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Since taking on the CEO role at Theratechnologies in 2020, Paul Lévesque has made it his priority to beef up the company’s commercial portfolio and look for partnerships on potentially high-value programs. Now, the Canadian biotech is turning a profit for the first time in many years.

While big pharma has significantly higher R&D and acquisition expenditures, certain biotechs have outperformed in terms of ROI and have substantial potential for future growth with their strong pipeline assets.

Three $1bn+ alliances were penned in September.

Schrödinger has for years discovered drug candidates for other companies and derisked them, testing them in silico using its computational models. Now, it is exploring its own ability to develop drugs in the clinic, starting with low-risk bets. Will the company’s approach succeed where others have failed?

An interactive look at pharma, medtech and diagnostics deals made during August 2024. Data courtesy of Biomedtracker.

Dealmakers from CAR-T biotech Poseida Therapeutics and Astellas recently sat down with In Vivo to discuss how they reached a $600m deal that combines their technologies and how they plan on moving forward.

BMS has launched a new cancer drug access program for low-to-middle income countries, focusing on addressing health inequities and widening accessibility.

Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc CEO John Valliant talked to In Vivo about Canadian leadership in radiopharmaceutical innovation, its differentiated approach, and excitement around combination therapies for precision cancer treatments.

Dealmaking trends in 2024 point toward a healthier financial ecosystem than in 2023. However, with a challenging three quarters in 2024, enthusiasm should be curbed as 2024 rounds out in a slow and steady manner.

Business development leaders from AstraZeneca and Novartis and a biotech CEO get frank about what they want from the other side, highlighting the need for transparency during competitive negotiations, plus a shared spark of enthusiasm about pursuing novel science.

Profit warnings from CDMOs ring a warning bell that pharma is cutting its early research spend. What impact will spending controls and the tsunami of AI have on the pharmaceutical industry's R&D investments?   

The final instalment of In Vivo’s three-part series delves into the therapeutic categories that will propel forecast pharmaceutical sales growth for 2025, focusing on mood disorders, immunodeficiency, viral infections, and blood cell disorders.

But 2024 will see a lull between two strong years.  

The next six years will see rapid growth in several newer pharmaceutical technology groups. In this article In Vivo examines the technologies currently forecast to see highest rates of growth, as well as those with the most actual sales growth out to 2030.      

The medical industry must scale up to meet rising demand for care with fewer clinicians. Artificial intelligence can take care to the next levels of volume and quality – and in equity of delivery, insists the company, Annalise.ai.

Meron Mathias is vice president of CSR and sustainability at Thermo Fisher, whose specialty diagnostics division makes it the fifth leading player by revenues in the global IVD industry. In this podcast, she reflects on Thermo Fisher’s early commitment to ESG and sustainability reporting, its Scope 1, 2 and 3 targets and how regulation is moving industry towards a mandatory disclosure landscape.

Taylor Wessing investment partners share their thoughts about market trends, the surge in AI interest and the new UK government’s approach to the life sciences agenda.

George Badescu, chief business officer at Heidelberg Pharma, discusses antibody-drug conjugate development, partnership styles and the appetite for risk-taking in the biopharma industry.

The recent Women in Advanced Therapies Global event, delivered via an interactive 24-hour platform, hosted a number of biopharma speakers who drew on personal and industry-wide experiences, all aligned by a desire to break biases.

An analysis of new ADCs in Phase III studies shows the difficulties, and possible rewards, of developing these drugs. The earlier stage pipeline boasts a range of mechanistic approaches.