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Dark Horse climbs Innovation Index
This pharma has rocketed 19 places up the leaderboard in just one year to secure the third highest ranking in the 2026 Pharmaceutical Innovation Index. Find out how plus who else made the list.
Next-gen drug beats expectations
Latest trial data reveal weight loss results that blow current drugs out of the running, and puts this pharma firmly in pole position
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'Next big thing' wins TGA tick
The TGA has approved two Sanofi drugs including the next big play in diabetes and the first BTK inhibitor for certain patients with MS
TODAY Approvals Action
Who's ready for a June PBS listing?
A handful of drugs have jumped up the PBS wait queue, with seven drugs sitting in the last stage before listing occurs
22 May
Ninth time a Great Place To Work
This pharma has maintained the tick of approval from its employees for almost a decade
22 May
Ex-Google boss busts pharma silos
Free invitation-only roundtable series will tackle the issue of functional silos in pharma with help from an ex-Google chief
22 May
Highest paid KOLs revealed
Meet the KOLs earning the highest payments from Aussie pharma and the fresh crop of influential voices who have joined the list
21 May
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ICYMI: Global salary survey lifts the lid on the pay packets of Med Affairs execs plus the other most popular stories this week
22 May Your Week in 5 Minutes
Legacy brand hits new heights
Drug secures category win and the nation's second most trusted brand across all categories, marking its highest ever overall ranking
22 May
New CEO announced after 2 years
After the passing of the Aussie biotech's CEO and Co-Founder in 2024, a former academic turned strategic investment consultant has taken the helm
21 May
High-flyer exits corporate world
After almost five years in a Big Pharma role, this executive said she's chosen to leave corporate life to "fly a little further"
21 May
Second drug carves out new niche
Another company carves out a new niche in a drug class previously exclusively approved for haematological malignancies
21 May
Govt warns pharmacists over PBS
The Dept has issued a warning against charging private scripts to the PBS, adding there are penalties for the unlawful behaviour
21 May
Drug pulled after less than 3 years
This company has officially pulled its drug from the Australian market, as of today, rather than pursuing full registration
20 May
Pharma spend on HCPs doubles
The 10 companies spending the most on HCPs forked out a total of $11.5M in just seven months, with six spending $1M-plus each
20 May
Obesity drugs now gold standard
Heart Foundation includes weight loss drugs in its new guidance for treating obesity and reducing the risk of heart attack or stroke
20 May
Drugs battle for US$2.7B market
The pending launch of five new drugs will disrupt this growing market which is currently dominated by a single treatment
20 May
Big demand for hot ticket event
A free virtual event being held today has attracted 550-plus registrants and counting to discuss industry's most pressing issues
20 May
Which Drs really distrust pharma?
Four out of five Millennial doctors have a negative view of pharma, and they're about to become the biggest cohort of clinicians
19 May
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Company named the world's most innovative pharma for developing a drug which could herald the end of this disease
19 May
Should biosims be the default?
Sandoz has welcomed a Commonwealth consultation into making biosimilars the default when prescribing new medicines
19 May