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Strategic Review: Shifting from Antivirals to Oncology and Cell Therapy Gilead Sciences, once dominant in the antiviral space—particularly in HIV and hepatitis C—has been facing declining revenue due to patent cliffs. Since 2015, the com...

Strategic Review: Building a Cell and Gene Therapy Pipeline with BlueRock and AskBio Over the past decade, Bayer has transitioned from conventional pharmaceuticals into emerging modalities like gene editing, cell therapies, and regenerat...

Strategic Review: Diversifying into Oncology and Immunology Through Innovative Partnerships Boehringer Ingelheim (BI), traditionally strong in cardiovascular and respiratory areas, has pivoted towards oncology and immune diseases over th...

Why Pediatric Oncology Requires Tailored Innovation From infancy to adulthood, the human body undergoes approximately two decades of dynamic growth. A newborn weighing 3,000 grams grows tenfold or more. Throughout this period, the endocr...

A study published in the June 2025 issue of Cancer Discovery reveals how cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) promote metastatic progression in breast cancer by suppressing natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity. This work was selected fo...

Strategic Review: From Biologics to Rare Diseases, Oncology, and RNA Innovation Over the past decade, Amgen has expanded beyond its legacy focus on bone and inflammatory diseases to invest heavily in oncology, RNA therapies, and rare dis...

Strategic Review: From Blockbusters to Nuclear Medicine, Gene and Cell Therapy Over the past decade, Novartis has strategically shifted its focus toward high-value therapies, including nuclear medicine (Pluvicto), gene therapy (Zolgensma...

Key Pharma Moves: Sanofi’s Acquisitions and Collaborations in Q1–Q3 2025 In 2025, Sanofi has executed several key strategic acquisitions and licensing deals focused on immunology, neurology, and rare diseases. Here's a summary of these d...

Strategic Overview: Dominance in Diabetes and Obesity with Oncology Expansion Eli Lilly has strengthened its global leadership in diabetes and obesity while expanding into oncology, neuroscience, and gene therapy. With the blockbuster su...

Strategic Review: Focused Expansion in Vaccines and Specialty Medicines Over the past decade, GSK has shifted from large-scale M&A to focused investments and strategic partnerships, particularly in vaccines, oncology, respiratory, an...

Strategic Review: Investing in ADCs, Rare Diseases, and Biomanufacturing Capabilities AstraZeneca has expanded significantly in oncology through antibody and ADC partnerships, including a high-profile collaboration with Japan’s Daiichi S...

A study published online in June 2025 in Cancer Discovery reveals that **T-cell–dependent tumor regression** is a key mechanism underlying the efficacy of KRAS G12D inhibitors in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). KRAS G12D is a ma...

In a May 2025 Nature Aging publication, Zhang and colleagues report that GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1R agonists), widely used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, may also alleviate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) symptoms in mice. Key Findin...

Strategic Review: Diversifying Beyond Humira AbbVie has proactively diversified its portfolio beyond Humira, expanding into oncology, neuroscience, immunology, ophthalmology, and aesthetics. Its acquisition of Allergan, ADC platforms, an...

Strategic Review: From Opdivo to Next-Gen Modalities BMS is known as a pioneer in immuno-oncology, with the development of Opdivo (nivolumab) and Yervoy (ipilimumab). Over the past decade, the company has expanded aggressively into new m...

Strategic Review: Expanding from Monoclonal Antibodies into Diagnostics, RNA, and Cell Therapy Roche has long been a global leader in monoclonal antibody-based cancer therapies. Over the past decade, the company has strategically expande...

Strategic Review: Immunology, Oncology, and Rare Diseases at the Core of J&J’s R&D-Driven Vision Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has strategically expanded into immunology, oncology, and rare diseases by acquiring biotech compani...

Strategic Review: Beyond Keytruda—Pivot to Next-Gen Modalities Merck (MSD in the U.S.) built a strong oncology franchise with Keytruda. As patents expire, Merck is investing in ADCs, RNA therapies, cell therapy, and precision immunology ...

Strategic Review: From mRNA Success to Diversification in Rare Diseases, ADCs, and RNA Editing Pfizer strengthened its biopharmaceutical base with the acquisition of Hospira and GSK’s vaccine assets in 2015, followed by a major expansion...

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