Leadership & People

Recent executive moves in the industry include new C-suite hires at Editas Medicines, Royalty Pharma and Faron Pharmaceuticals.  

Chief operating officer Christina Rossi talked to Scrip about the company’s new blockbuster-sized commercial opportunity for Ayvakit and the company’s next phase: financial sustainability.

The ex-chief medical officer at Novartis is now CEO at the UK-based biotech, which he he told Scrip could have a ‘transformational’ therapy to protect patients after a heart attack.

Recent executive moves in the industry include new CEOs at Rentschler Biopharma, MedinCell and OncoZenge, plus C-suite changes at Hinova Pharmaceuticals and ImmunoGen.

BenevolentAI has added Merck KGaA to its list of partners but the UK firm is looking for a new CEO after Joanna Shields decided to leave as a major restructuring continues.

The UK-based company has replaced its single head of research with four therapy area-focused leaders as it looks to further boost R&D productivity.

Recent executive moves in the industry include new CEOs at Baxter BioPharma Solutions, Destiny Pharma and PAION, while Medicenna Therapeutics, Mirum Pharmaceuticals and Scancell, among others, get new CFOs. 

In this week's podcast edition of Five Must-Know Things: the rise of Novo Nordisk; senior level changes at Novartis; Moderna’s progress against BA.2.86; major new CNS drugs coming; and Boehringer Ingelheim’s head of innovation on R&D priorities.

The founder and MD of investment bank Candle Partners reflects on key pharma M&A trends over the years and the shape of things to come including private equity action and how family-owned firms are weighing monetization and diversification options.

Six months after taking the reins, Thomas Schinecker has unveiled a new approach aimed at preserving Roche’s 'R&D diversity' while cutting costly Phase III failures.

CEO of Enzene Biosciences weighs in on the impact of Medicare negotiations in the US on the biosimilars market even as a US filing is planned for a Prolia biosimilar. In the interview, he says Enzene “is not afraid or concerned” over ongoing litigation with Merck KGaA over an Erbitux biosimilar in India, adding that new modalities like ADCs are being “seriously” considered.

Dr Reddy's Laboratories' co-chairman and MD, GV Prasad, talks about his conversations with late founder Dr Anji Reddy, the company’s ‘Horizon 2’ strategy, pricing expectations for CAR-T cell therapies, the promise of the China market, how Indian owner-managed pharma firms are figuring out ways to deal with succession aspects and his new book.