Strong Overall Financial Performance
The group sales increased by 7%, with Pharmaceuticals growing by 10%, and core operating profit growing by 11%. Core EPS grew by 12%.
Pharmaceutical Achievements
Pharmaceutical segment showed strong growth with key products like Phesgo and Xolair driving a significant portion of the increase, including a 55% growth for Phesgo.
Pipeline Development
Progress in the pipeline with 4 medicines moving into Phase III, including promising developments in Parkinson's disease and a potential new antibiotic for gram-negative bacteria.
Diagnostics Regulatory Approvals
Diagnostics division received two approvals and is preparing for the launch of a new sequencing solution expected to be disruptive in terms of throughput, cost, and accuracy.