Andrew McConaghie
Senior Writer
Andrew is a London-based journalist who has been writing about pharma, biotech and healthcare for over 20 years.
He writes on a range of topics, including biopharma R&D and commercial issues, digital healthcare and issues affecting patients and global healthcare systems, especially the UK’s NHS.
Latest From Andrew McConaghie
The BioPharma Shares Rising On Omicron Hopes And Fears
Adagio Therapeutics and Gritstone bio are two companies who could add to the armamentarium against Omicron.
Ex-Novartis Exec Unveils Neurodegeneration Gene Therapy Start-Up AviadoBio
AviadoBio believes it can overcome barriers to making gene therapy work in neurodegenerative diseases, and its new CEO knows what it takes to make a commercial success in the field.
GSK Poaches New Vaccines R&D Chief From Pfizer
Phil Dormitzer has been headhunted to help GSK get up to speed in RNA and other vaccine platforms.
GSK Looks To Long-Acting Therapy To Restore Lead In HIV
GSK looks to Cabenuva to get ahead in the long-acting HIV therapy and PrEP market, but Gilead will not relinquish its lead easily.
COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Pledge Rapid Response To Omicron Threat
While news of a potentially highly transmissible new variant is causing alarm, Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna are already pursuing a multi-pronged response to B.1.1.529.
Cambridge Vision Achieved, AstraZeneca Looks To Realize ‘Pipeline 2’ Ambitions
Having achieved a turnaround in its R&D and commercial fortunes, AstraZeneca’s hopes the opening of a new research center will herald its next wave of novel therapies.