
The lung fibrosis pipeline thins
This month Pliant Therapeutics claimed a win in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, but other projects have fallen by the wayside.

Biogen leads the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis hopefuls
Despite several recent late-stage failures, there is still a lot going on in the ALS pipeline.

No let-up in Covid-19 vaccine trials
A project from SK Bioscience and Glaxo started phase 3 this week, but it is far from the only late-stage candidate.

Cytokine interest shows no sign of waning
Despite unconvincing results so far with next-gen IL-2 agents, plenty of groups are still crowding into this space.

Why some Spac deals are not all they’re cracked up to be
While blank-cheque mergers can net healthtechs a huge amount of capital, not all investors stay the course.

AC Immune backs alpha-synuclein despite recent setbacks
The group’s purchase of Affiris’s Parkinson’s portfolio comes after stumbles from Roche/Prothena and Biogen.

Lilly’s Protomer deal shows innovation in diabetes is not dead
Lilly and Novo look set for a battle in glucose-sensitive insulin, and other areas too.

Novo bets against Crispr for amyloidosis
Novo moves into amyloidosis not long after Intellia made a splash here.