Clinical setback lays bare Vertex’s weakness
As the company is punished for its failure to diversify, could it be forced into making an acquisition?
Mapping the transatlantic divide for biotech flotations
A look at how drug developers fare after floating in Europe suggests why many tread a path to the US and a Nasdaq listing.
Few clues to flotation fever in past performance
Investors are piling into biotech IPOs, but the track record of previous years' new issues shows how hard it is to pick winners.
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.
Gene therapy clinical holds take centre stage
An analysis of company disclosures reveals a sharp rise in US FDA-imposed halts on clinical work involving gene therapies.
