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
Novartis Doubles Up In Optogenetics With Arctos Buy
The Basel-based major has swooped to buy fellow Swiss group Arctos in the belief that optogenetics is a promising therapeutic approach that might restore sight to patients who are legally blind.
Novartis All Smiles After Kisqali OS Success In MONALEESA-2
After the presentation of stellar long-term survival data at ESMO for Kisqali in women with HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer, Novartis is planning to knock Pfizer's Ibrance off its CDK4/6 inhibitor perch with the help of a head-to-head trial.
Bayer Bigs Up Vitrakvi In Comparison With Roche's Rozlytrek
In the absence of head-to-head data, the results from a "matching-adjusted indirect comparison" suggest favorable efficacy of the German group's treatment for solid tumors that have a neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase gene fusion when compared with competitor Rozlytrek from Roche.
Vifor Clinches Deal For Travere's Rare Kidney Disorder Drug
The Swiss group has delivered on its promise to secure more deals in the nephrology space by bagging the rights in Europe, Australia and New Zealand to sparsentan, which is deep into a Phase III program for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and IgA nephropathy.
Delay For Calliditas Kidney Drug Not Major Cause For Concern
Shares in Sweden's Calliditas have taken a tumble on the news that the US FDA has pushed back the action date for its immunoglobulin A nephropathy Nefecon. However, the company, and certain analysts, are less worried, believing the delay is just a blip.
Analysts Impressed By Amryt As EB Drug Action Date Approaches
Amryt has set out its future plans to the investment community with much depending on the successful relaunch of its just-acquired acromegaly drug Mycapssa and a potential FDA approval for its epidermolysis bullosa gel Filsuvez.