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2022 STAT Summit to feature Pfizer Chairman & CEO, Albert Bourla, Merck Executive Chairman, Ken Frazier, and Eli Lilly Chair & CEO, Dave Ricks BOSTON, MA – Today, STAT, the nation’s must-read health, science, and medicine publication, is proud to announce the 2022 STAT Summit. The two-day, in-person event will take place on November 15-16,…
A multi-year pandemic has brought no end of trials, but also plenty of triumphs. Come for two days of silo-breaking and solution-focused discussions on the most important topics in health care with some of the industry's greatest minds. Featured speakers include: Alondra Nelson, Ph.D., Performing the duties of the Director of the White House Office…
Nov 15 & 16Boston#STATSummit Register nowView Speakers About From trials to triumph: healing medicine's ailments A multi-year pandemic has brought no end of trials, but also plenty of triumphs. Come for a silo-breaking and solution-focused discussion of the most important topics in health care with some of the industry's greatest minds. Join the program virtually,…
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Frazier, one of America’s most prominent Black executives, stepped down as CEO of Merck after a decade-long tenure during which he revitalized the drugmaker. He remains executive chairman. He took a major new role as the chairman of health assurance initiatives at General Catalyst, the venture capital firm known for its backing of companies like…
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Large drug makers and lobbyists have funneled $67,400 to Rep. Scott Peters after his attempt to torpedo Nancy Pelosi’s drug pricing bill.
Sen. Bob Menendez isn’t up for reelection until 2024, but pharma execs are flooding his campaign with cash — a sign of the central role he’ll play on drug pricing reform.
The European Commission president is “not ruling out” waiving intellectual property rights or seizing production of vaccines to get Europeans vaccinated.
From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.
Johnson & Johnson has applied to the FDA for an emergency use authorization for its one-dose Covid-19 vaccine, setting in motion a process all but sure to see a third such vaccine authorized.
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Kenneth Frazier is stepping down as the CEO of Merck, leaving a giant hole in the fabric of the pharmaceutical industry.
Switzerland has become the first European country not to authorize the Covid-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca and Oxford University, as its medical regulator deemed there was insufficient data to reach firm conclusions on its efficacy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country registered the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, marking a milestone but coming amid rising safety concerns in the West.
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“There is no viable market today for antibiotics and the pipeline is near collapse,” said Eli Lilly chief executive officer David Ricks.
“Everybody knows about Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, the first people to go to the moon,” said John LaMattina, the former head of research at Pfizer. “Who were the fourth and fifth people on the moon?”
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Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has seen the photos of bars packed with mask-less patrons. He was not impressed.
