Mandy Jackson
Managing Editor, US Commercial News
Mandy reports on daily biopharma developments, writes feature stories and produces Scrip's Finance Watch column. She covers finance, start-ups, dealmaking, clinical trial results, quarterly earnings reports, commercial competition and corporate strategy.
Mandy regularly interviews everyone from big pharma CEOs to biotech start-up founders, enhancing her expertise on industry trends and market dynamics. She also is interested in drug pricing and novel reimbursement strategies, new treatments in areas of true unmet need, diversity in the biopharma industry and novel approaches to drug development. She has been a business reporter since 2000, covering biopharma, biotech law and commercial real estate.
Latest From Mandy Jackson
Finance Watch: Adlai Nortye Raises $97.5m In IPO, Brings US Total To 18
Public Company Edition: Cancer-focused Adlai Nortye launched a concurrent initial public offering and private placement, while four other drug developers announced or completed SPAC mergers. Also, Sobi grossed $540m in a rights issue and Immunovant followed early data with a $450m FOPO.
Ionis Closer To First Wholly-Owned Drug Launch With Olezarsen Phase III Success
Ionis will seek US and EU approvals to treat familial chylomicronemia syndrome in the first half of 2024. Phase III data in the larger severe hypertriglyceridemia indication are due in late 2024 or early 2025.
Jardiance Improves Double-Digit Growth Potential With US Approval In CKD
Boehringer expects Jardiance’s new chronic kidney disease indication to keep its sales growing by double-digit percentages over the coming years, aided by the drug’s ability to reduce hospitalizations.
A Year And A Half After Giving Up On TAK-721, Takeda Seeks Approval In EoE
The US FDA rejected TAK-721 for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in 2021, requiring another study, and Takeda ended development in 2022, but in a newly accepted NDA it is seeking a short-term treatment indication.
Finance Watch: ReCode’s Series B Mega-Round Grows Again With $50m Boost
Private Company Edition: ReCode’s series B venture capital round grew for a third time, now totaling $260m for precision genetic medicines. Also, DalCor closed an $80m series D, manufacturer Nephron amassed $350m, Hyku launched with a $56m seed financing and Magnet emerged with $50m.
BioAge Looks To Tackle Diseases Of Aging, Starting With Muscle Loss
Emerging Company Profile: BioAge has Phase Ib proof-of-concept data in age-related muscle loss and is gearing up for its first Phase II study, but will need fresh cash or a partner for a potential weight loss-related muscle loss study.