The pharmaceutical industry’s traditional hierarchy continues to face dynamic shifts among the leaders. While Merck ($63.9B) and Pfizer ($62.5B) hold the top spots, double-digit growth from AstraZeneca (~18%), Eli Lilly (~34%), Novo Nordisk (~26%), and Amgen (~18%) signals an accelerating transformation in the sector’s competitive landscape. The continued strength of the GLP-1 market continues to…
Pfizer veteran pays it forward through AAPS mentorship
When Cindy Oksanen started out at Pfizer’s Groton, Connecticut research headquarters in 1992, she entered an environment where female Ph.D.s in leadership positions were rare. Starting out as a lab scientist, she developed formulations for new drugs including oral dosage forms like tablets and capsules. “We would develop the dosage forms and then transfer the…