In this second of a series of Exec Chats with leaders at major diabetes companies presenting at ADA’s Scientific Sessions 2023, CEO John Sheridan provides a tour of Tandem’s next-gen innovations and the competitive landscape.

Pieris and Genentech try partnering again after a disappointing IO tie-up before. Biogen’s hectic May includes partnerships with Ginkgo, Envisagenics, Capsigen and an opt-in on TMS’s stroke candidate.

Expanded technological capabilities, narrowed focus on alternative dosage forms and harder-to-replicate products, and growing international reach are among the strategies being employed by Teva, Mylan and Watson in the face of 2013’s anticipated reverse patent cliff.

Most of the top 20 generic drug makers are subsidiaries of diversified pharmas or smaller generics-only plays based in the Far East. But diversification, although long a goal, is now urgent for the three major independent generic firms – Teva, Mylan and Watson.