Go or no go? A quiet month ahead for US approval verdicts
A decision is due on Bristol’s new leukaemia project, while Mallinckrodt and Mesoblast await their fates after mixed panel meetings.
Go or no go? Valuable drugs set for FDA decisions
Upcoming US approval verdicts include inclisiran, valrox and risdiplam, but toxicity issues could scupper filgotinib.
Biopharma takeovers show quantity, if not quality
Second-quarter deal values plummeted as Covid-19 spread and the prices of target companies spiralled.
Bellus chokes in chronic cough
After Merck’s success with a P2X3 inhibitor hopes were high for Bellus’s similar compound. They are now dashed.
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.
Merck’s cough success highlights pipeline hopes
Good news for patients whose cough is not caused by Covid-19: Merck’s chronic cough pill is a step closer to market. But tolerability questions remain.
