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With the launch of a new branded…

October 13th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

With the launch of a new branded initiative, Bristol Myers Squibb is crafting a recipe for both ramping up its Cobenfy rollout and boosting schizophrenia awareness and education.

The FDA has adjusted the label of…

October 13th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

The FDA has adjusted the label of Johnson & Johnson and Legend Biotech’s Carvykti, warning patients and doctors that use of the multiple myeloma treatment could increase the risk an intestinal inflammatory disorder which can

Germany’s LTS—whose…

October 13th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Germany's LTS—whose bread-and-butter business revolves around developing and manufacturing drug delivery systems—is paying an undisclosed sum to purchase U.S. CDMO Renaissance Lakewood, which itself specializes in nasals sprays and sterile dosage forms.

Halozyme scoured very broadly for…

October 11th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Halozyme scoured very broadly for potential acquisitions in the drug delivery field before landing on Elektrofi, Halozyme CEO Helen Torley said during an interview on the sidelines of Fierce Biotech Week in Boston.

President Donald Trump has been…

October 10th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

President Donald Trump has been pressuring top drugmakers to get on board with his drug pricing agenda for months. Now, AstraZeneca is ready to comply, MSNBC reports.

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.