FDA approvals drop 24% in H1 2025; GSK’s UTI med, Vertex’s non-opioid painkiller lead pack of first-in-class meds
It has been a turbulent year for the US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), marked by reduction
J&J’s Intra‑Cellular buyout, BMS’ oncology gambit, Sanofi’s Blueprint acquisition drive mega deals in H1 2025
The pharmaceutical industry has witnessed a wave of mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnership
US drug shortages reduce 16% YoY in Q1 2025; CNS drugs, antimicrobials face highest scarcities
The pharmaceutical industry in the United States continued to
grapple with drug shortages during th
Top Pharma Companies & Drugs in 2024: Merck’s Keytruda maintains top spot as Novo’s semaglutide nips at its heels
In 2024, Big Pharma players consolidated
and maintained their dominance, even as innovation continu
Top first-in-class drug candidates of 2025: Ionis’ donidalorsen, Sanofi’s fitusiran, Cytokinetics’ aficamten await FDA approval
First‑in‑class drugs are therapies with entirely new approaches that improve patient out
FDA okays 50 new drugs in 2024; BMS’ Cobenfy, Lilly’s Kisunla lead pack of breakthrough therapies
In 2024, the biopharma industry continued to advance on its robust trajectory of innovation. Though
BMS, J&J, Bayer lead 25,000+ pharma layoffs in 2024; Amylyx, FibroGen, Kronos Bio hit by trial failures, cash crunch
Since 2022, there has been a significant surge in layoffs by pharmaceutical and biotech companies. W
FDA’s landmark approvals of BMS’ schizo med, Madrigal’s MASH drug, US$ 16.5 bn Catalent buyout make it to top 10 news of 2024
The year 2024 was marked by some landmark drug approvals in the areas of schizophrenia, metabolic dy
Chinese FDA-registered generic facilities gain steam, India maintains lead with 396 facilities
Every year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publishes the user fee amounts it will collect