Industry News

Pharmaceutical Industry News

An established sales force and…

April 24th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

An established sales force and payer authorization criteria will fuel a fast launch for Travere Therapeutics’ Filspari in its new indication and power the franchise to peak sales of $3.1 billion, Guggenheim Securities analysts predicted

Daiichi Sankyo has postponed its…

April 24th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Daiichi Sankyo has postponed its annual report by two weeks, citing additional time needed to review “the supply plans for its oncology products portfolio and development pipeline.”

Roche’s Genentech unit is…

April 24th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Roche’s Genentech unit is launching a new multimedia campaign aimed at sharing the stories of people living with diabetes and the impact the disease can have on their vision.

During Pfizer’s right-sizing push…

April 24th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

During Pfizer's right-sizing push after the COVID-19 pandemic, the company's multibillion-dollar cost-cutting campaign has affected its Ireland operations in several ways. Now, more employees in the country are set to lose their jobs by the

Merck & Co. unveiled the…

April 24th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Merck & Co. unveiled the much-anticipated first look at its PD-1xVEGF bispecific data. China's Zai Lab is looking to go global. With a pipeline licensed from Hengrui Pharma, Kailera Therapeutics pulled off a record IPO.

Patients’ confidence in their…

April 24th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Patients’ confidence in their ability to find answers about health questions and make informed decisions has plummeted in the past year, according to an Edelman survey.

With Regeneron announcing a…

April 23rd, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

With Regeneron announcing a drug-pricing deal with the White House Thursday, all 17 companies targeted in a round of letters by the Trump administration last year have agreed to play ball with the President’s “most

While the scale of the currency…

April 23rd, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

While the scale of the currency headwinds in Roche’s first-quarter financial update caught many off guard, the company’s earnings call still featured much discussion on a pivotal pipeline prospect: the oral SERD drug giredestrant. The

In a brutal first quarter for…

April 23rd, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

In a brutal first quarter for Roche, key drugs in the company’s pharmaceutical division fall short of Wall Street expectations—big time. But the surging Swiss franc is only one piece of some disappointing sales figures.

The citizen petition takes issue…

April 23rd, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

The citizen petition takes issue with the FDA's new practice of publicly releasing batches of complete response letters in response to unapproved drug applications.

In its first-quarter presentation,…

April 23rd, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

In its first-quarter presentation, Sanofi highlighted that it has a “vigorous defense planned” to extend Dupixent’s exclusivity beyond March of 2031, when the U.S. patent protecting its compound expires. The blockbuster accounted for 40% of

With the recent launch of Novo…

April 23rd, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

With the recent launch of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill opening the oral GLP-1 market for obesity, the company has now unveiled positive results that could tee up an expansion in semaglutide’s inaugural diabetes indication.

Evonik plans to spend €80…

April 23rd, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Evonik plans to spend €80 million ($93.5 million) to upgrade its bio fermentation production technology in Slovenská Ľupča, Slovakia, as part of an expansion that will add 50 new jobs.