Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: What HCP Engagement Actually Looks Like

Gilead and Vir Biotechnology strike a $1.87 billion T-cell engager collaboration, and Fox Rothschild’s Marc Wagner examines what slows manufacturers’ response to rising drug demand and how compounding pharmacies help fill the resulting gaps.

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, acquires Silence Therapeutics for $1.3 billion, Hansoh Pharma and Roche expand their ADC partnership in a deal worth over $15 billion, and an EMA panel backs Lilly’s Foundayo for obesity and type 2 diabetes in Europe.

Experts warn prediction markets are exposing gaps in pharma vendor confidentiality agreements, Roche licenses Rona Therapeutics’ obesity RNAi candidate while Pfizer partners with Enodia Therapeutics on Sec61 inhibitors, and PaxSafe’s Mark Talens makes the case for acting on imperfect supply chain d…

Bausch + Lomb names Thomas Appio interim CEO as Brent Saunders departs, a Pharm Exec interview explores how AI is reshaping entry-level apprenticeship in professional services, and a LogiPharma 2026 conversation makes the case against waiting for perfect data to deploy AI in pharma supply chains.