By the Numbers

 

  • A Quiet Week for Biotech
    July 17, 2009 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Finance - Finance
  • Small Biotechs in the Spotlight
    A flurry of deals and financings got done in the week following the Independence Day holiday.
    July 10, 2009 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Finance - Finance
  • Something for Everyone
    The capital markets are starting to show signs of a shifting tide as public financings of life sciences companies take center stage alongside some interesting collaborations.
    June 05, 2009 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Finance - Finance
  • Picking Up Steam
    Two potential billion-dollar deals renew industry hopes.
    May 29, 2009 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Finance - Finance
  • Clouds Clearing
    Venture activity and private equity picking up steam as public markets remain dry.
    May 22, 2009 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Finance - Finance
  • Calling it Quits
    As tough times continue for small biotech, several ready to throw in the towel.
    May 15, 2009 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Finance - Finance
  • Coming Together
    Companies have been striking a lot of deals as the stock market seems to be moving of its lows.
    May 08, 2009 - Finance - Finance
  • Found in Translation
    California Institute for Regenerative medicine begins funding to move basic stem cell research toward the clinic.
    May 02, 2009 - Finance - Finance
  • Spring Flings
    Deal activity was brisk last week, with Sanofi grabbing DNA repair company BiPar Sciences in one of the bigger transactions.
    April 17, 2009 - Finance - Finance
  • Glimmers of Hope
    Fragile economy shows signs of a possible recovery during a quiet week for life sciences deal-makers
    April 10, 2009 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Finance - Finance
  • Roche completes tender offer for Genentech
    During a fairly quiet week in the public biotech markets, Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche transformed itself into the world's largest biotechnology company.
    March 27, 2009 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Finance - Finance
  • Paying For the Shopping Spree
    Big Pharma turns to the bond market to finance its big purchases.
    March 20, 2009 - MARIE DAGHLAIN - Finance - Finance
  • A Week of Mega-Mergers
    Ninety billion dollars worth of life sciences M&A in one bang-up week, and $47 billion lopped off Biotech's market cap.
    March 13, 2009 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Business - Dealmaking
  • March Madness
    Despite the economic meltdown, life sciences dealmaking heats up, with Roche upping its offer for Genentech and Vertex making a big purchase.
    March 06, 2009 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Finance - Finance
  • Doom Trumps Hope
    Venture financing continued to hold its ground despite rocky markets.
    February 27, 2009 - Finance - Finance

  • Despite six-year lows in the market, the Swiss pharma giant raises money for its acquisition of Genentech
    February 20, 2009 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Finance - Finance

  • A week of modest deal activity sees Merck position itself for biosimilars and Novartis seek to bolster its cardiovascular offerings.
    February 13, 2009 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Business - Dealmaking
  • Shoppers Are Looking
    Deal activity lulls, but top companies say they are buyers.
    February 06, 2009 - Finance - Finance

  • Two pharma giants step up efforts to expand their pipelines through acquisitions.
    January 30, 2009 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Finance - Finance

  • Dealmaking activity quieted this week, but news of Pfizer in talks to buy Wyeth stirred excitement.
    January 23, 2009 - Finance - Finance
  • Amgen’s Vote of Confidence
    The biotech company’s debt issue was oversubscribed but other kinds of financing were lackluster in mid January.
    January 17, 2009 - Finance - Finance

  • The new year kicks off with a strong start to what many expect will be a touch 2009.
    January 09, 2009 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Finance - Finance

