Weekly News Recap #Phispers
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 : 1746
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 : 1451
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 : 1558
Mallinckrodt, Endo merge in US$ 6.7 bn deal; Astra buys cell therapy developer EsoBiotec; Pfizer sells entire stake in Haleon
In Phispers this week, two drugmakers emerging from bankruptcy — Mallinckrodt and Endo — are merging in order to le...
Impressions : 1328
Lundbeck acquires Longboard for US$ 2.6 billion; Roche’s Itovebi bags FDA nod for breast cancer
This week’s is a double dose Phispers, as we return from a one-week break due to CPhI Worldwide. The fortnight saw severa...
Impressions : 1452
BMS med wins landmark FDA nod for schizophrenia; Sanofi’s Dupixent approved to treat COPD
In this week’s Phispers, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Bristol Myers Squibb’s groundbreaking s...
Impressions : 1386
Madrigal’s Rezdiffra becomes first FDA-approved drug to treat NASH; Astra buys Fusion for US$ 2.4 bn
It was a week of drug approvals, as the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) okayed several therapies before the close of the...
Impressions : 3038
Lilly to launch Zepbound in more markets this year; Casgevy bags second FDA nod
This week’s Phispers brings you news from the annual World Economic Forum in Davos (Switzerland) where some senior execut...
Impressions : 2123
J&J to spin off consumer biz within two years; Biden nominates Califf as FDA chief
After a gap of a week, Phispers is back with reports of some big developments in the world of pharmaceuticals. The biggest news...
Impressions : 1853
Chinese prices of APIs increase dramatically; former Operation Warp Speed head accused of sexual harassment
This week, Phispers has more updates on the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine which continues to be mired in controversies. Earlier th...
Impressions : 3108
Sanofi overhauls executive committee; FDA recalls metformin due to unacceptable levels of NDMA impurity
This week, Phispers brings news on various developments across the world as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
While US Presi...
Impressions : 89389
US rolls out Operation Warp Speed, announces US$ 354 million manufacturing contract for essential medicines
This week, Phispers brings you lots of updates on vaccine development, news and rhetoric emerging out of the ongoing Covid-19 p...
Impressions : 152110
‘FDA compromised standards to get Bayer’s chloroquine’; HCQ study shows no benefits, higher deaths in study
This week, Phispers brings you updates on remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine — drugs being touted as tr...
Impressions : 3930
India partially lifts Hydroxychloroquine, Paracetamol export ban; delays by FTC lead to nixing of US$ 1 billion Sandoz deal
This week, Phispers has more updates on the deadly novel coronavirus.
The US, which has reported over 400,000 cases of Covid-...
Impressions : 2303
US plans to reduce drug manufacturing dependence on China, India; Cross-contamination problems at Cipla
This week, Phispers has more updates on Covid-19.
The US is preparing an executive order that will reduce the country’s...
Impressions : 2094

