Healthcare companies set for deals spree as drug patents expire
A gathering of pharmaceutical executives comes as the sector has rebounded from uncertainty over Trump’s policies
A gathering of pharmaceutical executives comes as the sector has rebounded from uncertainty over Trump’s policies

Pharmaceutical companies seek to make up any lost revenue after striking deals with Donald Trump to lower costs in US

Groups will need to buy mature biotechs to replace revenue lost to generic competitors

Move is latest broadside by Trump administration against pharmaceuticals industry that fought to derail changes

Reforms, faster development and lower costs have turbocharged growth

Accord will result in higher medicines spending in Britain in exchange for exemption from threatened Trump tariffs

Tariff deals with the US have bought time but investment momentum is elsewhere