Mary Jo Laffler
Executive Editor, US Commercial/R&D
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 and the former 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
Madrigal’s FDA Approval In MASH Ends Years Of Industry Frustration
As the first approved MASH (formerly NASH) therapy, nearly four years after initially anticipated, Madrigal gets the opportunity to establish a MASH marketplace with Rezdiffra (resmetirom).
No More NASHing Of Teeth: Madrigal’s Resmetirom Approval Ends Years Of Industry Frustration
US FDA clears first MASH (formerly NASH) therapy, nearly four years after one had been initially anticipated. With the accelerated approval path established, Madrigal gets the opportunity to create a marketplace with Rezdiffra (resmetirom), and candidates in the pipeline get a clear target.
Publisher’s Spotlight: The Citeline Awards Are Open For Entries!
Recognize your clinical research team, excellence in patient recruitment, technology initiatives, partnerships, diversity and inclusion efforts and more. Enter now to avoid the late submission fees.
Publisher’s Spotlight: The Citeline Awards Are Open For Entries!
Recognize your clinical research team, excellence in patient recruitment, technology initiatives, partnerships, diversity and inclusion efforts and more. Enter now to avoid the late submission fees.
Bristol’s New Launches Hit Reality As New Product Portfolio Forecast Is Revised
With slower than expected sales of some newer products, Bristol lowered mid-term guidance for its new product portfolio and extended the timeline for reaching the goal to 2026.
A Momentous Day For DMD: Sarepta’s Elevidys Is First Gene Therapy Approved
The US FDA granted an accelerated approval to Sarepta’s Elevidys, the first gene therapy to be approved for some children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.