Eleanor Malone
Editor-in-Chief, Commercial Insights
Eleanor directs editorial content produced by the Commercial Pharma Insights team (Scrip, Generics Bulletin and In Vivo) in the US and Europe, liaising closely with counterparts in policy and regulatory coverage and in Asia. She oversees and contributes to daily analytical content based on biopharma industry developments and trends, interviewing key experts and industry leaders. Eleanor joined Citeline predecessor Informa in 2000 as companies reporter on Scrip, and has held a number of editorial roles on Pharma Intelligence's pharma and medtech publications. She has interviewed countless industry leaders and specialists, explored business developments and strategy, pipeline trends, policy and regulatory stories, delved into M&A, licensing, partnerships, financing, financial reports, clinical trial updates, market trends and more. She regularly appears on conference panels and in the media to discuss matters relating to the biopharma industry. She has an MA in modern languages from the University of Edinburgh and previously worked as a translator of European business news for the Financial Times.
Latest From Eleanor Malone
20 Voices: What Does 2024 Hold For Biopharma?
20 executives in the biopharma industry outline their view of key trends this year. A selection of commentary from a broad industry survey by Scrip.
Scrip Asks…What Does 2024 Hold For Biopharma? Part 6: Therapeutic Area Advances
More than 100 biopharma executives and experts told Scrip their predictions for therapeutic area advances in the coming year. The recent commercial success of GLP-1s in diabetes and obesity and their potential in further disease areas fuelled excitement around the metabolic space. Expectations were also positive in neurology following the launch of Leqembi for Alzheimer’s disease in 2023, while the multiple opportunities to improve cancer treatment kept oncology top of the pile overall.
Scrip Asks…What Does 2024 Hold For Biopharma? Part 5: Clinical Trial Trends
Some 50 experts and executives in the biopharma sector shared their views on the major trends they expect to see driving change in the clinical trials arena in 2024. Artificial intelligence applied to clinical development, greater use of remote monitoring and increased patient diversity in trials were key themes.
Scrip Asks…What Does 2024 Hold For Biopharma? Part 4: Transformative Technology
More than 75 industry executives and experts gazed into the crystal ball and shared with Scrip their predictions around transformative technologies. Perhaps unsurprisingly, AI was the dominant theme – but gene editing, cell therapies and new targeting modalities were also among the highlights.
Scrip Asks...What Does 2024 Hold For Biopharma? Part 2: The Funding Environment, M&A And Partnering
Biotech entrepreneurs tend to be an optimistic group, and there were many pockets of hope for 2024. However, the consensus remains that depressed valuations and paucity of fresh funds will continue to pose a challenge for the sector, and companies will need to prioritize carefully and work even harder to demonstrate and create value.
Scrip Asks…What Does 2024 Hold For Biopharma? Part 1: Business Strategy And Leadership
Global crises and a tough funding environment mean biopharma leadership teams need to work hard to survive, let alone thrive. Industry executives shared their predictions and advice on strategy for 2024.