve patient care.

Deal includes 23andMe’s Biobank, Personal Genome Service, Total Health, and research services operations.

Jørgensen will step down after eight years as CEO, with a successor search underway while the company reaffirms confidence in its strategic plans amid recent market challenges.

Our exclusive poll captures today's top trends and perspectives—shaped by those pharma decision-makers impacted the most.

The latest Q&A installment in Pharm Exec's earned media series details key strategies for leveraging breaking news at industry trade shows, including the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.

Weight-loss and diabetes drugs dominated pharmaceutical spending last year, according to a new report by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, who warns of tariff-driven supply chain threats and continued growth in clinic drug costs.

Investment includes $1.5 billion in capital expenditures to expand manufacturing and $500 million dedicated to R&D focused on high-impact innovations.

With combined investments exceeding $53 billion, both companies are deepening their US presence through expanded biologics production, gene therapy capabilities, and next generation R&D centers.

Introducing a new series highlighting ways pharma companies can up their game in winning earned media—and ultimately deliver greater impact and value from their messaging.

Investment is expected to bring approximately 1,000 new jobs at Novartis and 4,000 additional roles across the United States.

The increasing costs and complexity of R&D in the pharmaceutical industry have necessitated the adoption of strategic portfolio management to optimize resource allocation and enhance competitive advantage.

A Harvard Business School Healthcare Alumni Association Q&A with Elaina Shekhter, EPAM’s Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer.

EVERSANA’s chief digital officer discusses recent developments in the pharma industry that are impacting its relationship with patients and new technology.

The six key design trends of 2025 redefine how healthcare brands can inspire trust and build lasting connections with their audiences.

Pharm Exec’s 20th Annual Pipeline Report examines the emerging drug development trends and surging investments in five expanding therapeutic areas.

Polypharmacy, biosimilars, and GLP-1s among the evolving trends likely to play out in the pharmacy benefits space.

A look at the M&A and stock market pictures for full-year 2024—and the potential strategic implications for pharma and biotech ahead.

PwC report identifies transformative trends impacting the pharma market this year and into the future.

A surge in biotech startup out-licensing deals from the country are paving the way for increased IPO and M&A activities.

The EY executive discusses trends in this sector and what he expects to see in the coming year.

Deloitte’s US life sciences sector leader discusses the trends he believes will have the most impact in 2025.

Amid the end of a national GLP-1 shortage, the FDA will now require all compounding, distributing, or dispensing of compounded tirzepatide injections to end within 90 days.

The biosimilars market in the US is on the rise, but barriers to greater adoption remain.

Unleashed demand over the past year characterizes the M&A picture in pharma.

With the Inflation Reduction Act now in flux, how will the government and industry respond?

How alternative direct-to-consumer models are changing the landscape for patient access.

The swell of AI-powered digital platforms puts future decision-making under the spotlight.