Mandy Jackson
Managing Editor, US Commercial News

Mandy reports on daily biopharma developments, writes feature stories and produces Scrip's Finance Watch column. She covers finance, start-ups, dealmaking, clinical trial results, quarterly earnings reports, commercial competition and corporate strategy.
Mandy regularly interviews everyone from big pharma CEOs to biotech start-up founders, enhancing her expertise on industry trends and market dynamics. She also is interested in drug pricing and novel reimbursement strategies, new treatments in areas of true unmet need, diversity in the biopharma industry and novel approaches to drug development. She has been a business reporter since 2000, covering biopharma, biotech law and commercial real estate.
Latest From Mandy Jackson
Sanofi Joins Peers, Will Make Lantus Available At $35 For All US Patients
Sanofi is the last of three big insulin makers to offer its top-selling insulin at the same out-of-pocket cost regardless of patients’ insurance coverage, but calls for other health care players to make concessions as well.
Galderma Readies Its First Therapeutic Biologic For Two US Launches In 2024
Galderma said its IL-31 receptor alpha inhibitor nemolizumab succeeded in two Phase III atopic dermatitis trials, advancing the firm’s long-term goal of moving past topical dermatology drugs.
Pfizer Pays $43bn For Seagen With Goal Of Rapidly, Globally Advancing ADCs
Pfizer expects its acquisition of Seagen to result in $10bn in new revenue by 2030 as the big pharma applies its resources to the target company’s pioneering antibody-drug conjugate technology.
Pfizer’s Blockbuster Migraine Portfolio Plan On Track With Zavzpret Approval
Pfizer plans to build on the momentum gained for its oral drug Nurtec ODT, now the leading CGRP inhibitor, with the intranasal Zavzpret, which will be priced in line with the rest of the class.
Lilly’s Solanezumab Reaches End Of Road As Donanemab Stays On Development Path
Solanezumab did not reduce the risk of progression in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease in the Phase III A4 study but it provided evidence that removing amyloid plaques – the mechanism of action for Lilly’s two remaining Phase III AD therapies, donanemab and remternetug – may be the key to efficacy.
Finance Watch: VC Mega-Rounds Make A Comeback In March
Private Company Edition: After just seven venture capital rounds of $100m or more in January and February, five have been announced already in March, including a $200m series A round for Cargo Therapeutics, Chroma Medicine’s $135m series B financing and $112m for Noema’s series B.