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Sandoz Receives Canadian Semaglutide Approval Amid Dr Reddy’s Supply Shortages
Canada’s regulator has issued marketing authorizations for Sandoz’s semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist injection and a generic version of Ozempic.
Generics Bulletin - September 21, 2026
Telix’s $1.65bn ITM Deal Brings Isotope Supply And Therapeutics Under One Roof
By combining its therapeutic and commercial platform with ITM’s isotope manufacturing business, Telix is seeking to build a more vertically integrated radiopharma operation.
Scrip - September 21, 2026
Bayer Legacy Drug Clean-Up Continues With Stivarga Sale
Deal Snapshot: The company is linking up with fellow German firm Grünenthal which will acquire its soon-to-be off-patent cancer blockbuster in a deal worth up to €375m.
Scrip - September 21, 2026
Takeda-Dr Reddy’s Secure First-Mover Window For Qdenga In India, Dengvaxia Out
Takeda has partnered with Dr Reddy’s in India for distribution of its dengue vaccine, which currently has a clear runway in a market where dengue cases have risen elevenfold in two decades.
Scrip - September 21, 2026
Australia Wants To Reverse Switch Higher-Strength Retinol Skincare
Australia has proposed pushing hundreds of non-prescription retinol skincare products into prescription-only Schedule 4, adopting the EU's cosmetic concentration limits but enforcing them through the Poisons Standard.
HBW Insight - September 21, 2026
Regeneron Sees Eylea HD Biosimilars As ‘Very, Very, Very Unlikely’ In 2027
Regeneron sees a 2027 biosimilar challenge to Eylea HD (aflibercept) as highly unlikely, citing development timelines and patent protection, while additional 2mg competitors are expected to intensify pricing pressure.
Generics Bulletin - September 21, 2026
Pipeline Watch: Telix And Pharming Secure FDA Approvals
The FDA approved Telix’s glioma PET imaging agent and expanded Pharming’s Joenja to young APDS patients, while Akeso and BioNTech posted promising Phase III survival data.
Scrip - September 21, 2026
Novo Looks To Direct-To-Consumer And Diversification To Lift Growth
The company wants to to build on the Wegovy pill's success but its new forecast of sector-average growth to 2030 has seen its share price decline again.
Scrip - September 21, 2026
The Shift Toward Precision Immunology in Rheumatology Trials
How biomarker-driven strategies are reshaping patient selection, trial design and clinical development in autoimmune disease.
Scrip - September 21, 2026
IGBA Seeks To Emphasize Value With Global Biosimilars Week
This year’s Global Biosimilars Week awareness campaign from the IGBA is less than a month away, with the event running from Oct. 19-24 and focusing on realizing the global value of biosimilars.
Generics Bulletin - September 21, 2026
Generics Line Up Early For Europe’s 2028 JAKi Patent Cliffs
Gedeon Richter and Zentiva have secured CHMP backing for generic rivals to Xeljanz and Jakavi, adding to a growing queue of challengers positioning ahead of key European patent expiries in 2028.
Generics Bulletin - September 21, 2026
Six Chinese Drugs On Course For Blockbuster Status As Five-Year Plan Sets The Bar
China's government is targeting a minimum of five blockbuster drugs by 2030. At least six Chinese-developed molecules are forecast to cross the $1bn mark in that time.
Scrip - September 21, 2026
FDA Consumer Health Advisory: CHPA Working Hard On Rx-To-OTC Switch
What's happening, why it matters and what's next at FDA. This edition explores CHPA's ongoing negotiations with FDA on Rx-to-OTC switch topics, a warning letter for Bausch + Lomb, and the dismissal of Xlcear's health claim complaint.
HBW Insight - September 21, 2026
Inside BioAge: Kristen Fortney on Aging Research Breakthroughs
Kristen Fortney discusses surviving azelaprag's discontinuation, why BGE-102's 86% hsCRP reduction changed BioAge's story and the state of longevity medicine.
In Vivo - September 21, 2026
CDER Director Mike Davis Eyes AI As Solution To Institutional Memory Loss
FDA's drug review chief wants artificial intelligence to do what regulators can no longer do after a wave of retirements: remember every decision the agency has ever made.
HBW Insight - September 21, 2026
BEMT’s US Legacy May Be Framework It Built For Other UV Filters — DSM-Firmenich
Dsm-firmenich spent two decades working to add BEMT to the OTC sunscreen monograph — but the path it cleared for future UV filters and non-animal testing may prove to be the more lasting achievement.
HBW Insight - September 21, 2026

