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Global piles on pressure for growth
ANZ pharma leaders are facing intense pressure to deliver growth despite trimmed teams, squeezed budgets and often no new products, according to an industry expert who urges it's time for a new way of working.
Aussie execs landing new roles
New hires, big promotions plus a well-known leader launches an advisory firm in the latest employment moves across pharma
TODAY
Hyped drug fails to reach Aust
Company voluntarily pulls drug accepted for TGA review in 2023, from all markets after an uphill commercialisation battle
TODAY
TGA targets pharma for millions
The regulatory body believes the pharma industry owes it tens of millions of dollars, and it's looking at ways to collect
25 February
2026 burnout takes hold... already
Just seven weeks into the year and pharma employees are already buckling under the strain of working multiple roles and long hours
24 February
Arrotex inks fresh licensing deal
Company forges path into the innovative medicines space announcing an exclusive licensing deal with a Taiwan-based pharma
24 February
Novo's big hope fails against Lilly
Much hyped combo for obesity found to be less effective than Lilly's obesity blockbuster, sending the share price tumbling
24 February
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Oncologists rank favourite pharmas
Perception survey reveals HCPs in oncology favour pharmas with a broad portfolio of drugs rather than a single blockbuster
25 February
Putting patients before business
Global pharma employees paused their daily schedule to contemplate the company's values in decision-making
25 February
Aussie 1st-to-market race heats up
Another 'No' for reimbursement tightens the race to launch the first oral SERD in Australia, with three companies in the running
25 February
Gilead inks US$7.8B buyout
Setting up a red-hot rivalry with Johnson & Johnson and BMS in a hard-fought therapy space and it's ready to move 'with speed'
25 February
Global pharma eyes Aussie drug
Clinical collaboration to trial a combination treatment in Australia for late-stage cancers set to commence later this year
24 February
AusDoc broadens audience
New national strategic partnership aimed at strengthening the primary care ecosystem by targeting these essential healthcare workers
24 February
Fallen blockbusters shake up PBS
Loss of exclusivity saw a shake-up in the highest PBS earners list in 2025, although one giant drug has beaten off generic competition
23 February
Aussie company sells for $1.6B
After making its mark selling compounded semaglutide via telehealth, this company has been snapped up by a US giant
23 February
Pharma future looking up? Maybe
While there's been an upturn in sentiment it's nowhere near enough to quash overwhelming concern about the current state of industry
23 February
GSK rebrands shingles campaign
Long-running campaign rebranded after finding awareness alone just isn't cutting it, with an AFL legend and his father joining the cause
23 February
TGA approves new ADC
This pharma has finally registered its first-in-class drug, months after securing the PBAC's recommendation
23 February Approvals Action
Staff exit over work policy gap
Pharma funded survey finds 39 per cent of employees undergoing fertility treatment are leaving or considering leaving their jobs
20 February
Obesity battle, now a war of words?
When it comes to controlling the narrative around obesity drugs, one company is blitzing it by winning hearts and minds
20 February
Pharma execs swamp job webinar
Registrations go viral so could this be pharma's hottest role? Plus the other most popular stories this week
20 February Your Week in 5 Minutes