Pharmaceutical Executive

Pharmaceutical Executive Podcast

The Pharm Exec Podcast goes beyond the pages of the Pharmaceutical Executive print magazine and PharmExec.com to bring the latest commercial insights to the C-suite through in-depth interviews. Podcast episodes examine current trends, key conferences, and critical topics in the industry.

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20 episodes
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Friday · 3 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: FDA Votes 10 to 3 in Favor of Replimune's Rp1 Efficacy Data
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, FDA's advisory committee votes in favor of Replimune's RP1 efficacy data in advanced melanoma, three clinical-stage biopharmaceutical companies file for IPOs spanning cardiovascular, immune, and metabolic disease, and a new analysis examines why two-thirds of pharmaceutical product launches fail to meet expectations.
Thursday · 3 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: Inizio Engage launches Connected Insights
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Johnson & Johnson, Processa Pharmaceuticals, and Relation strike new deals spanning cell therapy, BTK inhibition, and AI-driven target discovery, Inizio Engage launches Connected Insights to turn medical information interactions into strategic intelligence, and a commentary argues pharma companies need to manage direct-to-patient sales as a core commercial channel rather than a side program.
Wednesday · 3 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: FDA Approves Viatris's Gwyn Lo
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, a commentary examines why fragmented software tooling causes scientific judgment to get lost across the biologics R&D pipeline, Replimune shares crash nearly 32 percent after FDA reviewers raise concerns about its melanoma therapy, and FDA approves Viatris's Gwyn Lo as a new once-weekly contraceptive patch.
Wednesday · 10 min
The Ron Lanton Report: The Human Bottleneck
In this episode, Ron Lanton argues that healthcare's next constraint isn't capital or technology but rather people.
Tuesday · 10 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: BioMarin and n-Lorem Foundation Enter Collaboration
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, BioMarin and n-Lorem Foundation partner on the first disease-targeted therapy for the recently identified ReNU syndrome, a trio of biotech financings advance rare disease, sleep apnea, and oncology pipelines, and a Wharton professor offers career advice for MBA graduates navigating an AI-reshaped job market.
July 27 · 3 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: FDA Approves Simtriyo
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, FDA approves Otsuka's Simtriyo as the first NDSRI treatment for ADHD, argenx agrees to acquire Forte Biosciences for approximately $2.2 billion, and an AbbVie neuroscience researcher discusses the shift from symptom management to disease modification in Parkinson's research.
July 24 · 3 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: FDA Votes to Reduce Restrictions on Four Peptides
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, an FDA advisory panel narrowly votes to recommend easing restrictions on four unapproved peptides, a supply chain expert discusses how China's export controls are exposing vulnerabilities in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain, and a pharmacy benefits executive lays out a business case for more targeted employer-based GLP-1 coverage.
July 23 · 3 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: Eli Lilly Reports Positive Results from Two Phase III Trials
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Eli Lilly's Retatrutide delivers up to 22.6% weight loss in two new Phase III trials, a clinical trial expert discusses why the U.S. is losing trial volume to Australia and China, and a pharmacy benefits executive weighs in on why short-term cost thinking is complicating GLP-1 coverage decisions.
July 22 · 2 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: Novo Nordisk Files Lawsuit Against Eli Lilly
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Novo Nordisk sues Eli Lilly over GLP-1 advertising it calls misleading, President Trump announces a phased tariff plan for imported generic drugs, and a new commentary argues pharma's AI investment is missing the areas of drug discovery where it matters most.
July 21 · 3 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization to Allplex Assay
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, FDA grants emergency use authorization for Seegene's multiplex PCR assay, a Pfizer medical lead makes the case for continued antiviral use among Covid-19 high-risk patients, and Nuvation Bio's CEO discusses the company's oncology pipeline and philosophy of developing better drugs rather than more of them.
July 20 · 3 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: Bristol Myers Squibb Expands Partnership with Nvidia
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Invivyd's chief scientific officer discusses a platform designed to predict future viral variants ahead of time, Bristol Myers Squibb expands its AI compute infrastructure with Nvidia to build what it calls the most powerful AI factory in life sciences, and FDA clears Consano Bio's IND for a non-opioid biologic targeting chronic sciatica.
