Edwin Elmhirst

Edwin Elmhirst

Data Journalist

Worcester, UK

Edwin is a healthcare journalist with a passion for data and analysis. He graduated with a master's degree in biomedical sciences and spent some time in postgraduate research before moving into journalism. Edwin's skills in data science and scientific analysis allow him to identify trends, develop insights, and tell compelling stories using data.

Latest from Edwin Elmhirst

Strategic Surprises: The Drugs That Rewrote The Forecasts

Many assets do not meet their pre-launch predictions, either exceeding or falling short of their forecast sales. In this article, In Vivo highlights several historic examples and the factors that influenced their unexpected performance.

China’s Mid-Cap Companies Thriving On Big Pharma Deals

Big pharma is increasingly looking east to restock its pipelines, a process that is helping to forge a new generation of mid-sized R&D-based companies in China and is reflected in their stock price performance.

Titans Of Pharma: Lilly’s Ricks Tops Big Pharma Pay Chart

The big pharma CEO with the highest-valued compensation in 2024 was David Ricks of Eli Lilly, while Pfizer and J&J executives slipped into third and fourth place behind AbbVie's now retired chief Richard Gonzalez. European firms brought up the rear.

Empty Promises: Five Drugs That Fell Short Of Their Sales Forecasts

Many assets underperform their pre-launch sales predictions, which can be disastrous to their developers and marketers. In this article, Scrip highlights several historic examples and the factors that influenced their poorer-than-expected performance.

Defying Gravity: Five Drugs That Surpassed Their Sales Forecasts

Many assets outperform their pre-launch sales predictions despite the frequent overestimation of forecasts within the industry. In this article, Scrip highlights several such assets and the factors that influenced their predictions.

Titans Of Pharma: Lilly’s Ricks Tops Big Pharma Pay Chart

The big pharma CEO with the highest-valued compensation in 2024 was David Ricks of Eli Lilly, while Pfizer and J&J executives slipped into third and fourth place behind AbbVie's now retired chief Richard Gonzalez. European firms brought up the rear.