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July 31, 2026
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The Friday Brief for July 31, 2026: Acquisitions, Approvals, and AI

 
The Friday Brief for July 31, 2026: Acquisitions, Approvals, and AI

Johnson & Johnson, Lilly, and Viatris all reported big wins this week.
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Lilly, Resilience to Invest $750M in Ohio Manufacturing

The expansion will add KwikPen device production and create at least 400 high-skilled jobs in the Cincinnati region.

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Beyond the Capsule: Unlocking the Full Potential of Lipid Excipients in Oral Solid Dosage Forms

Novel APIs require innovative solutions. Download this whitepaper to learn how established lipid chemistries offer a safe, scalable approach to accelerate your next tablet formulation to market.

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Johnson & Johnson Acquires Firefly Bio for $1B

Broadens its capabilities in targeting pan-KRAS and other drivers of hard-to-treat cancers.

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Kaigene Licenses KG006 to Taisho in Japan

Taisho gains exclusive Japan rights to develop and commercialize Kaigene’s next-generation hFcRn inhibitor for autoimmune disorders.

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The Blind Spot in Pharma Sustainability

In this eBook, learn why equipment sourcing decisions may be one of the most overlooked drivers of environmental impact, capital efficiency, and operational flexibility in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

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Shimadzu Launches GCMS-TQ RX Series

New triple quadrupole GC-MS platform targets high-sensitivity testing in labs.

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Big Pharma Invests in U.S. Manufacturing

Lilly leads this year’s Top 20 as major drugmakers expand U.S. manufacturing and prepare for more complex launches amid pricing pressure, patent cliffs and rising obesity demand.

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Sofgen CDMO

Sofgen Pharma is a leading integrated healthcare and pharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures pharmaceutical and nutraceutical solutions. They have a direct presence in 13 countries - Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and United States with customers located in over 50 countries.

 

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MG America

MG America is a recognized leader in supplying today’s finest European-crafted packaging and processing machinery to leading pharmaceutical, nutritional, OTC and medical device companies located throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The company takes tremendous pride in the relationships that it builds with its customers.