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.
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Latest From Kevin Grogan
Sobi Ramps Up In Rare Diseases With Apellis Deal
Sobi is paying big bucks to tap into the potential of Apellis's pegcetacoplan, a targeted C3 therapy for the treatment of multiple rare diseases with high unmet need which the partners say impact more than 275,000 patients globally.
Novartis's Cosentyx Climbs Despite Competitors And COVID-19
CEO Vas Narasimhan told Scrip how impressed he was by the resilience of the brand and while Cosentyx is holding its market share in dermatology, its rheumatology sales are continuing to fly high.
AskBio Declares Independence After Bayer Acquisition
The gene therapy specialist's CEO Sheila Mikhail tells Scrip she is excited to be getting access to the German group's late-stage clinical and operational expertise while keeping AskBio's entrepreneurial culture and carrying on as an autonomous company on an arm’s-length basis.
Bayer Boosts Gene Therapy Presence With AskBio Buy
After buying BlueRock Therapeutics outright last year, the Leverkusen-headquartered group has put down $2bn up front to acquire another cell and gene therapy specialist in Asklepios BioPharmaceutical.
Novartis Takes Huntington's Path With SMA Therapy Branaplam
With Roche's oral spinal muscular atrophy therapy Evrysdi off to a strong start after its recent US launch, Novartis is switching its priorities for rival RNA-splicing drug branaplam and putting it into a Phase IIb trial for Huntington's disease.
Vifor Confident About Prospects For Pruritus Dialysis Drug Korsuva
Vifor CEO Stefan Schulze tells Scrip that an expanded deal with Korsuva developer Cara Therapeutics means the US biotech will not have to invest in a commercial organization as the Swiss firm will mobilize its well-established sales force to launch the treatment for dialysis patients with CKD-associated pruritus.