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Highs and lows of drug repurposing 

Drug Discovery World

It’s also why pharmaceutical companies will look to acquire smaller biotechs and drug discovery companies, because a lot of the legwork into finding a suitable molecule for a disease has already been done. . This level of growth is unsurprising for an industry which will always look to the latest opportunities to drive science. .

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Pfizer Investor Day Features Significant Number of Pipeline Advances for COVID-19 Programs and Across Numerous Therapeutic Areas

The Pharma Data

27 key programs highlighted, including assets that could potentially contribute revenue by 2025 and others in the 2026-2028 time frame. Phase 1 data and development plans for danuglipron (PF-06882961), which has the potential to be the first-ever small molecule oral GLP-1RA for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes.

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