Go or no go? Pandemic looms over FDA timelines
Approval decisions are due for Jazz, Gilead and Galapagos in July, while Glaxo is preparing for a panel.
Rare diseases dominate catalysts for the smallest companies
Our final look at third-quarter events focuses this time on the smallest players, with data from Amryt, Ovid, Bellus and more.
Important catalysts approach for smaller biotechs
Crucial clinical data are expected in the third quarter for small to mid-sized players including Beigene, Turning Point, Intra-cellular and Immunovant.
Third-quarter events to watch for large drug makers
Biogen’s aducanumab filing is keenly awaited, as are clinical data from Sanofi, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lilly and others.
AACR 2020 – Biontech and Roche try to resuscitate cancer vaccines
A first-in-human study of the companies’ neoantigen mRNA cancer vaccine fails to rewrite these agents’ poor history.
EHA 2020 – the sickle cell competition hots up
Behind Global Blood and Novartis, Bluebird leads a pack of biotechs wanting a slice of the sickle cell disease market.
EHA 2020 – Bluebird’s sickle cell plan takes shape, with a stark reminder
The plan to file Lentiglobin for sickle cell disease next year gets the green light, as a patient death is deemed unrelated to treatment.
UCB’s growth driver squares up against the competition
With data from a head-to-head trial against Cosentyx due soon, UCB’s bimekizumab seeks to enter a crowded psoriasis market.
Asco 2020 movers – cell therapy companies dominate the risers
Adaptimmune and Allogene led numerous cell therapy companies higher over the Asco period, while Cytomx and Arvinas suffered the biggest losses.
