A new Eli Lilly study links Zepbound to lower healthcare costs in older adults with obesity, Biohaven and Haisco strike major licensing deals with SK Biopharmaceuticals and Sentivera, and Raviv Pryluk makes the case for rethinking clinical trial sample sizing.

FDA approves Imaavy as the first treatment for warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia, McKesson agrees to acquire Precision Medicine Group as Lundbeck partners with Eversana on AI-driven commercialization, and Adam Bartley examines how integrated GMP operating models are reshaping outsourced manufacturing.

Hanmi Pharm licenses its obesity drug candidate HM17321 to Genentech, James LaValle weighs in after FDA advisors back most nominated peptides for the compounding bulks list, and Ivo Carre examines how tau- and microglia-targeted therapies are reshaping the Alzheimer's pipeline beyond amyloid.

Amplitude Therapeutics and Chai Discovery ink AI and RNA collaborations with Eli Lilly and Bristol Myers Squibb, Norstella's Dan Chancellor makes the case for dealmaking as a survival skill, and this week's rare disease approvals and a $322 million biosimilar deal reveal where pharma strategy is heading.

A partnership roundup covers deals from IntraGel Therapeutics/UroGen Pharma and Lupin/Tenpoint Therapeutics, FDA approves Regeneron's Pasatru for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, and RELEX's Rohit Tripathi discusses reshoring pharma manufacturing.

President Trump moves to nominate Heidi Overton as FDA commissioner, Ron Lanton weighs in on drug pricing's collision with trade policy, and Mohd Haque looks at how pharma leaders are scaling AI across the drug lifecycle.

LEO Pharma, BioMarin, OmniAb, and Chugai post a busy week of pharma dealmaking, RELEX's Rohit Tripathi weighs in on who ultimately pays for tariff-driven input costs, and Spherix Global Insights' Sybil Mead unpacks IRA-driven formulary pressure spreading across payer portfolios.

Henlius and Sandoz ink a biosimilars collaboration, ADVI's Tyler Seville makes the case for 340B reform, and RELEX's Rohit Tripathi weighs in on what real pharma reshoring requires.

Pharmaceutical Executive releases its 2026 Top 50 company rankings, FDA grants Bristol Myers Squibb's Zenbexus accelerated approval for multiple myeloma, and PwC's Glenn Hunzinger talks the shifting economics of pharma dealmaking.

A funding roundup covers new IPO and Series A raises across Silence Therapeutics, AbCellera, Beyang Therapeutics, and Remepy, Tyler Seville of ADVI examines the policy concerns building around the 340B Drug Pricing Program, and Pharmaceutical Executive names its 2026 Emerging Pharma Leaders.