  • The final weeks of 2008 turned quiet, although GSK and Eli Lilly made some noise.
    December 31, 2008 - Finance - Finance
  • A Spending Spree
    It was a hectic week for deal making with Big Pharma doing some last minute shopping before the holidays.
    December 19, 2008 - Finance - Finance
  • The Well's Running Dry
    Exelixis scores a big deal with BMS, but financing activity comes to a near halt for sector.
    December 12, 2008 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Finance - Finance
  • Too Stuffed to Move?
    It was a quiet week for life sciences financing.
    December 05, 2008 - MARIE DAGHLIAN - Business - Dealmaking
  • Done Deals
    Venture financing gathers steam in a week in which public markets continued to tumble.
    November 21, 2008 - Finance - Finance
  • Going Dutch
    The United States is a leader in patient-reported medical errors, wasteful or poorly coordinated care, and high out-of-pocket costs. The Dutch often fare best.
    November 14, 2008 - Law/Policy - Healthcare Reform
  • Ails For What Cures You
    Adverse drug reactions often are overlooked or not recognized until they do serious harm.
    November 07, 2008 - Health - Drug Safety
  • Inconsistent Quality
    First national survey of patients gives low scores to hospitals for pain management and discharge instructions.
    October 31, 2008 - Health - Public Health
  • Economic Ills
    Hard economic times have people scrimping on presription drugs to save money.
    October 24, 2008 - Health - Public Health
  • Stayin' Alive
    Study finds wide disparity in mortality rates at best and worst hospitals.
    October 17, 2008 - Health - Medical Practice
  • Searching For A Bottom
    A wild week on Wall Street may change the financial landscape for years to come.
    October 10, 2008 - Business - Markets
  • Who's got a shoulder when I need to cry?
    Maternal mortality rates improve, but well off pace to meet Millennium Development Goals.
    October 03, 2008 - Health - Global Health
  • Paying A Premium
    Cost of family health insurance rises to $12,680 as workers face higher deductibles.
    September 26, 2008 - Health - Healthcare Reform
  • It Ain't Rocket Science
    Report offers advice to the next president on filling key science and technology positions and urges him to do so quickly.
    September 18, 2008 - Society - Politics

  • Salary disparities among practice areas plays a major role in the shortage of family medicine doctors.
    September 12, 2008 - Health - Public Health
  • Sleeping Giants
    The growing use of soporifics comes as healthcare professionals warn of the dangers from lack of sleep.
    September 05, 2008 - Health - Public Health
  • Tangled Up In Blue
    Pharmaceutical industry breaks from its historical favoring of Republicans over Democrats on political spending.
    August 28, 2008 - Society - Politics
  • Waking up from the Summer Slumber
    M&A activity sparks a summer rally in biotech.
    August 22, 2008 - Finance - Finance
  • Meds For Heads
    More than 300 drugs in development for mental illnesses ranging from Alzheimer's disease to alcoholism.
    August 14, 2008 - Business - Drug Development
  • Billion Dollar Copycats
    Generic drugmakers tout billions in savings that could be realized with the introduction of biogenerics.
    August 07, 2008 - Law/Policy - Patents
  • The Underlying Problem
    The rise in chronic illness is a key driver of the nation's healthcare problems.
    August 01, 2008 - Health - Healthcare Reform
  • Too Darn Hot
    Climate change will not only impact the economy, but take a toll on human health as well.
    July 24, 2008 - Health - Public Health
  • Capitol Spending
    Pharmaceutical lobbying reaches record level in 2007 as industry spends $168 million as key legislation took center stage.
    July 18, 2008 - Society - Politics
  • Sign Of The Times
    Healthcare sector M&A activity soars in the second quarter.
    July 11, 2008 - Finance - Finance
  • The Urge To Merge
    The tough IPO market has made M&A a more likely exit strategy for venture-backed companies.
    July 03, 2008 - Finance - Finance

  • A growing number of Americans delay getting needed medical care or go without.
    June 27, 2008 - Health - Public Health
  • The Knowledge Economy
    Massachusetts is best poised to leverage its science and technology assets for economic gains, Milken says.
    June 19, 2008 - Business - Economic Development
  • Squeeze Play
    The number of underinsured adults in the United State rises to 25 million, a 60 percent increase since 2003.
    June 13, 2008 - Law/Policy - Healthcare Reform

