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Antheia is teaming up with…

November 19th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Antheia is teaming up with TAPI—Teva’s active pharmaceutical ingredient and contract manufacturing business—in a bid to further commercialize its pipeline of biosynthetic drug ingredients and key start materials.

Novartis expect the expansion in…

November 19th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Novartis expect the expansion in North Carolina will add 700 new employees to its ranks. The manufacturing campus will span some 700,000 square feet between new and existing space, Novartis said.

Two months after Celltrion bought…

November 19th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Two months after Celltrion bought a U.S. manufacturing facility from Eli Lilly for $330 million, the South Korean biosimilar specialist said it will spend another 700 billion won ($478 million) to upgrade the plant.

Alkermes and Avadel have reached…

November 19th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Alkermes and Avadel have reached an accord on a new offer that would see Alkermes pay up to $22.50 per Avadel share to acquire the company. Both drugmakers’ boards have blessed the amended deal and

Teva Pharmaceutical is launching…

November 18th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Teva Pharmaceutical is launching its first global innovation platform, challenging startups to submit novel strategies to tackle seven industry hurdles that run the gamut from manufacturing to R&D.

The bankruptcy reorganization plan…

November 18th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

The bankruptcy reorganization plan will deliver $7.4 billion to creditors, including an up-to-$7 billion contribution from the Sackler family, while Purdue Pharma will dissolve into a new company called Knoa Pharma.

The distinction is important…

November 18th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

The distinction is important because under Avadel's existing transaction agreement with Alkermes, the latter company now has five business days to "discuss or negotiate in good faith" any potential amendments to its prior offer.

Positive results from a…

November 18th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Positive results from a proof-of-concept study evaluating Merck’s Winrevair pave the way for further study of the activin signaling inhibitor as a potential treatment for a subset of heart failure patients.

In a bid to deepen its…

November 18th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

In a bid to deepen its manufacturing foothold in the U.S., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in April pledged production and infrastructure investments surpassing $7 billion across North Carolina and its native Empire State. Now, more than half

The company will spend…

November 17th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

The company will spend approximately $1.5 billion in capital investments to grow its U.S. plasma-based manufacturing capabilities over the next five years.

Having found success with its Jazz…

November 17th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Having found success with its Jazz and BeOne-licensed cancer med Ziihera, Zymeworks will apply the commercial and late-stage framework for that drug to all its products going forward. The new licensing-focused model forms part of

Cytokinetics is following in the…

November 17th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Cytokinetics is following in the footsteps of Bristol Myers Squibb as it prepares to try to wrest control of the heart disease market away from the Big Pharma. About a year after BMS backed an

Biogen has had two years to gear…

November 17th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Biogen has had two years to gear up for the impending launch of Sandoz's biosimilar Tyruko, which has now hit the U.S. market after earning FDA approval in 2023.

Days after joining its fellow…

November 17th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Days after joining its fellow GLP-1 giant, Eli Lilly, in coming to agreements with the Trump administration to slash the costs of their uber-popular weight loss meds in the U.S., Novo Nordisk has pulled back

Jazz described the readout as…

November 17th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Jazz described the readout as boosting its confidence that it has a HER2-targeted "agent-of-choice" for first-line patients with HER2-positive gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA), including cancers of the stomach, gastroesophageal junction and esophagus.