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Gilead penned a potential $1.5…

February 20th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Gilead penned a potential $1.5 billion synthetic lethality deal with a Chinese biotech. A cell therapy company could end a one-year-plus biotech IPO drought in Tokyo. Novo Nordisk faces increased GLP-1 competition in China. And

After the pharmaceutical industry…

February 20th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

After the pharmaceutical industry spent much of the past year safeguarding its businesses against the threat of U.S. import tariffs, a new Supreme Court ruling now waylays the Trump administration's trade agenda—at least in part.

AstraZeneca has secured a key…

February 20th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

AstraZeneca has secured a key regulatory win in its effort to reclaim the lead in the BTK inhibitor market, with the FDA approving its Calquence plus Venclexta as the first all-oral, fixed-duration regimen for first-line

After manufacturing the antibiotic…

February 20th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

After manufacturing the antibiotic Rocephin for four decades—and developing it into one of the company’s first blockbuster medicines—Roche is looking to divest the treatment and its production facility near its headquarters in Switzerland.

Novartis will transfer its 70.68%…

February 20th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Novartis will transfer its 70.68% stake in Novartis India Limited—a Bombay Stock Exchange-listed company that primarily handles older and off-patent drugs in areas like immunology, neuroscience and pain—to a group of private equity firms.

As recent changes to U.S. vaccine…

February 19th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

As recent changes to U.S. vaccine policy face pushback on several fronts, one of the key bodies driving the nation's immunization recommendations is postponing its meeting previously planned for next week.

Throughout 2025, the world’s first…

February 19th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Throughout 2025, the world's first metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) drug generated just shy of a billion dollars. But Madrigal has much more growth in mind for the years to come.

In a fourth-quarter conference…

February 19th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

In a fourth-quarter conference call, Insmed CEO Will Lewis admitted that it was “audacious” that his company would project sales of newly approved respiratory drug Brinsupri to reach $1 billion in 2026. Then he laid

An untitled letter shared to the…

February 19th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

An untitled letter shared to the agency’s public database this month homes in on certain details of a commercial touting Tremfya’s use in ulcerative colitis.

As Enflonsia approaches the…

February 19th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

As Enflonsia approaches the one-year anniversary of its approval, Merck is padding the case for a label expansion that could see the protective antibody better match Sanofi and AstraZeneca’s rival infant RSV preventive Beyfortus.

Synthetic biology specialist Manus…

February 19th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Synthetic biology specialist Manus Bio has scored a $15 million contract from the U.S. government to create a domestic supply source for shikimic acid, a key starting material used in the production of influenza drug

With an eye—and ear—toward…

February 18th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

With an eye—and ear—toward spreading the perseverance and optimism ingrained in the field of science, AbbVie has launched a new podcast series touting the work of its own scientists and other experts.

As President Donald Trump attempts…

February 18th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

As President Donald Trump attempts to convince Congress to write his Most Favored Nation drug pricing plan into law, he has received pushback from free-market conservatives. An interview with former Biden administration advisor John Barkett

With $55 billion earmarked to…

February 18th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

With $55 billion earmarked to bolster its U.S. operations, Johnson & Johnson is the latest drugmaker to zero in on expansion plans that are aimed, at least in part, at abating the Trump administration’s pharmaceutical