Idorsia adds insomnia to its pipeline successes
Daridorexant scores in the first of two phase III insomnia studies, but attention will fall on a secondary endpoint measuring daytime performance.
Upcoming events – Genmab's route to market, and late-stage data for Zogenix
Genmab is seeking data to position tisotumab as its first in-house launch, while Zogenix wants Fintepla to challenge GW in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
Another blockbuster year looms for approvals
Biogen’s Alzheimer’s candidate and Fibrogen’s new anaemia pill top the list of the biggest commercial hopes that could reach the market in 2020.
The joker in Exelixis and Bristol’s kidney cancer pack
The first-line Checkmate-9ER study will read out soon, and could show whether two arch rivals can together defeat a common enemy.
Go or no go? Vascepa’s finale and Allergan's pain relief
Amarin’s Vascepa and Allergan’s migraine project ubrogepant are the high-profile pending FDA approval decisions as the sector heads into the last month of the year.
Shock revelation sees Biogen erase its aducanumab losses
The amyloid-beta project is to be filed for Alzheimer’s, and Biogen’s market cap regains the $15bn it lost in March.
Japanese drugmakers stand out at the nine-month mark
Daiichi Sankyo’s incredible stock market performance stands out amid the usual mixed bag of fallers and risers among biopharma’s mid- and small caps.
Go or no go? Novartis eyes a big new growth driver
The biggest approval decision in October will involve Novartis’s eye asset Beovu, while Biogen and Alkermes face a key verdict in MS.
