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Pharmaceuticals sector

  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Health sector
    Novo lifts forecasts after strong demand for Wegovy weight-loss pill

    Shares in Danish drugmaker surge on positive signal from results

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    A box of Wegovy (semaglutide) 1.5mg tablets on a pharmacy shelf
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    BioNTech
    BioNTech to cut fifth of workforce as it winds down Covid vaccine production

    German biotech is shifting towards cancer treatments

    A scientist in a lab coat and green gloves works with lab equipment at a bench inside the BioNTech laboratory.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Quantum technologies
    Quantum computing moves closer to drug discovery with enzyme study

    Scientists have used the technology to model the behaviour of protein molecules

    Kenneth Merz stands smiling with arms crossed in front of the IBM quantum computer at the Cleveland Clinic.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    PwC
    PwC will drop cover for weight-loss drugs from employee health plans

    Big Four accountancy balks at high cost of medication it says has become ‘cultural phenomenon’

    PwC logo on a glass office tower, framed by nearby skyscrapers and green tree branches against a clear blue sky.
  • Thursday, 30 April, 2026
    US companies
    Eli Lilly profits more than double as weight-loss revenue soars

    First-quarter sales of medication Zepbound increased 80% to $4.2bn

    Close-up of a woman's hands preparing a Mounjaro KwikPen injection, labelled 7.5 mg, for weight loss.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    UK companies
    Lex. GSK’s game of catch-up might just work

    Drugmaker is looking to see which of its pipeline of drugs can be pushed forward while also trying to buy time

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    The GlaxoSmithKline logo on a sign at the GSK research centre, with pedestrian and directional symbols.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Health
    AstraZeneca revives Cambridge investment after UK agrees to pay more for drugs

    Resumption of £300mn in UK projects is a result of trade deal with US that aims to increase medicines spending

    Aerial view of AstraZeneca’s headquarters, a large white-roofed building with glass walls, on the Cambridge Biomedical Research Campus.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    US opioid epidemic
    Purdue Pharma to pay more than $8bn to end US opioid case

    Resolution will allow billions of dollars to flow to US cities and states that have been hit by the epidemic

    Family members hold signs with photos and names of loved ones lost to opioid overdoses while protesting outside the US District Court in Newark.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    Novartis AG
    Novartis sales fall as blockbuster patents expire

    Swiss pharma group blames competition from generic medicines for 12% drop in first-quarter profit

    Novartis logo on the top of a building at Novartis Campus in Basel
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    European companies
    Interview. Europe’s pharma industry risks lagging behind US and China, says German drugmaker

    Boehringer Ingelheim says pricing regime hinders access to treatments as group touts liver benefits from weight-loss drug

    Shashank Deshpande, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and red tie, smiles in front of a purple background.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    US companies
    Why investors are chasing US biotechs with Chinese characteristics

    Drugs developed in Asian nation are increasingly being used to seed US start-ups

    A worker in a lab coat and hair net calibrates electrodes using a pipette and a small beaker in a laboratory setting.
  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    UnitedHealth Group Inc
    UnitedHealth boosts 2026 earnings guidance after increasing prices

    Shares in US healthcare group jump as it steadies itself after turbulent period that led to departure of previous CEO

    United Healthcare corporate headquarters building exterior with the company name visible on the upper floors.
  • Monday, 20 April, 2026
    US equities
    Trump’s call to deregulate psychedelics boosts drugmakers’ shares

    Stock in UK-based Compass Pathways jumps to highest level in two years following president’s executive order

    Gloved hands sorting and weighing fresh magic mushrooms into a blue plastic basket at a farm.
  • Sunday, 19 April, 2026
    Indian business & finance
    Indian weight-loss market becomes ‘bloodbath’ as drugmakers pile in

    Consumers await cheaper generics after expiry of patent for Ozempic ingredient

    A Biocon employee in a lab coat and gloves uses a pipette while working with samples in a research laboratory.
  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    Health
    China to drive a weight-loss drug price war

    The active ingredient semaglutide is starting to lose patent protection and China can produce GLP-1 related treatments at scale

    June Yoon
    Rows of blue injection pens with white caps arranged in a tray at a Novo Nordisk production facility
  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    Due Diligence
    Amazon enters the space race

    The ecommerce giant has agreed an $11.6bn deal to acquire satellite group Globalstar

    Premium content
    Atlas V rocket launches with Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites, producing flames and smoke at liftoff from the launch pad.
  • Tuesday, 14 April, 2026
    Merck & Co Inc
    Merck transforms itself through dealmaking as clock ticks on top-selling drug

    Acquisitions fuel pharma group’s evolution as it prepares to lose patent protection on cancer drug Keytruda

    Rob Davis, chair and CEO of Merck & Co, sits on his desk in his office at Merck HQ, facing the camera.
  • Monday, 13 April, 2026
    European companies
    The Big Read. Weight-loss drugs and Mars bars: Novo Nordisk’s comeback bid

    The maker of Wegovy and Ozempic wants to learn lessons from consumer groups to crack the US market

    Montage of images of Ozempic and Wegovy injection pens, a Mars Bar and the H&M and Novo Nordisk logos
  • Sunday, 12 April, 2026
    GSK PLC
    Cancer drug licensed by GSK from China posts promising trial results

    Mo-Rez, developed by Hansoh Pharma, is a next-generation treatment for ovarian and endometrial cancer

    A GSK scientist at its Stevenage, UK site
  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
    Trump tariffs
    Alphaville. Tariffs are Trump’s perpetual leverage machine

    And the US might find them hard to give up

  • Monday, 6 April, 2026
    Biotech
    Neurocrine bets nearly $3bn on deal for insatiable hunger treatment

    Soleno Therapeutics makes first commercialised drug for extreme hunger caused by Prader-Willi syndrome

    The Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. logo and company website are shown magnified on a computer screen.
  • Sunday, 5 April, 2026
    European companies
    Pharma just ‘scratching the surface’ of weight-loss drug market

    Novo Nordisk chief estimates industry reaching only 15% of potential customers at most

  • Friday, 3 April, 2026
    Health sector
    How US anti-vaxxers found they were not immune to pushback

    Recent setbacks for the movement signal a potential turning point for the vaccine makers as the market picks up

    A woman receives an MMR vaccine in her upper arm.
  • Thursday, 2 April, 2026
    Trump tariffs
    Trump administration announces new tariffs on pharmaceuticals

    White House also rolls back levies on some metals in an attempt to simplify duties

    Donald Trump stands at a podium, pausing during a televised address, with a neutral expression and the White House backdrop behind him.
  • Thursday, 2 April, 2026
    Health
    UK urges pharma companies to invest after reaching drug pricing deal with US

    Accord will result in higher medicines spending in Britain in exchange for exemption from threatened Trump tariffs

    A pharmacist holds a bottle of pink capsules in front of shelves stocked with various prescription medications.
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