Mary Jo Laffler

Mary Jo Laffler

Executive Editor, US Commercial/R&D

Austin, TX

Mary Jo oversees a talented team analyzing business and clinical activity for Scrip, Pink Sheet and In Vivo. Since starting as a reporter in 2000, Mary Jo has held editor positions across Pink Sheet and the former Pink Sheet DAILY and Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly, and covered the drug development process from clinical trials to FDA review to approval and launch, as well as keeping track of broad industry trends and the commercial landscape. Mary Jo helped create the FDA Performance Tracker charts as a way to use regulatory data to aid development decisions and better understand agency patterns, and continues to enjoy working with data to identify industry trends through features and infographics. She frequently moderates webinars and panels at conferences. An avid reader, Mary Jo volunteers as a literacy tutor and is on the board of the local library.

Latest from Mary Jo Laffler

FDA Adcomms Are Back: Four Cancer Drugs, COVID-19 Vaccine Formulations To Get Reviews Adding More Characters To Reach Th

Most, if not all, adcomm support staff in the drug and biologic centers who handled meeting-specific tasks have been laid off, although sponsors still are preparing for the public reviews. Meanwhile, some cut FDA employees are being called back to work for "continuity of operations activities."

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Deal Watch: BI Acquires Nerio For Novel Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor

Featuring deals involving Novartis/Dren, Palvella/Pieris, Eyenovia/Senju, Addex/Johnson & Johnson, Agilent/BioVectra, Meitheal/Nabriva, plus tech transfer agreements and deals in brief.

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Public Company Edition: Alumis grosses $250m after it planned to raise up to $317.7m in its IPO. Also, Zealand adds $1bn in a post-data offering, Tectonic and Eliem close $130.7m and $120m private placements to support recent mergers, and Ginkgo cuts 35% of its workforce.