Cancer start-up Black Diamond Therapeutics has announced a significant restructuring as part of its plan to focus resources on its lead drug, BDTX-1535. 10 October 2024
ViroCell Biologics, a UK contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announces the appointment of Nicholas Ostrout, as vice president of corporate development and strategy. 7 October 2024
Nxera Pharma has entered a new commercial partnership agreement with fellow Japanese drugmaker Shionogi regarding the distribution and sales for Quviviq (daridorexant 25 and 50mg) in Japan. 1 October 2024
Privately-held German pain specialist Grünenthal has appointed Jan Adams its new chief commercial officer (CCO) and a member of the corporate executive board. 30 September 2024
Acadia Pharmaceuticals has appointed Catherine Owen Adams to succeed Steve Davis as chief executive (CEO) and a member of its board of directors. 28 September 2024
Structure Therapeutics, a specialist in small molecule treatments for metabolic and pulmonary diseases, has announced key leadership appointments. 18 September 2024
Under pressure from certain shareholders, autoimmune diseases specialist Aurinia Pharmaceuticals on Friday said it has restructured its board of directors. 14 September 2024
California’s Lykos Therapeutics is still trying to regroup after being rocked by the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) rejection of midomafetamine (MDMA) capsules for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 6 September 2024
Novocure (Nasdaq: NVCR) has announced that chief executive Asaf Danziger will retire at the end of 2024, with current chief financial officer Ashley Cordova set to succeed him as CEO. 4 September 2024
Lykos Therapeutics has announced a reorganization to best support the company as it works to address the resubmission of its new drug application (NDA) for midomafetamine capsules for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults. 16 August 2024
German infectious disease specialist AiCuris Anti-infective Cures has announced the appointment of Cynthia Wat as chief medical officer (CMO). 30 July 2024
Ophirex, a registered public benefit corporation developing an oral field treatment to address the global unmet medical needs of snakebite victims, has announced the appointment of Jeremy Gowler as chief executive. 15 July 2024
US drugmaker AbbVie has announced that Roopal Thakkar, who currently serves as senior vice president, chief medical officer, global therapeutics, has been appointed to the position of executive vice president, research and development, and chief scientific officer (CSO). 10 July 2024
German drugmaker Stada Arzneimittel has appointed Wolfgang Ollig as group chief financial officer (CFO) with effect from February 1, 2020. 31 January 2020
A better-than-forecast financial results statement has sent Eli Lilly stock climbing nearly 1.5% in pre-market trading. Shares were already up 0.47% after strong trading on Wednesday. 30 January 2020
Ahead of completing its $63 billion buy of Ireland-incorporated Allergan, AbbVie today announced the creation of a new global business, Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, and the proposed leadership team for the combined company, effective upon the expected first-quarter 2020 close of the Allergan acquisition. 8 January 2020
Mene Pangalos, one of the leaders behind AstraZeneca’s remarkable recent record of successful drug development, has been awarded a knighthood. 31 December 2019
Katy Wallace, principal consultant in the Life Sciences Practice at executive search firm, Berwick Partners, explains why the pharma industry needs diverse leadership in an Expert View piece. 10 December 2019
US drugmaker Eli Lilly appears to have been so impressed with its newly-acquired subsidiary Loxo Oncology that it has asked it to take over the running of its oncology R&D. 5 December 2019
Germany-headquartered central nervous system (CNS) specialist Neuraxpharm Group today announced the expansion of its operations in Southern Europe with the launch of Neuraxpharm Portugal. 28 November 2019
The Office of Women’s Health (OWH), part of the US Food and Drug has announced the selection of Kaveeta Vasisht as the Associate Commissioner for Women’s Health. 27 November 2019
Vifor Pharma today announced the appointment of Lee Heeson as president international and a member of the executive committee as of February 1, 2020, with the news sending the Swiss drugmaker’s shares up 2.37% to 161.85 francs. 18 November 2019
A little over five years ago, British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline was riding high, following multiple years of strong sales and related year-on-year share price gains. 15 November 2019
Swiss specialty drugmaker Santhera Pharmaceuticals this afternoon announced a strategic change to its management team with the appointment of Dario Eklund as chief executive effective December 1, 2019. 4 November 2019
Shares of UK developer of inhaled therapeutics Vectura Group were up more than 1% at 84.07 pence, after it announced the appointment of Will Downie as chief executive and executive director of the company, effective November 7, 2019. 29 October 2019
Enrique Conterno, senior vice president of Lilly and president of Lilly Diabetes and Lilly USA, will retire at the end of the year after 27 years of service with the company, US pharma major Eli Lilly announced today. 23 October 2019
The Switzerland-based company will be led in its next phase of growth and innovation by an experienced management team and board, with proven track records in building sustainable high-growth businesses in pharmaceutical and consumer industries. 9 October 2019
Louise Houson, who for three years has been the managing director (MD) for UK and Ireland at US pharma giant Merck & Co, has taken up a new USA-based role as global brand leader for HPV vaccines. 1 October 2019