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It’s official: FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is out at the FDA after reports of his ouster emerged late last week; Sanofi is reportedly having challenges with one of the FDA’s new signature programs; and biopharma CEOs’ multimillion-dollar salaries ticked up again this year. Who made the most in 2025?
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Three pharma CEOs joined the $30 million compensation club in 2025 but Eli Lilly’s David Ricks exceeded his nearest peer by more than $4 million.
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After years of suffering from a bear market and more than 14 months of geopolitical turmoil shaking the macroenvironment, biotech appears to be moving on.
New guidelines from two leading medical associations suggest that efforts to reduce bad cholesterol should focus on maintaining low levels of two key lipoproteins. Big pharma is all in, looking to improve on the standard statins to help vanquish America’s number one killer: heart disease.
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The Department of Health and Human Services is spinning its wheels, unable to establish steady leadership at three major divisions—the CDC and the FDA’s two primary review units.
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Analysts said the outcome is disappointing because there are no approved treatments for dyskinetic cerebral palsy, but the setback had little impact on Neurocrine’s valuation.
The banker allegedly shared details of a series of multibillion-dollar buyouts by companies including AbbVie, GSK and Pfizer.
The patient, who died on December 14, was originally enrolled in a Phase III study in 2022 and transitioned into an extension phase in 2023.
A push to reshore some drug production and progress in advanced manufacturing technologies have been prominent trends this year, industry leaders say.
Of all the stories we published this year, these deep dives by BioSpace editors stand out as relevant re-reads going into the New Year.
Leerink analysts hailed the deals as a sign that President Trump “is unlikely to attack the industry in 2026.”
The biologics center director reportedly became personally involved after the team reviewing the rare blood disorder filing asked for an extension to the CNPV-accelerated timeline.
Ceralasertib is part of AstraZeneca’s ambitious plan to hit $80 billion in revenue by 2030.
Jacobio discovered JAB-23E73, which is designed to treat several KRAS mutation subtypes, and is testing the therapy in multiple Phase I trials.
Stifel analysts said the label for cardiac myosin inhibitor Myqorzo is in line with their expectations and is differentiated compared with BMS’ Camzyos.