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
Novartis Confident About Further Growth For 'Big Two'
As well as highlighting Novartis's burgeoning pipeline, the Swiss major's CEO is confident that its biggest earners will continue to growth for the next five years at least.
Novartis CEO Touts R&D 'Wild Cards' As Proof Of Deep Pipeline
Potentially transformative treatments for severe asthma, COPD and osteoarthritis are among some of the below-the-radar projects the Swiss major is advancing, according to Vas Narasimhan.
Galapagos Sells CRO To Selvita For €31.2m
The Belgian biotech has divested its drug discovery services unit in Croatia which was making a nice profit but was not a priority as Galapagos concentrates on setting up its commercial operations in Europe.
SynOx Seeks Solution For TGCT With Roche Antibody
The UK's Celleron has attracted a "blue chip suite of investors" to an Irish-domiciled spin-off based on the potential of Roche-developed emactuzumab for TGCT, a debilitating orphan disease that causes joint damage and has limited clinical options.
Novartis Puts Down $50m For Mesoblast COVID-19 Cell Therapy
The Australian company's off-the-shelf cell therapy fell foul of the US FDA for graft-versus-host disease recently but Novartis is backing remestemcel-L as a potential treatment for acute respiratory distress syndrome.
GSK Venture Capital Arm Goes Independent With $500m Fund
Having been under GSK's umbrella since 1985, SR One is striking out on its own, having closed the largest first-time VC fund this year.