Nov 18, 2024 | Industry Trends
FDA Expedited Drug Development Programs The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) follows an established and lengthy approval process that ensures patients have access to therapeutic agents proven to be safe and effective. The process relies upon a structured framework...
Nov 14, 2024 | Chronic Disease, Diabetes, Disease Area Trends, Heart Disease
When it comes to improving the lives of patients with chronic illnesses like type-2 diabetes and heart disease, the pharmaceutical industry is playing an ever smaller role. New blockbuster drugs are the lifeblood of pharmaceutical companies. Traditionally, they...
Nov 14, 2024 | Business, Data Analytics, Diabetes, Disease Area Trends
Merck’s two blockbuster diabetes products, Janumet® and Januvia®, are DPP-4 inhibitors that generated nearly $3.3 billion in Sales in 2016.3 Januvia® is especially known for its great cardiovascular safety profile, which has helped differentiate itself in its class....
Nov 14, 2024 | Chronic Disease, Diabetes, Disease Area Trends
Diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases in the U.S., afflicting over 29 million people across Type 1 and Type 2 patients, according to the CDC1 and represents over a $50 billion dollar industry2. Pharmaceutical companies are constantly racing to create the next...
Nov 14, 2024 | Business, Industry Trends
M&A mania is here. Unprecedented deal values for mergers and acquisitions dominated in 2014. Worldwide M&A was up 47% since 2013 with 95 deals valued greater than $5 billion, as reported by Reuters. Most deals were transacted in the energy,...
