UK set on resolving standoff with big pharma, science minister says Patrick Vallance says relations must improve and NHS has to reverse decline in drugs investment The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2025
UK ‘difficult’ operating environment says Merck boss after £1bn London site axed Last week, Merck’s business in the UK and Europe, MSD, said it will move its life sciences operation to the US, impacting around 125 British jobs. Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2025
Eli Lilly To Invest $5 Billion In New Virginia Manufacturing Facility To Support Cancer Drugs Manufacturing Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY) announced on Tuesday that it plans to build a $5 billion manufacturing facility just west of Richmond, Virginia, in Goochland County. Benzinga · Sep 16, 2025
Who benefits if NHS drug prices soar? Donald Trump and big pharma. Just one more way he’s menacing Britain The NHS needs cheap drugs, and our economy needs a thriving pharma industry. The president threatens both – no wonder Labour is grovelling to him, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2025
Big pharma firms have paused nearly £2bn in UK investments this year Government’s plans in disarray before Trump talks as MSD, Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca moves prompt job fears The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2025
Pharmacy leaders issue warning over ‘dangerous’ medicine delays One pharmacist reported their patients waiting more than a week for a medication for bipolar and schizophrenia The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2025
The Guardian view on Merck’s exit: Britain’s biopharma strategy stalls in the face of China’s rise Editorial: The industry’s retreat from the UK reflects a deeper shift about how Beijing is rewriting the rules of innovation The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025
AstraZeneca Puts Cambridge Expansion On Ice Adding Pressure On Starmer Ahead Of Trump Visit The U.K.-based AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ:AZN) paused a planned 200 million pounds ($271.26 million) investment in its Cambridge research site. Benzinga · Sep 15, 2025
ATyr Pharma Stock Sinks, Plans FDA Review After Mixed Phase 3 Results Biotech firm aTyr Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYR) plummeted over 81% at last check on Monday, with a session volume of 34.7 million compared to the average volume of 4.83 million as per data from Benzinga Pro. Benzinga · Sep 15, 2025
Merck's Exit Highlights UK Risks Losing Pharma Investment Amid Rising Costs The U.K. faces a growing risk of losing pharmaceutical investment. That’s according to Oxford professor John Bell, a scientist who was involved in coordinating government and industry efforts during the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Benzinga · Sep 12, 2025
Eli Lilly Loses Appeal Over Medicaid Drug Pricing Fraud Case A federal appeals court has upheld a $183.7 million judgment against Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY), rejecting the drugmaker's attempt to overturn a whistleblower lawsuit that accused it of defrauding Medicaid. Benzinga · Sep 12, 2025
Britain’s biggest company AstraZeneca pauses £200m investment into Cambridge site The investment had been set to create 1,000 jobs The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025
AstraZeneca pauses £200m investment in Cambridge research site Decision means none of drugmaker’s much-trumpeted £650m UK investment package is currently proceeding The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025
Jim Cramer Says Johnson & Johnson Stock Could Power Through $200 Next Despite ongoing legal battles related to its talc products, Johnson Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) stock has climbed over 23% year-to-date. Benzinga · Sep 12, 2025
Axios · Sep 12, 2025 Exclusive: Lutnick says Trump will force drugmakers to lower prices Trump's efforts include reshaping drug prices through threats and public shaming.
Benzinga · Sep 12, 2025 3 Biotech Stocks Showing Strength With Big Spikes In Momentum Scores A handful of biotech stocks are showing renewed strength, with big spikes in their Benzinga Edge Ranking’s Momentum scores over the past week alone.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025 Britain is ‘a terrible place’ to sell medicines, says drug firm executive Sanofi’s market access chief urges ministers to come up with a roadmap to raise spending on new treatments
Benzinga · Sep 11, 2025 Analysts Raise Price Targets Following Strong Data From Revolution Medicines' Pancreatic Cancer Drug Revolution Medicines, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVMD) stock is trading higher after the company shared updates from its Daraxonrasib Phase 1 trials on Wednesday.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025 UK must heed Sir John Bell’s big pharma investment warning Instead of making silly statements the government needs to look at why Merck has scrapped its £1bn research centre
Benzinga · Sep 11, 2025 Why Is AbbVie Stock Trading Higher On Thursday? AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) stock is trading higher on Thursday following an SEC filing that settled litigation with all generic manufacturers, which filed abbreviated new drug applications with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for generic versions of upadacitinib tablets, marketed by the company as Rinvoq.
The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025 Pharma giant ditches £1bn London research hub and says UK ‘is not internationally competitive’ Merck, known as MSD in Europe, criticised the UK’s business environment despite the government saying it has become ‘the most attractive place to invest in the world’
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025 Big pharma will stop investing in UK, top scientist warns after Merck’s £1bn exit Comments by former professor of medicine at Oxford follow scrapping of planned London research centre
Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025 Merck scraps £1bn London expansion as report warns UK drugs sector ‘losing out’ UK pharmaceutical sector ‘risks losing investment to other countries’.
Benzinga · Sep 10, 2025 BioXcel Drug Calms Agitation At Home For Schizophrenia, Bipolar Patients BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:BTAI) on Wednesday released topline exploratory efficacy data from the SERENITY At-Home Pivotal Phase 3 safety trial, which demonstrated that BXCL501 had continued effects and consistent benefit with repeat dosing.
Benzinga · Sep 10, 2025 Synopsys Shares Are Trading Lower Wednesday: What's Going On? Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) shares are trading lower Wednesday after the company reported worse-than-expected financial results and issued fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share guidance below estimates on Tuesday after the market closed. Also, the company cut its fiscal-year 2025 adjusted earnings per share guidance below estimates.