Telix’s $1.65bn ITM Deal Brings Isotope Supply And Therapeutics Under One Roof
By combining its therapeutic and commercial platform with ITM’s isotope manufacturing business, Telix is seeking to build a more vertically integrated radiopharma operation.
Scrip - September 21, 2026
Bayer Legacy Drug Clean-Up Continues With Stivarga Sale
Deal Snapshot: The company is linking up with fellow German firm Grünenthal which will acquire its soon-to-be off-patent cancer blockbuster in a deal worth up to €375m.
Scrip - September 21, 2026
Takeda-Dr Reddy’s Secure First-Mover Window For Qdenga In India, Dengvaxia Out
Takeda has partnered with Dr Reddy’s in India for distribution of its dengue vaccine, which currently has a clear runway in a market where dengue cases have risen elevenfold in two decades.
Scrip - September 21, 2026
Pipeline Watch: Telix And Pharming Secure FDA Approvals
The FDA approved Telix’s glioma PET imaging agent and expanded Pharming’s Joenja to young APDS patients, while Akeso and BioNTech posted promising Phase III survival data.
Scrip - September 21, 2026
Novo Looks To Direct-To-Consumer And Diversification To Lift Growth
The company wants to to build on the Wegovy pill's success but its new forecast of sector-average growth to 2030 has seen its share price decline again.
Scrip - September 21, 2026
The Shift Toward Precision Immunology in Rheumatology Trials
How biomarker-driven strategies are reshaping patient selection, trial design and clinical development in autoimmune disease.
Scrip - September 21, 2026
Six Chinese Drugs On Course For Blockbuster Status As Five-Year Plan Sets The Bar
China's government is targeting a minimum of five blockbuster drugs by 2030. At least six Chinese-developed molecules are forecast to cross the $1bn mark in that time.
Scrip - September 21, 2026

RAPS Convergence: RWE Gains Regulatory Traction But Device Data Gaps Remain A Hurdle
Regulators are warming to real-world evidence in device submissions, but the FDA has identified a recurring failure mode: sponsors cannot confirm device use at the patient level. A RAPS Convergence panel offered case studies showing what works — and what has sunk otherwise viable submissions.
Medtech Insight - September 19, 2026

Australia Wants To Reverse Switch Higher-Strength Retinol Skincare
Australia has proposed pushing hundreds of non-prescription retinol skincare products into prescription-only Schedule 4, adopting the EU's cosmetic concentration limits but enforcing them through the Poisons Standard.
HBW Insight - September 21, 2026
FDA Consumer Health Advisory: CHPA Working Hard On Rx-To-OTC Switch
What's happening, why it matters and what's next at FDA. This edition explores CHPA's ongoing negotiations with FDA on Rx-to-OTC switch topics, a warning letter for Bausch + Lomb, and the dismissal of Xlcear's health claim complaint.
HBW Insight - September 21, 2026
CDER Director Mike Davis Eyes AI As Solution To Institutional Memory Loss
FDA's drug review chief wants artificial intelligence to do what regulators can no longer do after a wave of retirements: remember every decision the agency has ever made.
HBW Insight - September 21, 2026
BEMT’s US Legacy May Be Framework It Built For Other UV Filters — DSM-Firmenich
Dsm-firmenich spent two decades working to add BEMT to the OTC sunscreen monograph — but the path it cleared for future UV filters and non-animal testing may prove to be the more lasting achievement.
HBW Insight - September 21, 2026

Sandoz Receives Canadian Semaglutide Approval Amid Dr Reddy’s Supply Shortages
Canada’s regulator has issued marketing authorizations for Sandoz’s semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist injection and a generic version of Ozempic.
Generics Bulletin - September 21, 2026
Regeneron Sees Eylea HD Biosimilars As ‘Very, Very, Very Unlikely’ In 2027
Regeneron sees a 2027 biosimilar challenge to Eylea HD (aflibercept) as highly unlikely, citing development timelines and patent protection, while additional 2mg competitors are expected to intensify pricing pressure.
Generics Bulletin - September 21, 2026
IGBA Seeks To Emphasize Value With Global Biosimilars Week
This year’s Global Biosimilars Week awareness campaign from the IGBA is less than a month away, with the event running from Oct. 19-24 and focusing on realizing the global value of biosimilars.
Generics Bulletin - September 21, 2026
Generics Line Up Early For Europe’s 2028 JAKi Patent Cliffs
Gedeon Richter and Zentiva have secured CHMP backing for generic rivals to Xeljanz and Jakavi, adding to a growing queue of challengers positioning ahead of key European patent expiries in 2028.
Generics Bulletin - September 21, 2026

Inside BioAge: Kristen Fortney on Aging Research Breakthroughs
Kristen Fortney discusses surviving azelaprag's discontinuation, why BGE-102's 86% hsCRP reduction changed BioAge's story and the state of longevity medicine.
In Vivo - September 21, 2026