Pharmaceutical Executive, March 2017 Issue (PDF)

argenx acquires Unnatural Products for up to $1.15 billion to expand its immunology capabilities, GiftHealth’s Chip Parkinson on how single-partner platforms can transform the prescription journey, and Partha Anbil on why competing on net value matters more than cutting list prices as US drug pricing resets.

Single-partner platforms can unify manufacturers, prescribers, and patients to eliminate gaps, cut costs, and boost treatment adherence.

argenx acquires Unnatural Products, adding a macrocyclic peptide discovery platform to complement its antibody engineering.

Ignite Proteomics measures phosphorylation states to show which proteins are actively driving a tumor—guiding therapy beyond what IHC alone reveals.

As Medicare negotiation, PBM reform, and cash-pay channels converge, winning on auditable net value matters more than cutting list prices.

Hims & Hers partners with Eli Lilly to sell Zepbound and Foundayo directly on its platform, Novo Nordisk terminates its research collaboration with Korro Bio, and the FDA grants accelerated approval to Johnson & Johnson’s Rybrevant Faspro in head and neck cancer.

The agreement provides access for prescribed patients to Lilly's obesity medicines self-pay pricing starting at $149 per month without leaving the platform.

The termination ends a cardiometabolic RNA-editing partnership that was paused for 12 months, closing out a deal under which Korro earned no milestone payments.