Diabetes prevention signal emerges for Farxiga
SGLT2 inhibitors primarily treat diabetes, with benefits also seen in heart and kidney diseases. Might they also help prevent diabetes in the first place?
How best to develop a liquid biopsy?
Natera’s cancer blood test is couture, but Guardant’s pret-a-porter offering might sell better.
Careful label reading reveals more Lynparza doubts
Close analysis of the Parp inhibitor’s pivotal prostate cancer trial raises additional questions over this week’s US approval.
Medtech venture backers play it safe
Liquid biopsy developer Grail exemplifies 2020’s trend of sizeable mid-stage financings.
Can Gilead make remdesivir pay?
Gilead has been rewarded handsomely, via share price gains, for its Covid-19 remdesivir work, but the potential costs should not be forgotten.
Covid-19 antibody tests face a very specific problem
With the prevalence of coronavirus infection running at about 5%, test manufacturers and regulators alike will have to guard against false positives.
What to look for in upcoming Covid-19 trial readouts
Industry-sponsored clinical studies against the new coronavirus have proliferated, as have their designs and efficacy measures.
The long path to an effective coronavirus vaccine
What is biopharma doing to develop vaccines against Covid-19, and what are the properties of each approach? Vantage takes a look.
Joint makers report pandemic pain
Sales of implants are set to fall sharply as non-urgent procedures are deferred.
