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Novo said Tuesday that it will…

October 21st, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Novo said Tuesday that it will host an extraordinary general meeting on Nov. 14 to elect new members to its board following an impasse in leadership discussions involving the Danish drugmaker’s chief shareholder, the Novo

After clearing Novo Nordisk’s…

October 21st, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

After clearing Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide treatments Ozempic and Wegovy to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), the FDA has followed suit with a MACE expansion for its semaglutide pill Rybelsus.

Private equity firm Curewell…

October 21st, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Private equity firm Curewell Capital is aiming to close the gap in U.S. API production with a majority investment in specialty CDMO Wilmington PharmaTech.

ACG, a supplier for solid dose…

October 21st, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

ACG, a supplier for solid dose drug manufacturers, is pumping $200 million into what will be the India-based company’s first empty-capsule production facility in the U.S.

As Big Pharmas increasingly roll…

October 20th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

As Big Pharmas increasingly roll out platforms for direct-to-consumer drug sales, most offering steep discounts on popular medications, many patients are open to using the new services, a recent survey found.

Merck has just registered the 15th…

October 20th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Merck has just registered the 15th global phase 3 trial for its TROP2 antibody-drug conjugate, sac-TMT, just as its Chinese partner Kelun-Biotech reported two sets of strong phase 3 results in patients with lung cancer

Though spending on pharmaceutical…

October 20th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Though spending on pharmaceutical TV ads picked up last month following a summer slump, the third quarter’s overall total still paled in comparison to the preceding periods this year.

Early Monday, Roche announced that…

October 20th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Early Monday, Roche announced that the FDA cleared its 12-year-old oncology drug Gazyva to treat adults with active lupus nephritis who are taking standard therapy. The move into lupus nephritis comes late into the life

The investment is part of the New…

October 20th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

The investment is part of the New Jersey company’s plan to spend more than $70 billion on manufacturing, R&D and capital projects in the U.S. starting this year.

Theravance Biopharma is stepping…

October 20th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Theravance Biopharma is stepping up efforts to educate physicians about neurogenic orthostatic hypotension associated with multiple system atrophy, launching its “Power in the Periphery” campaign in the run-up to publication of phase 3 data in

Novartis has shared detailed data…

October 18th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Novartis has shared detailed data showing its radioligand therapy Pluvicto could slow the progression of certain hormone-sensitive prostate cancers ahead of a planned application with the FDA.

After upstaging Keytruda as…

October 18th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

After upstaging Keytruda as monotherapy for the treatment of first-line non-small cell lung cancer in China, Akeso and Summit Therapeutics’ ivonescimab has shown it could delay tumor progression versus another PD-1 inhibitor as part of

More than two years after a…

October 17th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

More than two years after a positive topline readout, AstraZeneca has to face the reality that a lack of an overall survival showing for its combo could prohibit a broader FDA approval in ovarian cancer.

Merck offered a closer look at…

October 17th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Merck offered a closer look at Keytruda's overall survival benefits in a PD-L1-positive subgroup and its broader progression-free survival win at ESMO 2025.

The FDA has endorsed Amgen and…

October 17th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

The FDA has endorsed Amgen and AstraZeneca’s Tezspire as an add-on maintenance treatment for patients age 12 and older with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. It is the second indication for Tezspire, which was originally

Fertility drugmaker EMD Serono,…

October 17th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Fertility drugmaker EMD Serono, the U.S. arm of Merck KGaA, will offer its in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments at a sharp discount on the government's DTC platform TrumpRx.