AI integration moves from experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment. Clinical readouts reinforce the difficulty of beating established immunotherapy standards, while positive data in infection, rare disease & metabolic disease highlight ongoing unmet need. A meaningful regulatory approval addresses treatment-resistant hypertension. Biosimilar launches continue to erode branded franchises. Across the week, the gap between scientific promise and commercial reality remains a

Pharma Phriday (May 1, 2026): A week of bold dealmaking and standout clinical milestones, including a landmark gene-editing readout. AI momentum continued with another high-value partnership. Regulators delivered unusually wide-ranging decisions, including a serious alleged trial-fraud case. Major acquisitions reshaped rare disease, oncology and neuroscience, alongside UK reform and early sales data for a new obesity drug.