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At HLTH 2025, the entrepreneur announced a collaboration between Cost Plus Drugs and President Trump’s TrumpRx platform aimed at improving transparency, reducing drug costs, and reshaping how Americans access their prescriptions.

The new partnership aims to transform cold chain logistics for life sciences, creating a connected air transport network designed to ensure temperature integrity, regulatory compliance, and faster delivery of critical therapies.

The company’s new 400,000-square-foot facility in Elkton will boost small molecule manufacturing, create hundreds of jobs, and strengthen US innovation and supply chain resilience.

The $445 million expansion of AstraZeneca’s Coppelsite will boost global production capacity for Lokelma, enhance local job growth, and strengthen the company’s US manufacturing footprint amid industry-wide onshoring trends.

A planned 100% tariff on branded and patented drugs from Singapore is being postponed as US and Singapore officials explore potential exemptions.

The fallout is impacting partners Scholar Rock and Regeneron, both of whom have pending regulatory applications tied to the facility.

The global generics maker’s new Florida site will produce more than 25 critical respiratory medicines, create over 200 jobs, and reinforce domestic manufacturing and drug security.

The new Albemarle County site—reportedly the largest investment in AstraZeneca’s history—will focus on API and ADC production, create 3,600 jobs, while strengthening US pharma supply chain resilience.

Set to debut in California this December, Amazon’s new pharmacy kiosks aim to streamline care by letting One Medical patients pick up prescriptions right after appointments, eliminating the need for a separate pharmacy visit.

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers the FDA’s approval of golimumab for pediatric ulcerative colitis, AstraZeneca’s new multi-target neuroscience partnership with Algen, and Peli BioThermal’s acquisition of Evo to strengthen its global cold chain portfolio.

The addition of Evo’s cryogenic shipping and tracking technology enhances Peli BioThermal’s reach across the pharma value chain, driving innovation and integration in temperature-controlled logistics while supporting these therapies.

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers allegations of retaliation against a former NIAID director following whistleblower complaints, new research suggesting ALS may be an autoimmune disease, and the wave of hospital layoffs affecting thousands of healthcare workers across the United States.

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers the FDA’s quiet approval of the first generic mifepristone tablet, Takeda’s decision to discontinue cell therapy research programs, and SciSafe’s expansion of biopharma storage capacity with a new East Brunswick, New Jersey facility.

The new 5-million-cubic-foot biorepository enhances cold chain logistics, expands biopharma storage capacity, and strengthens New Jersey’s position as a life sciences hub.

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers the potential ramifications of a federal government shutdown on FDA operations, Aetna’s newly announced 2026 Medicare Advantage offerings, and new research showing maternal and child mortality rates in the US remain higher than in most high-income nations.

Following Congress’ failure to pass funding measures, FDA announced it will continue only essential public health and safety functions. This amid a pause on imposing 100% tariff rates.

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers ATA’s warning that telehealth protections are critical to maintaining care access during a potential federal shutdown, new KFF data showing the rapid rise of Medicare Advantage special needs plans, and Halozyme’s $750 million acquisition of Elektrofi to expand its drug delivery portfolio.

Capturing insights from executives and industry experts on the biggest challenges shaping pharma today, from drug pricing pressures and access barriers to supply chain shifts, digital adoption, and evolving patient-centered care strategies.

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers new research showing Medicaid cuts could widen pediatric coverage gaps, clinical trial data on a fixed-dose combination therapy lowering heart failure risk in type 2 diabetes, and Bristol Myers Squibb’s launch of a direct-to-patient program for Sotyktu to improve psoriasis treatment access.

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers the CDC’s unanimous vote to broaden COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for all adults, new data showing the Medicare Part D Senior Savings Model lowers insulin costs and improves care, and Eli Lilly’s investment in a new Houston manufacturing facility to support its fast-growing pipeline.

The Generation Park site will create over 600 permanent jobs, support advanced small molecule production, and play a role in scaling orforglipron, Lilly’s first oral GLP-1 receptor agonist for obesity.

The South Korean pharma company’s US subsidiary is purchasing Eli Lilly’s Branchburg, NJ site to safeguard against potential tariffs. strengthen domestic production, and expands its biosimilar footprint.

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers ACIP’s move toward shared decision-making for COVID-19 vaccines, Pfizer’s acquisition of Metsera to strengthen its obesity and cardiovascular pipelines, and Closed Loop Medicine’s partnership with Wedosify to improve patient adherence to GLP-1 therapies.

Takeda will be shipping treatments between Europe and the US using VELA’s sailing cargo trimaran, potentially reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 99% when compared with air freight.

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers GSK’s $30 billion plan to expand US biopharma production, new evidence that weekly GLP-1 therapies significantly reduce cardiovascular risks, and Roche’s acquisition of 89bio to add the FGF21 analog Pegozafermin to its growing metabolic disease portfolio.