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The 2025 edition of Time’s…

October 10th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

The 2025 edition of Time’s annual “best inventions” list saw the magazine expand the docket from 200 to 300 innovations—more than 10% of which comprise medical devices, pharmaceuticals and other novel products in the healthcare

Auto-injector specialist Ypsomed…

October 10th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Auto-injector specialist Ypsomed is hopping on the United States manufacturing bandwagon, investing 200 million Swiss francs ($248 million) to build a plant in Holly Springs, North Carolina. It will be the first U.S. facility for

The Senate has passed a new…

October 10th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

The Senate has passed a new version of the Biosecure Act as part of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for the upcoming fiscal year. While similar to last year's edition, this amendment

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo are…

October 10th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo are teeing up a TROP2 showdown with Gilead in first-line triple-negative breast cancer. China's InnoCare agreed to out-license three autoimmune candidates to Zenas. Lupin plans to invest $250 million to build

Pharma representatives who…

October 9th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Pharma representatives who received an invite to the summit have reportedly expressed “consternation” over the concern that the event’s host and guest list imply that the White House wants drugmakers to work with BlinkRx.

AstraZeneca has broken ground on a…

October 9th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

AstraZeneca has broken ground on a $4.5 billion manufacturing facility near Charlottesville, Virginia, confirming a report about its location six weeks ago when state lawmakers approved an economic development package for the project.

Eli Lilly has committed to setting…

October 9th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Eli Lilly has committed to setting a new standard for onscreen representation of common chronic diseases, and it walked the walk with its recent sponsorship of a segment on “Project Runway.”

The FDA has approved Libtayo as…

October 9th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

The FDA has approved Libtayo as the first immunotherapy for adjuvant treatment of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. The nod applies to patients who are at a high risk of recurrence after surgery and radiation.

Lupin expects to invest a combined…

October 9th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Lupin expects to invest a combined $250 million—covering R&D, infrastructure and capital expenditures over five years—to build a new pharmaceutical production plant in Coral Springs, Florida. The site will focus on the production of respiratory

Xspray has now received three FDA…

October 8th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Xspray has now received three FDA complete response letters in as many years as it attempts to launch its Dasynoc, a leukemia med based on BMS' blockbuster Sprycel.

Ferring plans to lay off 500…

October 8th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Ferring plans to lay off 500 employees, or approximately 7% of its staff, as part of a streamlining effort, the company said in a brief statement.

Wasserman says…

October 8th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Wasserman says hyper-personalization and data-driven insights are reshaping pharma marketing

Eying a multiple sclerosis drug…

October 8th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Eying a multiple sclerosis drug that it has tabbed with peak annual sales potential of $12 billion in the U.S. alone, Zenas BioPharma has struck a licensing deal with China-based InnoCare Pharma that could be

The U.K. government is in…

October 8th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

The U.K. government is in "advanced talks" with the U.S. and aims to fend off potential tariffs by raising its standard cost-effectiveness threshold for new medicines, according to Politico.