Corporate and regulatory developments over the Christmas period
On the corporate front Astellas continued to buy, while Qiagen decided that it was not, after all, up for sale.
Should the diabetes development road end for Sanofi?
Sanofi has said goodbye to Lexicon, but after years of failing to keep up with rivals, there is scope for the French drug maker to make more drastic cuts to its diabetes…
Imbruvica resistance provides early but fertile development ground
Targeting a mechanism of resistance to first-generation BTK inhibitors has caught the attention of biotechs like Arqule, which claimed a major success last week.
Upcoming events – Beacons of hope for Array and Proteon
Array Biopharma hopes for a label extension for its Braf/Mek inhibitor, and Proteon tries to make a better fist of its second phase III trial of vonapanitase.
In sticking to the knitting has Array given up too much?
At a time when most of biotech seems to want to become “the next Genentech” Array Biopharma has stuck to a partnering model and, in hindsight, lost out in the process.
Pharma news over the Christmas period
If the recent performance of biotech stocks prompted you to pull down the shutters until the New Year celebrations subsided here’s what you might have missed.
German Merck boosts autoimmune BTK inhibitor chase
Promising mid-stage data with Merck KGaA’s evobrutinib in multiple sclerosis could help the German group carve out a niche for its BTK inhibitor – unless bigger players…
Crunch time for diabetes pills hoping to keep up with Jardiance
To topple the king the new crop of diabetes drugs must show clear cardiovascular benefits.