  • The aging population in the United States is helping fuel a growing burden on the healthcare system.
    June 06, 2008 - Health - Public Health

  • State-by-state rankings find disparities in quality of healthcare for children.
    May 29, 2008 - Health - Public Health

  • The total value of partnering deals fell slightly to $22 billion in 2007, but the pace continued to be brisk.
    May 22, 2008 - Business - Dealmaking
  • Political Science
    Republicans and Democrats agree that presidential candidates should debate how science can be used to tackle the country's problems.
    May 16, 2008 - Society - Politics

  • Aging baby boomers threaten to overwhelm the healthcare system.
    May 08, 2008 - Health - Healthcare Reform
  • Enough to Make You Sick
    Changing economy leaves nearly three in ten people with problems paying medical bills.
    April 30, 2008 - Health - Patients

  • M&A Activity slowed a bit in 2007, but the forces driving it continue.
    April 24, 2008 - Finance - Finance

  • The United States is still the largest pharmaceutical market, but the biggest sales growth is in Asia.
    April 17, 2008 - Business - Global Economy

  • Whether living in rich or poor countries, heart disease is the leading cause of death.
    April 10, 2008 - Health - Global Health

  • Although the United States is by far the leader in published articles in all science and engineering fields, Asian countries are seeing rapid growth.
    April 03, 2008 - Tech/Innovation - Research
  • Critical Condition
    Trustees warn that new taxes or significant service cuts are needed to make Medicare sustainable.
    March 27, 2008 - Law/Policy - Healthcare Reform

  • Pharmaceutical sales rise at their slowest pace since 1961.
    March 20, 2008 - Business - Markets

  • CDC Study finds more than a quarter of teenage girls have a sexually transmitted disease.
    March 13, 2008 - Health - Public Health

  • A growing imbalance between supply and demand has extended the wait for some organs, but waiting times fall for hearts and lungs.
    March 07, 2008 - Health - Public Health

  • Risk-taking investors have grown a tad more conservative.
    February 27, 2008 - Finance - Finance

  • More than half of American consider doctors and scientists occupations of "very great prestige," but business executives rank at the bottom.
    February 22, 2008 - Society - Culture

  • Partnering deals accounted for nearly half of the $45 billion biotech raised in 2007.
    February 14, 2008 - Finance - Finance
  • Sick and Busted
    Universal coverage could still leave people vulnerable to bankruptcy unless coverage is more comprehensive than existing policies, study warns.
    February 08, 2008 - Law/Policy - Healthcare Reform

  • Report finds nearly 1,500 commonly used drugs are involved in errors linked to confusion caused by similar sounding or similar looking names.
    January 30, 2008 - Health - Public Health
  • A Consumer Disconnect
    Prescription drugs make up just 10 percent of the overall cost of healthcare in the United States, but when asked, most consumers think the figure is between 40 and 79 percent.
    January 23, 2008 - Health - Healthcare Reform

  • The market capitalization of public biotechnology companies is catching up to big pharma despite acquisitions.
    January 16, 2008 - Finance - Finance

  • The industry raised $2 billion, but more than half of the issues finished below water by the end of the year.
    January 10, 2008 - Finance - Finance

  • Base salaries for life science executives at privately-held companies rose 5.9 percent in 2007.
    December 31, 2007 - Finance - Finance

  • Nearly 650 new drugs in development in the oncology pipeline to fuel the fight.
    December 18, 2007 - Business - Drug Development

  • Report highlights the financial contributions of the medical technology industry
    December 13, 2007 - Business - Economic Development

  • Online scams threaten top-selling drugs, report says
    December 05, 2007 - Business - Global Economy

  • GAO finds weaknesses in FDA's program for inspecting foreign drug manufacturers.
    November 28, 2007 - Law/Policy - Regulatory

  • Caregivers sacrifice financial and physical well being to care for older loved ones.
    November 20, 2007 - Health - Public Health

