Sanofi is working on a CEO succession plan. The company has an age limit of 65 for its chief executive, and current CEO Olivier Brandicourt will be that age in February 2021. The company did not give a specific timeframe for filling the top job. (Reuters)
MM&M has revealed the 2019 edition of its Top 40 Healthcare Transformers and Top 10 Innovation Catalysts, an honor roll of visionaries, gurus, self-starters, operators, and wonks bravely working to bring about change in the $3 trillion healthcare industry. (MM&M)
The FDA has placed a partial hold on AbbVie’s cancer trials for Venclexta, due to a higher rate of deaths. A review of data from the trials for Venclexta for multiple myeloma found a higher proportion of deaths in its arm of the late-stage study. Patients already taking the cancer treatment may continue, but no new patients can be enrolled during the hold. (Reuters)
One third of uninsured American patients don’t take medication as prescribed to reduce costs, a report from the CDC found. Only 8.4% of those with private insurance take medication as prescribed due to cost. Nearly one in five patients have asked their doctors for cheaper drugs. (CNN)
InTouch Solutions has opened a Boston office, its second on the East Coast. The firm hired Ann Cave to lead the Hub expansion. Cave previously led client services and business development at Cambridge Biomarketing. (PR Newswire)
