Company analysis

Japan Pharma Outlook 2027

PharmaVitae explores and visualizes market dynamics in the Japan Pharma peer set out to 2027* through analysis and in-house sales forecasts for more than 320 products.

July 2, 2018

M&A Analysis 2018

PharmaVitae has launched the M&A Outlook 2018 report, click to view the 27 targets that potential acquirers should prioritize based on strategic themes, KOL interviews, and physician surveys.

April 24, 2018

M&A Outlook 2018

PharmaVitae explores the rationale for accelerated dealmaking in 2018, earmarking companies touted for M&A activity, and details 27 targets that potential acquirers should prioritize based on strategic themes, KOL interviews, and physician surveys.

April 24, 2018

Big Pharma Diversification Strategies

Pressures ranging from continually declining revenues as a result of generics and impending biosimilars launches, to slow R&D productivity and market access restrictions could cause the Big Pharma peer set to evaluate business opportunities beyond pharmaceuticals.

March 4, 2018

Acorda Company Analysis

PharmaVitae explores Acorda’s prescription pharmaceutical performance and outlook over 2017–27.

February 9, 2018

JP Morgan Healthcare Conference Review

The 2018 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference held in San Francisco over 8–11 January 2018 was light on big news and deals, but PharmaVitae picked up on key themes for some of the presenting companies in our coverage universe, which are all experiencing and/or pursuing a change of scene and pace in dealmaking activity.

January 18, 2018

JP Morgan Healthcare Conference Preview

PharmaVitae previews companies presenting at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference to be held in San Francisco over 8–11 January 2018.

January 10, 2018

Pharma-Payer Partnerships in Emerging Markets

Payer partnerships are becoming widespread as emerging markets become wealthier, but access challenges remain. Partnerships with proven success include “strategic philanthropy,” patient access programs, tiered pricing, and service support models.

July 26, 2017

Regenerative Medicine Landscape

The competitive landscape for regenerative medicine continues to evolve. As private sector investment in active players continues, efforts by governments in the US and EU are helping to advance the field, including the recent passage of the 21st Century Cures Act in the US, providing a special status pathway for regenerative medicine advanced therapies.

July 21, 2017

Big Pharma Outlook 2026

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Using in-house sales forecasts, this analysis explores and visualizes market dynamics in the Big Pharma peer set out to 2025.

June 29, 2017

Immuno-Oncology Deal Trends, 2012–16

Immuno-oncology is an emerging field in medicine that has the potential to radically change how cancer is treated.

April 19, 2017

Big Pharma Licensing Trends, 2012–16

Between 2012 and 2016, Big Pharma – a peer set of approximately 16 firms across the world with large R&D and sales organizations, and annual revenues in excess of $10bn – signed over 1,200 drug-focused deals, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 12%.

March 8, 2017

Mid Pharma Licensing and M&A Trends, 2011–16

This analysis covers trends in alliance and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) agreements by Datamonitor Healthcare’s Mid Pharma peer set from 1 January 2011 through to 30 September 2016. Only deals involving drug discovery, development, or commercialization were considered for this analysis. All data were derived from Informa’s Strategic Transactions and Medtrack databases.

February 16, 2017

Social Media in Pharma

While social media is still relatively new, it has been heralded as one of the most significant changes in the way that people communicate with one another. Despite this, the pharmaceutical industry has been slow to become involved with social media, fearing compliance and regulatory breaches and preferring to stay with the more traditional routes of communication, such as representative visits and emails. However, the growing popularity of social media, combined with a number of positive examples from both within and outside the pharmaceutical industry, has led to an increasing number of pharmaceutical companies looking to grow their social media presence and build on the unique opportunities these platforms offer.

January 27, 2017

Big Pharma Outlook 2025

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Using in-house sales forecasts, this analysis explores and visualizes market dynamics in the Big Pharma peer set out to 2025.

December 20, 2016

CMOs in China and India: Still the Places to be?

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Low-cost and skilled workforces in China and India have positioned both countries as increasingly important manufacturing hubs for pharmaceutical companies, as they seek to contain costs while retaining quality outsourcing partners.

Despite the apparent inevitability of the contract manufacturing organization (CMO) sector’s growth in China and India, a recent wave of scandals has put significant dents in the reputations of both countries as locations for foreign firms to manufacture drugs. Rising costs have also caused some firms to question whether using one of the region’s many CMOs is worth the risk.

November 3, 2016

Actelion

Analysis of Actelion’s prescription pharmaceutical sales encompassing global corporate strategy, marketed portfolio, pipeline potential, and financial performance over 2015–25.

November 1, 2016

Big Pharma Licensing Trends, 2011–15

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Between 2011 and 2015, Big Pharma – a peer set of approximately 16 firms across the world with large R&D and sales organizations, and sales valued at $10bn or more – signed over 1,100 drug-focused deals, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 10%.

October 14, 2016

Japan Pharma Outlook

Datamonitor’s Japan Pharma peer set contains the top 10 companies headquartered in Japan: Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Astellas Pharma, Daiichi Sankyo, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Eisai, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Chugai Pharmaceutical, Dainippon Sumitomo, Shionogi & Co and Kyowa Hakko Kirin.

Big Pharma Outlook 2015

Big Pharma is poised for growth due to strong launch portfolios, the availability of high-potential pipeline assets, and companies’ sharpened focus on high-performing markets.

Orphan Drug Market Outlook to 2017

Tumbling over the patent cliff, many Big Pharma companies are being forced to find new strategies for sustaining sales growth, wherever possible minimizing the risk of generic competition.

Q2 2016 Earnings Previews

Datamonitor Healthcare previews Q2 2016 earnings for companies in the PharmaVitae portfolio. Companies will be continuously added the day before presentations.

2014 M&A Update

Capital allocation and M&A continue to remain levers of growth as cash reserves grow and debt remains cheap. Many companies are looking towards core-strengthening asset purchases, low-scale asset divestments, and cost-saving tax inversions.

2016 M&A Outlook

Datamonitor Healthcare’s PharmaVitae team explores the value in the flurry of recent deals, shedding light on incentives and how they may influence the market and future deal-making. With short-term challenges seeing top line revenue from the PharmaVitae portfolio to grow by a modestly in 2016, transactions will aim to counter industry headwinds.

Mid Pharma Outlook

Total sales from the mid pharma peer set amounted to $69.4bn in 2011; by the end of 2012, this figure rose by 1.6% to $71.0bn. During 2012 the peer set constituents exhibited varying degrees of sales growth.