Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, and other regulatory decisions and designations: 858, Annexon, Arbele, Complement, Intent, Invivyd, Moonlake, Plus, Revolution, RVL, Vanda, Vectory.
Annual biopharma financing values have fluctuated significantly over the past seven years, peaking during the pandemic-era surge in 2020 and 2021 before retreating in 2022. After rebounding to more than $102 billion in 2024, total financings declined in 2025 to $81.21 billion. Monthly totals in the year ranged from just under $3 billion (February and April) to more than $13.68 billion in October. December financings totaled $9.08 billion, comparable to November’s $10 billion collective raise.
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. President and CEO Kazuhide Nakatomi is leading a management buyout to take the company private, citing mounting drug pricing pressures and tougher listing requirements on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
And another firm has reached a most-favored nation (MFN) pricing deal with the White House. Johnson & Johnson announced Jan. 8 a voluntary agreement with the Trump administration aimed at improving access and lowering prices for medications in the U.S., in exchange for exempting the pharma firm’s products from tariffs.
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