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Boehringer Ingelheim’s mission…

January 27th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Boehringer Ingelheim’s mission for Super Bowl LX viewers, should they choose to accept it, is to learn more about urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio screening to monitor kidney health in people with certain risk factors.

China’s National Medical…

January 27th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

China’s National Medical Products Administration suspended the import, sale and use of Sun's rivastigmine hydrogen tartrate capsules after a virtual site inspection uncovered manufacturing shortfalls.

Nearly two decades after the…

January 27th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Nearly two decades after the parties first floated the idea of a free trade agreement, the turbulence of the global market has prompted the European Union and India to carry their deal across the finish

After posting 16.2% revenue growth…

January 27th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

After posting 16.2% revenue growth in the last financial year, Servier President Olivier Laureau said the company has moved “one important step closer” to achieving an ambitious goal for 2030.

Pfizer again heads up a physician…

January 27th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Pfizer again heads up a physician ranking of vaccine manufacturers, beating Merck & Co. and Moderna to complete an unchanged top three from the last edition of the survey. But while the rankings held steady,

Siegfried has signed agreements to…

January 27th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Siegfried has signed agreements to acquire the controlled drug substance businesses of the Noramco Group and Extractas Bioscience. With the deals, Siegfried gains API sites in Wilmington, Delaware; Athens, Georgia; and Australia.

Following in the footsteps of…

January 26th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Following in the footsteps of Phathom Pharmaceuticals' and Allergan Aesthetics’ own partnerships with “Saturday Night Live” stars, Teva Pharmaceuticals is turning to a famous funnyman to tackle a not-so-funny topic.

Large drugmakers are facing…

January 26th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Large drugmakers are facing tighter constraints than in the past, as financial, scientific and reputational pressures converge. According to senior leaders at Bayer and Bristol Myers Squibb, those forces are reshaping pipeline decisions, capital allocation

Catalent made a series of deals…

January 26th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Catalent made a series of deals early this decade to build up its presence in Gosselies. Now, it's planning to wind down cell therapy manufacturing operations in the town.

The companies had committed to a…

January 26th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

The companies had committed to a five-year partnership in July 2024, in which Kowa agreed to promote the topical treatment to primary care physicians to extend the med's reach beyond dermatologists.

With Enhertu and Datroway, Daiichi…

January 26th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

With Enhertu and Datroway, Daiichi Sankyo has made itself a top-tier player in antibody-drug conjugates. But the road to market leadership is growing more complex as the two AstraZeneca-partnered brands move into earlier lines of

Juggling a mix of customer demand…

January 26th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Juggling a mix of customer demand and new regulations, Recipharm has built out a new facility in Bengaluru, India, to produce nonbacterial beta-lactam tablets. By commissioning the plant, Recipharm says it has lassoed up a

The new chairman of the CDC’s…

January 23rd, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

The new chairman of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Kirk Milhoan, M.D., Ph.D., recently took to the podcast “Why Should I Trust You” to answer exactly that.

ST Pharm has struck a $56 million…

January 23rd, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

ST Pharm has struck a $56 million deal with an undisclosed U.S.-based biotech to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for a new oligonucleotide treatment. The Korean CDMO revealed the contract Friday in a regulatory filing.

A potential inflection point that…

January 23rd, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

A potential inflection point that Bausch Health hoped could diversify its portfolio has vanished with a pair of phase 3 failures for a new formulation of the company’s bread-and-butter Xifaxan—a setback that leaves a $2

In the second week of oral…

January 23rd, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

In the second week of oral Wegovy’s launch, which ended Jan. 16, the obesity pill logged roughly 18,400 total prescriptions, according to IMS data cited by Jefferies. That performance is a fair bit better than

Plotting a challenge to…

January 23rd, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Plotting a challenge to Regeneron’s blockbuster Eylea, Ocular Therapeutix has hired “a key architect” of its rival’s launch to head its commercial team.