Pharm Exec’s Pharma Top 50 in Brief
The vigorous return of M&A activity this year brings us back to the question: is more size and scalable efficiencies the best solution to the declining market power of pharmaceuticals in an endlessly restructuring healthcare system?
The vigorous return of M&A activity this year brings us back to the question: is more size and scalable efficiencies the best solution to the declining market power of pharmaceuticals in an endlessly restructuring healthcare system? Anecdotal evidence combined with some discomfiting statistics on pipeline productivity of the past 15 years suggests that the answer is no-and the latest Pharma 50 rankings bear this out.
Our one new entrant is South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare.
One of the clearest indicators of success is leadership in biologics and specialty drugs.
Biogen Idec has jumped to the 27th spot from 36th in 2010.
Gilead moves up to 18th in sales from 23rd in 2010.
Pfizer has ceded its top position for the first time since 2002.
Novo Nordisk, The United Laboratories Ink Exclusive License Agreement for Triple Receptor Agonist
March 25th 2025Under terms of the license agreement, Novo Nordisk will acquire the rights to develop and commercialize UBT251 outside of China for obesity and type 2 diabetes for an upfront payment of $200 million.
The Misinformation Maze: Navigating Public Health in the Digital Age
March 11th 2025Jennifer Butler, chief commercial officer of Pleio, discusses misinformation's threat to public health, where patients are turning for trustworthy health information, the industry's pivot to peer-to-patient strategies to educate patients, and more.
