Citeline Podcasts

Audio roundup of selected biopharma industry content from Scrip over the business week ended August 8, 2025. In this episode: Trump ups pressure on MFN pricing; Pfizer says pharma working with Trump on direct sales; Sanofi says direct sales worth considering: Aurigene Oncology CEO on biotech valuations and more; and Novartis progresses pipeline-in-a-product assets. https://insights.citeline.com/scrip/podcasts/scrips-five-must-know-things/quick-listen-scrips-five-must-know-things-RCXSH2B5EVCC3IIK35GXUSNZVA/ This episode was produced with the help of AI text-to-voice and voice emulation tools. Playlist: soundcloud.com/citelinesounds/sets/scrips-five-must-know-things

It’s been about three years since Haleon became a standalone self-care company. Since then, the firm has announced an ambitious plan to reach one billion more consumers by 2030. In this episode of HBW Insight’s Over the Counter podcast, we catch up with Haleon’s new UK & Ireland general manager Jo Cooper to find out what that means in practice when translated to the firm’s home market. Empowering pharmacists is key to Cooper’s local plans, as is exploring the opportunities suggested by the UK government’s recently published list of Rx-to-OTC switches it would like to see applications for. Timestamps 2:00 – Introductions 4:00 – Becoming consumer focused 10:00 – Attracting talent into consumer health 13:00 – Translating Haleon’s ambitious global growth strategy to a local context 25:00 – The importance of pharmacy 30:00 – Rx-to-OTC switch and Haleon’s R&D strategy 38:00 – Unpacking Haleon’s “strategic category realignment

Dr Murali Ramachandra, CEO of Aurigene Oncology, talks to Anju Ghangurde about the tough biotech funding environment, promising pipeline assets including a CAR-T cell therapy in Phase II and ‘hybrid’ manufacturing options, besides outcome-based reimbursement models. The promise of bispecifics and multispecifics in oncology, including Chinese biotech Akeso’s PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody, are some of the other topics he discussed.

In the latest episode of the In Vivo Podcast, Jeremy Skillington, CEO of Poolbeg Pharma, discussed the company’s ambitious pipeline and strategic direction.

Audio roundup of selected biopharma industry content from Scrip over the business week ended August 1, 2025. In this episode: EU tariff deal leaves questions for pharma; Prasad’s CBER exit could bode well for genetic medicines; Winrevair grows but Merck & Co. plans cost cuts; Novo Nordisk selects new CEO; and a look at obesity past the GLP-1s. Story links: https://insights.citeline.com/scrip/podcasts/scrips-five-must-know-things/quick-listen-scrips-five-must-know-things-AOJAANRHLNCPNNLNGVVKA3HEAE/ This episode was produced with the help of AI text-to-voice and voice emulation tools. Playlist: soundcloud.com/citelinesounds/sets/scrips-five-must-know-things