As pharma deals with the impact of U.S. NIH grant cuts and the imposition of tariffs, a lot of pressure is shifting to smaller and midcap companies, according to two executives who spoke on the newest BioWorld Insider podcast.
First quarter earnings reports from Johnson & Johnson and Abbott Laboratories provided some surprising insights into the likely hit med-tech companies will sustain with current tariffs. The main takeaway? The impact of the trade war with China is far greater than expected by most analysts.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Bavarian Nordic, GSK, Pfizer, Regeneron, Scilex, Uniqure.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Addex, Bighat, Channel, Eli Lilly, Evotec, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, Ligand, Pelthos.
The U.S. FDA cleared 21 drugs for market in March, topping 16 approvals granted in February and 12 in January. That brought the first quarter (Q1) total to 49 approvals, just one short of the 50 logged in Q1 2024, making it the second-highest Q1 count in BioWorld’s records.