Here's something new: our first-ever Post-Hoc Live happens tomorrow at noon ET Watch @drewsnews.bsky.social, @maxbayer.bsky.social and @annajbrown.bsky.social talk pharma & tariffs — while live! endpts.com/how-pharma-i...

Johnson & Johnson CEO Joaquin Duato subtly but assertively criticized President Donald Trump's plans for pharmaceutical tariffs, saying tax policy is a better way to onshore US drug manufacturing. endpts.com/jj-ceo-chide...

While Trump has launched a 232 investigation to tax pharmaceuticals, he's simultaneously issued an executive order to lower US drug prices. See @zacharybrennan.bsky.social coverage on this at @endpts.com: endpts.com/trump-pledge...

Pharma tariffs are likely to leave little room to hide for companies as the 232 investigation hits all the major parts of the supply chain: endpts.com/trumps-pharm...

Yesterday I wrote a piece for @endpts.com on what Trump's potential tariff rollout could look like for pharmaceuticals: endpts.com/pharma-tarif... But CDMOs seem more concerned with the current FDA staff cutbacks delaying inspections: endpts.com/cdmos-antici...

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🚨 Breaking: Firings swept across the FDA, gutting leadership and whole offices, as some staff found out their jobs were cut when they showed up to work on Tuesday. endpts.com/firings-swee...

Ahead of potential pharmaceutical tariffs next week, @maxbayer.bsky.social broke down what this could mean for the industry @endpts.com: endpts.com/trump-pharma...

DOGE terminates lease on FDA pharma quality lab in St. Louis that employs about 70 scientists - unclear on their fate endpts.com/doge-shutter...

Endpoints weekly manufacturing newsletter's out today, leading with our story on Lilly's $27 billion manufacturing push in the US from @zacharybrennan.bsky.social endpts.com/lilly-says-i...

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Some of the user fee-funded staff at FDA were reinstated on Monday, after being laid off about a week ago for dubious reasons. 183 of the 230 staffers initially let go were supported by the user fee program endpts.com/some-fda-med...

Amanda Pritchard quits as NHS England chief executive in shock move

Young scientists, doctors, and public health professionals who earned prestigious federal fellowships are getting the axe from Trump. Is this how to plan for the next pandemic? “We owe them a debt of gratitude, not a pink slip,” former agency heads said. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

Pfizer CEO Bourla: “Do I think we can convince them to do something bold in vaccines with Kennedy in HHS? Probably not. But do I think that we can convince them to do something very bold for cancer or for cardiovascular diseases with Kennedy in HHS? Absolutely I do.” endpts.com/pfizer-ceo-s...

BREAKING: Nonprofits sue over Trump's anti-diversity, anti-trans executive orders, alleging they violate the First Amendment & equal protection guarantees, are void for vagueness, exceed the president's authority, & violate the Administrative Procedure Act. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Hello! Still in the process of moving over to Bluesky, for new friends: I write about biomanufacturing and supply chains over at @endpts.com -- feel free to reach out at [email protected] for tips or just to say hi! A taster of some manufacturing news today: endpts.com/pfizers-manu...

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Pfizer’s contract manufacturing arm operates 12 facilities in Europe. CEO Albert Bourla warned that the business could be vulnerable to tariffs on European imports proposed during Donald Trump’s presidency.