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BMS shakes up R&D under CMO Cristian Massacesi

Bristol Myers Squibb is combining its R&D operations into a single unit led by chief medical officer and development head Cristian Massacesi.

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A certificate of analysis should be evidence, not a sales do...

Regulators weighing peptide bulk substances can ask whether today's documentation rules fit the risks of this supply chain.

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Blackstone buys into Pfizer's GLP-1 drug development

Blackstone Life Sciences will provide up to $1.5bn in funding to Pfizer for the development of its once-monthly GLP-1 agonist berobenatide.

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From phase 1 to phase 3: Scaling radiopharmaceutical trials

Success in radiopharmaceutical development depends on creating and maintaining an integrated, scalable system.

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Gravity is an experimental variable pharma has rarely been a...

Microgravity should not be a destination for pharmaceutical R&D, but another experimental environment.

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ESMO: Pfizer drug helps cancer patients gain weight

Pfizer's anti-GDF-15 antibody ponsegromab was able to achieve weight gain in cancer patients with cachexia – a life-threatening metabolic syndrome caused by the underlying disease with no a

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ESMO: J&J cues up phase 3 for Rybrevant in colorectal cancer

Johnson & Johnson is planning a phase 3 programme for Rybrevant in colorectal cancer as a follow-up to its first indication in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), after reporting encour

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ESMO: NIAGARA backs Imfinzi in bladder cancer, but will FDA?

AstraZeneca has revealed the data for Imfinzi in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) that it hopes will be enough to secure FDA approval – although the jury is out on that.

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Synthetic control arms in clinical trials: Making it happen

Across the industry, pharma companies are turning to AI and real-world data to address many of the challenges of running clinical trials.

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How synthetic control arms are changing clinical trials

Clinical trials are involved, expensive, and have been done largely the same way for decades but with today’s technology all that can change. With drawn-out timelines and billions

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BMS shakes up R&D under CMO Cristian Massacesi

Bristol Myers Squibb is combining its R&D operations into a single unit led by chief medical officer and development head Cristian Massacesi.

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Blackstone buys into Pfizer's GLP-1 drug development

Blackstone Life Sciences will provide up to $1.5bn in funding to Pfizer for the development of its once-monthly GLP-1 agonist berobenatide.

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PHARMAP 2027 Addresses the Future of Pharmaceutical Manufact...

Senior pharma professionals gather in Berlin on 19-20 April for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Packaging Congress (PHARMAP) 2027

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The Evolution Summit Announces September 2026 Program for Cl...

Marcus Evans announces The Evolution Summit, taking place September 28-29, 2026 at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa, San Diego, CA.

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A certificate of analysis should be evidence, not a sales do...

Regulators weighing peptide bulk substances can ask whether today's documentation rules fit the risks of this supply chain.

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From phase 1 to phase 3: Scaling radiopharmaceutical trials

Success in radiopharmaceutical development depends on creating and maintaining an integrated, scalable system.

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Gravity is an experimental variable pharma has rarely been a...

Microgravity should not be a destination for pharmaceutical R&D, but another experimental environment.

Deep Dive

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Cancer misinformation is a trust problem, not just an inform...

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The GLP-1 Reckoning

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Designing obesity trials around real lives: How patient cent...

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From obesity to outcomes abstract visual

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The future of cardiometabolic trials: From obesity to outcom...

Gain practical insight into how leading experts are designing the next generation of cardiometabolic trials in an upcoming webinar from hVIVO

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Exploring the future: Opportunities and challenges in cell a...

Rare disease treatment poses distinct challenges for physicians, patients, caregivers, and pharma companies.

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Beyond clinical: Boosting recruitment and retention with SDO...

The success of clinical trials hinges on a complex array of factors, many of which extend beyond traditional clinical care.

Podcasts

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pharmaphorum podcast Episode 278, Shai Melcer, IIA

Bioconvergence & future human health, with Shai Melcer

Shai Melcer discusses bioconvergence, a multidisciplinary research and development approach that merges technologies.

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pharmaphorum podcast Episode 272, Dr Harpreet Singh, Precision for Medicine

Understanding Operation Trialblazer, with Dr Harpreet Singh

Dr Harpreet Singh, CMO at Precision for Medicine, brings both an insider and outsider perspective to discussing Operation TRIALBLAZER.

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Prevent-Stop-Cure: Diagnostics & chronic liver disease, with...

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Boosting biotech in Basel – with Valentina Francia

pharmaphorum speaks with Valentina Francia from Basel Area Business and Innovation about why many life sciences startups are finding success in Basel.

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Beyond recruitment: Creating patient engagement that lasts

In the final episode of our patient- and site-centric solutions interview series, Zoltan Varga discusses the importance of PRE.

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LSX 2026 with Sam Possemiers, MRM Health

Taking the microbiome seriously, with Sam Possemiers

pharmaphorum catches up with MRM Health founder and CEO Sam Possemiers at LSX 2026.

White Papers

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From Alzheimer’s disease research to the real-world setting:...

In a new white paper, Lucid Strategy Consulting suggests three key themes for pharma strategists seeking market leadership in the Alzheimer's space.

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A data-driven guide to small molecule drug discovery and dev...

A new white paper from Excelra takes a closer look at how discovery teams actually experience the small molecule development journey.

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A New Framework to Engineer Breakthrough Value for Medicines

A new white paper from Lumanity – ‘A New Framework to Engineer Breakthrough Value for Medicines: Value Inflection Points Across the Development Path’.