Pharmaceutical Executive: September 2026 Interactive Digital Edition

Moderna lays out an oncology-driven growth plan at its 2026 Analyst Day, Pfizer and Blackstone sign a co-funding deal worth up to $1.5 billion for berobenatide, and Parexel’s Stacy Hurt on how patients’ use of AI is reshaping sponsor communication.

Moderna used its 2026 Analyst Day to outline an oncology-driven growth strategy anchored by intismeran and other cancer antigen therapies.

Pfizer and Blackstone Life Sciences sign a co-funding deal in which Blackstone is set to provide up to $1.5 billion through 2028 to advance berobenatide.

With 60% of Americans using AI health tools, patient advocates are encouraging collaborative use of AI alongside healthcare teams for better outcomes.

FDA approves Merck KGaA’s Pimjetmi for tenosynovial giant cell tumor, Parexel’s Stacy Hurt on when patient input should enter the clinical research process, and Ignite Proteomics’ Dr. Brian Corgiat on adjusting for tumor mutations in treatment decisions.

FDA has approved Merck KGaA’s Pimjetmi, an oral CSF-1R inhibitor, for adults with symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumors.

AI can make clinical trials smarter and faster, but lived patient experience remains irreplaceable in guiding research toward optimal results.

FDA approves Bayer’s asundexian as the first Factor XIa inhibitor for secondary stroke prevention, the FDA requires a new safety label warning across all GLP-1 receptor agonists for a potential NAION risk, and AstraZeneca acquires Omniose to add a bioconjugation platform to its vaccine pipeline.