July 17 · 2 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: FDA Grants Traditional Approval to Novartis's Fabhalta
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, FDA converts Fabhalta's accelerated approval to full approval for IgA nephropathy, a Pharmaceutical Executive commentary argues AI-driven patient support still can't replace human connection, and Jasper Therapeutics closes its acquisition of Kira Pharmaceuticals in a deal combining a three-asset immunology pipeline.
July 16 · 3 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: FDA Approves Lipfendra
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, FDA approves Merck's Lipfendra as the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor for high cholesterol, Eli Lilly agrees to acquire AtaiBeckley for up to $3.8 billion, and a Pharmaceutical Executive podcast explores how better questions, not just more data, define strong biopharma leadership.
July 16 · 7 min
Hiring and Fostering Top Talent
Nuvation CEO David Hung discusses his leadership style, success stories for building camaraderie, and his inspiration for joining the pharma and biotech industry.
July 16 · 27 min
The Power of Better Questions: How Great Leaders Balance Risk, Growth and Curiosity
What separates exceptional life sciences leaders from merely capable ones? According to veteran biopharma executive Craig Tooman, it often comes down to one deceptively simple skill: asking the right questions. In this episode of Leading Edge with Ken Banta, Tooman reflects on the lessons from a career journey spanning clinical, operational, financial and capital market roles, including as the CEO of Silence Therapeutics, and shares how curiosity, disciplined thinking and openness to unexpected opportunities have shaped his leadership philosophy. Joined by Ken Banta, The Vanguard Network founder and CEO, and Pharmaceutical Executive's Mike Christel, the discussion examines how leaders can balance prudent risk management with long-term growth, cultivate cultures where cross-functional teams challenge assumptions and avoid the groupthink that often stifles innovation. The conversation also explores the changing role of AI in decision-making, why human judgment remains indispensable and how today's CEOs must think differently about funding, scientific strategy and organizational adaptability in an increasingly complex industry.
July 15 · 3 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: FDA Approves Reytorpyk for Advanced Breast Cancer
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, Steer Bio discusses its regenerative cell therapy platform for cancer-related lymphedema, FDA approves Celcuity's Revtorpyk as the first pan-PI3K and mTORC1/2 inhibitor for advanced breast cancer, and Insilico Medicine enters a strategic alliance with Bora Pharmaceuticals worth up to $2.5 billion.
July 14 · 2 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: FDA Approves Subcutaneous Formulation of Leqembi Iqlik
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, AstraZeneca acquires global rights to Dizal Pharmaceutical's lung cancer drug Zegfrovy in a deal worth up to $1.5 billion, FDA approves a subcutaneous formulation of Leqembi for early Alzheimer's disease, and a pharmacy executive weighs in on the education gap facing patients starting GLP-1 therapies.
July 13 · 2 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: FDA Issues CRL to Elevar Therapeutics
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, a new industry analysis warns that direct-to-patient pharma platforms are scaling faster than the safety infrastructure needed to support them, FDA issues a complete response letter to Elevar Therapeutics over manufacturing deficiencies in its liver cancer combination therapy, and Insilico Medicine deepens its partnership with China Medical System Holdings in a new AI-powered drug discovery collaboration worth up to $177 million.
July 10 · 3 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: FDA Approves Subcutaneous Sarclisa Escena
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, FDA quietly pauses its real-time public release of complete response letters, FDA approves Sanofi's Sarclisa Escena as the first anticancer treatment in the U.S. to be administered via an on-body injector, and AstraZeneca shares fall nearly 10 percent after its Phase III Cardio-TTRansform trial of Wainua in transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy fails to meet its primary endpoint.
July 9 · 4 min
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: FDA Approves Ennumo
In today's Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, FDA approves Ennumo, a pharma roundup covers Chemomab Therapeutics' merger with AI-enabled precision medicine company Scipher Medicine and Teva's global licensing agreement with Polpharma Biologics, and Alina Chesnokova of Cencora examines how the rise of cold chain-dependent specialty therapies is fundamentally changing how pharmaceutical manufacturers think about commercialization strategy and supply chain partnerships.