Commercial Strategies

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.

CEO of Sumitomo Pharma America unit, Adele M. Gulfo, draws from experiences working across companies including Pfizer, to advise on go-to-market strategies for a portfolio across primary care to rare disease.

Germany’s Medical Research Act clears its final legal hurdle after federal council sign off.

New product launches come with great expectations, which are sometimes unrealistic. This can lead to disappointment. Lately, market access restrictions are exacerbating sales challenges.

Indian CMOs, CDMOs and CRDMOs are expanding capacity and making leadership moves ahead of the BIOSECURE Act, anticipating demand from big pharma and budding biotechs. Scrip brings details on leading Indian firms which could be potential go-to suppliers for US companies affected by the proposed Act

Without a mega-merger like 2023’s Pfizer/Seagan takeout, M&A deals grew smaller during the first half of 2024, while volume rose. In alliance deals, H1 2024 activity somewhat mirrored activity from H1 2023.

Increased R&D spending, program acquisitions and a soaring headcount – Regeneron has seen significant growth over the past 5 years. The company is focused on marrying its antibody technologies with its expanding cell and gene therapy pipeline. 

Executives from several AI-focused biotechs emphasize that generating a truly innovative medicine, as opposed to a me-too drug, depends not just on the quantity, but on the quality of data used by the algorithm.    

Maria Shepherd, co-founder of MedExec Women, a nonprofit that seeks to empower executive leaders in medtech, is preparing to host the group’s fifth annual conference in Boston, which is expected to draw 200 attendees. Shepherd spent more than two decades in the medical device industry before starting consulting firm Medi-Vantage. She talks to Medtech Insight about her own career path, how the industry is changing, and the importance of “grooming” the next generation of young medtech leaders.

Leaders of a new dermatology-focused biotech, which has launched with 14 development programs in its pipeline, explain the rationale behind the company creation and the ideal exit scenario.