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Lonza’s plans for a new…

September 10th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Lonza's plans for a new spray-drying facility in Bend, Oregon, affirm the company's commitment both to high-margin medicines and the U.S. At the same time, fellow Swiss CDMO CordenPharma is also making expansion moves, albeit

With positive phase 3 results in…

September 10th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

With positive phase 3 results in hand, AbbVie is one step closer to expanding the reach of its key migraine preventative Qulipta, also known as atogepant.

In a move that at least one local…

September 10th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

In a move that at least one local HIV charity has deemed “profoundly disappointing,” England's health technology assessor NICE is currently recommending against coverage of Gilead Sciences’ landmark twice-a-year PrEP medication lenacapavir on the National

As Samsung Biologics works to…

September 10th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

As Samsung Biologics works to close a massive buyout to branch out into peptides, the Korean CDMO’s bread-and-butter contracting work continues to gin up big-ticket contracts from the drug industry.

Akeso and Summit’s ivonescimab…

September 9th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Akeso and Summit’s ivonescimab reduced the risk of death by 27% compared with Keytruda in the phase 3 Harmoni-2 trial in first-line, PD-L1-positive non-small cell lung cancer, with particularly strong data in the PD-L1-high group.

Bayer has won first-line approval…

September 9th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Bayer has won first-line approval for its tyrosine kinase inhibitor, Hyrnuo, in patients with HER2-mutant non-small cell lung cancer. The green light comes around half a year after a similar nod for rival TKI med

The 60-second ad sees…

September 9th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

The 60-second ad sees "Yellowstone" actor Kevin Costner doing the math on the benefits of early cancer detection with Caris' Caris Detect blood test.

With a phase 3 win now fleshed out…

September 9th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

With a phase 3 win now fleshed out and an FDA filing recently submitted, BioMarin is advancing expansion plans for Voxzogo, looking to extend the dwarfism drug’s reach as it faces new pressure in its

Merck continues sweeping staff…

September 9th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Merck continues sweeping staff reductions, laying off 54 at its Rahway headquarters. The staff changes are set to take effect in December and January.

As drug discovery is…

September 9th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

As drug discovery is revolutionized by AI, the machinery built to get life-saving medicines to market remains trapped in a different era. Here’s how we solve that.

In a stabilizing move, the…

September 9th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

In a stabilizing move, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday afternoon that it has tapped Michael Davis, M.D., Ph.D., and Karim Mikhail—who’ve been serving as acting directors of CDER and CBER, respectively—to

Exclusive insights from the…

September 8th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Exclusive insights from the Patients as Partners Advisory Board on the biggest challenges and opportunities shaping patient engagement, patient advocacy, clinical trial participation, trust, transparency, and patient-focused drug development.

Spying a “golden decade”…

September 8th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Spying a “golden decade” beyond the branded drug industry’s looming patent cliff, Sandoz is making big bets on its biosimilar capabilities in the coming years.

While Amgen gave no numerical…

September 8th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

While Amgen gave no numerical results from Imdelltra's latest overall survival win in first-line small cell lung cancer, R&D chief Jay Bradner said data suggest the DLL3 bispecific “will further revolutionize the standard for survival