Mary Jo Laffler
Executive Editor, US Commercial/R&D
As US executive editor for commercial and R&D news, Mary Jo oversees a talented team analyzing business and clinical activity for Scrip, Pink Sheet and In Vivo. Since starting as a reporter in 2000, Mary Jo has held editor positions across Pink Sheet, Pink Sheet DAILY and Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly, and covered the drug development process from clinical trials to FDA review to approval and launch, as well as keeping track of broad industry trends and the commercial landscape. Mary Jo helped create the FDA Performance Tracker charts as a way to use regulatory data to aid development decisions and better understand agency patterns, and continues to enjoy working with data to identify industry trends through features and infographics. She frequently moderates webinars and panels at conferences. An avid reader, Mary Jo volunteers as a literacy tutor and is on the board of the local library.
Latest From Mary Jo Laffler
Deal Watch: Sanofi Offloads Established Products, Lilly Testing 3D-Printed Drugs
Specialty pharma Neuraxpharm is taking on 38 mature brands from Sanofi, in CNS, pain and vascular diseases. Lilly is working with Triastek on 3D printing technology for targeted release of drugs in specific regions of the gastrointestinal tract.
How Biogen’s Aduhelm Bet Became A Commercial Bust
Biogen caught a lucky break in getting the first FDA approval for a potentially disease-modifying Alzheimer’s therapy, but doubt over clinical benefit and commercial missteps have left Biogen in a precarious position a year later.
How Biogen’s Aduhelm Bet Became A Commercial Bust
Biogen caught a lucky break in getting the first FDA approval for a potentially disease-modifying Alzheimer’s therapy, but doubt over clinical benefit and commercial missteps have left Biogen in a precarious position a year later.
Publisher’s Spotlight: Citeline Awards Honor R&D Excellence
Pharma Intelligence congratulates the winners of the 2021 Citeline Awards.
Publisher’s Spotlight: Citeline Awards Honor R&D Excellence
Pharma Intelligence congratulates the winners of the 2021 Citeline Awards.
US FDA Authorizes Pfizer's Paxlovid, In The Nick Of Time
The US FDA’s Christmas gift was the authorization of the first oral pill for treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19; Pfizer expects to have 30 million doses of Paxlovid available by mid-2022.