Kevin Grogan
Managing Editor
Kevin Grogan has been writing about pharmaceuticals for over twenty years in roles that have included online editor for PharmaTimes. After four years freelancing, which involved writing for all the principal titles in the sector, as well as consultancy work with major pharmaceutical companies, he joined Scrip as Managing Editor, Europe, Commercial in the summer of 2017.
Covering all aspects of the pharma industry, Kevin has interviewed pretty much all the leading figures in the sector, both in the UK and globally. A regular attendee at financial and medical conferences worldwide (and moderating at some), he has also appeared on BBC television and radio, ITV and Channel 4 to discuss events in the pharmaceutical industry.
Fluent in Spanish, he previously worked as a journalist on rock/pop music publications, was chief sub editor at the Catholic weekly newspaper The Universe and also contributed articles to the likes of The Independent and the Manchester Evening News on football.
Latest From Kevin Grogan
AstraZeneca Cashes In Moderna Chips
The firms' messenger RNA alliance inked back on 2013 is still very much ongoing but AstraZeneca decided to sell its considerable stake in the high-profile biotech to help finance its own pipeline.
Bayer Ponders Road Less Traveled And Trip Savings In Pandemic
Like most CEOs in pharma, Bayer chief Werner Baumann was constantly on the move but "since the middle to the end of the first quarter last year, I haven't traveled at all."
Bayer Confident CureVac COVID Pact Will Be A Success
CEO Werner Baumann admits he was skeptical at first as to whether the German group had the necessary know-how to manufacture vaccines but the firm's expertise in the development of biotech products has strengthened his belief Bayer can deliver.
BioInvent Banks $116m As NHL Drug Nears Phase III
Following positive interim results from a Phase I/IIa trial of BI-1206 in combination with Roche's Rituxan, BioInvent has raised a significant sum to push the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma drug towards late-stage development.
Jyseleca European Launches Could Lift Gloom At Galapagos
The Belgian biotech is pleased with the launch of its rheumatoid arthritis drug in Germany and the Netherlands and it has also secured a broad label from NICE.
Galapagos Defends High-Risk High-Reward R&D Strategy
Following a trio of high-profile setbacks, the Belgian biotech is looking to fill the gap between the European launches of its rheumatoid arthritis drug Jyseleca and its programs back in Phase II via in-licensing and M&A.