Pharma & Biotech

Sector journalism and trade press.

• STAT News $
  Premier biopharma journalism.
• FiercePharma / FierceBiotech
  Industry's go-to daily news.
• Endpoints News $
  Subscription biotech news.
• BioSpace
  Industry news, jobs, company database.
• Pink Sheet (Citeline) $
  Biopharma regulatory and policy news.
• Nature Biotechnology / Nature Reviews Drug Discovery $
  Leading scientific journals for biotech.
• Pharmaceutical Executive
  Industry leadership pub.
• BioCentury $
  Biotech investment and policy intelligence.

Membership bodies, advocacy, standards.

• PhRMA — Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers
  Largest US branded pharma trade group.
• BIO — Biotechnology Innovation Organization
  Largest biotech industry association.
• EFPIA — European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries
  European branded pharma group.
• AAM — Association for Accessible Medicines
  Generic and biosimilar industry.
• DIA — Drug Information Association
  Global development/regulatory professionals.
• RAPS — Regulatory Affairs Professionals
  Regulatory affairs profession.
• PDA — Parenteral Drug Association
  Pharma manufacturing and quality.

Where deals get done and announcements happen.

• BIO International Convention
  Largest global biotech industry event.
• J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
  Annual San Francisco kickoff; biotech IPOs and deals.
• ASCO Annual Meeting (Oncology)
  Largest oncology drug-development event.
• ASH Annual Meeting (Hematology)
  Hematology/oncology drug data.
• AACR Annual Meeting
  American Association for Cancer Research.
• DIA Global Annual Meeting
  Drug development/regulatory affairs event.
• ESMO Congress (European Oncology)
  European oncology counterpart to ASCO.
• BIO-Europe / BIO-Europe Spring
  European partnering events.

Sector-specialist analysts and data providers.

• Evaluate Pharma (Citeline) $
  Drug pipeline and forecast data.
• IQVIA Institute
  Drug usage and market data.
• Citeline (Informa) $
  Trialtrove, Pharmaprojects pipeline databases.
• Cortellis (Clarivate) $
  Drug research and competitive intelligence.
• BioPharma Catalyst / BioPharmaDive
  Industry news with pipeline data.
• BCG / McKinsey / L.E.K. Pharma practices
  Strategy consulting research outputs.
• Tufts CSDD
  Drug development cost and timing research.

Agencies that govern the sector.

• FDA — Center for Drug Evaluation & Research (CDER)
  US drug regulator.
• FDA CBER — Biologics
  US biologics regulator.
• EMA — European Medicines Agency
  EU centralized drug approval.
• PMDA — Japan
  Japanese pharma regulator.
• NMPA — China
  China pharma regulator.
• CMS — Drug Reimbursement / IRA
  Medicare drug pricing under IRA negotiation.
• DEA — Controlled Substances
  Scheduling of controlled drugs.
• ICH — International Council for Harmonisation
  Global harmonization of drug development standards.

Bellwethers and notable executives.

• Johnson & Johnson
  Joaquin Duato, CEO. Pharma + MedTech (post-Kenvue spin).
• Pfizer
  Albert Bourla, CEO. COVID vaccine + Seagen oncology.
• Roche
  Thomas Schinecker, CEO. Pharma + diagnostics; Genentech.
• Novartis
  Vas Narasimhan, CEO. Patent-protected innovative medicines.
• Merck & Co.
  Robert Davis, CEO. Keytruda; oncology leader.
• AbbVie
  Robert Michael, CEO. Humira/immunology, oncology.
• AstraZeneca
  Pascal Soriot, CEO. Oncology, rare disease.
• Bristol Myers Squibb
  Christopher Boerner, CEO. Oncology, immunology, cardio.
• Eli Lilly
  David Ricks, CEO. GLP-1s (Mounjaro, Zepbound) propelled to top valuations.
• Sanofi
  Paul Hudson, CEO. Pharma + vaccines + consumer.
• GSK
  Emma Walmsley, CEO. UK-based; vaccines, specialty meds.
• Novo Nordisk
  Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, CEO. Diabetes/obesity (Ozempic, Wegovy).
• Moderna
  Stéphane Bancel, CEO. mRNA platform pioneer.
• Regeneron
  Leonard Schleifer, CEO. Biologics: Eylea, Dupixent.
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  Reshma Kewalramani, CEO. Cystic fibrosis franchise.
• Gilead Sciences
  Daniel O'Day, CEO. HIV, hepatitis, oncology (Trodelvy).