Weekly News Recap #Phispers
Lilly buys biotech Kelonia for up to US$ 7 bn; Trump orders priority review of psychedelic drugs to treat mental illnesses
Eli Lilly has been on an acquisition spree this year. After buying
Ventyx Biosciences, Orna Therapeutics, CrossBridge Bio, and...
Impressions : 1167
FDA seeks more safety data from Lilly on obesity drug Foundayo; Novo partners OpenAI to speed up drug development
This week’s Phispers brings you news on how artificial intelligence (AI) is taking centerstage in the world of pharmaceut...
Impressions : 2040
Neurocrine buys Soleno for US$ 2.9 bn; Novo says Wegovy pill outperforms Lilly’s Foundayo in cross-trial comparison
In Phispers this week, Neurocrine Biosciences announced the
acquisition of rare-disease drugmaker Soleno Therapeutics for US$ ...
Impressions : 1291
Lilly in US$ 7.8 bn deal to acquire Centessa for its sleep disorder pipeline; bags FDA nod for obesity med orforglipron
In Phispers this week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Eli Lilly’s Foundayo (orforglipron), a once-dai...
Impressions : 1137
Merck buys Terns Pharma for US$ 6.7 bn to boost cancer portfolio; Novartis acquires Synnovation unit for up to US$ 3bn
This week’s Phispers is packed with news of drug approvals and M&As. Merck is preparing for its future post-Keytruda pate...
Impressions : 834
FDA approves J&J’s plaque psoriasis pill; federal judge blocks key parts of RFK Jr’s childhood vaccine policy overhaul
As the war in the Middle East intensifies, the world is facing
disruption of major air and sea routes. The war is already disr...
Impressions : 1088
Lilly to invest US$ 3 bn in China to boost supply of new obesity drug; Servier acquires Day One Biopharma for US$ 2.5 bn
In Phispers this week, Eli Lilly announced its plans to invest US$
3 billion in China over the next decade in order to build p...
Impressions : 2341
Moderna resolves vaccine patent dispute with Roivant, Arbutus; FDA grants accelerated approval to Ascendis’ dwarfism therapy
Over the past week, tensions in the Middle East have escalated sharply after the US and Israel launched military strikes on Ira...
Impressions : 802
Gilead buys Arcellx for US$ 7.8 billion; FDA approves Vanda’s antipsychotic pill for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia
In this week’s news, Gilead Sciences has entered into an agreement to acquire its cancer therapy partner Arcellx for US$ ...
Impressions : 789
FDA agrees to review Moderna’s amended mRNA-based flu vaccine application; Lilly builds orforglipron stock ahead of approval
Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had said it will not review Moderna’s application for its experiment...
Impressions : 1705
FDA refuses to review Moderna’s mRNA-based flu vaccine application; Lilly buys Orna for up to US$ 2.4 billion
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said it will not review Moderna’s application for its experimental influenz...
Impressions : 1645
Lilly expects 25% growth, Novo sees its sales drop in 2026; Amgen turns down FDA request to withdraw rare disease drug
In this week’s Phispers, we bring you the split story of two GLP-1 drugmakers — Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. While L...
Impressions : 2007
US exits WHO; Moderna to stop investing in new late-stage vaccine trials due to increased opposition to immunizations
Public health suffered several setbacks over the last week. First,
the United States formally exited the World Health Organiza...
Impressions : 1770
J&J’s 2026 sales may cross US$ 100 bn; FDA delays fast-track reviews of drugs under Trump’s voucher program
In 2022, Pfizer had crossed US$ 100 billion in revenue owing to its Covid products. While that was a one-off, Johnson & Johnson...
Impressions : 1552
AbbVie inks US$ 5.6 bn oncology deal with China’s RemeGen; Astra buys Modella AI to speed up cancer drug research
This week’s Phispers is packed with news from the ongoing JP Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM26). Notably, AbbVie said i...
Impressions : 1413
Sanofi, Earendil Labs ink up to US$ 2.56 bn AI-driven autoimmune drug deal; CDC revises childhood immunization guidelines
The New Year began with two mid-size deals centered around the use
of artificial intelligence (AI) in drug development. Sanofi...
Impressions : 1282
BioMarin inks US$ 4.8 billion rare disease deal with Amicus; FDA approves pill version of Novo’s Wegovy
PharmaCompass
wishes its readers a very Happy New Year and brings news from the last two
weeks in this double-dose edition of...
Impressions : 1407
FDA okays GSK’s Exdensur as first biologic, add-on med for severe asthma; issues OAI status to Sun Pharma’s India facility
As the year draws to a close, the US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) appears busy approving drugs at a fast pace. This week...
Impressions : 1299
Lilly to invest US$ 6 bn in new API plant in Alabama; Biocon buys remaining stake in Biocon Biologics, makes it 100% subsidiary
In this week’s Phispers, Eli Lilly announced yet another investment in the US — this time to build its largest API ...
Impressions : 1409
Lilly cuts price of Zepbound; leaked memo on child deaths due to Covid vaccines triggers reaction from former FDA chiefs
In Phispers this week, Eli Lilly reduced prices of its obesity
drug Zepbound sold through LillyDirect, aiming to expand access...
Impressions : 1350
Lilly becomes first pharma to hit US$ 1 tn valuation; FDA clears Padcev-Keytruda combo for bladder cancer
In Phispers this week, Eli Lilly became the first pharmaceutical company to reach a market valuation of US$ 1 trillion, driven ...
Impressions : 1646
Merck to buy Cidara for US$ 9.2 bn to strengthen infectious disease portfolio; J&J to acquire Halda for US$ 3.05 bn
In this week’s Phispers, Merck struck a US$ 9.2 billion deal to acquire Cidara Therapeutics to strengthen its infectious-...
Impressions : 1062
Pfizer seals up to US$ 10 bn deal for Metsera; FDA lifts black box warning on hormone therapies for menopause
In Phispers this week, Pfizer won its high stakes battle with Novo
Nordisk for the obesity-focused biotech Metsera. The deal i...
Impressions : 1354
Pfizer, Novo escalate bidding war for obesity-drug developer Metsera; Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue for US$ 48.7 bn
As we return from
our one-week break due to the CPhI Worldwide, we find our double-dose Phispers
edition to be filled with se...
Impressions : 1333
Innovent, Takeda ink up to US$ 11.4 bn oncology deal; FDA clears Novo’s Rybelsus to reduce heart risk in diabetics
In this week’s Phispers, China’s Innovent Biologics signed one of the largest cross-border biotech deals in Asia. U...
Impressions : 1451
Novo targets MASH with up to US$ 5.2bn Akero buy; BMS acquires cell therapy developer Orbital for US$ 1.5 bn
In this week’s Phispers, Novo Nordisk and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) struck multi-billion-dollar acquisitions to expand t...
Impressions : 1116
Chiesi, Arbor in US$ 2 bn gene therapy deal; Lilly to invest over US$ 1 bn in India; FDA okays Boehringer’s rare lung disease drug
In news this week, Italy’s Chiesi Group announced a deal worth up to US$ 2 billion with US-based Arbor Biotechnologies to...
Impressions : 3876
Trump, Pfizer seal deal to offer drug discounts; FDA approves Eli Lilly’s oral breast cancer pill
This week, US President Donald Trump
announced a deal with Pfizer to sell medicines through a new federal website,
TrumpRx.go...
Impressions : 1109

