
Device approvals drop, but the FDA has a plan
Increased headcount should allow the FDA to up the number of approvals – but not quite yet.

Medtech research spending set to slow in 2022
And some diagnostics groups are forecast to actually cut R&D outlay this year as the pandemic eases.

To buy or build blockbusters?
A look at blockbuster origins shows the role of external innovation, but more of these huge franchises are in the hands of their inventors than ever before.

Up-and-down test sales and a bigger Medtronic: medtech in 2028
Medtronic, Siemens and Stryker are all expected to seize greater market share, while Roche slides down the rankings.

Roche deal fails to Repare the licensing scene
Few sizeable transactions have emerged so far this year, with small licensing deals looking like the norm.

Abbvie to become the biggest of pharmas in 2028
New extended consensus forecasts from Evaluate Pharma show Roche edged out of first place by Abbvie as new blood replaces Humira.

The patent winter is coming
Biopharma is approaching the most painful period of patent loss for at least 30 years. Is M&A an answer?

Diagnostics beat implants in the race to market
Roche had the most innovative approvals over the last five years – but took second place in terms of speed.