  • The global demand for biomarkers is expected to grow to $12.8 billion by 2012 thanks in part to the FDA's Critical Path.
    November 14, 2007 - Health - Personalized Medicine

  • The public thinks the pharmaceutical industry, like the oil and tobacco industries, is not worthy of trust and should be more regulated.
    November 08, 2007 - Society - Culture

  • The IPO fundraising tally is up in 2007 and blockbuster partnering deals continue, but other types of financing were lackluster.
    October 31, 2007 - Finance - Finance
  • The Money Drug
    Hillary Clinton continues to be the top fundraiser through the first three quarters of this year.
    October 24, 2007 - Society - Politics

  • A handful of diseases are costing the economy more than $1 trillion a year, but much of the cost is avoidable.
    October 17, 2007 - Health - Public Health

  • The pharmaceutical sector passes the high-tech industry as the leading spender on research and development
    October 11, 2007 - Business - Global Economy

  • World Health Organization and World Bank take on traffic injury prevention to combat what they see as 1.2 million, largely avoidable, deaths a year.
    October 02, 2007 - Health - Global Health

  • The rising cost of health insurance slows, but wages still fail to keep pace.
    September 26, 2007 - Health - Public Health
  • The Boob Tube
    Study finds the family hour on TV is exposing kids to more foul language, sex, and violence than ever.
    September 19, 2007 - Society - Culture

  • American's don't want to share information about their DNA with just anyone.
    September 10, 2007 - Law/Policy - Regulatory

  • Report finds obesity epidemic in the United States continues to grow.
    September 03, 2007 - Health - Public Health
  • On Their Own
    Young adults are one of the largest and fastest growing segments of the U.S. population without insurance.
    August 20, 2007 - Health - Healthcare Reform
  • Gathering Steam
    IPO market heats up in the first half of the year, but many issues didn't fare well.
    August 13, 2007 - Finance - Finance
  • VCs Big On Bio
    Second quarter investment in biopharmaceuticals once again leads healthcare sector
    August 06, 2007 - Finance - Finance
  • VCs Invest Healthy Amounts in Medical Devices
    Second quarter investment in the sector tops $1 billion, a 58 percent jump from a year ago.
    July 30, 2007 - Finance - Finance
  • The Money Drug
    Hillary Clinton leads the pack of 2008 presidential candidates at the half-year mark.
    July 23, 2007 - Society - Politics
  • Putting Off The Inevitable
    July 16, 2007 - Health - Public Health

  • Prescription drug spending continues to rise, but individuals footing a smaller percentage of the bill.
    July 09, 2007 - Health - Healthcare Reform
  • Hard Currency
    July 02, 2007 - Tech/Innovation - Research
  • Diabetic Shock
    Study finds one of eight federal healthcare dollars in 2005 spent on diabetes care.
    June 25, 2007 - Health - Public Health
  • Expiring Revenue
    Leading pharmaceutical companies face substantial hits to the top line with patents set to expire.
    June 18, 2007 - Business - Drug Development
  • Betting on Growth
    Obesity seen as big investment opportunity in the years ahead.
    June 11, 2007 - Finance - Finance
  • Innovation Gap Widens
    June 11, 2007 - Business - Drug Development
  • Too Much For Too Little
    The U.S. spends more for healthcare, but scores low on quality, access and other measures, report says.
    June 04, 2007 - Health - Healthcare Reform
  • Fight Disease First, Then Terrorism
    Americans say finding cures for diseases is a top national issue, ahead of combating terrorism and dealing with illegal immigration.
    May 28, 2007 - Society - Philanthropy
  • Worried Sick
    Biotech execs see regulatory burdens as the industry's biggest challenge.
    May 14, 2007 - Law/Policy - Regulatory

  • Hillary Clinton leads the pack of 2008 presidential candidates in contributions from pharma.
    May 07, 2007 - Society - Politics